Design What featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.
Among the modern furniture stacked up saving space, most of them save space while wasting. To solve the issue of space and multifunction for consumers, Albert designed three stools which can be used separately or as a whole, meanwhile, any two of these stools are able to combine to serve for one people or more. Based on manufacture and installation considerations, the stools have a compact shape for flat packaging and quick assembly.
Continue readingA round, sumptuous, hand-crafted coffee table. The genuine black of Nero Marquina Marble from Spain and the mesmerizing green of Verde Guatemala Marble from India, divided by a Gold Metal Leaf. Resting on a solid brushed bronze base. The handmade process, as well as the overall material selection and combination, ensure that each Slice of Jupiter is truly unique and original.
Continue readingIris is a small table lamp with indirect lighting, controlled by a simple dial at the top of the lamp. When turning the dial, the light starts to expand until it hits its capacity from the shape of the shade. The product's objective is to create interaction between the user and the object through a creative control that breaks pre-existing concepts in the scope of lighting products. In this way, it is able to fulfill its technical role of lighting control while generating an innovative user experience.
Continue readingDuring the 60s, visionary designers developed the first plastic furniture. The designers’ talent coupled with the versatility of the substance led to its indispensability. Both designers and consumers became addicted to it. Today, we know its environmental dangers. Still, restaurant terraces remain filled with plastic chairs. This is because the market offers little alternative. The design world remains sparsely populated with manufacturers of steel furniture, even sometimes republishing designs from the late 19th century… Here comes the birth of Tomeo: a modern, light & stackable steel chair.
Continue readingMade in ancient nomadic technique, protected by UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safekeeping, this rug is bringing the best out of wool due to gradient wool shades and fine hand stitching that creates volumetric texture. 100 percent hand made, this rug is made using natural shades of wool plus yellowish tone dyed with onion shell. A golden thread that goes through the rug makes a statement and reminds of the hair freely flowing in the wind - hair of nomadic goddess Umay - protector of women and children.
Continue readingThe Augusta reinterprets the classic dining table. Representing the generations before us, the design seems to grow from an invisible root. The table legs are oriented to this common core, reaching up to hold the book-matched tabletop. Solid European walnut wood was selected for its meaning of wisdom and growth. Wood usually discarded by furniture makers is used for its challenges to work with. The knots, the cracks, the wind shakes and the unique swirls tell the story of the tree's life. The uniqueness of the wood allows this story to live on in a piece of family heirloom furniture.
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Friday, 20 SeptemberPrivate Club House by Kris Lin
Thursday, 19 SeptemberCar Braking Caliper by Brembo
Wednesday, 18 September
Design What featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.