Design What

Design What

Design What featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Globe

The design of Globe floor lamp by Edoardo Colzani originates from a sphere, reinterpreted by cutting its upper and bottom parts to create a new lampshade, suitable for casting the light both upwards and downwards. The project focuses on the use of handcrafted materials and on the round shape of the lampshade, made up of one metal piece without any weld joints. Globe design focuses also on flexibility thanks to the different combinations of internal and external finishes and to the adjustable lampshade and LED bar, that can both rotate to adapt to different needs.

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Little Bo

Bo is a porcelain vase shaped like a headless animal. This design is meant to be completed by the flowers which become the head of the creature and define its final character. Bo is crafted in Spain by local artisans. Its exterior surface is sanded by hand giving the vase a matte finish and a uniform look.

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Bow

The metal-covered surface of the body also quotes futuristic designs of the era, but it is a clearly contemporary design. The glass or marble covered tabletop floats above a base with rounded edges. The three sizes are coordinated in a way that allows the tables to be arranged individually or as a group and with overlapping tabletops, like a dynamic sculpture, resulting in a generous and multi-level storage surface.

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Aulenti

Much more than a formal design. A sum of functional details, techniques and technology. Aulenti desk combine traditional design elements of the best solid wood furnitures of '70 with architectural design spirit similar to Calatrava's works, all fully equipped with the functionality that a contemporary user need, such as integrated wire box, moveable trays for small personal accessories and modesty panel. High quality materials for the robust structure, the top is finished with vacuum process.

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Joseph Felt Chair

The Felt Chair Joseph is composed of six rolls of interwoven felt, pressed together with stainless steel fasteners. The chair uses the structural properties of felt to create a soft construction. It does not need a cover or an inner frame as conventional upholstered furniture, because the outer appearance is the outcome of its integral construction.

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Magician

Magician is a smart desk with new features that can make the appropriate height adjustment based on changes of people's work posture and state. The height adjustment of Magician is completely controlled by gestures. Magician equipped with smart lamp system provides appropriate lighting for different working conditions. The desktop control module uses infrared to sense the user's sitting posture, preventing the user from suffering from body aches due to poor sitting posture.

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