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Design What

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

 

Stemn

Fyrn Stemn is a simple and timeless design; a furniture system of hardware, parts, and pieces that emphasizes the strength of metal and the warmth of wood and upholstery. Leveraging proprietary machinery and a patented connecting bracket called Stemn, the designers have created sustainable and scalable manufacturing in San Francisco, allowing high-end furniture to ship flat. The furniture is straightforward, comfortable, and designed and built to last a lifetime. Customizable by wood finish, bracket color and upholstery it is also versatile enough to fit a multitude of design environments.

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Laguna

Laguna designer seating is an extensive contemporary collection of modular sofas and benches. Designed by the Italian Architect Elena Trevisan with corporate seating areas in mind, it is a suitable solution for large or small reception area and breakout spaces. Curved, circular and straight sofa modules with and without arms will all combine together seamlessly with matching coffee tables to provide flexibility to create several interior design schemes.

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Happiness

This project is inspired by the Chinese idiom joy is coming. It expresses emotion and spirit from China's culture and bring them to users. It is a lamp that can be a home decoration placed on the desk. Magpie-based design of the lamp bulb can be taken from the stand, which has a battery inside so it can still work. It uses soft silicone material to be touched and hold by hands. And the bracket part is made of two parts in order to save space in the package box.

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Small World

Small World is a square chair installation art. It can produce different types of images and sounds according to different regions, times and crowds. Different concept are expressed through different types of images and sounds. It can do activities in public squares and crave new experiences to respond some social problems,such as environmental protection, racial discrimination, school violence and so on.

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Canela for Two

Canela for Two was designed to be a visually striking lover's bench. It has a low backrest which offers good support while also maintaining a subtle design. Inspiration was taken from a traditional Windsor chair albeit with a modern twist with the copper rod backrest. The wood used was reclaimed Canela Preta from a 200 year old colonial house in Paraty Brazil. In keeping with that history, copper rings with wooden centres were used not to hide the holes left from removing the old nails, but to mark the position that they previously occupied.

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Haara

The Haara pendant light was derived from close observation of nature. With light naturally drawing the eye, this sculptural piece was designed and handcrafted with meticulous attention to detail. The finely engineered branching frame is comprised of numerous segments each cut from a solid piece of Brass allowing for endless configurations. The cylindrical lanterns are assembled from hand-drawn glass and polished brass concealing the lighting element, creating a unique lighting diffuser.

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