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Design What

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

 

Balance

The designer created "Balance": a box with spatial presence and poetical statement. The box body, held from three feeds, floats over the surface. Swallows circle on the box, wich is like a secret treasure chest. This allows the user to keep private things or to store delicacies even under the eyes of others. Rather seems the generously proportioned branch handle to grow out of the box. But he still keeps the balance to the box body and is a room for himself. The wood, the ceramic and the swallows form a closed harmonious world, where each user can discover his own poetical story.

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Reverse Pickup

The Reverse Pickup Table Lamp by ADD features a perfect circle discus consisting of translucent marble. As the discus rotates along the base it gradually lights up. The two bronze arcs were conceived so as to enclose the discus and accentuate the notion of movement and the play between light and shadow. Three different discuses made from different colored marbles were chosen to match the user's aesthetics and mood. As the mood changes, all the user needs to do is play his/her favorite discus. ADD payed attention to the choice of materials in order to achieve a light yet also luxurious result.

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Martin

Martin is a standing lamp. It consists of one single steel tube that bends to create both its base and its body. This tube is attached to an aluminum shade through a swiveled joint that allows it to be adjusted while reading. Martin is finished with a fine textured powder coating that gives it a matte appearance and a soft touch.

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NIMB

This ring-shaped LED pendant light, which is 1,500 mm or 2,000 mm in diameter, was conceived as a lighting solution for the public sector. Its antiglare, white body diffuser, with a high light transmission of 85-89 per cent, produces a very intense beam of light, which makes sure that even rooms with very high ceilings can be fully illuminated. Its long service life and the avoidance of light sources which require regular replacement are further reasons for its installation at difficult to reach places since maintenance is minimal.

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Guftaguu

Predominantly designed for the public space, GUFTAGUU is amalgamation of freedom and choice provided to the user. The ability of the seating system to fluctuate between an introvert and extrovert composition through movable seats adheres to the conceptual theme of 'the gentle art of conversation' - GUFTAGUU (Urdu). The system allows fluctuation between 86” to 45” in length and 58” to 26” in width. Constructed from powder coated steel frame, the composition is adaptable for multiple user groups and scenarios. Its adaptive design, facilitates for public waiting areas as well as open parks.

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feltstone rug

Felt stone area rug gives an optical illusion of real stones. The use of different wools complement the look and feel of the rug. Stones are different from one another in size, color and high - the surface looks like in the nature. Some of them have a moss effect. Each pebble has a foam core that is surrounded by 100% wool. On the basis of this soft core every rock squeezes under pressure. The backing of the a rug is a transparent mat. Stones are sewed together and with the mat.

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