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

 

SH 12

SH12 is a wall clock, which plays on the relation of an object and its shadow to create concealment and exposure. It represents the subconscious nature of time, and reveals hours only by its shade / shadow. Shadow, is a living thing which only follows something that is alive. Time cannot be seen. Reality is controlled by time, and unreality emerges in shadow. The true essence of the passing hours is masked beneath an elastic fabric. A functional design, combining both hard and soft materials, mysteriously veils part of itself beneath a silky surface to bring forth the shadow.

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The Edge Beirut

The Edge - Beirut Collection is inspired by the designer's home-city, Beirut. It is an interpretation of a city that is vulnerable yet resilient and adaptable. It reflects a city on the edge through the contradiction of solid yet malleable steel designs. It turns the concept of the hardy steel material on its head by twisting, bending and folding it, all the while retaining its sharp edges. It engages the precepts of Middle Eastern geometric patterns. Despite the challenge of an undeveloped manufacturing industry, these limited edition steel designs were handmade by artisans in Lebanon.

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DSSH Bridge

Dynamic ShapeShifting Helix Bridge Sustainable Pedestrian Bridge to cross between 2 existing buildings with Structural Flexibility. Being a flexible tensile structure, by applying more tension to different points, a technological dynamic deformation can be achieved in response to the people crossing the bridge. It becomes a living element that responds to its use. The project features a Modular Design, Structural Flexibility, Dynamic Reaction, Photovoltaic Energy, Air-Cleaning Plants and LED RGB Technology.

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Infinitum

Infinitum is an arduino-powered table that turns on when items are placed on it, and which turns off when they are removed. This infinity mirror table is designed for people who never tidy up, but leave their belongings everywhere. Lou decided to design a table that would light up when objects were placed on it, giving people a beautiful backdrop for their objects and the illusion of an infinitely deep hole in the floor. The table is a set of plexiglass mirrors, set up so that the LEDs between them reflect an image back onto the fully reflective mirror.

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Brooklyn

The Brooklyn LED Usb Task Light is a uniquely crafted, streamlined and modern, yet utilitarian light. Casting 450 lumens of bright white, energy-efficient light, the Brooklyn utilizes revolutionary LED light panel technology for an even, soft light output – and never requires a replacement bulb. Touch activated and continuously dimmable, the Brooklyn features two Usb ports and an integrated device holder in its diminutive base. Its graceful form is skillfully designed from a single piece of aluminum, given a smooth satin finish, and treated with a scratch resistant surface coating.

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Paper Teller

Paper Teller is a diploma project. Each day, the user is invited to detach a sheet to discover the wordless story told by the cuckoo clock in a year. A box is designed to accommodate pages tore out. The user can read the story at the end of the year while a new block is placed on the clock and another story begins on the wall. This simple object fits many living rooms thanks to the sober design and the decorative black and red illustrations.

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