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Hana Chair is an elegant piece of furniture inspired by plant nature. Like a flower, Hana blossoms into two petals as a structural and functional solution to the requirements of a chair, forming the backrest, the seat and embracing the body of the user. The material used could only be solid wood, enhancing its curves and natural beauty.
Continue readingHidden in the ancient city with a history of 2,500 years, the project is fused with ambient small-scale residences. The lighting design is low-key and introverted, without noise or disturbing people. It uses light in a restraining yet precise manner, to balance the relationship between lighting and building, landscape and people and highlight the charm of architecture, a sense of depth of distant and close views of Xu Wei's ink wash painting and the night atmosphere and appreciation value of architecture and surroundings. It creates modes for various scenes in the urban cultural space.
Continue readingDesigned by Joana Santos Barbosa, the rounded forms of the Niemeyer II armchair are influenced by the modernist House of Canoas of Oscar Niemeyer. Having a refined design with architectural details, this armchair is minimal and yet a statement piece. The upholstery work is meticulous, with seams reduced to essential, in order to reproduce the backward movement of flat roof when seen from an aerial view. Upholstered in a special woven bouclé, this welcoming armchair receives people with a gentle embrace and feels the most comfortable place in the room.
Continue readingThe Capsule lighting system is a collection of home lighting elements. Capsule is a re-configurable and versatile lighting solution that focuses on three primary pillars of current needs: productivity, entertainment, and ambience. It employs a one of a kind pressure fit attachment feature that allows the primary lighting module to be reoriented and paired with various base modules to create unique archetypes. Capsule can be used as a desk lamp, an entertainment mood light, or a hanging ceiling lamp in your house.
Continue readingFly was designed for indoor areas. It is a modern product that adds contemporaneity and the warmth of wood and leather to any space and room. More than a decoration object, the Fly is comfortable to sit and relax. The development of this armchair was a challenge in several ways. The product is focused on deconstructing ordinary compositions to create a final product with disconnected elements that yet deliver harmonic and continuous lines. Pepe Lima explored the layer play in its concept where the armchair seems to wear wood armor.
Continue readingMany of Covid-19's temporary splash-proof partitions are cheaply designed. So Akira Nakagomi designed a splash-proof partition to add color to life, rather than a cheap temporary one. It is a simple configuration of a circular acrylic supported by a bent brass rod, and the rod is fixed with a brass cylinder. Another set can also be connected and fixed around the brass weight. The Object is a product like an art piece that emphasizes both aesthetics and function. The Object is also sustainable in that it can be displayed as an art piece rather than being unnecessary after the Covid-19.
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