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Design What

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

 

2 in 1

2 in 1 is an armchair with integrated storage and power access, designed for work and for lounging. The armchair combines a seat and a storage surface in one piece, so books and devices stay within reach. Power ports are available as standard outlets or in combination with USB. The wide storage surface can be placed on the left or on the right. High wood arms form a visual boundary that supports privacy and focus. The structure is made of solid oak with a powder coated steel frame and recycled polyester upholstery.

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Hus

Hus is a coffee table that also works as a toy house for children. The table consists of two modules and a removable top. Each module represents a floor of a building, with windows, stairs, movable walls and miniature furniture. The modules can be shifted, turned or separated, and guide rails keep them stable. An empty module serves as storage. The bottom piece and legs are made of solid oak, and the upper piece and top are made of MDF. Children can explore the textures and weight of construction materials such as wood, concrete and clear panels.

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Galaktika

Galaktika is an armchair designed especially for airport VIP lounges or public spaces where people need to spend more time and their staying have to be comfortable. This armchair has double function. It can be used either for sitting or resting. Depending on your needs you can choose one of the two position. The upper bar is rotatable and can be used to attach electronic devices.

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QWERTY

QWERTY is a sofa bed shaped like a computer keyboard. Each key forms a soft cushion that supports the user while working at the office or at home. Micro electric motors, controlled by a remote unit, adjust every key cushion separately, so the whole surface can be reshaped. The remote offers ten preset settings, and further settings can be added. QWERTY can be used as a sofa, as a bed or as a fully customized support. The design turns a familiar everyday image into flexible furniture with a light touch of irony.

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ChuangHua Tracery

ChuangHua Tracery fit for home deco, commercial space , hotel or studio which its essence inspired by ChuangHua, the Chinese window grilles pattern. Using sheet metal bending technology and powder paint coating in vivid reddish color setting off with purely white that enlightened its festive looked, making them free from the metallic image of hard, cold and heavy. Aesthetically simple clean and neat in its structural shape designed, when light pass through the laser cutting tracery pattern, the shadow projected onto the surrounding wall and floor that shows a glimpse of beauty.

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Kala

Kala, a stool made in laminated bamboo with a retractable mechanism in the central axis. Taking oil-paper umbrella structure as its inspiration, laminated bamboo strip was heat baked and clamp fixture in the wood mold that bended into shape, showing its simplicity and oriental charming. Interestingly the elasticity of laminated bamboo structure designed and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interaction when sitting on Kala stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up from Kala stool, it will ascend back to its position.

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