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

 

ThreeSixty

ThreeSixty is a public spaces lighting system which anticipates the need to shift the focus of the lighting world from an "electro-technical" vision to pure electronics. Indeed, with the advent of LEDs and other wireless units, this is the direction that many leading companies in the lighting field are following. ThreeSixty allows the best use of the opportunities provided by LED modules, a solution developed by many companies nowadays that optimizes the possibility of directing the light.

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Trio Bench

Trio Bench is a geometrical bench made of walnut wood, fabric, and leather that seats up to 4 persons. However, by adjusting 2 upholstered pieces of the original structure, and unfolding its headrest, the user creates 2 new full-body reclining positions with utmost comfort. It was created for a private residence with a limited space. Hence it functions as sofa and it offers a Chez-lounge experience at the same time. The design slickly sharpen from both ends to create a more pleasant aesthetics. Trio Bench is 2.6 meter long, 0.80 meter width and 0.43 meter hight.

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Light line

Considering urban nightlife as a growing possibility worldwide; urban lighting need to be taken care of. The power consumption, urban facade, ergonomics and reasonable costs are the main criteria in this field. Here in Light Line; intelligent interaction of urban furniture has been touched with the concept of complementary couples and lead this design to match both human ergonomics and roadway restrictions. The designer has also made a great attempt to create this urban furniture looks more elegant, while proposing a gentle transform in using industrial metalwork for its main body production.

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A-Frame

The A-Frame collection was designed and manufactured in East London in response to the increasing occurrence of smaller and less permanent rented or pop-up living and retail spaces. Each set is made from a single piece of oak, and comprises table, desk, bench, hanging rail and shelving unit. Using no glue or screws, the design instead relies on aesthetically and practically considered 6° angle verticals and precision carved slots to hold each component perfectly together.

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New Century Resort Ningbo Shiqifang

The New Century Resort Ningbo Shiqifang hotel lies in Xiepu, a small coastal town in the Zhenhai District of Ningbo, China. Covering an area of 50,000 m2, it was built on an ancient architectural complex named Zhengshi Shiqifang and has a building area of about 40,000 m2 with 6 guestroom sections and 116 guestrooms. Being the largest and most intact ancient architectural community of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China with Ma Tau wallwatts, traditional Chinese courtyards, ancestral halls, opera stages, stone alleys and old houses, this complex is a cultural treasure of the Zhejiang Province.

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Andamio

The Andamio shelf, created by Florian Gross & Kike Macías, is a new way to organise and display your belongings. Influenced by traditional indian scaffolding, the arrangement plays with the spirit of simplicity and functionality through the use of recycled materials and a tool-free component assembly.The minimalist design consists of two levels that can be adjusted to the appropriate height to cover different functions. Available in natural solid oak with varnished aluminium boards. The shelf is assembled without tools and, once disassembled, the design becomes completely flat-packed.

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