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Design What

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

 

Niko

This structure consists of two rotating planes positioned on a supporting suspended element in the form of a triangular section fixed to the wall or to an eventual movable support. The planes thanks to a rotation form a table. It is a dynamic structure because occupying a surface like an industrially produced table, thanks to another rotation of the two planes, the bulk is immediately eliminate

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beacon

An unexpected mix of materials and shapes, this minimalistic, economical lamp uses available surfaces to reflect and diffuse light. It is constructed using copper tube, and integrates the switch organicaly, plus all elements of an LED driven system into a compact yet powerful kit for casual reading. The light delivered is warm and soft, creating a sunny Sunday afternoon experience for every read. If unpainted, it facilitates the building of a personal relationship, as the surface oxidizes in time, it darkens in colour and gains texture detail and personality with each print or scratch.

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Mäss

I wanted to create a modular sofa that could be transformed in several separate seating solutions. The whole furniture consists of just two different pieces of the same shape to form a variety of solutions. The main structure is the same lateral shape of the arm rests but only thicker. The arm rests can be turned 180 degrees to change or continue the main piece of the furniture.

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Hitotaba

Designed by Shinn Asano with background in graphic design, Sen is a 6 piece collection of steel furniture that turns 2D lines into 3D forms. Each piece including “hitotaba lamp” has been created with lines that minimize excess to express both form and functionality in a range of applications, inspired by unique sources such as traditional Japanese craft and patterns. Hitotaba lamp is inspired by the scenic view of the Japanese countryside where bundles of rice straw are hung downwards to dry after harvesting.

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Blossom

This fixture is an example of looking outside the box...Instead of using an electronic wall dimmer switch to set the mood, this lamp uses a series of Bronze pulleys and cables that articulate eight bent birch arms. Using a hand crank located on a wall near the power switch the user can raise and lower the diffuser arms to trap or release the desired amount of light for the occasion.

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Lande

The Coat Stand was design like a highly decorative and functional office sculpture, a fusion of art and function. The composition was thought out to be an aesthetically form to embellish the office space and to protect today most iconic corporate garment, the Blazer. The end result is a very energetic and sophisticated piece. Production and retailing wise the piece was design to be light, strong, and mass producible .

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