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Design What

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

 

lichtzeitraum, biennale vennice

Our entire world is structured by light and shade, time and rhythm, emotion and perception. In lichtzeitraum by Ueberholz it is precisely this spatial perception that is made tangible through light, music and rhythm. Different lighting phases create wide spaces making the vastness tangible or other narrow, close spaces that enclose and restrict you. A window arrangement along the back of the room, which matches the changing spatial suggestion perfectly, serves as a striking design element. The aim of projects by Ueberholz is to give the architecture a feeling of permanence and stability.

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Trace

The Trace is a stackable dining chair designed for use in home and contract environments. It is constructed of a solid, steel wire frame that supports a stitched, reinforced leather seat and back sling. The slings flex to provide a comfortable, supportive seat that adjusts to the user. The chair features an integral handle at the back for easy mobility, and stacks efficiently with the addition of custom moulded foam pads under the seat to prevent rubbing wear.

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Lamo

“Misattribution of arousal“- During a situation which is unstable or dangerous, people will feel arousal; at that time, people will assume that their elevated heart rate is caused by how attractive they find from the opposite sex around them. The designer designed an experimental table set to facilitate a date. Laser cut stainless steel sheet can create unstable, bouncy and dangerous feeling during usage. While using the tableware, the tableware will be shaking due to the pressure of taking food. Cause the light will be reflected by the table edge, it will create sparkling reflection around.

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Greed

There ought to be a feeling of unease and discomfort which will serve as a reminder of the greed of people. The extraneous number of legs of both the table and the chair symbolize such greed. The section of the table connected directly to the cluster of legs expresses the descending negative void of greed. The process to achieve this effect was done personally using diverse fox and tail joinery techniques without requiring much other equipment.

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Recliner (single)

The Studio Stirling RECLINER hanging swing chair has elegantly curved lines & is sculptural and dynamic with a considered balance point. Fluid & organic, it lends itself for use as a functional art piece. It's gentle movement gives a floating experience with panoramic views of the surroundings. Nature inspired the pattern detailing reminiscent of the veins in leaves, tree branches intersecting & patterns in dragonfly wings. It is extremely comfortable & has a cozy cocoon like feel that embraces your body and soul.

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Mini Hatter (RA-501R)

Mini Hatter (RA-501R) is a built-in lamp which can be used both as a downlight and as a spotlight. Its operation is intuitive: when pulled out of the recess, it can swing 90 degrees upside down and rotate 355 degrees as a spotlight; when stay parallel, it's a downlight. The lamp is available with various beam angles and suitable for a focused illumination in retail, museums and household spaces. The LED achieves a particularly good color rendering and supports a pleasant visual comfort.

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