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Wall-O is a smart and elegant wall capsule. At home, in the office or in a waiting room, it serves as a kind cocoon which protects you from noise and prying eyes. Thanks to its recycled PET envelope and its eco-friendly textile interior of the highest quality, Wall-O is environmentally friendly. Its radical and minimalist lines are studied with the aim to offer the ideal space to feel comfortably settled and to be able to free one's mind and feel safe.
While time flies by, clocks have stayed the same. Reverse is not an ordinary clock, it's the reversal, a minimalistic clock design with subtle changes making it one of a kind. The hand facing inward rotates inside the outer ring to indicate the hour. The little hand facing outward stands alone and rotates to indicate the minutes. Reverse was created by removing all elements of a clock except its cylindrical base, from there imagination took over. This clock design aims to remind you to embrace time.
The Fortunate Ruyi Chair is a chair inspired by the Ruyi motif, a traditional Chinese symbol of good fortune. A classic chair shape forms the structural basis and is combined with a simplified Ruyi pattern. The pattern is duplicated and flipped, then overlapped and fused to form a curved seat and legs. Irregular curved lines, inner curves and outer tips create a sense of flow and an asymmetrical balance. The chair measures 500 mm in width, 600 mm in depth and 500 mm in height. Traditional culture is joined with modern aesthetics.
The desk imitates the grand piano with three legs, a drop-leaf cover and with its shape. It has a modern parametric design with rustic finish. It was tried to preserve the elegance and charm of the piano while trying to make it as functional as possible. The goal was that through the visual modality the desk bring the auditory modality and musicality into homes. So across the intermodality it symbolizes the the flow experience of music and creative process.
Inspired by the lavvu, a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, The Lavvu coffee tables underscores lightness and flexible use. Much like the nomadic tents they were inspired by, the Lavvu tables have been designed to respond quickly to ever-changing lifestyles, habits and demands. If the conical shape and wooden slats are a clear reference to the Sami tradition, the colors recall reindeer hides. Simple to disassemble, they allow the user to easily recycle them at the end of their life.
Not all chairs are four legs with one back. SEAt Urchin Rocking Chair is a rocking chair with 68 legs, and it was inspired by the sea urchin and the Spun chair by Magis. Thanks to the 68 legs, when people sit on this chair, they can freely rock around, and it won’t flip over. Meanwhile, when no one is sitting on it, SEAt Urchin Rocking Chair can also become a very eye-catching object in the space: with the iconic matte black finish on the body and bright yellow on the seat cushion. SEAt Urchin Rocking Chair will light up the room with this high-contract color combination.
Gere is a multifunctional crockery shelf designed for small kitchens and dining rooms. The plates of Gere form the relief-like front of the shelf, so the interior space stays free for cups, glasses and further crockery. The shelf is made of oak wood, and the plates are cast in porcelain. Gere is hung on the wall, and individual rows can be folded down to remove a plate or to reach stored items. The grid structure allows scalable sizes for different households. The crockery set is modularly expandable.
Bisu is a bed made entirely of cork, designed to support restful sleep. The frame contains no metal parts, such as screws or joints, which can increase electrostatic flows around a sleeping body. Cork is a natural and antistatic material, so the bed reduces the effect of magnetic and electrostatic flows on rest. The curved lines of the frame also limit the accumulation of such flows on the surface. Bisu measures 2200 mm by 2000 mm by 350 mm. Each bed is made by hand in Sardinia with Sardinian cork.
Crisscross is a folding chair designed for everyday use. Most folding chairs are lightweight and made for temporary use, and they give up quality and comfort. Crisscross offers flexible seating without sacrificing quality. The chair folds so it can be stored or moved to another room. A geared mechanism concealed within the back leg creates a synchronized motion between the seat and the legs. No linkages are visible, so the form stays simple. When folded, the whole chair nests within the front legs. The frame is made of bent sheet steel with steam bent wood inlays.
By combining user culture and behavior, the traditional Soban's functional and aesthetic elements are redesigned to fit the modern life culture, and new materials and technologies are used to develop and produce the products. By conforming to the changes in people's behavioral characteristics in different periods, furniture that lasts for a long time is timeless and can also realize the sustainable development of furniture design and use.
Hotaru is a reading chair with integrated lighting. The light stand also serves as a backrest, and the light falls on the hands of the person seated. The lamp turns on and off in the dark in response to people nearby. The position of the lighting can be adjusted back and forth. Hotaru is assembled from four parts, a seat, feet, a stand and a lighting unit, without metal fittings. The laminated plywood of the seat is left visible to show the warmth of the wood. Placed beside a bed, Hotaru also works as a side table and a lamp. The design suits homes with little space.
Balustrade is a chair designed for short and temporary rest. The design is inspired by unconscious behaviour, such as leaning on a table or against a balustrade. Balustrade offers two sitting positions. The first is sitting directly on the top, like a chair. The second is a leaning posture, like leaning on a railing. The form is simple, and the intent is brief use rather than long comfort. Several units can be overlapped to reduce transport volume. The chair measures 620 by 385 by 720 millimetres.