The Vessels are woven from a starch-based plastic, which is industrially-produced, but naturally biodegradable. Revisiting traditional methods using an industrially produced “natural” material suggests a new relationship between industry and craft; a marriage of industrial chemistry and traditional knowledge that allows for a more flexible system of production and design. Trade Union by Rachel Griffin of Earnest Studio.
The Box Sofa by Autoban built by De La Espada is a very different sofa that takes its inspiration from the 1950’s modernist movement. This was a wooden box before Autoban’s intervention, that transformed it into the purest shape for sitting. This Box sofa is a luxurious piece for your lounge, a comfortable corner for you to rest.
Available in american black walnut and american white oak finished with a danish oil or a white oil and the manufacturer’s complete range of fabrics.
Designer Gideon Dagan designed his boldly original calendar to be used year after year. Simply move the two magnetic balls to mark the date and month. Made for the Museum of injection-molded plastic and magnets, it can be wall-
mounted or used on a desktop.
Shimmering LED Sculptures will be lid by the I Light Festival in Singapore. I Light Marina Bay 2012, the second edition of Asia’s first and only sustainable light art festival, will be held in Singapore from 9 March to 1 April 2012. Themed “Light Meets Asia”, the event will feature 30 innovative and environmentally sustainable light art installations, with a strong focus on works from Asia. The art installations will be displayed along the Marina Bay waterfront, and transform the place into a magical space of light and color.
The Festival’s curatorial team is helmed by Festival Director Mary-Anne Kyriakou, and includes two co-curators: Charmaine Toh, a Singapore visual arts curator; and the team from Singapore award-winning design studio FARM. In line with the theme “Light Meets Asia”, the curatorial team has selected 30 sustainable light art installations from almost one hundred submissions. The list of selected installations features a strong representation from new, emerging, and well-known artists from countries across Asia, including Singapore.
Prova Prima is a new collection Richard Ginori created by designer Paola Navone. A contemporary collection on the Impero shape suitable for a young and creative table. Colors stain made by the decorators on a plate in order to find the exactly tonality for their work became the Prova Prima Collection.
Different Trains is a sliding door cabinet available in two widths and various heights. Long planks of solid hardwood create a cabinet with an open form, while the sliding doors articulating the facade partially conceal the cabinet contents, engaging play between positive and negative space.
Available in american black walnut finished with a danish oil or american white oak finished with a danish oil or a white oil. Sliding compact laminate doors articulate the facade. Powder-coated steel legs.
Thanks to its lightness and toughness, carbon fiber furniture can take on a multitude of different forms. As a result, the carbon fiber furniture has gained an almost stereotypical futuristic image. For this collection, Nendo wanted to explore new possibilities for expression by using carbon fiber in a supporting role to emphasize and accentuate the main material, rather than as the star in its own right. Thinking about carbon fiber’s use as a supporting building material, a technique developed after the Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. Continue Reading →
The “Humpty Lamp” is a glass lamp that maintains balance by using a weight located at its base. Because the base is a perfect semi-sphere of glass, the contrast between its fragility and ballast properties is most apparent. To add, because the lamp is maintained by a single focal point, it assumes a surrealist air- almost as if the light is levitating. The “Humpty Lamp” can also store the extra electrical wire in its base to allow a different aesthetic if desired. The lamp gives the impression to be invisible, truthfully showcasing the inner workings of any lamp: wire, lamp fittings, bulb, in an honest and cohesive manner.
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