The whole world on your shelf In autumn 2007, Smånsk was contacted by the editorial office of Vagabond travel magazine, who were in urgent need of a new look for their travel bookshop in the hip and vibrant Södermalm area of Stockholm. With a monthly readership of 188,000, Vagabond is Sweden’s leading travel magazine, and their travel bookshop is well established and provides inspiration and hig..
Dutch architects UNStudio have unveiled their first chair design, called MYchair. The chair is upholstered in two colours and was created for German manufacturers Walter Knoll. Here’s some more information from UN Studio: – MYchair, Walter Knoll, 2008 MYchair is the first chair designed by Ben van Berkel / UNStudio and is a real architect’s chair. The architectural approach to furniture is diffe..
In a fruitful new collaboration, the Swedish based designers Johanna Strand and Åsa Elmstam have developed a highly functional and stylishly minimalist new piece of furniture. Powerwise is designed to help people handle their everyday electronic devices in a smarter way. As we all know, cell phones, Mp3-players, cameras and handheld computers are forever in need of recharging and rather annoying..
Silver Bowl for Sawaya & Moroni ACRYLIC BOWL Ré Chandelier for Swarovski ‘Midnight Blue’ Mesa for Vitra Eduardo Perez Scoop courtesy of Sawaya & Moroni Ré Chandelier for Swarovski ‘Midnight Blue’ Mesa for Vitra Photography Barbara Song Moon System for B&B Italia Photography : Fabrizio Bergamo Bowl for Sawaya & Moroni Ré chandelier for Swarovski Swarovski Crystal Palace, 56 via Savona, 20144 Mila..
Cabbage Chair is a new product by Japanese designers Nendo made of waste paper from the pleated fabric industry. The paper is wrapped into a cylinder and cut vertically halfway down one side so that the layers can be peeled back one at a time. Nendo designed the chair for the XXIst Century Man exhibition curated by Issey Miyake, which will be at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo from 30 March to 6 Jul..
Milan 08: London-based ChauhanStudio will launch four new telephones for SunCorp Communications in Milan during the furniture fair next month. The range consists of phones called Colombo One, Colombo Two (above and top), Big and Sandy Eco (below) - a “green” phone made of recycled plastic and which comes in recycled packaging. ChauhanStudio, which consists of designers Tej and Sach Chauhan, will..
Brisbane designer Alexander Lotersztain has created X-System, a shelving system for Australian brand Planex. The modular system features X-shaped pillars that slot into rails on the shelves, and only requires an Allen key for assembly. The following is from Planex: – X = the universal answer to shelving X-System, the latest release from Australian design-manufacturer Planex in collaboration with..
Ukrainian architects 2-B-2 have sent us images of a toilet called Mrs Hudson. The designers say the shape is based on a “modified water drop”. It is believed to be named after the landlady of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Possibly.
Myth and Material, an exhibition of work by designers Doshi Levien for Moroso, has opened at the Italian brand’s showroom in New York. Doshi Levien will show a number of pieces influenced by Indian culture, and designed specifically for Moroso. The exhibition will continue until 18 October at the Moroso showroom at 146 Greene Street, New York. The following is from Doshi Levien: – ‘Myth and Ma..
Thailand-based designers Ango showed a range of lights at 100% Design London last month. The lights are made from a range of materials including silk worm cocoons, rattan and mulberry tree bark. Above: Ebony Sky. Top Image: Chrysalis Wall Ango was founded in 2003 by Architectural Association graduate Angus Hutcheson. Above: Seventh Stone. The following captions are from Ango: – Product: Snow Cir..
