Image Courtesy of Leica Camera AG Two exclusive limited edition cameras with stunning leather finishes in orange and étoupe 16 November 2009: Leica Camera AG has today announced a very special limited edition of its classic 35mm rangefinder system camera: the LEICA M7 Edition ‘Hermès’. As the successor to the ‘LEICA MP Edition Hermès’ launched in 2003, this is the second series of cameras create..
Dutch designer Maarten Baptist has sent us photos of his Lucky Love Chair. The LUCKY LOVE CHAIR’ is made by Dutch craftsmanship, and you can see and feel the time and attention we all put into it. The first impression is a comfortable happy inviting product. The clear use of materials shows how it’s made. This part is the Dutch design part. It has also some Scandinavian characteristics in the bl..
The concept ride is meant to appeal to city dwellers long on cash but short on parking spaces. The very idea of a luxury car used to be synonymous with a big hulking sedan or SUV that declared your net worth through its outsize footprint. But then along came the Prius, driven by the likes of Tom Hanks and Leo DiCaprio. And then there's the fact that city dwellers, the richest consumers out there..
Seeking to provide relevant designs to the Hungarian scene and the international body of work, POS1T1ON carefully studies and researches prior to beginning their designs. Their multi-disciplinary methodology ensures that their work maintains an innovative approach and that the pieces communicate clearly to the design community. With work in object design, visual design and space design, POS1T1ON..
Binic is the name of a little lighthouse on the coast of Brittany. And it is the Breton seafaring world that has inspired this young French designer’s small, fun table lamp. Binic’s curious form recalls the “wind socks” that are used as ventilation systems on sailing ships. Its odd shape stimulates the imagination to create a wide range of interpretations. Because of its small size and fun, colo..
Tokyo 2010: here’s another chair by Japanese design studio Daisuke Motogi Architecture (see our earlier story), this time made from a thin mattress folded into a concertina. Called Sleepy Chair, the project was presented at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this week. Photographs are by Takahumi Yamada. Here’s a tiny bit of text from the designer: Sleepy chair A chair as a blanket which provides a s..
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola designed the MANGAS rug collection for Gandia Blasco. MANGAS (engl. SLEEVES) is based on a patchwork of different wool knits, to create a collection of various typologies with different shapes, going from Manga farol (bellowed sleeve) to Manga de campana (bell-shaped sleeve).
Image Courtesy of CITROËN & LACOSTE Two names, CITROËN and LACOSTE , have come together with a shared vision to cultivate boldness, creativity and optimism. The result of these common values is the CITROËN LACOSTE concept car. The new model is an emblem of a state of mind and a lifestyle, clearly alluding to leisure and pleasure. It takes a simplified, no-nonsense approach to motoring – without ..
Japanese architect Daisuke Motogi has designed the “Lost in Sofa” chair that allows you to insert objects into it, such as a book or a TV remote control. from contemporist
Matthias Pliessnig has sent us some photos of his latest creation, the Amada Bench. Amada was designed for a private client who wanted a large bench flowing through his space. I designed the piece to direct the sitter to face multiple directions due to the functions of the space… this helped to dictate the initial design. In other words, the ebb and flow of the piece is directed by the function ..
