German designer Constantin Wortmann has created the NLC Lamp for the manufacturer NEXT. At a first glance, NLC perplexes with its positively striking and yet strangely puzzling appearance. Its special appeal lies in the seeming conflict between the chaotic and the organic. NLC draws its inspiration as much from the head of Medusa as from the finely trellised branches of a treetop. One of the rea..
British car brand Aston Martin are to launch a luxury compact city car, called Cygnet, next year. The vehicle will be three metres long and offer personalised materials, colours and finishes to make each one unique. “Luxury is not constrained by scale,” claims Aston Martin’s director of design Marek Reichman. Aston Martin Cygnet to become a production reality in 2011 Designed and built at Aston ..
Marcus Tremonto is a usual Yatzer suspect and after his magnificent work for Kidrobot and his customized, brighter than ever Munnies (see our Lightbotz special) strikes back with his latest creations for Moss gallery New York.This time Marcus presents for the “Make me” exhibition four limitededition lighting sculptures (Flor, Pipe Spill, Spill II and Steam),inspired by his original Spill series,..
Spanish lighting company Lzf recently exhibited the Armadillo lamp during Valencia Design Week. The Armadillo pendant lamp is made from dozens of wood veneer squares. from contemporist
It is clear that technology is constantly evolving and rapidly replacing its latest, previous creations. We all experience it, the purchasing of a product and the moment it leaves the store it is already outdated; this perpetual changing condition is the way these companies want us to feel about the objects. This momentary impulse tells us that we are relevant, current and smart by recognizing a..
These wooden spectacle frames have been created by Milan designer Matteo Ragni. Called W-eye, the reading glasses are made from layers of wood laminated with aluminium. Intended for use at home when reading or watching television, the design is without hinges. Ragni developed the product range with Doriano Mattellone of wood research laboratory MAWOOD. The spectacles are produced in ebony, zebra..
Image Courtesy of lzf We continue to see a push to making products and projects feel and look natural. The white wash absence of color and metal was dominating the lighting market for quite a while and still continues to thrive in certain sectors like healthcare and education but lately, there has been a shift to the warm extension of nature. Perhaps the environments were feeling too cold and ou..
The Nogg is a modern chicken coop that has been designed in the shape of an egg. Urban chicken keeping has become a growing trend, and The Nogg is designed to house 2-4 chickens in an aesthetically pleasing coop to compliment any garden. The nogg is a modern chicken coop that has been designed in the shape of an egg. It has been designed to house from 2-4 chickens and is to encourage domestic fa..
Your adventures outdoors just got great company. Say goodbye to your tent and sleeping bag because now you have upgraded! Many of us have fond memories of camping and weekend getaways with friends where we got excited about every possible element of nature except for the allocation. Although allocations were not the most comfortable, we did it because that was the only option and the adventure w..
The ‘Iris’ inspired leaves are elegantly curved at three sets of angles and distanced to produce a perfectly proportioned pendant feature. The ambient light casts pleasing shadows and glows warmly against the sets of leaves giving them definition and character. from contemporist
