Busnelli has introduced the new Bohémien sofa for 2010. Designed by Italian architect Castello Lagravinese, Bohémien is a modern interpretation of traditional styles. from contemporist
Finnish designer Tuukka Halonen has designed a range of pendant lights made of repeated interlocking parts for design brand Skandium. Called Pilke, the light shades are made of identical plywood cutouts, which interlock to form a three-dimensional shape. The shades slot together and don’t require any tools or adhesives to assemble. The collection includes two different designs that come in white..
Denmark has a proud design history, but the great masters of the past such as Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner and Poul Kjærholm have also overshadowed their young successors. This is no longer the case. A new generation of creative and skilled craftspeople and designers have demonstrated that they are capable of taking up the mantle. 14 of these innovative and talented craftspeople and designers h..
At Salone del Mobile 2010, the Italian manufacturer Schönhuber Franchi exhibited the new Arena collection that has been designed by Luca Trazzi. The collection includes a sofa and chair made from slats of ash wood that have been steam bent and shaped at different angles. from contemporist
Milan 2010: here are some more pictures of Dutch designer Bertjan Pot’s Jumper chair, launched by British brand Established & Sons in Milan last week. The design features a knitted cover, created on a machine for making clothing and washed at a high temperature to shrink the wool. Buttons hold the resulting cover around the bent steel and wood frame. More about Established & Sons in Milan here. ..
Contemporist went to the Eurocucina 2010 show in Milan, and we’ve got some photos of the various contemporary kitchens that were on display.
Finnish designer Timo Hoisko has created the Farmline chair out of a single metal tube and locally-produced hemp fiber. I believe in sustainable development, and in the design our products we should promote nature-conserving renewable materials. I wanted to design an ecological chair using locally-produced hemp fiber, a rare material in the furniture industry that I believe would create new oppo..
Photographer Slimane turns his eye and camera lens towards Rolls Royce, while Beck records the car engine for a Dazed Digital Exclusive He might have been far too young to drive one, but Hedi Slimane's obsession with the affluent car make Rolls Royce started when the photographer was only six years old. Sketching the car over and over in his note pad, little did young Slimane know that the car e..
‘The Alphabet’ is the name of the first joint project between ewo, the manufacturer of superior-quality lighting systems, and the inter-disciplinary team at JDS ARCHITECTS. The project in the ewoLAB series will be revealed to the public for the first time at Frankfurt’s Light+Building from 11.04.2010 to 16.04.2010. The idea here was to develop a lighting system, which in terms of both form and t..
Tired of messy hair? Bored of always having the wrong look? Don't get stuck with a bad haircut. Longer or shorter, blonder or darker, let your hair go design with the special help of CuldeSac and Studio Marisol. But let’s take it from the beginning. In cooperation with Vitra Design Museum and the Centre Georges Pompidou, C.I.R.E.C.A. (Centre International de Recherche et d'Education Culturelle e..
