Brooklyn, New York based designer Daniel Michalik has created the Tilter Chair. Tilter is a chair made from solid recycled cork. The backrest features relief cuts that allow it to tilt and spring, giving additional support and comfort to the sitter. from contemporist
The Bamboo Lantern designed for the Gwamgju Design Biennale in Korea by Atelier FCJZ (a prominent chinese firm who is also designing the Shanghai Corporate pavilion for the Expo 2010) appears to be a solid heavy mass. Yet, as visitors separate its two halves and occupy its interior, the mere cubic form turns into something else completely. The lantern is a “ dialogue between opposites” , as its ..
Danish furnishings brand BoConcept have released their latest catalog, featuring their collection for 2010. Below are some photos of the collection. from contemporist
Car brand BMW will unveil its Vision EfficientDynamics concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The hybrid-engined car features 2+2 seating, polycarbonate windows and gull-wing doors. It has an anticipated top speed of 250 kmh (155 mph) and can reach 100 kmh in 4.8 seconds. Fuel consumption is 3.76 litres per 100 kilometre. See our story from June 2008 about BMW’s GINA Light Visionary ..
Copenhagen architect Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow at the Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark. Manufactured by PP Møbler in Denmark, each stool is carved from one piece of solid oak. The design will be on show at CODE 09 and Danish Design Centre SHOWHOW as part of Copenhagen Design Week,..
The Japanese design group has created a super-visual childrens sofa in steel and fabric. The furniture is made with a fresh yellow frame which provides a nice contrast to the dark seat. A piece of furniture would like in an "adult version" as well. Should soon come into production, and we hope a Danish importer takes it to heart. The chair is called Lotta Kids Chair. from dagensdesign
Danish designers Oluf Lund and Eva Paarmann will introduce new furniture designs at CODE09 during Copenhagen Design Week, between August 27th and September 6th, 2009. Below are some of their new designs: from contemporist
Seattle architect Nils Finne has shared with us his experience of getting a custom designed handcrafted rug made in a remote area of Nepal. Nils says: The rug is meant to evoke a field of grass, and we generated drawings and made sample color strike-offs here in Seattle. Then, Dorjé Contemporary, a custom rug company based in Seattle, transmitted all the information to their weavers in Nepal. Th..
Omri Barzeev has recently finished his degree in industrial design at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Zaza chair was his final project. From Omri Barzeev: My project Zaza is a new chair that created and based on a research and integration of various substance and in search of the morphology, resulting from a combination of substances consisting of a variety of ..
Produced for the ‘Eco Trans Pop’ exhibition of ecological design at the Colombari Gallery in Milan, Italy. The chair is made from PET bottles with a stainless steel frame. The bottles can be easily changed if they show signs of damage. The seat is in the form of a flower. The rhythm of hundreds of PET bottles creates an organic structure. An ordinary form is transformed into an extraordinary for..
