First year students of the Vehicle Design course at London’s Royal College of Art presented concepts for light, compact cars at the Science Museum in London earlier this month. The students were asked to research Japanese light vehicles Kei cars, then design a version for a chosen European city. Above: Augustin Barbot, 25 from France Aimed at commuters who need to travel into the city from the r..
Danish designer Thomas Bentzen has designed a freestanding storage unit that looks a bit like a doll’s house on legs. Called Library, it is made of wood and powder-coated steel. The following text is from Thomas Bentzen: – Name/Library Specs Storage space and room divider Library is an extension of FBJ’s core product line furniture for receptions, offices and banks. A room divider, a cosy nook, ..
More design for London: designer Neil Barron has won a competition to design a carafe for serving tap-water in London’s restaurants, bars and hotels. Barron’s design has four spouts and a narrow neck to trap ice cubes. The carafes will be available to the hospitality industry early in 2009. Called London On Tap, the competition was organised by Thames Water and the Mayor of London, and the winni..
Car manufacturers Aston Martin and architects Foster + Partners have won a competition to design a new Routemaster bus for London. The £25,000 first prize was jointly awarded to Aston Martin and Foster + Partners (top image), and bus, coach and truck design company Capoco Design (above). Runners up included Héctor Serrano Studio in the UK, and Miñarro García and Javier Esteban from Spain with th..
Flat Knot is a fruit bowl made from a flat sheet of steel which is then warped and knotted into itself. Material: 1.0 mm Stainless Steel Available in 3 sizes: S, M and L Small - W:17 x L:36 x H:14 cm Medium - W:21 x L:46 x H:18 cm Large - W:30 x L:62 x H:23 cm Its reflective surface means that it fits into any room, by echoing the colours of its surroundings, and also, reflecting the colours of ..
The Eclipse Light is the simple way to make your space a little brighter. Cut, by a laser, from a single sheet of steel this lamp is then bent into shape by hand. The steel reflects the light, and bending it to different degrees can create different effects. The sheet steel creates an interesting frame, making a feature of the light bulb itself, instead of hiding it. You just need a nice looking..
A shelving system ... ... a self adjusting shelving system ... the shelvs come with transparent U-clips !!! MAKE/SHIFT expands and contracts to fill even the most awkward of gaps. The unique wedge shaped units with corrugated edges cleverly interlock to fill niches or spaces between columns. Don't worry about exact dimensions, MAKE/SHIFT can always adjust to fit ! MAKE/SHIFT is flexible, robust ..
1 - 2 - 3 - PLAY is a modular storage and shelving system designed to be assembled without tools or fixings nor instructions. The elements interlock in a system reminiscent of jigsaw puzzles. Using three basic elements (all available in 6 exciting colours) you can create an almost endless variety of configurations which you can modify as often as you like. You can even design entire room divider..
Design: FEEK, Frederik Van Heereveld This modular sofa programme by FEEK has some very special qualities. The first thing that stands out is its organic and light-hearted appearance. In order not to limit your creativity this couch can be "Q-ued" in all lengths, shapes and colours in any way you want. Today you need a set of 1-seaters, tomorrow a long couch to fit all your friends in a row? No p..
A cube is filled with water and fish. Underneath is an array of ultra-violet lights (blacklights) that light up the fish from below. Because of the properties of UV light, the light source itself doesn't glow but only the light bounced off certain surfaces does. The fish are used as light reflectors, glowing as the UV light is bounced off them. An organic lighting system. Exhibited for Cliche ma..
