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..
We’re getting some contemporary bedroom inspiration today from the northern Italy based furniture manufacturer Presotto Italia. from contemporist
Is this the coolest chair ever made? Charlie Davidson has sent us in images of hir latest work, a hand made piece entitled, Is this the coolest chair ever made? Made from 2mm punched steel sheet, brazed together and powder coated. Based on a prototype for a plastic chair called Duck, this limited edition piece takes over a week to fabricate and finish. The designer says "it takes some time to ge..
The crisis was perhaps most visible in the design of the booths at the fair. Whereas on previous occasions Milan always proved to be a festival of temporary architecture, this year we had to look hard for innovative concepts. Here's a selection of the most attractive booths at Milan 2009: Horm Wogg / Ycami Caimi / Moroso Giovanetti / Leolux Green Lammhults Arketipo Potocco Flaver / Flexform Magi..
By now, many of you have probably seen the Armadillo chair that Aodh O Donnell designed as part of the 2009 Wilsonart Challenge. We discovered O Donnell’s winning chair design as it was prominently displayed at ICFF 2009 in New York, and have noticed it has received much media attention since then. In an effort to make a somewhat original feature on the chair, we asked Aodh for some photos of th..
Milan 09: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week producers Normann Copenhagen presented furniture by Danish designers including Ole Jensen and Jesper K. Thomsen. The Memory armchair (above) by Jensen is covered in patchworked upholstery. Play (above and below) by Jesper K. Thomsen is a range of children’s furniture made of varnished beech. The range comprises a table, bench, ..
An illustrated collection of icon mid-century modern furniture, including Eames, Bertoia, Le Corbusier, van der Rohe, Noguchi & many more. from spaceinvading
Designer Claudio Colucci will present a combined speaker and lamp called Squeezophone 360 at Bar Blanco in Milan next week. Made of Corian, the product is the result of a collaboration between Colucci and Kenwood Design. Here’s some more information from Claudio Colucci Design: – “When design meets a technological ingenuity…” in the Bar Blanco, Milano The designer Claudio Colucci and the Design ..
Australia’s Yellow Goat Design have added seven new lighting designs to their growing collection. Visit the Yellow Goat Design website - here. Sans Serif A very quirky way to light a ceiling or wall. These long box shapes can be built in almost any combination of shapes and finishes. Modules can be added to each other to light very large areas. . Pequeño Imagine a cluster of 20 of these gorgeous..
