Toronto-based Umbra Studio, the collaborative output of Umbra’s in-house designers, have created a minimalist magazine rack called ‘Hoop’ for Umbra Shift, a platform where the designers experiment with new materials, techniques and processes. from contemporist
recent industrial design graduate and head designer of batit studio tal batit has always been fascinated with ceramic. he started working with clay three years ago during his second year of college and ever since, the majority of his projects circled around ceramics research. he explored the themes of colors and textures, as well as attempting to break down traditional processes and challenged t..
Israeli designer Ohad Benit has created the STRESS lighting collection that takes inspiration from the shape of a bubble being blown through a ring.The collection, which includes a pendant light, floor lamp and table lamps, uses a simple brass rod with a glass bubble-like shade that’s distorted, appearing almost like it’s being squeezed by the brass.When each lamp is created, the glass is blown ..
Australian based designers Made of Bamboo, have designed a collection of eco-friendly bamboo toy cars that come in four designs.Drawing on their experience of working with bamboo, they combined minimalist and contemporary design principles with bamboo to create a sustainable collection where everything used to build the product is biodegradable, ensuring that it won’t contribute to landfill and ..
KROMMdesign, a small design studio based in Montreal, has created a collection of unique and sculptural wood wall-mounted coat racks that can almost double as art pieces. from contemporist
New York based designer John Procario of Procario Design, has combined his love for sculpture and lighting, and transformed it into a series of pieces named Freeform. With each light, depending on the angle you view it from, it takes on a different shape.The original design of the series features white oak that twists and turns, with a split in the wood to expose the light.The second design, nam..
Evan Ryan, an industrial designer and founder of WISKI, a brand dedicated to making beautiful cat products, has created The Cone. Tired of the lack of options in the cat isle, and looking at numerous out of date designs, Evan decided to build a scratch post that would match his own home decor. Launched on Kickstarter, The Cone is a modern scratch post and comfortable sleeping nook for cats. From..
Dutch design studio Waarmakers has used standard cardboard tubing to create a ceiling light that can be assembled from its own packaging.The R16 lamp is delivered in a cardboard cylinder that contains the various components needed to transform the tube into a light – thereby reducing waste.The cardboard tube has a central perforated section, which is laser cut. After the cylinder is unwrapped, t..
Indrek Narusk designed a new edgy version of the Viks bike, inspired by the sharp edges and triangles found on the design of Italian Lamborghini supercars. When Indrek Narusk built the first Viks bike, it wasn’t long until he got an idea to make a sharp looking version of a Viks commuter. The bike has been launched under the name Viks GT. This edgy and bold looking version of Viks was inspired b..
Argentina-based toy designer Mat Random has designed a new geometric wood figure as a follow-up to his previous piece The Feline, another posable toy that he has named The Simian. Due to similarly placed joints for the animals’ legs and head, parts can be swapped between the two breeds to create an entirely new hybridized creature. Each low poly work can also be posed on two or four legs by mane..
