Danish designer Hanne Kortegaard has sent us the Mussel Chair that she created as her graduation project from the Danish Design School in Copenhagen. The Mussel is intended for young people but also children and adults. I have tried to visualize the symbiosis that can occur between child and adult in a cozy environment. Transferring the concept and form of the mussel, into a form where I have le..
Danish designer Ditte Maigaard has created the Split Personality sofa. A new piece of furniture is based on the differences in a relationship. He enjoys coffee, she enjoys tea. He reads biographies, she reads thrillers. He is gray, she is colorful. She wants change, he does not… Split Personality is developed from from a view of two opposite personalities who – because of their differences – sup..
Italian designer Giuseppe Viganò has created the Oyster bed for NEST Italia. from contemporist
Starting with a digital body scan, the dress is digitally drawn. This animation serves to compare the drawing process with the final product and the variability in reality. from vimeo
Paris-based designer Robert Stadler has created the Royèroid sofa and armchair. The collection was recently exhibited at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery booth during the Design Miami/Basel show in Basel, Switzerland. Why, as a designer, focus on the decorator Jean Royère? ?His anachronistic levity and his anticipation of freer forms in our habitat make his merits beyond question. The ‘Ours Polai..
Anne Kyyrö Quinn is a London-based designer and producer of three-dimensional wall coverings made from felt. The studio works with architects and interior designers to create custom pieces for a variety of interior settings. The panels are designed, cut, sewn and finished by hand at their London based studio. from contemporist
How would seating be without a chair? Quite ironic, but Vitra presented “chairless” during Milan Design Week 2010. I guess chairless is the perfect device for fidgety people who just cant settle themselves even when cross-legged! Despite the fact that chairless was designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena the seating strap is commonly used by the Ayoreo Indians, a nomadic tribe living in ..
TWILS, a furniture manufacturer based in the northern Italian town of Cessalto, have sent us photos of their 2010 collection of contemporary beds. from contemporist
Design: Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering Location: Shanghai, China Client: Shanghai World EXPO Land Holding Co. Ltd., Shanghai Managing Partners: Prof. Dr. Jan Knippers, Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Helbig Contributors: Florian Scheible, Florian Kamp, Dirk Richter, Roman Schieber, Johannes Beran Cooperation: ECADI, Shanghai, China Gross Floor Area: 280,000 sqm Membrane Roof Area: 65,000 sqm Project Y..
