Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last week French design brand Ligne Roset launched a sofa by Paris designer Inga Sempé, consisting of a quilted cover draped over a wooden frame. Called Ruché, the seating is made of birch wood and is available as a sofa or chaise longue. See all out stories about Cologne 2010 in our special category. The information below is from Ligne Roset: – RUCHÉ We invited I..
Italian designers Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi have created the Ghost lamp for Bonaldo. From Bonaldo: The Ghost lamp has a white polyethylene stem which forms a single whole with the base, and a white polycarbonate diffuser. Thanks to the light source inside the stem and the diffuser, Ghost illuminates the surrounding environment and delicately spreads the light upwards. Its soft lines make..
German designer Katrin Greiling has created the Bidoun collection of seating and tables.The Bidoun furniture series was inspired by the Middle East. Katrin Greilingstudied the nomadic lifestyle and used the Bedouins daily-life-objectsas her source of inspiration in creating this contemporaryinterpretation of the traditional Arabic seating, the majilis. The sofa system involves several layers of ..
Belgian designer Bart Lens has designed a ceiling lamp for eden design which, at four metres wide, they claim is the largest lamp in production. The °XXXLamp measures 4m x 160m and is inspired by a Chinese lantern. Here’s some info from eden design: – °XXXL(amp) Perhaps symptomatic of an architect’s mindset, the lamps and objects are becoming increasingly ‘space defining’. The XXL-amp is essenti..
Melbourne architect, March Studio’s Rodney Eggleston has recently completed the third Singapore store at Millenia Walk for Australian skincare brand Aesop. In collaboration with Aesop’s founder Dennis Paphitis, the store features a significantly mesmerizing mass of coconut husk strings suspended from the ceiling. Referencing Aesop’s subtle and understated method of gift wrapping using the humble..
Chicago Nov 06- Jan 07 Installation with work by Plasma Studio Plasma Studio's was invited to conceive a site specific installation for the launch of this new gallery for architecture in the Arts District East Pilsen, Chicago. The approach was from the beginning to enhance the already rich modulation of the gallery and its multiple levels and mezzanines with a system that makes visitors discover..
We have some inspirational sofa photos today from the Danish manufacturer Eilersen. from contemporist
Lukas Peet, a recent graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, now living and working in Canada, has designed the Surface Tension writing desk. The desk features leather stretched over a wood frame creating a hard/soft writing and working surface, allowing a pen to easily glide on a single piece of paper, as well as being comfortable on your hands, wrists, and elbows. Concept:..
French designer Victor Boëda has created the Lilium sofa and chair for the Paris based furniture manufacturer Steiner. From the designer: Lilium is a soft couch with a floral line. An assemblage of three sheets, one per function: seat, kidney-level support & back-rest. from contemporist
