Cinimod Studio was commissioned by the Itsu restaurant group to create a bespoke lighting feature for their restaurants. The brief was to capture the elegance and freshness of their brand while bringing a new excitement and visual prominence to the stores. Butterfly In Flight from Cinimod Studio on Vimeo Cinimod developed a concept inspired by Itsu’s butterfly motif which was brought to life as ..
Dimensions : 32 x 32 x 36 cm Material : Eternit (cement and fibres) This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. « All Lovely Stuff by Carl Clerkin and Ed Ward Trash Cube by Nicolas Le Moigne December 11th, 2010 This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. Called Trash Cube, the object is made from the discarded ..
‘Seeing things from different angles, changing the perception of what we are seeing’ – New Angles is an interactive installation reflecting the juxtaposition of subversive thinking and visual perception. The project was created by SuperNature, the knowed Shanghai based multi-discipline design company which is specialized in interactive design, visual communication & media technology. New Angles ..
Binic is the name of a little lighthouse on the coast of Brittany. And it is the Breton seafaring world that has inspired this young French designer’s small, fun table lamp. Binic’s curious form recalls the “wind socks” that are used as ventilation systems on sailing ships. Its odd shape stimulates the imagination to create a wide range of interpretations. Because of its small size and fun, colo..
Vienna Design Week 2010: Austrian designer Rainer Mutsch has created a range of outdoor seating moulded from sheets of fiber cement. The recyclable composite is more normally used in the construction industry, and is made from natural materials including cellulose fibres. Called Dune, the seats comprise loops of the material and can be used as individual pieces or a modular system. Mutsch develo..
The Cul is Cool Tour made its way to Valencia this year. First premiered in NYC last year, the Cul is Cool seat and photographic exhibition at Hat Gallery, curated by Ramon Ubeda and Pepa Reverter exposes the sensuality, provocativeness and sculptural qualities of the buttock shaped seat designed by Ramon Ubeda and Otto Canalda for ABR. The collection of seats was fully exhibited during Valencia..
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a transparent mobile phone. Called X-RAY, the design was created for telecommunications company KDDI and will be on show KDDI Designing Studio in Tokyo from 19 October. See all our stories about Tokujin Yoshioka » Here’s a little text from the designer: X-RAY for KDDI iida by Tokujin Yoshioka Apart from arranging visual appearance, I have pondered a..
No matter how stylish, bicycle helmets have the nasty habit of mussing up hair while making you look like a dork. That often keeps cyclists from wearing helmets altogether--a habit that prompted Swedish designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin to design Hövding ("Chieftain"), a bike helmet that doesn't look much like a helmet at all. Chieftain, which has been in development for the past six years,..
Authors: United Visual Artists Location: Toronto, Canada Commissioners: Cadillac Fairview, Lanterra Developments, Maple Leaf Sports Public Art Consultants: Public Art Management – Karen Mills and Justin Ridgeway Dimensions: 90 metres x 3 metres Project Year: 2010 Photographs: James Medcraft, United Visual Artists, 2010 Inspired by the experience of walking through the dappled light of a forest, ..
The Skyroom is a rooftop event space designed by David Kohn Architects above the Architecture Foundation’s London offices. Opened to coincide with the London Design Festival last month, the steel structure is enclosed by copper mesh walls and topped with transparent plastic. The mixture of enclosed and open-air spaces will be used for lectures, performances and parties. Photographs are by Will P..
