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Quentin de Coster is a young Belgian designer who studied industrial design in Liege and now continues his studies in Milano. ‘Citrange’, designed in 2008, is a squeezer divided into two parts to better adapt to the various diameters of citrus fruit. The juice is released by cells when the fruit is pressed against the … Continue reading “Citrange by Quentin de Coster”
12 radically temporary structures will be built in Union Square Park this September.Biblical in origin, the sukkah is an ephemeral, elemental shelter, erected for one week each fall, in which it is customary to share meals, entertain, sleep, and rejoice. The sukkah’s religious function is to commemorate the temporary structures that the Israelites dwelled in … Continue reading “‘Sukkah City: New York City’ Competition”
‘Onedown’ is a human rat trap, working on the Bop Toy principle. It creates a new visual association to the usual rat trap. Aakash Dewan is a third year Industrial Design student form ISD ( International School of Design) Pune, India. Via YankoDesign
Cecila Bertoia has informed us about the launch of the new website created by the family of Harry Bertoia. It is the most complete website in terms of photographs, background, history, and pertinent links. It showcases not only the famous furniture, but the jewelry, monotypes, public pieces, sculptures, and the sounding tonal sculptures. We invite … Continue reading “Estate website for Harry Bertoia”
Architectmade, a Danish firm, produces modern Danish classics that were first introduced in the 1950’s and 60’s. They were designed by great Danish architects such as Finn Juhl, Jørn Utzon, Poul Kjærholm and Kristian Vedel. One of their latest additions are the Duck and Duckling. The pair has been designed by Hans Bølling in 1959 … Continue reading “Hans Bølling’s Duck and Duckling”
Once considered a ‘hard’ city, Seoul is making strides toward becoming a ‘soft’ city. Seoul is about to be reborn as a soft city by embracing design concepts that will redefine its urban environment with an emphasis on themes centering on green, blue, history and human. The Seoul Cycle Design Competition will be held under … Continue reading “Seoul Cycle Design Competition”
Designed by Florian Pucher, Land Carpet is is a rug inspired by natureand farmed landscapes. Based on satellite images, it shows the world from above, as we usually see it only out of the window of a plane.Land Carpet is hand-tufted from New Zealand wool. Europe Africa USA Netherlands
Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, partners in the architectural firm, SANAA, have been chosen as the 2010 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize is to honor annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent … Continue reading “The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2010”
A unique architectural competition sees the development of five luxury insect hotels across the London’s public gardens. The five hotel designs have been shortlisted as part of ‘Beyond the Hive’, a competition launched by British Land and The City of London Corporation to celebrate 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity.Members of the public will … Continue reading “Luxury insect hotels in London”
This book brings together contemporary graphic design promoting sustainability and the fight against climate change. Essays look back in time to posters and ideas that set the stage for the current movement (World War Two posters, images of international cooperation, posters from the environmental movement in the 1960s and 1970s) and address the state of … Continue reading “Green Patriot Poster Book”
Moustache is a new French producer founded by Stéphane Arriubergé and Massimiliano Iorio.They are currently working with Big-Game, Matali Crasset, François Azambourg, Ana Mir + Emili Padros, and Inga Sempé. ‘Bold’ Chair and ‘Box’ Stool by Big-Game ‘Instant Seat’ and ‘Instant Table’ By Matali Crasset ‘Vapeur’ Lamp by Inga Sempé ‘Mètre’ Shelf Unit by François … Continue reading “Who is Moustache?”
Christine Outram and a team of MIT students are the US winners of the James Dyson Award competition with their Copenhagen Wheel – a wheel that turns a regular bike into a smart, electric hybrid. This teched-out wheel allows riders to capture the energy dissipated when breaking and cycling and save it for when they … Continue reading “The Copenhagen Wheel wins the James Dyson competition”
Josien Pieters won Freedom Of Creation’s first design competition. Material: Laser Sintered Polyamide Jewelry designer Ted Noten challenged the FOC Talents to come up with a new wedding ring design. As part of the submission the Talent had to make clear that he/she did research on the phenomenon Wedding-Rings through history and in different cultures. … Continue reading “‘Reality Check’ Wedding Ring”
‘It all started early this year when Jasper Morrison introduced us tothe owners of one of the apartments in the housing block unit of the Marseille-based Radiant City. © studio bouroullec & FLC/ADAGP Paris The Apartment 50 is not a museum; it is a lived-in space … Continue reading “Bouroullec at the Cité Radieuse”
UK Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010The London Design Medal is given to a designer who has made a significant contribution to design and London having achieved international acclaim for their work. This year, Thomas Heatherwick has been awarded the Medal. Plank, Manufactured by Benchmark Furniture, UK
Studio Aisslinger has presented the NETwork project in Milan, a transformation of 2-dimensional embroidery into a pop-up furniture object. The project is a combination of the application of new high technologies to traditional stitching techniques and a collection of edited textile objects. Since Gaetano Pesce’s UP-collection from 1969, the switch of dimensions has been a … Continue reading “3D stitching furniture pop-ups”
The 1960s was an optimistic era of unprecedented change, and its headyzeitgeist was captured in the amazing range of artwork that adorned the magazines of the time. Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s is a colossal survey of magazine artwork from the Swinging Sixties. It not only provides revelatory insight into the extraordinary artistic talents of … Continue reading “Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s”
Amongst the new items that Magis will be launching at the next Salone del Mobile in Milan, Spun Chair, a rotating chair, designed by British architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick will be on display.The chair is in rotational moulded polyethylene and is suitable for outdoor use.
ModulA.R.T. has launched its new blog: Art-Rethought where Donald Rattner will explore and illustrate how digital innovations in manufacturing are impacting art and design. “Four Leaf Clover”. Leather carpet formed from clover-shaped modules. Produced by Mia Cullin. Photo by Mathias Nero.
Ivanka Studio is a Budapest firm founded by Katalin and Andras Ivanka in 2003. Their work is based on the versatile nature of concrete. It is famous for its unique wall panels and its contemporary gravestone. They have been invited to attend the Hungarian National Participation at the London Design Festival 2010 (Sept 23-26 2010). … Continue reading “Ivanka ‘Flaster’ tiles”
Tiddo de Ruiter and Dennis Slootweg are Men at Work: two self-producing furniture designers from The Hague. Their works enhance each other by the attention paid to materials (particularly metal and wood), their traditional methods (the making of prototypes in atelier and adjoining workshop, the meticulous implementation and skilful production), their aversion to trends, and … Continue reading “Men At Work”
New Designers is an annual London showcase for recent design graduates, returning this month for its tenth year.The New Designer of the Year award went to Tortie Hoare, a furniture, design and craftsmanship student from Bucks University, for her project ‘Leatherwork Furniture Collection’. Judges Comments: The judges celebrated Tortie’s ‘innovation, personal passion and an incredible … Continue reading “BDC New Designer of the Year”
Min-Kyu Choi was awarded the Brit Insurance Design Award 2010 at the Design Museum London. The ‘Folding Plug’ has won the product design category of the Brit Insurance Designs Awards, ‘the Oscars of the design world,’ which showcase the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world. The UK Folding Plug transforms from … Continue reading “The Folding Plug”
The O10 lamp designed by French designer Guillaume Delvigne is part of the first Specimen collection ‘Prospectives O10’.The collection is to be discovered at Designer’s days in the showroom of Terre & Nuages in Paris from June 9 to 14 2010. The light is reduced to a minimum. Snaking from one space to another, the … Continue reading “Guillaume Delvigne O10 lamp”
‘The designer Jens Quistgaard – A saucepan for my wife’ is a new documentary film about Danish designer Jens Quistgaard (1919-2008) who from the mid-1950s introduced Danish Design and Scandinavian Modern in the USA.Many American’s are familiar with Quistgaard’s designs, but few have met the man behind. For the first time in this filmed portrait, … Continue reading “Jens Quistgaard documentary film”
The Initiative for Architecture and Design on Film announces the worldpremiere screening of its latest documentary, Contemporary Days: Robin and Lucienne Day Design the UK. Robin and Lucienne Day The ninety-minute film premieres on May 15, 2010 at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC. A question and answer session with Director Murray Grigor and … Continue reading “New documentary film on British designers Robin & Lucienne Day”
Douglas Rollins and Tim Boyle, founder and co-founder of brinca dada,design ‘toys that parents love to look at and children love to play with’. The Emerson House is a great home for the modern family. The home has six rooms including a living room, kitchen, library/office, master bedroom, bathroom and child’s bedroom. With its large, … Continue reading “Emerson House”
Swedish producer Zero has launched this new wall lamp called ‘Stitch’ designed by Mattias Ståhlbom. The construction and the appearance of the lamp are inspired by the construction principle of an embroidery frame. When attached on the wall or in the ceiling it is possible to adjust the frame in different angles. Photos: Zero … Continue reading “Stitch Lamp”
Icsid announced the winner of the annual World Industrial Design Day poster competition for 2010. The winners are students Ivan Orin Vrkas & Bojan KristoficIcsid Member School: University of Zagreb, Croatia ‘Our process of thought started with the five basic needs of every human being: water, food, health, a home, and energy. As we believe … Continue reading “Winning Poster for World Industrial Design Day 2010”
Australian designer Esan Rahmani together with Mukul Damle have designed ‘Bamboo Pavillion’, a synthesis of sustainable ideas for a communal shelter for disadvantaged populations around the Indian Ocean Rim. Bamboo is already used in Asia and Pacific regions as a building material due to it’s adaptable qualities to make roofing, flooring, water and drainage pipes … Continue reading “Bamboo Pavillion”
