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Maarten de Ceulaer, Young Designer 2007 Faithful to its tradition, Designed in Brussels, once again made the event in September, with the presentation of the Dynamo Belgian Young Design Awards 2007. The public, gathered in an astonishing place, very close to the Flagey place, was avid to discover the rising generation of Belgian designers.Thirty … Continue reading “Dynamo Belgian Young Design Awards 2007”
‘Ecopod’ coffin by Hazel Selina – 100% recycle paper/ papier mache «Growing materials» is an exhibition that aims at showing the new possibilities for using renewable materials: timber, plywood, vegetable composite fibres… ‘Fohen’ floor lamp by Elen Boutang – paper 100% plant ‘Waste-Ware’ by Matthijs Vogel – biodegradable plates and bowls pressed from … Continue reading “Growing materials”
This lounge chair, inspired by the leaves of an orchid, is constructed of a one-piece moulded fiberglass shell and mounted onto a chrome tubular steel base. For extended comfort, the shell is connected to the base by rubber shock mounts. The chair, designed by Sebastian Gronemeyer, comes with a complementary feather duster to keep the … Continue reading “Orchid Lounge Chair”
Northern Lighting is a young Norwegian hub for talented Scandinavian light designers.
This is a project for a great Playground done by designers Alain Gilles, C. Fidalgo and M. Leroy.
Inspired by the shape of flowers, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius created a new standing lamp called ‘Blossom’. The 3 lamps are identical in structure but each light has three light elements with differing capacities, which are independently switchable, dimmable and able to be swiveled to impart directional light. The largest element provides indirect light, while … Continue reading “‘Blossom’ light by Hella Jongerius”
The designers of the new Thiais RATP bus Center building based near Orly airport and Rungis wholesale food market are Emmanuel Combarel and Dominique Marrec, founders of ECDM. Both are ardent supporters of contextual architecture, taking structure, restrictions linked to function and the socio-cultural concerns of the surroundings into account.
Zlgdesign has received the 2007 International Barbara Cappochin Foundation Award for Special Prize, for the BOH Cameron Highlands Visitor Centre project in Malaysia.
We already knew the elegant and simple shapes of the toys made by Swedish company Playsam. In a rather similar archetypal approach, but nevertheless with a very personal formal language, Dutch designer Floris Hovers creates model cars which are likely to attract children as much as grown-ups. The cars are hand made from steel extrusions. … Continue reading “Arche Toys by Floris Hovers”
Have you ever sat inside headphones?The Sonic chair provides a unique audio experience, allowing you to sit at the very centre of a sound system. Whether you enjoy listening to symphony orchestras, rock concerts, or audio books – the integrated satellite speakers are precisely adapted to your ears.
Marco Mancin has published a book about the relation between sports and the futurism mouvement, in collaboration with the Italian Sport Shoes Museum.
Storefronts are aglow with the striking new Motorlight by London based designer Jake Dyson. Both The Conran Shop and Paul Smith have chosen this light for their Christmas window displays. Motorlight is the first variable angle uplight. It allows the user to adjust the angle of the beam from 8 degrees to 60 degrees wide, … Continue reading “Motorlight by Jake Dyson”
The latest projects from 5.5 Designers in France include a reinterpretation of the ‘Rosy Angélis’ lamp by Philippe Starck which will be sold for the benefit of the charity association La Source at auction house Artcurial on December 18.They are also experimenting on many other fields, such as tiles, furniture, wallpapers and food.’Philippe Ghost’ lamp … Continue reading “Mathematical Equation”
North American Piggy – The classic ‘Buy Nothing Day’ spot. Year after year Adbusters has tried unsuccessfully to buy airtime from major American networks to get this public service message out.A 24 hour moratorium on consumer spending – participate by not participating!”Driving hybrid cars and limiting industrial emissions is great‚ but they are band–aid solutions … Continue reading “Buy nothing day”
A sad ending to the year 2007 for the world of design. Ettore Sottsass left us this Monday. A giant of Italian design, theorist, architect, photographer, etc. The contribution of Sottsass to the history of design certainly goes beyond his participation in the Memphis movement which, although it was important, was only one of the … Continue reading “Ettore Sottsass died on December 31 2007”
The Kaj Franck Design Prize 2007 has been awarded to ceramic artist Kati Tuominen-Niittylä (born 1947).
Professor Eero Aarnio has been chosen to receive the Kaj Franck Design Prize of 2008.
