Scenography aerial, floating objects, free circulation, the air is elusive until October 13, at the Center for Innovation and Design at Grand-Hornu. The artistic project explores the relationship between design and air. It addresses the theme of air from various angles, from inflatable material to gas injection in manufacturing processes, from moving air to the … Continue reading “Air in all its forms”
Martino Gamper is an Italian designer who working across design and art venues, engages in a variety of projects from exhibition design, interior design, one-off commissions and the design of mass-produced products for the cutting edge of the international furniture industry. In 2015, Martino Gamper curated the Duo Tone series that came out of the … Continue reading “Duo Tone Planter”
For the Cirva, Martin Szekely has devised a series of dishes whose drawing process is founded on the principle of chance. He knows that glass doesn’t easily let itself be “drawn” and that the final form is determined by stopping the gesture at a specific moment. In the manner of Marcel Duchamp’s Three standard stoppages, … Continue reading “Colored celadon glass by Martin Szeleky”
During the Design Week in Stockholm, Malmö-based Stoft Studio created an exhibition where visitors were able to see forms, materials and objects from different angles. As black as ink or as dim as a solar eclipse the mirror with its diabase stone was designed to warp people’s perception of space. By playing with the perspective of a … Continue reading ““Eclipse” mirror”
Designed by Øivind Alexander Slaatto for Louis Poulsen Lighting in 2016, Patera was born of Slaatto’s fascination with the Fibonacci sequence. The spiral pattern can be found wherever you look in nature – in the seed formation in sunflowers and pine cones, for example – and it has previously inspired Leonardo da Vinci, Johan Sebastian Bach and … Continue reading “PATERA – Fibonacci sequence inspired light”
The new 118 Chair by rising star Sebastian Herkner for Thonet continues a great tradition for this famous brand, beautiful and original bentwood furniture that is ideal for making the right impression in hospitality environments. Following in the ubiquitous footsteps of the iconic No.14 or ‘Vienna’* this new design references all the quality, comfort and … Continue reading “118 Chair by Sebastian Herkner for Thonet”
