French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a modular room-dividing system called Clouds for textile manufacturers Kvadrat. Clouds consists of textile pieces held together with elastic bands to make free-standing or hanging structures, which can be used to divide space and absorb sound. The project is a continuation of North Tiles, designed in 2006 by the Bouroullec brothers for Kv..
London-based designer Yu Jordy Fu has produced a range of hand-cut paper lampshades called Cloud Lamps. The designs are cut freehand from recycled paper, then folded around a light source. Three Cloud Lamp chandeliers by Yu Jordy Fu are on display as part of festival In From the Cold at the Southbank Centre in London. More information on Yu Jordy Fu’s blog. The Cloud Lamps are available to buy f..
German designer Hannes Grebin has created a range of living room furniture based on 1970s German domestic decor. The bizarre, angular forms are covered in patterns and detailing which Grebin claims were commonly found in German living rooms during the 1970’s. He describes the pieces as “living sculptures, which puts the traditional views about comfort and taste into question.” The collection inc..
Young Japanese designer Shizuka Tatsuno has designed an upholstered bench that can be converted into a chaise longue or an armchair and side table. Designed for single-occupant living, Modular Bench can be reconfigured by moving upholstered elements that slot into holes in the base. Tatsuno exhibited the bench at 100% Design Tokyo in November. Here’s some text from the designer: – Shizuka Tatsun..
White-box interior renovation to accomadate a new wine store. Project included planning, design, fabrication and installation of all casework and interior elements. Completed 1/07. from 4-pli
Sayaka Yamamoto of design duo BCXSY has designed Kitchen Insects, a project illustrating imaginary insects found in a kitchen. Resembling kitchen utensils, the images are part of a project called Little Wonders that Yamamoto completed while studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Here’s some text from the designer: – When I was little I lived in the countryside, very close t..
Swiss designers Tina Stieger and Annina Gaehwiler of Pour les Alpes have designed a collection of furniture called Echos. There are three pieces in the range, all created in collaboration with traditional, local artisans in the Swiss Alps. Neugierde (top image) is covered with hand-cut spruce shingles, referring to a local roofing technique, while the inside is coated in luminescent red paint. E..
Spanish designer Ferran Lajara has designed Pinxo, a wooden clothes peg with a hook on one side. The title of the project is a combination of the Catalan words Pinça and ganxo. The product is produced by Barcelona-based DIY brand Servei Estació. Here’s some information about the designer: – Born in Barcelona in 1983. Ferran Lajara studied a BA Product Design at Eina, Escola de disseny i art, Bar..
An exhibition of work by french designer Matali Crasset called Living Wood is on show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, France. Pieces include furniture that consists of orange leather seats arranged on a block of wood, and an animation entitled Spring City. The exhibition continues until 10 January. The following information is from Matali Crasset: – LIVING WOOD Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac is pl..
