Tokyo architect Shinichiro Himematsu has designed a cafe adjacent to a vinegar factory in Fukuoka, Japan. The cafe, in a converted 130-year-old house, serves dishes using the vinegar from the factory. The following is from Himematsu Architecture: – Vinegar Cafe SU This project is to renovate a 130-year old private house into a café and factory in Fukuoka Japan. The café sells the vinegar produce..
London-based artist Gayle Chong Kwan has created a fantasy landscape out of used plastic food packaging for an exhibition in London. The exhibition, called Atlantis, is commissioned by Arts Co. Atlantis is at 29 Thurloe Place, SW7 until 6 December. The exhibition also features photographs of previous incarnations of Atlantis completed by the artist. The following text is from Gayle Chong Kwan: –..
Spanish designers Discoh have created a sex toy inspired by the aloe vera plant. Called Aloe, the product comes packaged in a “pot” and its function only becomes apparent once removed. Here’s some text from the designers: – ALOE Physical stimulation. Aesthetic pleasure. A complicit wink able to be a natural part of our daily environment. “Aloe” reimagines the role of erotic toys, becoming itself..
At Design Miami next week, Dutch designers Nynke Tynagel and Job Smeets of Studio Job will exhibit a collection of furniture decorated with marquetry at New York gallery Moss. The pieces are made from Indian rosewood and decorated with farm imagery using laser-cut inlays. The range comprises a bench, table, mirror, cabinet and screen. The furniture will be produced in a limited edition of six pi..
Mind the Gap is an interactive installation that involves the spectator and affects our perception of space. When visitor move across the room, the wall changes and forms new patterns. The optical play challenges our expectation and appeals to our senses.
This time the students' investigation of the limit of plywood was positioned between the aesthetic and the structural, a redefination of the constituent material properties of plywood. The observation began from the premise that plywood possess strength only in 2 axial directions, of which its corresponding grains would not be completely revealed. As such, the project sought to develop increased..
On the subject of ply, here's some recent work with plywood which was done with the 2nd year design studio that I teach at the University of Singapore's architecture school. The module was about experimenting with plywood as a constructional material. In 6 weeks, students had to build a 1:1 scale construct that resulted from studio investigations into plywood's material, structural and aesthetic..
London-based designer Sebastian Bergne will exhibit his new designs for wine consumption at The Aram Gallery in a show called CRU, which opens next week. The exhibition proposes concepts for transporting, storing, serving and consuming wine. Objects on show include glasses and decanters that incorporate corks, pins for joining used corks together and T-shirts dip-dyed in wine. Above: Corked 8 – ..
London and Cape Town-based designer Fly-pitcher has sent us images of Zero Gravity, his stand at Design Tide Tokyo last month. Among work on show was Satellite Chandelier, an installation piece featuring nickel-plated TV and radio receiving equipment. Other projects shown included the designer’s Corian Lantern and a stool prototype made from Nylon. The following is from Fly-pitcher: – “Satellite..
Swedish designers TAF Arkitektkontor have designed a collection of adjustable furniture called Trestle, which was shown at the Cibone gallery as part of Design Tide Tokyo earlier this month. The trestles have cast supports at the joints and can be combined with timber elements to create different furniture forms. “It is about sustainability, timelessness and a dynamic function,” says Mattias Stå..
