London designer Charlotte Kingsnorth will present a collection of fat chairs at Designersblock in London next week. Called Hybreed, the project involves creating one-off pieces by upholstering reclaimed chair frames with bulging upholstery. The alterations are meant to represent the rolls of flesh on each chair’s obese owner. The series is a development of Kingsnorth’s graduation project from 20..
Australian designer Louisa Kwan has sent us images of the Loopie seating she has created. Taking inspiration from the behavior of people in waiting areas, loopie was designed to breathe playfulness and accommodate the activity observed in these spaces. Its concept originated from the observation of family and friendship groups and the various ways they communicated to one another when sitting in..
Danish designer Hanne Kortegaard has sent us the Mussel Chair that she created as her graduation project from the Danish Design School in Copenhagen. The Mussel is intended for young people but also children and adults. I have tried to visualize the symbiosis that can occur between child and adult in a cozy environment. Transferring the concept and form of the mussel, into a form where I have le..
Danish designer Ditte Maigaard has created the Split Personality sofa. A new piece of furniture is based on the differences in a relationship. He enjoys coffee, she enjoys tea. He reads biographies, she reads thrillers. He is gray, she is colorful. She wants change, he does not… Split Personality is developed from from a view of two opposite personalities who – because of their differences – sup..
Slade Architecture designed the Pup Tent as a contribution to the annual auction for New York’s Design Trust for Public Space, a not-for-profit organization committed to improving New York City’s parks, plazas, streets, and public buildings. This piece was an exploration in materials and fabrication. An invitation from the Design Trust for Public Space to contribute a piece for their Annual Auct..
Beta, which springs from an ethnographic research on the workplace from the design of Pierandrei Associati and from the technological skills of Tecno, is an operating system designed to meet the requirements of a creative office and to grant a new shape to space, while adjusting to people’s behaviours and evolving over time. The creative office represents the novelty in workspaces. By reducing r..
Italian designer Giuseppe Viganò has created the Oyster bed for NEST Italia. from contemporist
PEDINI recently unveiled MAGIKA, the newest addition to its distinguished line of kitchen models. In addition to making the quality of PEDINI’s Italian cabinetry available to younger and more budget conscious clients, MAGIKA is designed to appeal to architects, builders and developers alike. MAGIKA strikes a balance between style, practicality and economy – combining the latest cost-effective fi..
Paris-based designer Robert Stadler has created the Royèroid sofa and armchair. The collection was recently exhibited at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery booth during the Design Miami/Basel show in Basel, Switzerland. Why, as a designer, focus on the decorator Jean Royère? ?His anachronistic levity and his anticipation of freer forms in our habitat make his merits beyond question. The ‘Ours Polai..
Italian designer Giancarlo Zema has created the Bright Woods collection for the Avanzini Group. The limited edition of 120 stools and 60 coffee tables are made from wood and resin with an integrated LED light. from contemporist
