Japanese design studio Leif.designpark have created the Hug Lounge Sofa for De La Espada. From De La Espada: Hug Lounge Sofa has a generous seating area and a playfully modern form reminiscent of a large embrace. In contrast to the familiarity of the welcoming seating area, the back of the sofa has the formality of a mens suit. from contemporist
Prajakta Bamanikar an Industrial Design student at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, has designed a bamboo chair for use by restaurants in the popular tourist region of Goa. The project aims at designing a trendy dining chair in bamboo for Goan restaurants. With the continued rapid development of the global economy and constant increase in population, the overall demand for wo..
BMW Group DesignworksUSA have created the Metro40 collection of street furniture for Landscape Forms, a Kalamazoo, Michigan based manufacturer of site furniture for outdoor spaces. The Metro40 collection includes seating, shelters, lighting, and amenities, and has been developed for use by city planners and architects to help global urban centers elevate the livability, quality of experience, de..
London Design Festival 09: Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann will present a range of seating inspired by a pebble at The Dock in London next week. Designed for Swedish brand Blå Station, the Pebble range are based on a stone found in the designers’ studio. The range includes an armchair, two- and three-seater sofas, and a footstool. Pebble will be shown at VORBOTEN: 7 Studios from Berlin, at T..
London Design Festival 09: an exhibition of six extruded aluminium furniture pieces by British designer Thomas Heatherwick has opened at Haunch of Venison in London. Heatherwick’s Extrusions series is produced using the world’s largest extrusion machine, with each piece consisting of a single piece of aluminium polished for 300 hours to achieve a mirror finish (the images here show the pieces be..
Brooklyn, New York based designer Daniel Michalik has created the Tilter Chair. Tilter is a chair made from solid recycled cork. The backrest features relief cuts that allow it to tilt and spring, giving additional support and comfort to the sitter. from contemporist
The Bamboo Lantern designed for the Gwamgju Design Biennale in Korea by Atelier FCJZ (a prominent chinese firm who is also designing the Shanghai Corporate pavilion for the Expo 2010) appears to be a solid heavy mass. Yet, as visitors separate its two halves and occupy its interior, the mere cubic form turns into something else completely. The lantern is a “ dialogue between opposites” , as its ..
Danish furnishings brand BoConcept have released their latest catalog, featuring their collection for 2010. Below are some photos of the collection. from contemporist
Car brand BMW will unveil its Vision EfficientDynamics concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The hybrid-engined car features 2+2 seating, polycarbonate windows and gull-wing doors. It has an anticipated top speed of 250 kmh (155 mph) and can reach 100 kmh in 4.8 seconds. Fuel consumption is 3.76 litres per 100 kilometre. See our story from June 2008 about BMW’s GINA Light Visionary ..
Copenhagen architect Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow at the Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark. Manufactured by PP Møbler in Denmark, each stool is carved from one piece of solid oak. The design will be on show at CODE 09 and Danish Design Centre SHOWHOW as part of Copenhagen Design Week,..