By now, many of you have probably seen the Armadillo chair that Aodh O Donnell designed as part of the 2009 Wilsonart Challenge. We discovered O Donnell’s winning chair design as it was prominently displayed at ICFF 2009 in New York, and have noticed it has received much media attention since then. In an effort to make a somewhat original feature on the chair, we asked Aodh for some photos of th..
Dutch design studio Bloomming have designed a modular system where diamond-shaped components can be individually rotated to vary the amount of light allowed to penetrate. Called Lightfacet, the product can be used as a room divider or window blind. It is produced in the Netherlands and made of an injection-moulded, polycarbonate-ABS blend and stainless steel. Its “smart click” modular constructi..
Milan 09: champagne brand Veuve Clicquot present an exhibition called Out of The Box, showing work by Tom Dixon, Front and 5.5 Designers in Zona Tortona. The three exhibits include Comet Lamp by Tom Dixon (top image), Chaise Lounge by Front Design (above) and VCP cellar by 5.5 Designers (below), all made from Veuve Clicquots’ newly-designed paper gift boxes. A limited edition of 500 Comet Lamps ..
Milan 09: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week producers Normann Copenhagen presented furniture by Danish designers including Ole Jensen and Jesper K. Thomsen. The Memory armchair (above) by Jensen is covered in patchworked upholstery. Play (above and below) by Jesper K. Thomsen is a range of children’s furniture made of varnished beech. The range comprises a table, bench, ..
Prada Transformer, a portable, shape-shifting cultural pavilion designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas, will open to the public tomorrow in Seoul, Korea. The pavilion - a temporary structure that has to be picked up with three cranes in order to rotate and transform the structure - will accommodate a variety of events in its opening three months including a fashion exhibit..
An illustrated collection of icon mid-century modern furniture, including Eames, Bertoia, Le Corbusier, van der Rohe, Noguchi & many more. from spaceinvading
Designer Claudio Colucci will present a combined speaker and lamp called Squeezophone 360 at Bar Blanco in Milan next week. Made of Corian, the product is the result of a collaboration between Colucci and Kenwood Design. Here’s some more information from Claudio Colucci Design: – “When design meets a technological ingenuity…” in the Bar Blanco, Milano The designer Claudio Colucci and the Design ..
Israeli designer Arik Levy will present Osmosis, a collaboration with rapid prototyping company .MGX by Materialise, in Milan later this month. The crystal-inspired pieces will be shown at the Swarovski Crystal Palace exhibition at Via Savona 56 in Zona Tortona, from 22-27 April. Here’s a statement from Levy followed by a press release from .MGX by Materialise: – “Osmosis: Through the membrane o..
Australia’s Yellow Goat Design have added seven new lighting designs to their growing collection. Visit the Yellow Goat Design website - here. Sans Serif A very quirky way to light a ceiling or wall. These long box shapes can be built in almost any combination of shapes and finishes. Modules can be added to each other to light very large areas. . Pequeño Imagine a cluster of 20 of these gorgeous..
Twendy-One demonstrates its ability to hold delicate objects by manipulating a drinking straw between its fingers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering laboratory in Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. The sophisticated robot has been developed by the university's team, led by Dr. Shigeki Sugano, in hope of supporting people in aging societies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kam..