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Discover a new material: NewspaperWood

Discover a new material: NewspaperWood

NewspaperWood // Image Courtesy of Vij5

NewspaperWood // Image Courtesy of Vij5

When we think of wood and paper, we usually see it in this manner; wood=source, paper=result. What if we flipped the model and saw paper as the source and wood as the end product? This was the concept behindMie [Read More…]

Solid Wood Splendor

Solid Wood Splendor

Intuitive functionality meets unpredictable geometric styling in this solid wood lamp by Amitrani. To turn on the embedded LED light, simply graze a finger across the metallic button at the base. A super-extended arm balanced by a weighted base make this a sturdy desktop lighting solution that won’t [Read More…]

Yumiko Ishihara

Yumiko Ishihara

OK, I am back, so let’s get back to it.  Beautiful installation at the Koganecho Bazarr by Japanese architect Yumiko Ishihara.  Ishihara made this display using 3,000 chopsticks and bamboo sticks as part of the Yokohama Triennale.  Not only is the pure simplicity of the piece [Read More…]

Korea Design at 100% Design London

Korea Design at 100% Design London

‘Korea Design’ is an exhibition showcasing the best in contemporary Korean furniture, lighting, product and textile design through the work of fifteen companies and designers.

Stool for Child by Kyunglae KIM

The Stool for Child is designed using natural materials. The legs are made of natural [Read More…]

Belgian design in Charleroi

Belgian design in Charleroi

The City of Charleroi (Belgium), initiated "Label Charleroi" an encounter between companies from the city and Belgian designers.

So far, six collaborations were successful and the result is shown in an exhibition called « Quand Charleroi pointe la technique » hosted by the Museum of Glas [Read More…]

Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design

Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design

The exhibition ‘Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design’ explores the rich interplay of art and design in all craft media that exploded across the United States during the postwar era.

Falling Blue, Harvey Littleton, 1969, Photo: Ed Watkins – Scrap Chair, J.B. Blunk, 1968, Photo: [Read More…]

shira keret: paraphrase

shira keret: paraphrase

”mortar and pestle #1′ constructed from oak and glass, part of the ‘paraphrase’ series by shira keret’

israeli designer shira keret, a recent graduate from the bezalel academy of art and design, has created ‘paraphrase’,

a series of five mortars and pestles and a kitchen knife. the collectio [Read More…]

Klassiker Chair by Minwoo Lee

Klassiker Chair by Minwoo Lee

Klassiker Chair is the first lounge chair designed by South Korean designer Minwoo Lee. Its low lounge base is reminiscent of the Eames LCW, but the high back makes it a bit more formal.

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The Wood Hanger Just Got Better

The Wood Hanger Just Got Better

I love the look of wooden clothes hangers, but because of their rigidity they tend to be difficult to squeeze through the neck of shirts. With just a simple squeeze, this clever design, appropriately named the  Bender Hanger, slides easily into the smallest of garments, making for a quick an ea [Read More…]

MONZA Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank

MONZA Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank

Designed by Konstantin Grcic for Plank, MONZA chair is a smaller version of MONZA armchair. The MONZA chair is stackable chair without armrests.

The chair comfort is coming from the backrest that made of injection molded polypropylene. MONZA chair made in solid ash (natural or stained black) th [Read More…]

3013 Installation at the Architectural Association

3013 Installation at the Architectural Association

Students at the Architectural Association in London have constructed leaf-like sculptures that curl down from a fourth-floor roof terrace to a ground level courtyard.

Top: photograph by Valerie Bennett

Strips of plywood from recycled exhibition panels were twisted into pairs and fastene [Read More…]