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L’Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne o meglio nota come ecal, ha presentato durante questo Salone del Mobile una serie di accessori pensati apposta per la bici proposti durante il Workshop con il professor Chris Kabel.

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Distinct Life ha prodotto questo limited edition Flex Fit con scritta frontale in block letter e sotto-visiera in camo tono su tono. Lo trovate qui.

A timber lattice supports shelves, worktops, lighting and mirrors down one side of this beauty salon in Osaka by Japanese designer Yasunari Tsukada (+ slideshow).

Located in the Kitahorie neighbourhood, the salon occupies a long and narrow building, so Yasunari Tsukada designed a clean white interior with few partitons to keep the space as open as possible.

The gridded wall of timber runs along the right-hand side of the space to create workstations for seven stylists, each with a number of possible shelving configurations.

“We wondered if we could create flexible, extensible walls without imposing any limitations on their functionality,” explains Tsukada. “In concrete terms, our solution involved building three-dimensional lattice screens resembling parts of a jungle gym that function as architectural pieces of furniture.”

Openings in the grid create spaces for mirrors, while pendant lights hang through from above and glass panels can be slotted in and out to rearrange the shelving layout.

Two extra seats face a large mirror on the opposite wall, while a plywood screen accommodates a reception desk.

A narrower wooden framework provides additional shelves towards the rear of the 28-metre-long room, plus a hair-washing area is tucked away at the back.

Named end…Link, the salon is one of the first completed projects by Yasunari Tsukada, who launched his studio in 2012.

Other recently completed salons in Japan include one lined with ceramic tiles and another with birch trees wedged between the floor and ceiling. See more salon interiors.

Photography is by Stirling Elmendorf.

Here’s some more information from Yasunari Tsukada:

end…Link / beauty salon

The name of this beauty salon was inspired by the owner’s passionate desire to turn it into a destination for “the last word in beauty”. Although the design was first completed about five years ago, the previous premises soon grew to feel a little cramped due to the rapidly expanding size of the team, which prompted the owner to move to a new and larger location.

The rented unit that the owner had prepared as the new platform for his venture was a slender, elongated space measuring 28m deep, with a frontage of 4.4m. Taking advantage of this narrow frontage, we configured each of the spaces in a straightforward manner by taking cues from the existing frame and contours of the property. In addition, by making efficient use of the length of the unit, we were able to maintain a certain distance between each space while connecting them seamlessly to each other. Keeping the number of partitions to an absolute minimum and painting the entire space white achieved a feeling of abstraction, as well as a sense of giving equal importance to both the new and old materials that comprise the walls, ceilings, and floors. The result was an interior that gave pride of place to the people and objects within it.

The styling space is where the owner’s particular obsessions and passions came to the fore. He requested that we incorporate various functional elements into the mirrored surfaces (for storing or hanging objects). In response, we wondered if we could create flexible, extensible walls without imposing any limitations on their functionality. In concrete terms, our solution involved building three-dimensional lattice screens resembling parts of a jungle gym that function as architectural pieces of furniture. These screens were created using only a structural framework, with no particular significance attached to the form of the lattice itself. When lighting fixtures, glass panels, hooks and other objects are attached, however, the lattice begins to take on a new dimension. Affixing glass panels turns them into display shelves, or tables for the use of customers. Just imagine the transformations that these lattice screens will undergo, thanks to the multiple efforts and innovations of the staff.

Our heated, passionate discussions with the owner gave us real food for thought. Over the course of many meetings, our plans and designs continued to evolve and change repeatedly. Before long, we found ourselves starting to enjoy the progress of these changes. Thus was born a space that would serve as a base for the owner and his team to communicate their ideas and thoughts to their clients, promising the start of a new phase in its evolution and growth.

Project information
Project Name: end…Link
Location: Kitahorie Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan
Use: Beauty Salon
Built area: 114.56m2
Completion : 2012 November
Design: Yasunari Tsukada design
Contractor: Infinity

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This outdoor urinal by French design studio Faltazi slots into a straw bale to recycle pee from festivalgoers into compost.

L’Uritonnoir is a cross between a urinal (“urinoir” in French) and a funnel (“entonnoir”) and was designed by Faltazi as a tidy and eco-friendly method of outdoor sanitation.

To set up a urinal, L’Uritonnoir is pushed into the side of a straw bale and fixed in a place by looping a strap through its top holes.

As the bale collects liquid, nitrogen from urine combines with carbon in the straw and starts a process of decomposition.

After use, the bale can either be taken to a local composting facility or left on the spot for six to 12 months to become compost, before being scattered on the soil or used as a planter.

The urinal comes in two versions – the flat-pack polypropylene DIY model and the stainless steel Deluxe model.

Production starts in June and the Uritonnoir will debut at French heavy metal festival Hellfest that month.

A couple of festival toilets have appeared on Dezeen before – a urinal designed for women and another urinal that straps around tree trunks.

We’ve also published a single-use, disposable toilet made for developing countries – see all toilets on Dezeen.

Here’s some more information from the designers:

L’Uritonnoir by Les Ekovores, part of Faltazi

Uritonnoir, french noun. This term refers to a sanitation facility intended to urinate in standing position. An uritonnoir is a hybridisation of two everyday products, an urinal and a funnel (literally in french, “urinnoir” et “entonnoir”). This system is used either used in public spaces during festive events (slotted into round bales) or in private gardens (slotted into small straw bundles). L’Uritonnoir is an utensil filling a volume of straw (carbon) with urine (nitrogen) in order to compost it during a 6-12 month period and convert it into humus.

Two models:

DIY model. Polypropylene version. Cut from a polypropylene sheet, this model is delivered flat. Then it is folded and put together thanks to closing tongues. You can customize this model with silkscreen printing.

Deluxe model. Stainless steel version. Designed in stainless steel, this model will resist climatic challenges.

Collective use for festival configuration:

Are you an open-air festival organiser? Are you wishing to adopt environment-friendly solutions? Do you consign glasses but would like to do more?

L’Uritonnoir is a simple and efficient solution providing a sanitation facility to festival fans and converting urine into compost. Once it is transformed into humus, it will naturally enrich surrounding soil and plants. After the round bale is positioned, simply slot into your Uritonnoirs and set them together with a strap! Your mission is to raise festival-goers’ awareness to dry urination, rinse water saving and urine upcycling. Setting Uritonnoirs up will relieve sitting toilets from men’s number ones, therefore your facility will be kept optimally clean. You may customise your Uritonnoirs by silkscreen-printing the vertical zone with pedagogical messages (the interest of straw and urine equation) or with your event’s graphic identity.

Once your festival is over, different solutions are available to manage with your round-bale soaked with urine:

» Municipal Garden Services transports it towards the closest composting facility and keeps it for horticultural use.
» The round bale stays and composts on-the-spot. Six months later the manure can be used by local farmers. The following year, it can be used as a giant planter to be enjoyed by new festival-goers !

Personal use for garden configuration

Do you use to go for a number 1 in the back of your garden? Do not waste this valuable golden fluid by sprinkling inappropriate surfaces! Convert your urine into humus instead by “uritonning” in a small straw bundle. About six to 10 months only are required before spreading this amazing composted manure around the base of your trees and plants.

Raise your friends’ awareness to this simple and essential gesture that respect nature, saves water and upcycles urine!

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