Ikea’s SYMFONISK speaker range currently includes lamp and bookshelf speakers. This week they announced they’re releasing a picture frame WiFi speaker, designed in collaboration with Sonos:
“The new SYMFONISK picture frame WiFi speaker also serves a piece of art that seamlessly blends into the home. The speaker will come in black or white version, with interchangeable fronts to offer a variety of looks.
“The SYMFONISK picture frame speaker connects over WiFi and can be used as the only sound source in a room or connected with other products from the SYMFONISK range or other Sonos products. Like the previous SYMFONISK products, this new speaker is also part of the Sonos system, which means listeners can connect to more than 100 streaming services as well as the full range of Sonos products.”
The speaker can be hung (in either orientation) via a magnetic hook, and also comes with rubber feet if you’d rather lean it against something. It does need to be plugged into the wall, of course, but the audio connection is done over WiFi and controlled via an app, although the press photos also show what look like physical buttons on the frame.
The new speaker will be released in both Ikea stores and online on July 15th.
Danish furniture brand Takt is using design to eradicate carbon emissions from its products, according to founder Henrik Taudorf Lorensen.
By driving down CO2 emissions generated throughout the lifecycle of its products, the brand believes it can achieve net-zero emissions decades ahead of its former targets.
“We’ve committed to 2030 but I think we’ll be net-zero in two to three years,” Lorensen told Dezeen. “We’re at the point where we just need to get it documented and signed off.”
The company has signed up to the B Corp Net Zero 2030 pledge and committed to reaching net-zero 20 years ahead of the targets set out in the Paris Agreement.
“That’s the minimum we have to achieve,” Lorensen said.
Certifications build trust with customers
Lorensen, a trained physicist who previously held senior roles at Lego and Bang & Olufsen, founded Takt in 2019.
All Takt’s products are made from FSC-certified wood as well as being flat-packed to reduce transport and packaging emissions.
Above: the brand collaborated with Industrial Facility on the Sling Lounge Chair. Top: all of Takt’s furniture is delivered flat-packed.
The company claims it is the only design brand to consistently have all of its products certified with the EU Ecolabel and is also accredited as a B Corporation – an international certification for businesses with a social and environmental conscience.
“I think it proves to our customers that there’s a reality behind the promises,” Lorensen said.
These set out that a business must first reduce its emissions to as close to zero as possible before offsetting any residual emissions through projects that actively remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Focus on products over operational carbon footprint
According to Lorensen, Takt got a head start on its net-zero goal by focusing on its products rather than its operations first.
“It’s not that difficult to look at the energy bills for your headquarters and see what the impact of that is but actually mapping out your products is potentially the hardest part,” Lorensen said.
A full assessment of Takt’s headquarters in central Copenhagen will be undertaken in the near future but Lorensen believes any emissions discovered in the process will be negligible.
“We know our headquarter operations run on renewable resources, so I feel we are quite close [to reaching net-zero],” he said.
Takt’s Cross Chair emits 13.9 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) throughout its life
Takt has created its own calculator to work out the carbon footprint of its products.
This is based on supplier data about how much CO2 is emitted at every stage of a product’s lifecycle, from the sourcing and refining of the raw materials to estimates of any emissions associated with its transport, maintenance and ultimate disposal.
“I have a background as a scientist, so it was important to me to start measuring things,” Lorensen said. “The starting point was to get a grasp of the impact of the choices we’re making.”
Designing the product for self-assembly had a similar impact on the carbon footprint associated with the chair’s transport, according to Lorensen.
“If we hadn’t packed our furniture flat, it would have multiplied the CO2 footprint of the transport by seven or eight times,” he explained. “So those initial learnings were important.”
Henrik Taudorf Lorensen founded Takt in 2019
Takt determines carbon emission figures using the European Union’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) guidelines and has them independently verified by Danish lifecycle screening company Målbar.
This data is made available to the public via Takt’s website, much like a nutrition label is displayed on food items, to help customers gain a sense of what materials and processes are associated with the most emissions.
Carbon calculations inform design process
Internally, the calculator is used by the Takt team to continually drive down the CO2 footprint of its designs.
“It’s just tremendously useful once you get into it and really starts to make a culture change in terms of how we are developing new products,” Lorensen said.
“Now that we have this mapped out, we can actually calculate what the expected CO2 footprint will be of a product when we see the first drawing. And we can already start to reengineer the products at that point.”
Beyond the production stage, data about lifetime emissions also helps Takt to address other carbon hotspots in the lifecycle of its products.
Lorensen is looking at the company’s packaging in particular, which he says can often make up the largest single contributor to a product’s carbon footprint outside material sourcing and refining.
This is due to Takt’s use of recycled cardboard, which has to be skinned, boiled and re-pressed in an energy-intensive process.
“Cardboard is not a big sinner in terms of carbon but once you decrease the other variables, that does pop up as the next one,” Lorensen said.
“I think it’s almost like a continual race – once we find a good solution to decrease those packaging emissions, there’ll be something else that pops up.”
Carbon removal can take care of residual emissions
Once a product’s footprint is reduced as much as possible, Takt offsets any remaining emissions by investing in carbon removal projects via Finnish marketplace Puro.
These projects pull CO2 from the atmosphere and sequester it in wood building elements for a minimum of 60 years.
The platform counts only the carbon that is actively removed and stored in the building elements, rather than any theoretical savings that are made by replacing more polluting materials such as concrete.
Takt offsets the 19.5 kilograms of CO2e emitted by the Sling Lounge Chair by investing in carbon removal projects
“What differentiates Puro is they calculate the net negative impact of the stuff they’re selling and they don’t take in all kinds of side effects,” said Lorensen. “This is important so we don’t overstate the impact.”
Takt’s commitment to offsetting all emissions created by its products has the added benefit of giving the design team a financial incentive to minimise their carbon footprint as much as possible.
“We call it our own little carbon tax,” Lorensen said.
“It’s almost like a concrete cost that sits there. And if we make smarter choices, we can minimise that cost,” he added.
“I think it’s so important to understand that with sustainability, there’s no end goal. It’s an ongoing process.”
Carbon revolution
This article is part of Dezeen’s carbon revolution series, which explores how this miracle material could be removed from the atmosphere and put to use on earth. Read all the content at: www.dezeen.com/carbon.
Thanks to everyone who entered Dezeen Awards 2021. This year, we’ve had a huge response with over 4,700 entries from all around the world.
Entries came in from 86 different countries on six continents including Armenia, Eritrea, Germany, Latvia, Lebanon, Peru, France and Ireland.
If you entered this year, read on to find out what happens next!
Longlisting
Longlisting, which is the first stage of the judging process, will start next week and continue throughout the rest of June until mid-July.
The longlists will be published between 9 and 12 August. Each longlisted entry will be announced in a post on Dezeen and will receive its own page on the Dezeen Awards website.
Shortlisting
The shortlisting stage of the judging process will take place in July and August, and will involve our star-studded panel of judges who will select a shortlist of between four and eight entries in each project category using an online scoring system.
Remember, we’ll be publishing all shortlisted projects on Dezeen. We’ll be in touch in early September to let you know if you’ve been shortlisted.
Public vote
The Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote will open from mid-September for readers to vote for their favourite shortlisted projects and studios. The public vote is separate from the main Dezeen Awards programme, where winners are selected by a jury of industry professionals. We’ll be sharing more details in September.
Main jury day
After last year’s success, this year’s main jury day will be held online again. The 15 judges from around the world will gather virtually to convene and ratify the suggested project category winners and select overall winners in the architecture, interiors and design project categories.
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Architecture firm Limdim House Studio has renovated the Brown Box apartment in Vietnam adding curving walls, tiered cornices and terrazzo surfaces that aim to create a “calm” and “gentle” space.
Limdim House Studio reorganised the previously “commercial” two-bedroom apartment by removing walls to convert it into a spacious one-bedroom home named Brown Box.
Top: a curving arched wall divides the open plan living space. Above: terrazzo was used throughout the apartment
“The idea comes from the byname of the owner of the house, Ms Brown,” studio founder Tran Ngo Chi Mai told Dezeen. “Since she also loves the colour brown, our idea was to create a living space as gentle and calm as this colour itself.”
“[We] processed the space with the aim of creating a new colour, a new breath to get rid of the boredom in commercial apartments.”
The island is blanketed in terrazzo
As part of the opening up of the home, the studio removed existing walls and added curving partition walls in their place.
The curved walls were surrounded by stepped cornices as a modern take on crown mouldings that remove the harshness of corners in the open-plan kitchen diner.
The studio added new partition walls
The studio used a natural colour palette throughout, employing light browns, beige and wood tones to create a peaceful yet sophisticated look.
“We choose tones around brown and beige,” explained Chi Mai. “when designing with this colour tone, we want the apartment to be peaceful, plain and still full of sophistication.”
Circular furnishings and motifs reference the design of the apartment
A rounded island at the centre of the kitchen diner was clad in pale terrazzo to provide additional counter space in the one-wall kitchen.
An arched niche frames a sink, terrazzo countertops and a row of taupe brown overhead cabinetry which was arranged in a semicircle to fit within the alcove.
Terrazzo slabs extend across the floors of the apartment and to the living space which is zoned by floor-to-ceiling Melaleuca wood cabinetry and wooden furnishings.
The ceiling above the living area has a curved design and merges into an arched wall that visually separates the living area from the kitchen diner.
The bedroom has a light and airy look
“We use terrazzo all the way from the kitchen island, like a stream going down the floor and spreading everywhere,” said Chi Mai.
“Choosing this type of material helps the colour in the house to become light and soothing.”
“Physically, Terrazzo has good hardness, just enough gloss, and more heat dissipation than wooden floors, so it creates a cool feeling, especially in tropical areas.”
An arched niche houses a mirror and a reading chair
An arched doorway leads from the open-plan living area to the bedroom space. Its walls were covered in a grey plaster-like finish providing a textural quality.
An en-suite next to the bedroom was fitted with a free-standing terrazzo bathtub below a large circular window that looks into the bedroom.
Redbrick tiling was used in the en-suite
“The important thing when designing a space, in our opinion, is to create a new, sophisticated and especially to bring comfortable feeling to the owner,” said Chi Mai.
“If the owners come back after a hard days work, they don’t enjoy the life in this space, this space will forever be just a place to provide basic needs like eating, sleeping and that will be our failure in this project.”
A large circular window connects the bedroom and en-suite
Limdim House Studio is an architecture, design and interior design practice based in Vietnam.
History and hospitality abound in the glorious Tuscan countryside
Right now, NYC hosts Brunello Week (through 20 June). During this debut culinary event, 40 restaurants are showcasing two of Italy’s most beloved styles of wine: Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino. But several weeks before the event in NYC, we explored three wineries in the town of Montalcino, where Brunello is made. There, in the lush Tuscan countryside just a few kilometers from Siena, we met winemakers obsessed with their craft, learned about the region’s history and tasted complex, delicious wines.
Il Palazzo
A small family business, the story of Il Palazzo winery is one of redemption and returning to your roots. Immediately after WWII, Cosimo Loia abandoned the countryside of Benevento (not far from Naples) in search of opportunities; first in Milan, then in England. He returned to Italy and married his beloved Antonietta before the pair moved to Scotland, where they started a flourishing business in the restaurant industry. Nevertheless, the nostalgia for Italy was strong and eventually Tuscany seemed like the right place to start a new life.
“When he arrived at this farm, he fell in love with the view and in 1982 decided to buy it,” says Elia Loia, the couple’s daughter, who runs the family business with her brother, Angelo. “There were 100-year-old olive trees, but not a vineyard. My father thought he was only making wine for the family, but in the winter of 1984, a big frost caused almost all the olive trees to die.” To help the farmers, the Consortium allowed them to plant new vines to produce Brunello, and the Loia family took the opportunity in a time when around only 30 producers were making Brunello. Today that number is closer to 200.
Il Palazzo produces about 13,000 bottles of organic Brunello di Montalcino per year, adding about 2,000 bottles of Brunello Riserva in the best vintages. Everything comes from four hectares of Sangiovese grapes, developed according to a classic process. Before going on the market, a Brunello must spend two years in oak barrels and four to six months in their bottles. It can be kept for 10 or more years before drinking. The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Cosimo, a decisive and robust wine full of aromas, comes from the grapes grown in their oldest vineyard—the first one planted by Cosimo. It’s not produced every year, and the bottles are few, but this wine is imbued with the winery’s history.
“Today, there is a lot of demand for a ready-to-drink wine,” says Elia, “but [ours] is like the one we used to make. This process involves short pruning, handpicking, careful selection of the grapes and long, unforced fermentation in large wooden barrels.”
San Polo
Located in southeast Montalcino, San Polo has existed in its current form since the ’90s, when the Allegrini family joined two properties. Since 2017, the estate has been producing only organic wines. With 16 hectares of land used for the cultivation of grapes, the view here is breathtaking; dominated on one side by Mount Amiata and on the other by the medieval profile of Montalcino. At an altitude of about 1,970 feet (470 meters) and exposed to the south, it’s an ideal position for the vineyards, which enjoy wind and sun during the day and cooler temperatures at night.
“Here the keyword is balance,” says Riccardo Fratton, the estate’s winemaker. “That is, wines marked by a good freshness, a good attitude to aging, but which can be enjoyed from their first years.” Of those wines, we tasted a Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi and a Brunello di Montalcino Vignavecchia, two wines with very different characters. The first being romantic and full of energy; the latter boasting a classic flavor.
The estate’s cellar is hypogeal, stretching beneath a hill. It’s almost perfectly hidden except for two old thermal chimneys that move according to the wind and allow the natural cooling of the underground space. Their shape appears almost as a kinetic sculpture that pays tribute to Blaise de Monluc, a French marshal who defended Siena in 1555. (In fact, part of the estate extends on the hill of Montluc.)
In the cellar (which has a lower than average energy footprint), Fratton pointed out large terracotta jars and amphorae, telling us they are experimenting with a very ancient technique for making wine. “I call this process in the amphora ‘ancestral winemaking,’” he explains. “We took whole bunches of Sangiovese grapes, put them in the amphora, then we crushed them by hand very gently. Then we separated the pomace from the wine, and the wine was put back into the jars. We still don’t know if we will make a new wine out of this experiment, but in my opinion, it is delicious!”
CastelGiocondo
A vast estate of 900 hectares boasting vineyards and woods, CastelGiocondo belongs to the Frescobaldi family, who have been producing wines since 1300. In the 1980s, they became the owners of the CastelGiocondo hill, one of the most historical estates in Montalcino. Located in the southwest of Montalcino, this estate enjoys fresh winds that help its 187 hectares of vineyards to produce fruit that results in structured, elegant and refined wines.
The massive wine production facility allows visitors to see every step of the process. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in large steel tanks, then it is aged in large Slavonian oak barrels, after which it rests in cement vats until it’s bottled. Every material their Brunello comes into contact with contributes to a fundamental phase of maturation. “This estate is like a puzzle,” says Teresa Giannelli, our guide at the winery. “Each piece has its own characteristics. To preserve them at their best, each vat contains grapes from a single vineyard and will be treated differently depending on the location and terroir.”
The estate’s cellar, where the barrels live, is stunning. A series of arches (reminiscent of Gaudi’s architecture) leads to a collection of artworks that exists as a mini gallery. This space is the result of Artisti per Frescobaldi, an initiative started in 2013 by Tiziana Frescobaldi. For each edition, three artists are invited for a residency, during which they create work inspired by CastelGiocondo and a label for a limited edition of 333 bottles.
At the top of the CastelGiocondo hill sit buildings of Renaissance origin. One has been transformed into a reception area with seven rooms and is surrounded by terraces, a rose garden and a vegetable garden. Not far is a little church, spa and a restaurant reserved for guests. There, we tasted many wines, with CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2016 the standout. This wine feels ancient, thanks to its richness, in which one can recognize the rock, wood, wind, stories and the myths of the Tuscan countryside.
As much as I hate to admit it, I absolutely cannot start my day without a freshly brewed cup of coffee! It’s the boost of energy, dose of motivation, and rush of serotonin that I need every morning. And, I’m pretty sure that’s the case for most of us. However, brewing coffee is an intimate and intricate process by itself, and a few handy products are always needed to peacefully create and enjoy our much-needed cup of coffee. So, we’ve curated a collection of product designs including unique coffee machines, pour-over brewers, sustainable to-go cups, and more to make your morning coffee routine just a little bit more enjoyable!
This conceptual coffee machine is very unlike the espresso makers in the market and it’s the aesthetics that set it apart. It is a dream machine for people who love coffee and space exploration equally (like me!). The compact capsule shape makes it look like a moon lander for your counter and is obviously powered by caffeine which is only the second most powerful fuel after rocket fuel! The designer’s main focus was to retain some of the rawness and the mechanical steampunk look of the traditional Italian espresso makes while maintaining a clean shape that adds character to the product. There is a tubular water/steam container at the back which I feel can be extended down for added support for the appliance. There is also another container for your beans which I assume leads to a small grinder mechanism inside so you only get the freshest cup of joe each time. Overall, the shape is very unique and combines the nostalgic steampunk elements with clean, smooth curves for a balanced modern machine.
Most of the pour-over coffee makers in the market focus on functionality rather than usability making it hard for beginners to make a perfect cup without knowing the techniques. That is where Eli comes in – it is a transformable, compact, and automatic pour-over coffee maker designed to make the brewing process easier and the taste more consistent. It is a brewing kit that divides the process into three phases – material preparation, brewing setup, and final brewing. Boil water and keep the grounds ready, then slide and lift the structure, followed by rotating it to lock the base – now you are ready to brew. It has a smooth and stable rotating axis structure that elevates its minimal aesthetics.
Made in the UK, Orea means “from the mountains” – a fitting name for this teeny weeny coffee brewer made for the outdoorsy. This pour-over brewer comes with an innovative drainage ring at the base, resulting in a faster flow rate. As the designers explain, “The Orea brewer has a unique drainage ring that results in a fast flow rate. What this means for you is that you can grind finer and extract the brighter notes in coffee. If you love the nutty, fruity, citrusy, or chocolatey tastes that come with specialty coffee – you will love this brewer.” This design change improved upon the dreaded clogging and extended brew time with brewers with a smaller opening.
If there was an emergency, I would instantly protect my dog and my coffee. So if you are anything like me then the BruTrek Expedition Coffee Kit is essential for you! Planetary Design has created one of the world’s most rugged, portable, coffee brewing kits for modern-day explorers who need more than just a french press. This coffee kit has a full range of accessories and looks like it is ready to be air-dropped into a war zone and I just know it will survive with the 29-L Zarges case that protects it. The brewing range comes in a sturdy, custom foam-cushioned lightweight German aluminum box which is popular for overlanding and can be neatly stacked over other similar-sized Zarges boxes or strapped to the outside of a vehicle if needed. It is designed to keep dust and moisture out, and it is also IGBC-certified bear-resistant according to Zarges USA – so no aggressive grizzlies will be stealing your coffee although, before coffee, some of us might be like angry bears ourselves!
Designed as a collaborative effort between Electrolux and the students at Umeå Institute of Design to think about post-Covid-19 home solutions, the Fika from Afar helps capture the nuances of work-life and work-leisure while at home. In Swedish, ‘Fika’ is a term for coffee or tea break (usually enjoyed with a cake or bun and in the company of others). Fika from Afar carries that concept and brings it into homes, allowing you to take a well-deserved break from work with your friends. Power on the Fika from Afar and connects you and multiple colleagues through an app that lets you collectively take a break while you sip coffee. Friends can either share a cup of coffee with you, or some gossip, or even their own coffee recommendations, giving you a nice 5-10 minute break from the mundane routine of working from home.
Unocup designed an ergonomic paper cup that folds into itself to create a spill-proof lid! Just fold over each flap and insert the tab to close the “lid”. To open, it is a simple press of a button that will gently open the flap instead of trying to carefully pop off the lid – praying for you if you attempt that with long nails. This cup has a unique shape that fits into your palm, the uniform structure creates a strong and consistent body that will not cave under pressure, unlike traditional paper cups. The drinking curved spout is specifically designed to fit your lips naturally as opposed to the otherwise flat plastic lids. You can also fold flaps backward and drink from the rim just like a normal drinking glass.
Zhi Ka Master is a coffee-making system that employs the use of twin-arm robotics to perform traditional coffee and tea brewing for hand-poured, automated cups of coffee. The entire system comprises a twin-arm, six-axis robot, and accompanying work table. Twin-arm robotic systems are typically chosen for their efficient and automated execution of more involved assembly operations. Through bi-manual manipulation, twin-arm robots can perform complicated tasks in a human-like manner. The incorporation of twin-arm robotics for Zhi Ka Master and a bionic profile design equips the robot with enough know-how to stimulate masterful coffee or tea-making methods with the push of a button. A pre-sized and programmed worktable is used to keep all the machines and tools necessary to make any drink on a typical coffee menu.
Inspired by the powerhouse marque, Sajdin Osmancevic designed a luxury coffeemaker in the style of the Bugatti Type 35, with a finished look fit for the post-race winner’s circle. In order to get the coffee machine going, users simply flip open the golden emblem at the top of the arch-shaped, gridded radiator, to insert their preferred coffee capsule and wait for hot coffee to pour from the Bugatti logo. Moving to the coffee machine’s bulbous backside, reminiscent of the Bugatti Type 35’s spherical and triangular rear wing, users will find the coffee machine’s rear switch dial, a scaled replica of Type 35’s petrol tank where either a single or double shot of espresso can be chosen for brewing.
Designed as probably the world’s most fun user-manual, Sip-To-Suit Coffee Information Cards are a set of coffee-brewing guides disguised as actual playing cards! You see, brewing coffee can be an incredibly elaborate affair, with different brewing machines and techniques requiring different water quantities, brewing times, and even coffee-ground sizes. Sip-To-Suit helps simplify that in an incredibly fun way by creating a set of flashcards that help give you critical information on how to brew the best coffee. Moreover, the cards double up as playing cards too, allowing you to start your day with a nice hot brew, and end your day with Texas Hold’em!
COFFEEJACK comes from the folks at Hribarcain, famed for their great work in the EDC department. Now, they’ve set out to shrink the coffee machine to a form factor so small, you might as well carry it around everywhere you go along with the rest of your belongings. Designed by Ashley Hribar-Green & Matthew Aston Cain, the COFFEEJACK works with any coffee-grind, enabling you to have your favorite espresso anywhere you go, while also reducing your dependence on those earth-polluting Nespresso and Keurig pods. Just add your coffee grind to the lower chamber and COFFEEJACK’s in-built tamper will level the grounds and pack them tightly. Open out the pump and pour hot water into the upper chamber and you’re ready to go! The espresso maker’s manual pump matches the high-pressure output of most coffee machines, giving you an espresso that is deliciously thick and even has that layer of flavor-packed crema on top, just like the one your barista makes with professional equipment.
The LIDfree is less of a redesign and more of a re-imagination of lids themselves. A sustainable improvement on plastic lids would probably be to design lids that are made out of paper instead… but to redesign a cup in a way that it doesn’t need a lid? That’s truly something worth marveling at. Meet the LIDfree, a to-go paper cup that comes with its own fold-in lid. While the lid isn’t 100% spill-proof (not even the plastic ones are), it does a few key things really well. It prevents spillage and merges two products (a cup and lid) into me. It gives you a central channel to put your straw and replaces a wasteful plastic part with a recyclable paper one.
L’univers artistique de Sarah Ignatiadou est audacieux, coloré et inspiré par la nature, la beauté féminine, les plantes et les cultures orientales. Dans ses œuvres, elle fait appel à diverses techniques. On retrouve alors des illustrations à l’acrylique et à l’aquarelle, de la peinture à l’huile mais aussi de l’art numérique. Sasha représente de belles femmes variées, mais aussi des plantes et des animaux avec une sensibilité qui lui est propre, en utilisant des lignes qui rendent ses sujets spéciaux. Très détaillées, ses œuvres permettent aux spectateurs de découvrir de nouveaux motifs dès qu’ils posent les yeux dessus.
From the Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History (CBH), the Brooklyn Resists outdoor (and online) exhibition will highlight the work of Black Brooklynites from the Civil Rights movement of ’60s through the Black Lives Matter protests of today. Debuting on Juneteenth, the in-person installation will project never-before-exhibited protest imagery and text onto the facade of the CBH at 128 Pierrepont Street, making the work visible to all. Curated by historian Dr Brian Purnell and designed by Little Mega, it will be on display through 30 September. The online iteration will include additional resources and the CBH plans to organize several virtual events. All of this extends from their mission to democratize its archives and develop the most inclusive repository of Brooklyn history. Read more about the free opening event, and the entire exhibition, at the Brooklyn Public Library site.
Image of demonstrators cheering during Downstate Medical Center protests (1963) by Bob Adelman, courtesy of Adelman Images, LP
Dezeen Showroom: a healthy alternative to standard desk chairs, Muista‘s balancing chair was designed by the brand’s founder Aurimas Lažinskas to promote active sitting.
The Muista chair has a two-in-one design that means it can be sat on comfortably both in bench or saddle positions, allowing sideways and front-to-back movement.
This facilitates a range of micro-movements and encourages change, making it healthy for both body and brain.
The Muista chair facilitates micro-movements such as rocking
The chair was designed in consultation with physical therapists and Lažinskas says that the sitting conditions it facilitates strengthen the body’s core, train the sense of balance and exercise multiple muscle groups.
The former book designer was moved to create the chair after reading about the harmful effects of prolonged sitting and the potential of fidgeting to counter those detriments. He named the brand Muista after the Lithuanian word mùistytis, meaning “to fidget”.
It can be either straddled or sat on bench-style
Ideal for home offices, the Muista chair is made of press-moulded birch or beech plywood with a high-density polyurethane foam seat.
It is available with either a black or clear lacquer finish on the wood and black, blue or grey wool-blend fabric upholstery.
Muista’s components are produced within the European Union and assembled and finished at the brand’s Vilnius studio.
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It seems like there’s no easy way to remove the ash leftovers in your average charcoal/wood-fire grill. Rather than scoop out the soot or sift it out of the bottom (which inevitably ends up all over your hands and face), the Flameon Barbecue Grill provides an all-new functionality that eliminates the mess factor. When you’re finished grilling and the device has cooled off, simply unlock the turning mechanism and tilt it on its side. The leftover ash will fall into a removable compartment for easy disposal. Better yet, in this position, it also takes up a smaller footprint than the average backyard barbecue.
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