The past two years saw a drastic change in the way many people work or even study. While remote work was already trendy even before the pandemic hit, it almost became a necessity as people adjusted to health protocols and office policies. Fortunately for many of us, we live in a time where technology is able to adjust to our needs rather than the other way around. So to help people stay on top of their work no matter where they are, Award-Winning Portable Monitor maker espresso is presenting its next-gen displays that not only help you be productive anywhere, they look great in any setting, too.

Designers: Will Scuderi, Scott McKeon, Gary Caldarola & Fabian Maritato

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Portable monitors are nothing new, of course, but few of them seem to mind aesthetics as much as functionality. Most, even those coming from big brands, simply look like a slab of glass and metal, sometimes even plastic, and leave things at that. In contrast to this, designers Will Scuderi, Scott McKeon, Gary Caldarola, Fabian Maritato put their creative minds together to deliver a Premium Portable Monitor that is both striking and, at the same time, talented. Taking a cue from Apple’s iMac, the espresso Display V2 utilizes anodized aluminum and layered glass to create a product that is not only handsome but also long-lasting. Like an iMac, espresso hides most of its electronics inside a rather sizable bottom bezel, allowing the entire enclosure to be 5.5mm thick only and be highly portable. Its minimalist design makes it stand out without being too distracting, quietly blending in the background until you notice its clean beauty in the middle of a chaotic makeshift desk at a coffee shop.

The espresso Displays V2 aren’t just about looks, though. Its Full HD screen supports 16 million colors and 99% of the sRGB color gamut, making photos and videos burst with life. USB-C and Mini HDMI ports make it compatible with a wide variety of devices, giving your PC or Mac a second screen to increase your productivity or turning your smartphone into a portable office.

Its talents don’t end there either. The espresso portable monitors also come with a touch screen, making it the Best Portable Monitor for 2022, especially as a touchscreen for Macs. You can even rotate it in portrait orientation to match your workflow and your needs, and it will automatically adjust its contents for you. espresso even has an equally talented espressoPen that lets your creativity flow with ease on the screen as it would on paper.

With so many portable displays available in the market today, it’s quite a feat for espresso to come out with a portable monitor that stands out in both form and function. With a sleek aluminum body, unbeatable features, and accessories to support any kind of work condition, the espresso Displays V2 empower today’s workers to be productive and creative, whenever and wherever the muse strikes them or their bosses need them.

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The Khonsu Clock Lamp is a bunch of things… although ‘boring’ certainly isn’t one of them. Designed to serve as a tabletop lamp, a decorative clock, and also an occasional wireless charger for your phone, the Khonsu Lamp comes with a design aesthetic that’s minimalist in form but maximalist in expression. Crafted from metal, it boasts a round silhouette with an almost nautical-inspired theme that absolutely comes to life when the lamp is switched on. The lamp provides a halo around the skeletal clock, creating a light and shadow effect that makes reading the time quite stunning in the dark. During the day, the Khonsu’s sculptural design allows it to serve as the perfect accent piece on your mantel or tabletop.

Just to visually break down the lamp’s overall design… one can easily split it into its three parts, the wooden base, the metal clock, and the LED lamp that’s inset within the clock’s circular periphery. The wooden base also sports a dedicated area on the side that serves as a wireless charging surface for your phone – a rather neat addition that turns the eclectic Khonsu into an even more functional piece of tableware.

The Khonsu Clock Lamp even has slots in the wooden platform to dock your phone (although it won’t charge while docking), and the silver button on the front of the wooden base lets you switch the warm LED light on and off as well as toggle through three individual brightness settings.

Designer: Articture

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Pocket-sized instant cameras don’t have the best results professionals can rely upon, but these do have their own market. So, whether you like the compactness of the Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 or the cuteness of the Polaroid Go camera, you’re in the domain where love for instant cameras is paramount. To toil your senses further, an artist has revealed a fresh new design to the already exciting and charming Polaroid Go with its special edition concept.

I am a big fan of Polaroid cameras; they have for generations been the go-to instant cameras and their film quality has been above par for their credit. Family and friends have captured memories on the fly using an ultra-compact instant Polaroid camera that in recent generations, especially with the Go edition, is white and amiable. It pleases the eye and the photography enthusiast in one portable design that has gone through drastic makeover through the years.

The most exciting new Polaroid Go has proven its stance in the instant camera market. It comes for an affordable $99.99 and fits in the palm of the hand to snapshots with point and shoot convenience. It’s a standout feature in the selfie mirror on the viewfinder, which can be used to align well for a perfect selfie before the self-timer kicks in.

The Polaroid Go is already equipped with standout features like double exposure, a selfie timer, and a throwback design that rekindles the nostalgia for Polaroid cameras of yesteryears. Designer JK Captain who is already reckoned for his retro-futuristic computer from the Loki series, believes the white plastic-bodied Polaroid Go featuring splashes of color, has some scope for improvement.

To present an idea Polaroid would want to look at closely, the designer has added a manual focus lens right below the company’s signature rainbow stipe logo for more precise focusing and better low-light photography. The portable camera is provided with three colorful buttons for Exposure, Timing, and Autofocus, alongside the zoom in, zoom out buttons. The overall design scheme from the Polaroid Go remains the same, however, the ingenious additions will make the Polaroid Go special edition create some ripples in the instant camera industry.

Designer: JK Captain

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Organisers of the Maison&Objet design fair in Paris have announced that its January event will be postponed until March due to a surge in coronavirus cases across Europe.

The upcoming edition of the bi-annual trade show was due to take place 18 to 22 January 2022 but it will now be held 24 to 28 March 2022.

It is the second time that Maison&Objet has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, following the cancellation of its physical September 2020 event, which was replaced with an online edition.

Attendees “don’t want their employees to take risks”

Organisers of Maison&Objet said the decision follows the “new wave of Covid, reinforced by the rapid expansion of the Omicron variant”, which has seen a drop in registered attendees.

Additionally, new restrictions introduced by the French government to stem the transmission of the virus have limited numbers that can attend major indoor events.

“Impacted by this surge, many companies among the 1,700 companies that have confirmed they will attend, indicate that they don’t want their employees to take risks and are now alerting to the disruptions they are experiencing in their operations,” said a statement from Maison&Objet.

“Moreover, facing the peak of contamination, several countries are currently taking restrictive
measures regarding international travel,” it continued.

“Measures which, we see, are now delaying or discouraging some visitors from confirming their attendance.”

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair also delayed

Maison&Objet is the latest global architecture and design event set to take place in 2022 taht has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair has been moved from February to September 2022, while the IMM Cologne furniture fair has also been cancelled for the second year in a row, as its organisers said the pandemic made planning the event “almost impossible”.

Organisers of Maison&Objet have said the new date offers a period of time in which they “hope to see an improvement in the situation”.

“By postponing the fair until the end of Q1, we wish to bring together the best operational and healthy conditions to allow actors in the art of living, decoration, and design to be inspired, to accelerate their development and to forge new business relationships,” the announcement concluded.

Maison&Objet’s sister event, Maison&Objet In The City, will also be delayed until 23 to 28 March 2022.

All exhibitors who have registered for the January show will be able to attend the March event with the same exhibition locations. Visitor badges also remain valid.

The summer edition of the Maison&Objet fair remains scheduled for 8 to 12 September 2022, coinciding with the annual 10-day Paris Design Week.

Maison&Objet will run 24 to 28 March 2022 in Paris and 8 to 12 September 2022. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Waveform is a series of beautiful, unique, holographic silkscreen-printed artwork visualising soundwaves generated by British electronic music, raising funds for Help Musicians — a charity providing support to music industry workers in crisis.

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