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Designers Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra created a 3D sketch of a living room by suspending strands of wool from fishing wire.

Called Analogia #001, the project involved tracing the outline of a table, three chairs, a lamp, a vase of flowers and a coat rack by calculating the required wire grid on a computer then draping the wool over this framework.

The installation was on show at A Few Friends by Will Alsop during the London Design Festival last month. See all our stories about the festival here.

Here are some more details from Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra:

Analogia #001 by Andrea Mancuso & Emilia Serra

Analogia #001 is an alteration of space perception, an ethereal experience provoking the spectator to reinvestigate the functionality of the objects surroundings them. It is on show at “testbed1″ as part of the exhibition “a few friends”, curated by will alsop, for the london design week 2011.

Designed by andrea mancuso and emilia serra, analogia #001 is made with variably sized Merino wool on a net of fishing lines fixed from ceiling to floor and from wall to wall.

Firstly, the space was analysed with a 3D software in order to position the fishing lines that created the framework for the sketching-wool. Having the basic structure we explored the intriguing freedom of drawing in the air.

The name derives from the italian word for analogy and the concept grew during the process of its construction. In fact while we were applying the wool, studying every “brushstroke”, we realised that the process was a meticulous replication of sketching.

The installation inspires a feeling of ‘surprise’ in the viewer, which comes from seeing the materialisation of the thought itself.

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Want to work on those biceps at home but embarrassed to have the dumbbells lying around? Like the idea of carrying a cane but feel less self-conscious with an umbrella? Think a pocket mirror would be handy but not sure it will go with your suit?

Swedish designer Tove Thambert‘s collection of Objects in Disguise includes dumbbells disguised as candlesticks, a cane with the profile of an umbrella and a mirror on a pocket watch chain.

The series also includes a stirling silver card-holder to sit in place of a handkerchief in the top pocket, a tasselled brooch resembling a pen and a bracelet that could be mistaken for a watch.

Thambert presented the series at the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence during the London Design Festival as part of an exhibition entitled Hemma: Swedish Design Goes London.

See all our stories about the London Design Festival in our special event category.

Here are some more details from Tove Thambert:

Objects in disguise

A collection of objects designed on the theme of camouflage: a cane masquerading as an umbrella becomes an elegant accessory.

What first appears to be a couple of candlesticks is in fact a set of dumbbells, designed to blend in with the home environment.

Silver jewellery and accessories are disguised to be discrete enough for the man in suit.

In this collection I have explored the concept of camouflage within the design context.

These objects are my interpretations of a new kind of functionality and are also questioning preconceptions about gender and design traditions.

The collection features:

• Dumbbells “Light&Heavy”. Cast iron. Three different weight levels
• Walking cane “Walk Me” Lackered wood, aluminum and leather details

• Card holder “Double Fold”. Sterling silver
• Pocket mirror “Watch Me”. Sterling silver, metal

• Brooch “Got a pen?”. Polished aluminum, sterling silver
• Bracelet “Half Time”. Sterling silver, crystals.

All objects – prices on request. Some of the objects will be in production soon, others will be made by order.

Tove Thambert

Educated at Konstfack in Stockholm (industrial design) and Parsons in New York (fashion studies). Holds an MFA in industrial design. Lives in Stockholm. Works with product design as well as her own jewellery design and strategy/trend analysis.

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Dezeen Platform: Sivan Royz	Domestic Animals by Guus Van Leeuwen	Love the Bird by Marc Dibeh

London designer Tomás Alonso presented a range of shelves and lighting that combine ash timber with leather saddlery during the London Design Festival.

Each shelf is suspended on natural leather straps, of a similar tone and colour to the wood.

The timber and leather are joined with little brass studs.

The collection also includes a basket, a tray and a lamp with a glass shade.

Vera, Chapter One was an exhibition curated by Kirsty Minns and Érika Muller (KM & ÉM), which asked designers to use a fictional character, Vera, as their muse.

See all our stories about the London Design Festival here.

Photographs are by Benedict Morgan.

The text below is from Vera curators KM & ÉM:

Tomás Alonso
Aintree

Every weekend, for as far back as she could remember, Vera and her parents would go away for day trips, sometimes to the beach, sometimes to the hills, sometimes to see her Aunt and Granddad. It was what they did.

She especially liked going to Stanmer Park. It was a regular outing spot for her and her family, but she didn’t mind because she could see the horses there. She loved horses.

Looking at them in the fields always gave her a feeling of freedom. It made her daydream of all the places they could go the day she learnt how to ride. She was especially fond of Aintree- that’s the name she gave her favourite one. She imagined he would grow into a strong pure bred that would win the Grand National, who knows maybe even ridden by her one day.

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Furniture by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada	Matilda 2011 at designjunction	Local Collection by Maxim Velčovský

London Design Festival: industrial designer Jake Dyson presented an LED task light with a heat-pipe cooling system at designjunction last week.

The CSYS light is inspired by construction cranes.

A copper pipe conducts heat away from the light source, ensuring greater longevity and brightness from the high intensity LEDs. 

The lamp is adjustable on three axis and includes a touch-sensitive dimmer switch with light level memory.

See more designjunction coverage here and all of our London Design Festival stories here.

Here are some more details from the designer:

Heat technology makes the new CSYS LED desk light cool

On 21 September 2011, Jake Dyson will launch the new CSYS LED task light at designjunction, during London Design Festival.  The CSYS LED task light is a dimmable LED lamp that marries the latest technology with sleek design and also addresses environmental concerns.  Jake Dyson and his team have considered current issues with existing LED lights and CFLs (energy saving lights), and are proud to present CSYS as the solution. The CSYS LED task light features a clever application of heat pipe technology that will ensure sustainable quality performance of the LEDs for over 160,000 hours continual use, which equates to up to 37 years.  This technology maintains the quality of the light and good colour rendition, for a vastly increased lifespan.

Jake Dyson says “There is a discernible lack of reliability and innovation in existing LED desk lights.  Current issues in this area include: poor heat management; weak light distribution; light colour erosion; and a lack of comfortable, warm white colour.  This is making consumers and industry alike cautious about committing to this technology in lighting.  We have managed to address all of these problems and believe that CSYS will truly change people’s minds about LED lighting.”

CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) are the energy saving option that the government recommends, but they have inherent problems such as mercury content, health and landfill disposal issues.  CSYS will provide a cleaner more sustainable mode of lighting, by using the latest high intensity warm white LEDs with a clever cooling system to keep them running brightly and efficiently, for a much longer life span – in fact, for life.  The CSYS LED desk light requires no replacement bulbs, has no mercury content and therefore reduces environmental damage.  And at only 8W the CSYS task light is five times more energy efficient than a comparable halogen bulb.

The new light also promises flexible and precise light direction as it adjusts smoothly and effortlessly through three axes.  It challenges the status quo of mechanical movement of existing lighting.  The spread and the intensity of light can be controlled to your working area and its optical design minimises glare.

The CSYS LED desk light remains true to Jake Dyson’s desire for well-considered, highly engineered and beautifully structured design, as well as his obsession with visual motion mechanics.  It is the result of 18 months of research and development into thermal management systems in order to bring the heat pipe technology used in satellites and processor chips to LED lighting, with huge benefits.

CSYS will be available from Jake Dyson Products direct – go to www.jakedyson.com.  And also from respected design and lighting retailers – contact us for further details.

About Jake Dyson Products:

Jake studied Industrial Design at Central St Martins College of Art and Design. He graduated in 1994 and began work designing retail interiors, working on shops, cafes and clubs. Jake then set up his own workshop, purchasing a mill and a lathe and started experimenting and developing products setting up his company in 2004. His studio and workshop are now based in Clerkenwell.  Other successful products designed and manufactured by Jake Dyson Products include the iconic  Motorlight Floor and Motorlight Wall.

About designjunction:

Following its debut appearance at the Milan Furniture Fair, designjunction is set to be the premier destination at this year’s London Design Festival, bringing together a stellar line-up of 30 international furniture and lighting brands.

Under the creative direction of celebrated British designer Michael Sodeau, designjunction will take over central London’s Victoria House Basement, where brands such as Modus, Hitch Mylius, Cappellini, Swedese, Benchmark, Another Country, Anglepoise, Jake Dyson and Bocci will exhibit their wide and varied collections.

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SHY Light by Bec Brittain	Una Sistema by Carlotta de Bevilacqua for Danese	Paddle by Benjamin Hubert for Fabbian

London Design Festival 2011: Australian label Matilda presented products and furniture by 30 designers including a timber and aluminium pendant light by Kate Stokes (above) at designjunction last week.

Stephanie Armchair by Khai Liew

Matilda presents work by designers based in Australia or living in London to an international audience.

Tolix armchair slipcover by Henry Wilson

New products launched at the show included a new chair in white oak and cow hide by South Australian craftsman Khai Liew.

Dove Stools by Brian Steendyk

Matilda also designed a pop up café for the space featuring furniture by Helen Kountouris.

Filament Table by David Pidcock

See more Designjunction coverage here and all of our London Design Festival stories here.

Bronze Table by Barbera Design

Here is some more information from Matilda:

Matilda unveils 30 new Australian designers at London Design Festival 2011.

Salad Servers by John Quan for Jam Factory

Australian design and the country’s enviable lifestyle form the hub of the inaugural designjunction at London Design Festival this year, with Matilda 2011 launching works by 30 of Australia’s best established and emerging designers, as well as its first pop-up Matilda Café. This expansive country’s infinite space, sky and sea give rise to simple, fresh and sophisticated design as yet unseen in Europe.

Autumn Stools by Takeshi Lue

Matilda will re-locate after the Festival with a residency at SCIN Gallery – the new materials and architecture showroom in Old Street which is launching during the Festival.

Genie Teapot by Workshopped

Works transferring to the gallery include a unique carbon and wood bicycle from Gary Galego, a bronze table by Barbera Design and a clever, leather armchair cover for the classic Tolix chair by Henry Wilson. The 23-year-old Sydneysider, fresh from the Design Academy Eindhoven and Rhode Island School of Design, reinterprets design classics such as the iconic Angelpoise lamp that Wilson has transformed into a low energy version. He will also be building benches for the Café with his innovative brackets that transform standard store-bought timber into tables, seating and shelving.

Clasp Chair by Surya Graf

For the first time, Matilda will also be bringing the best of Australia’s lifestyle to the Festival with Matilda Café, the centre piece of which is a re-purposed bar from Soho House and with clever cardboard tables and stools by Paper Tiger Products – which are perfect for pop-up spaces. Design audiences can re-energise with formidable flat whites, lamingtons (the ubiquitous national fete-stall cake), Coopers beer and boutique Australian wine.

Carousel Table by Adam Goodrum

Three expats living in London lead the exhibition – internationally renowned Tasmanian Brodie Neill (represented by the Apartment Gallery); Marcel Sigel, former Senior Designer at Tom Dixon and Charles Trevelyan, with a new, accessible version of his sold-out, limited edition Titanic Lamp.

Spun Lights by Justin and Glenn Lamont for LifeSpaceJourney

Other products from Matilda include the Coco Pendant by Kate Stokes, a 28-year-old who launched the brand Coco Flip less than a year ago. The pendant, which is highly successful in Australia, is her first ever product and one of several designs Matilda is manufacturing locally, forming part of Matilda’s mission to bring the best of Australia’s lifestyle to Europe, whilst being firmly committed to ‘made in Britain’.

E Turn Bench by Brodie Neill

Another first for Matilda is an international launch of a brand new work by South Australian master craftsman, Khai Liew. Liew, who was named in Wallpaper* magazine’s global top 200 and has work on display at the Design Museum, will unveil Stephanie, an exquisite armchair made from American white oak and cow hide.

Lace light by Bernabeifreeman

Khai Liew’s protégé Takeshi Iue presents the Autumn stool – a simplified wooden stacking stool – and Stefan Lie reinterprets a quintessentially English tradition with his Genie teapot for Workshopped. Young design duo Daniel Emma – winner of the Promising Talent Award at last year’s 100% Design – launch four new items in their Desk Objects range.

Titanic by Charles Trevelyan

Matilda will also show work by Perth maven Jon Goulder, who produces hand crafted works of a quality that no machine could come near, such as his exceptional Amore Mio chair.

Illumini by Karen Cuningham & Mandi King for Jam Factory

Other outstanding products include Carousel table by Adam Goodrum (famed for his Stitch chair for Cappellini) from Galerie Gosserez in Paris, and Adelaide’s Jam Factory will be showing, among others, works by illumini – the brainchild of Karen Cunningham and Amanda King – winners of the 2010 Bombay Sapphire People’s Choice Award.

Wall Brooch by Marcel Sigel

Other designers in the showcase are: LifeSpaceJourney – Spun Series of table, stools and lights by opthamologist and designer Justin Lamont. Surya Graf – Clasp Series, Stylish and functional café furniture. Toby Horrocks – Flatform, angular shelving cleverly created from cardboard. bernabeifreeman – High profile lighting design duo showcasing Lace and Leaf lighting. Yellow Diva – British-Australian upholstery experts with their W and M series sofas and chairs.

WS1 by Yellow Diva

Designers returning from the 2010 Matilda LDF showcase include cloth, Luxxbox and Brian Steendyk.

Paper Tiger Stool by Antony Dann

Festival goers and the general public alike will be able to see Brian Steendyk’s modular Coral seating in action outside the Southbank Centre Shop opposite the entrance to Royal Festival Hall and Brodie Neill’s seductive E-turn bench is in the window of Wieden + Kennedy, in Hanbury Street, between Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane.

MC1 by David Walley for Yellow Diva

Matilda is made possible by Australian State Governments – Arts New South Wales, South Australia’s Integrated Design Commission and Arts Queensland. With additional support from the Australian High Commission in London.

Cushions by Julie Paterson for Cloth Fabric

Matilda Café is sponsored by Verdigris (pewter bar) and Coopers Beer and signage is provided by Doublet.

Carbon Wood bicycle by Gary Galego

Jenni Carbins – Matilda Founder

Sake Cups by Peter Biddulph for Ceramic Design

An Australian living in London for the past six years, Jenni Carbins is the former Director of Marketing at Southbank Centre. In Australia, she ran a marketing communications consultancy with clients including Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Sydney Biennale and Sydney Olympic Park.

Flatform Shelf by Toby Horrocks

Jenni Carbins founded Matilda with the aim tapping into Australia’s design talent and bringing the best of the nation’s lifestyle to the world. Matilda aims to have as many products as possible manufactured locally – either in the UK or Europe – while maintaining the freshness of Australian design. The company launched with a pilot showcase as part of London Design Festival 2010.

1984 Fish Bowl by Workshopped

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