Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed at Qubique 2011, student Milena Kling shows us an exhibition of projects from the University of Arts Berlin, which were completed in collaboration with material brand Alcantara. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at Qubique 2011, industrial designer Konstantin Grcic talks about Cape, his sofa for Established & Sons with a loose cover draped over the structure like a blanket that can be changed with the seasons. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie we filmed at the inaugural Qubique design show in Berlin in October, Margo Konings and Margriet Vollenberg of Organisation in Design guide us through a sample of pieces on show as part of Ventura Berlin, the area they curated at the show. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at the Qubique 2011 design fair in Berlin last month, designer Jerszy Seymour talks about his series of chairs where components are joined with blobs of wax. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Screen: Sebastian Wrong, design director for British brand Established & Sons, gives a tour of their exhibition inside the former fire station at Berlin Tempelhof airport in this movie Dezeen filmed at new Berlin design fair Qubique 2011 last month. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at new Berlin design fair Qubique 2011 last month, Ulrich Weingärtner, architect for organisers Offshow, discusses the design and spatial planning of the former city airport where the show was held. Watch the movie »
Qubique 2011: this light by German collective llot llov can be adjusted by hooking the shade onto one of a string of twenty turned wooden balls.
Light is provided by an LED inside the biggest ball and is diffused by a slide-on silicone shade.
The Earl light was presented at the Qubique design fair in Berlin from 26 to 29 October – see all our stories about Qubique here.
Photography is by Vera Hofmann.
Here’s some more information from llot llov:
Earl is a flexible light which is convincing through its simple but dynamic system. Twenty wooden pearls, threaded on a cable act as levels in order to adjust the illuminating object. A hook locates the light source to any desired position. This provides an easy method of changing height and orientation, which enables a wide variety of implementation.
The LED light source is embedded into the biggest pearl at the end of the thread. The silicone shade is pushed onto this pearl without being fixated. Similar to a spherical joint the silicone shade can be moved into different directions.
The lighting object is adjustable. Many pieces be combined to create one installation.
The wooden pieces are hand made by German craftsmen. Each Silicon shade is cast by llot llov.
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| Elias & Son tables by llot llov | Desert Storm by Nir Meiri | Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos |
Qubique 2011: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri uses desert sand to create these tactile moulded lights.
The shades are made by pouring sand into a glue-covered mould, creating a thin, rigid layer when the glue has set.
When the LED light source is turned on the grainy pattern is illuminated, casting a warm light and highlighting the raw nature of the material.
The form of the shade was designed to resemble primitive desert structures.
The lights can be produced in different configurations including floor-standing and tabletop versions.
Photography is by Shay ben efrayim.
Here is some more information from the designer:
This project is inspired by sand.
The shape of the sand-molded lamp shades brings to mind primitive dessert structures, while the fixture’s overall figure resembles that of plants that blossom in the Mediterranean seashore.
The use of sand as the main material plays on the tension between its wild nature – that of sand storms and vast desserts– and the delicacy of the molded end design.
Despite their apparent fragility, the bulbs are sturdy, and their strength partners with that of the fixture’s metal pole.
Once the LED lamp is lit, it spreads a soft light, which accentuates the amorphous shapes still present on lamp shade’s surface, reminding us of the sand’s original untamed nature.
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| Brave New World Lamp by Fresh West for Moooi | Cloud Lamps by Yu Jordy Fu | KOZO lamps by David Benatan |
Qubique 2011: look carefully at these tables by Berlin-based collective llot llov and you’ll see that there’s a mirror in the wooden under-frame.
llot llov present the tables as part of Ventura Berlin at new design fair Qubique, which continues in Berlin until 29 October.
A mirror recessed in the inner of two crossing frames reflects the facing legs, tricking the eye into thinking there is nothing there.
From a distance the illusion is almost unnoticeable but the viewer appears in the reflection as they near the table.
The folding frame is made from solid beech and slots into round holes in the glass surface.
Coloured glass filters coloured light on the floor.
Here’s some more information from the designers:
If you look at the Elias & Son tables from afar, the mirrors that are attached within the inner frames are making it seem as if you could see through the rods.
The struts facing the viewer are mirrored so that they think of it as the one that’s further away and accept the illusion unnoticed.
Only when one nears the table is one’s perception irritated. The viewer is mirrored through his movement and creates the illusion of the resolution.
This is the moment we wanted to design – a moment of surprise, of realisation, of understanding and childlike happiness to have discovered the attempted deceit. The bottom part and the table top are simply interlocking. The frame is made of beechwood and can be folded easily. The coloured glass plates create a play of colours on the floor.
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| Pond by Nendo for Moroso | 6×3 Burr Puzzle Table by Petar Zaharinov | Missing Pieces by Rupert McKelvie |
If you’ve always wanted to be photographed wearing a chocolate moustache, come along to the party Dezeen is co-hosting with Red, the association of Spanish design companies, in Berlin on Friday.
The range of edible face-wear, designed by Spanish designer Diego Ramos is called Mr Chocolate and was made in collaboration with chocolatier Chocolat Factory. The Playdesign party at the Michelberger Hotel in Berlin will showcase the work of 10 Spanish designers. For more details on the party click here.
The party takes place during Qubique, a new design fair taking place at the former Tempelhof airport from 26 to 29 November. The fair features a Dezeen Web Station designed by Neulant van Exel where you can relax and browse the internet; and a bookshop where you can buy our new book, Dezeen Book of Ideas.
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| Old Thomas moustaches by Pavel Sidorenko | The Possibilities of Parts by Studio lvwp | The Imperfectionist by Sophie Duran |
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