Moolin by lasfera

Moolin by lasfera

Beijing Design Week 2011: Beijing studio lasfera presented a collection of furniture including handmade lamps of curled bamboo at 751-D Park last week.

Moolin by lasfera

The curved Moolin lamps are created using a traditional Chinese craft of heating and bending bamboo strips.

Moolin by lasfera

The bamboo is left unfinished and can be recycled.

Moolin by lasfera

The lamps are available in different sizes and proportions.

Moolin by lasfera

See all of our stories about Beijing Design Week here.

Here’s some more about the collection from lasfera:


Asian breathe in western furniture design

At the lasfera booth on Beijing Design Week 2011 at 751 exhibition area Italian design and German quality meet Asian inspiration. For customers sharing the passion for exclusive custom-made interior objects, which give a certain “elite touch” to their living spaces and who respect ecological consciousness this young design studio from Beijing, presents a range of innovative furniture items.

You almost feel a breathe of shadow when looking at YING_影 table and chairs,
or MOOLIN, the lamp that looks like a purely handmade sculpture – made of natural bamboo using traditional handcraft techniques to bend the fresh bamboo.

XOO shelving reminds at the light structure of a bamboo. Flexible but steady, this system combines highest requirements in contemporary design and environmental sustainability. Users can realize this individual and extendable shelving system in various forms, functions and colours.

TAI_泰 a glide seat with circulating construction and strong aesthetic characters made out of 100% bamboo material it is a perfect combination for a sustainable product.

YUN_匀 seems to be a float down lamp with a light construction product personality which combines traditional Asian handcraft techniques with an original design approach.


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Brave New World Lamp by
Fresh West for Moooi
Leone Series 01 by Lanzavecchia + WaiA Flip Flop Story byDiederik Schneemann

Bamboo Stylus per iPad

Wacom rilascerà per metà maggio la Bamboo Stylus, una penna per iPad che offre la possibilità di prendere appunti, fare schizzi, disegnare. Costo: 29.90 euro.

Bamboo Stylus per iPad

Bamboo Bench

Il bamboo è un materiale facile da reperire, sostenibile e reusabile. Il designer israeliano gal ben-arav ha disegnato questo sistema per comporre una panchina con solo 2 frame in alluminio e fascine di bamboo. Resisterà?
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Bamboo Bench

Hour of Nine

Goddesses and monsters in a new line of letterpress cards

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While the enduring appeal of letterpress lends itself well to fussy scrolls and flourishes, the recent revival has led many designers to contrast the preciousness of the form with more contemporary images. Taking an elegantly adorable approach, Lehua Chong prints her new collection of letterpress cards called Hour of Nine on bamboo paper using an antique press in NYC. Chong, a Hawaii native, spent several years overseeing branding and media for the fashion and entertainment industry. With a keen eye for pattern, composition and colors, the collection’s graphics were “inspired by the eccentric people, places and happenstances that fill our lives with joy.”

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From a kaleidoscopic pattern of women with swirls of long hair to an opera-loving snaggletooth character that “enjoys a good tummy rub,” Chong’s subjects make the cards perfect for any occasion requiring a light-hearted message.

Hour of Nine cards sell online or from The Standard Hotel‘s NYC shop for $17 for a set of eight or $19 for a mixed set of nine cards.


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