Milan 2014: Japanese design studio Nendo has unveiled several new pieces to accompany the Peg armchair it produced last year for Italian brand Cappellini (+ slideshow).
Peg sofa table
Also called Peg, Nendo‘s collection includes another chair, a series of beds, a chaise longue, a small and large table, a mirror, a corner cupboard and two sofas.
Peg sofa table
“Peg is a family of products that tells a history, comfort but also attention to detail, quality of materials and good shapes,” said Cappellini in a statement.
Peg column
The shape of the round armchair was influenced by the small cars that populate the streets of Milan. Its seat rests on a crossed ash frame, with the back legs poking up through the sides of the backrest to provide support.
Peg chair
The top and legs of the tables are both rounded – a distinctive element repeated throughout the collection. The tops of the legs puncture the tabletop so they are visible when viewed from above.
Peg chaise longue
Echoing a design feature from the table, the longest tripod supporting the mirror is visible through a hole at the head of the oval glass.
Peg mirror
The chaise longue and sofas come with removable cushions available in a range of colours and fabrics.
Peg bed
The beds in the collection have wood headboards that can be upholstered in fabric or leather. The corner cupboard is made with three poles that support four triangular moulded shelves.
Peg bed
All the pieces come in wenge, ebony, natural ash wood or bleached walnut.
Disegnata da Takeshi Nii nel 1958 e introdotta nella collezione permanente del MoMa nel 1970. La sedia è di fatto un dondolo pieghevole formato da una struttura in alluminio, seduta in tessuto e manici in legno. La trovate sullo store di Steven Alan.
Milan 2014: designer Tom Dixon presented a collection of pendant and table lights that combine geometric brass-plated planes with spherical glass shades in Milan last week.
Dixon‘s Plane collection features two-dimensional surfaces surrounding spherical diffusers, creating lamps with geometric outlines that change depending on the aspect they’re viewed from.
“Geometry is a constant in my work,” Dixon told Dezeen, explaining the form of the lamps. “Actually I think in the main I have been minimal and geometric for many years now, starting with the Jack Lamp in 1997, or maximal and geometric, such as with the Pylon Chair in 1990.”
The flat planes are made from steel covered in reflective brass plating, while the spherical diffusers are produced from white glass.
“The flat and the round, the shiny and the matt, the reflective and the translucent is just part of the exploration of opposites that we started a couple of years ago with a collection called Rough & Smooth,” Dixon added.
Pendant versions are available with either round or triangular planes, while the table lamp balances on a separate surface fixed perpendicular to the rear of the metal section surrounding the light.
Electrical cords that carry current to the bulbs disappear into raised channels that lead from one edge of the flat surfaces to the central glass sphere.
Grouping the lights close to one another results in dynamic reflections across the warm brass surfaces.
Per il loro primo prodotto, i ragazzi berlinesi di Bullenberg hanno disegnato Arx table. La struttura è in rovere massello oliato con telaio in acciaio verniciato a polvere e top da 4 centimetri. Concepito per essere altamente personalizzato sia nei colori che nelle dimensioni, come dimostrano le varie combinazioni realizzate ad hoc in mostra sul sito.
Pour ce deuxième best-of du mois d’avril, nous avons réuni, pour vous, le meilleur du timelapse : cette jolie technique qui permet d’accélérer le temps pour le voir passer et qui permet aux paysages, aux fleurs, aux gens et aux villes de se mouvoir. La sélection est disponible dans la suite.
Il duo di designer giapponesi Junpei Tamaki e Iori Tamaki hanno presentato durante l’appena trascorso Salone del mobile questa credenza formata da due ante che se sovrapposte, danno vita ad un pattern simile alla classica configurazione del fiocco di neve. L’intera struttura è in metallo e per gustarne a pieno la bellezza del prodotto, si consiglia di tenerlo ovviamente ‘vuoto’.
Le directeur artistique Robert Jahns a retouché une série de photos surréalistes de Venise en rassemblant des photos d’Italie prises par Luis Manuel Osorio Fernando avec les photos de lacs glacés de Russie prises par Daniel Kordan. Robert Jahns voulait montrer à quoi ressemblerait le canal de Venise s’il était gelé par l’hiver.
Recently, we reported on the launch of a new collaboration between Safilo and acclaimed Australian designer Marc Newson, meant to celebrate 80 years of activity for the historic Italian eyewear…
The People’s Bench est un modèle de banc pensé par Anonymous Studio pour s’implanter dans les parcs nationaux de Singapour. La forme de ces bancs est basée sur le caractère chinois “人” et se veut joueur sur la notion du bien-être ensemble proposant à deux ou trois personnes de se reposer. Plus d’images dans la suite.
The world’s first flying dress, Volantis, on its first public demonstration in November 2013. Credit: Terry Richardson
Rapidly developing flight technology will make personal flying vehicles commercially viable in the near future according to Benjamin Males, co-founder of London-based fashion and technology company Studio XO, who developed the Volantis for Lady Gaga.
“Volantis might seem very science fiction,” says Males, “but if you consider the developments in vehicle design, if you look at the trends toward space travel and jet pack design, actually the idea of having a personal aerial vehicle that has to have style doesn’t seem that crazy”.
Lady Gaga with Studio XO’s directors, Nancy Tilbury and Benjamin Males. Credit: Terry Richardson
“Who knows, in ten years time we may all be flying round in Volantises,” he adds.
Volantis is remote controlled and flies using 12 battery-powered propellors. Flown by a trained pilot who specialises in unmanned vehicles, it was unveiled with Lady Gaga at a warehouse in Brooklyn, New York City, in November last year.
Speaking to Dezeen at Studio XO’s London headquarters, Males explains how the aircraft is powered by 12 rotor blades and borrows technology commonly used in the manufacture of drones.
“It’s known as a hex 12. It has six arms and 12 rotors. Each arm has two rotors which provide the thrust to lift [it] off the ground,” he says.
The truss section at the centre of the aircraft, to which Gaga was fastened by a belt, is made of titanium. The rotors and her custom-made bodice are made of carbon fibre.
The passenger stands inside a white bodice that is connected to the truss. “Although the machine had to be strong, we also wanted it to have the affordances of fashion. So we made a very beautiful front casing which completed the dress,” says Males.
Volantis hovering above the ground on its first public flight. Credit: Terry Richardson
White cylinders surround the rotors in hexagonal formation and connect in the centre above the dress, which rests on the ground using a circular stand when not in flight.
Lady Gaga in front of Volantis
Studio XO has also worked with other high-profile artists including the Black Eyed Peas and Azealia Banks, to create hybrid stage costumes that combine fashion and technology.
“We bring these subjects together, in this space – in this quite unique environment,” says Males, who is now working on the launch of a new ready-to-wear brand developing some of the ideas from the company’s stage work.
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