Castiglioni designed the Record watch in 2000 for Italian design brand Alessi, making it one of the last products he worked on. He collaborated with Swiss designer and friend Max Hubert for the watch face, with large playful numbers that make it easy to read the time.
Record comes in two sizes, small (30mm case) and medium (36mm case). The small 30mm case is best suited for a female wrist, whilst the medium 36mm case would fit well on both ladies and gentlemen.
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Fukasawa, also known for his work with for Japanese brand MUJI, came up with a slim, slightly curved aluminium frame for his latest Infobar phone for KDDI’s design series au.
The Infobar A02’s user interface is iida 2.0, a KDDI-developed version of Android that allows users to customise their home screen with their favourite content.
Fukasawa worked with the interface designers to make the phone simple to use and understand. “The movement or manipulation is very intuitive,” he explains in the movie (below). “So people don’t need to read any kind of manual or anything – you intuitively understand.”
Like Windows Phone 8, iida is based on a scrolling screen of variously sized tiles, while the sounds were created by Japanese pop star Cornelius. The buttons on the side of the phone are designed to line up with the tiles displayed on the screen.
The phone launches next month and comes in three colour options: grey, blue and a combination of red, white and lilac inspired by Japanese koi carp.
Focus sur « The White Chapel Hong Kong » qui est un projet réalisé par Danny Cheng Interiors présent et situé sur la Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay. Avec une structure en forme de A entourée d’un étang circulaire, cet impressionnant lieu religieux est à découvrir en détails et images dans la suite de l’article.
Il marchio inglese Vitsoe ha riportato in vita il vecchio programma 620 chair di Dieter Rams. Il procedimento di produzione e assemblamento è stato del tutto rinnovato rispetto al passato mantenendo però intatto il design. Il programma prevede singola seduta che accoppiata con uno o più dei suoi omologhi può creare svariate combinazioni. Estetica stupenda, prezzo esagerato.
Rounded steam-bent arms wrap around the backrest and seat to give additional structural support.
“Dumbo is strong and resilient but not to be taken too seriously,” says Rygalik. “It is an armchair with a friendly expression and strong personality.”
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: as digital technology changes the way we work and relax, Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa discusses its impact on furniture design in this movie filmed in Milan last month.
Fukasawa sitting on his Papilio armchair and footstool for B&B Italia
Speaking to us at the B&B Italia showroom in Via Durini, Fukasawa shows us how he designed the Papilio range of armchairs, sofas and beds – which all feature wide, butterfly-like backs – in response to the way people use their mobile phones and tablet computers.
“In your life, everything is integrated,” he says. “So you lie down on the bed, watching TV, calling on your mobile, working, eating food. That’s why I designed these chairs and the bed with a back.”
Papilio armchair and footstool for B&B Italia
Shrinking technology is changing the types of furniture people use at home, he says. “Why do we need such a big table to work at, or a huge screen?”
But Fukasawa rejects suggestions that furniture itself will become embedded with technology. Instead, he strives to create high-quality, iconic pieces of furniture that will last for years. “I don’t like to put any kind of technology in a lounge chair,” he says. “Hi-tech should be smaller but life doesn’t change much. Just keep the quality.”
Infobar A02 mobile phone
Fukasawa also demonstrates the Infobar A02 mobile phone, which he designed in conjunction with legendary interface designer Yugo Nakamura. The phone’s interface features icons that behave like bubbles that can be dragged around on the screen.
The designer established the Infobar brand for Japanese manufacturer KDDI and has designed a number of devices including the Infobar 2, which have been extremely popular in Japan but have never been made available abroad.
Wall-mounted CD player for MUJI
Among Fukasawa’s other clients is MUJI, the Japanese homeware company for which he has anonymously designed numerous products, including the iconic wall-mounted CD player. “I’ve designed a big number of products for them but they never give out the designer’s name,” he says.
“I’m really trying to design iconic products,” says Fukasawa, who was born in 1956 and is based in Tokyo. “I’m always using the same minimalistic, simple design. And people like it.”
Berlin architect Elisabeth Lux has designed a writing desk for furniture brand e15 with sliding storage compartments that can be pulled out and rearranged.
The Nota desk combines a fold-down writing surface with a series of manoeuvrable storage boxes in contrasting colours that can be arranged vertically, horizontally or removed altogether.
The desk is made from lacquered MDF and is available in white with mint and grey storage units or grey combined with black and light blue storage units.
by Adam Štěch There is a fresh new wave rising in Czech fashion. Relatively young names have come onto the scene, and several new events have been established to showcase their work. In recognition of the talent, we’ve gathered three exceptional fashion designers—coincidentally, all graduates of the Academy of Arts,…
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