by Madison Kahn Born and raised in Texas, Chris Brown cultivated his penchant for the publishing world at an early age. At a meager eight-years-old, Brown created an illustrated zine about his neighborhood, and has been working hard ever since to both tell the stories of people he encounters and…
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Voici les travaux splendides du designer industriel Irving Harper, à la retraite depuis 2001, et qui ont été récemment réunis dans un livre à son honneur appelé « Works in Paper » par l’éditrice Skira Rizzoli. De beaux clichés mettant en avant les œuvres variées de l’américain. A découvrir dans la suite.
These cabinets by Swedish designer Mathieu Gustafsson and furniture maker Niklas Karlsson are inspired by the use of woven rattan and brass clasps in vintage handbags.
The cabinets are the first pieces in Grand, a collection launched by Mathieu Gustafsson and Niklas Karlsson at Stockholm Furniture Fair in February.
Based on a classic handbag made by Swedish travel and accessories brand Palmgrens, the Light cabinet is made from woven rattan set into a grid of rectangles inside a white or grey birch frame.
The white pine Lock cabinet sits on raised legs and has a brass clasp to keep the doors closed.
The collection will be shown at Ventura Lambrate in Milan from 9 to 14 April. The cabinets aren’t in production at present but can be ordered directly from the designers.
Other cabinets we’ve featured include one with a rough surface that resembles choppy ocean waves and another that opens up like a giant sewing box – see all cabinets.
Photographs are by Petter Cohen.
Here’s some more information from the designers:
Grand is a high-end furniture initiative created by designer Mathieu Gustafsson and cabinet maker Niklas Karlsson. The name Grand alludes to both the design and the craftsmanship ambition in the project. All production is made in Sweden by cabinet maker Niklas Karlsson under the artistic direction of designer Mathieu Gustafsson.
The ambition of Grand is to create furniture without compromising on craftsmanship, design or material. In a sentence: contemporary design with classic high-end craftsmanship.
In the design process, every material is chosen for its aesthetic and functional qualities.The right material in the right place, regardless of parameters such as pricing or current trends. Everything is subordinated to the artistic vision and the correct craftsmanship methods. “When creating our own brand we didn’t want to compete in low pricing, we rather wanted to contribute in artistic expression and quality.”
Above: the Palmgrens rattan bag
The first series of furniture, launched at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, are cabinets designed with details inspired by handbags. Many accessory details have parallels to the world of furniture and allow themselves to be translated into other forms with similar functions. It’s when these details are incorporated into a new context that they become interesting objects.
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Product news: diffused light gently glows from a cavity in the side of this ceramic lamp by designers Something of London and Verona for French brand Ligne Roset.
Inspired by hand-held carbide lamps used by miners in the early twentieth century, Naica bounces light around the void to emit a soft flush of light from one long face.
The lamp’s gently curving corners create a softened profile, which the designers say alludes to the form of a cavern, and the name Naica refers to a working mine located in Mexico.
A fabric-covered cable loops up through the top of the lamp to form a handle.
The product is available in white with either a red or white cavity.
Something was founded by designers Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri.
Similar lamps on Dezeen include one held together with a silicone band by Benjamin Hubert, also for Ligne Roset, and another by Luca Nichetto, called Vader after the Star Wars character whose mask it resembles. See more stories about lamp design »
Other recent launches from Ligne Roset include a glass table with three tops, an asymmetric desk and a chair inspired by spaghetti. See all our stories about Ligne Roset »
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Coup de cœur pour l’artiste grecque Anastasia Mastrakouli étudiant actuellement à l’Ionian University Department of Audio Visual Arts. En utilisant le corps féminin nu masqué derrière une vitre humide, elle créé un alphabet des plus réussis appelé « Naked Silhouette Alphabet ». Plus d’images dans la suite.
Following in the footsteps of last spring’s limited-edition Post Recycled Dry denim launch, Nudie Jeans is back with another ecologically-minded initiative. This time the Swedish denim brand branches into interiors with a limited run of Post-Consumer Recycled Denim Rugs. Available today exclusively from Nudie Jeans’ eight brick and mortar…
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Maura Grace Ambrose is known chiefly as a sage of 21st-century quilting. From her home in Austin, Texas, the young Savannah College of Art and Design graduate hand-sews gorgeous, oversized quilts from scraps and new materials, injecting the traditional domestic craft with fresh life. Ambrose has just added a…
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The world’s first folding wheels can be collapsed to take up about half the space so they’re easier for wheelchair users to store and transport.
Initially designed for bicycles, the Morph folding wheel by Vitamins Design measures 60 centimetres across and has a volume of 22 litres. When folded down, the 3.4 kilogram wheel measures 80 centimetres by 32 centimetres and has a volume of only 12 litres.
“The glass-filled nylon material that the Morph Wheels are made from is a composite that allows them to be incredibly tough and strong, without becoming prohibitively heavy or expensive,” said designer Duncan Fitzsimons, who first started working on the concept while studying at the Royal College of Art in London.
“The material gives elements of the stiffness and strength that you would get from a composite such as carbon fibre, combined with the robustness and lower cost that you would get from a plastic part.”
The wheel was developed to fit with an industry standard quick-release wheel axle and also uses the same solid rubber tyres as most other wheelchairs. “This is great, because it means that if someone wants to change their tyres or replace them after the tread starts to wear, they can go to their local supplier to get it done,” he added.
The design has been licensed to Maddak, a company specialising in home healthcare, and is also available to buy from the Morph Wheels website.
The folding wheel was recently shortlisted as one of the Design Museum‘s Designs of the Year alongside a library in south London, a stool shaped by magnets and a new website for the UK government, among many others – see the full Designs of the Year 2013 shortlist.
The category winners and overall winner will be announced next month. All nominated entries will be on display at the museum until 7 July as part of the Designs of the Year exhibition, which includes one controversial nominee presenting 3D-printed copies of two of the other finalists’ work.
Above: three prototypes pictured next to the final design
We previously featured a bespoke racing wheelchair used by Paralympic athletes and a concept for an airline seat with a detachable wheelchair.
Photographs are by Colin Ross.
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Découverte du travail de Luciana Frigerio, qui imagine ces superbes sculptures faites en partant de livres dont elle plie les pages pour créer différents designs et compositions. Un résultat visuellement très réussi avec de nombreux exemples qui sont disponible à la vente. Plus d’images dans la suite de l’article.
Focus sur Txaber qui est un infographiste espagnol basé à Bilbao possèdant un talent impressionnant pour la typographie. « Just Type It » est un alphabet qu’il a réalisé pour la marque Nike composant visuellement chaque lettre de lamelles de bois. Une véritable réussite à découvrir de A à Z dans la suite.
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