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These decanters by London designers Kacper Hamilton and Ezgi Turksoy have stoppers made from found glass scraps. 

Called Minarets, the collection is named in reference to the Istanbul skyline and consists of eight pieces in sandblasted glass.

The fragments used as stoppers were found at a London glass workshop and combined with specially made vessels to complete the decanters.

The project will be exhibited at Mint shop during the London Design Festival next month.

Here’s some more from the designers:

Minarets (by Ezgi Turksoy & Kacper Hamilton) :

Turkish designer Ezgi Turksoy and British designer Kacper Hamilton have come together to collaborate on a project inspired by found scrap objects. The designers are both based in London and work on individual and collaborative design work.

‘Minarets’ are a series of glass decanters designed by duo ‘Hamilton Turksoy’. The designers were inspired by scrap glass pieces found at a glass blowers workshop in London.

They found a strange beauty within each scrap piece as they contained natural flaws from the process of blowing glass, which cannot normally be made intentionally or replicated.

The forms of the found pieces have a strong visual reference of an architectural landscape, which reminded the designers of Istanbul with its tall Minarets towering above the rest of the city.

The design duo have created an edition of 8 unique decanters, which use the scrap glass pieces as the main feature. They act as stoppers and can also be used as drinking glasses, whilst the large vessels hold the desired liquid.

The ‘Minarets’ will be exclusively exhibited at Mint for the London Design Festival 2010.

Handmade in England.
Sand-blasted finish.
Edition of 8 unique pieces, signed & numbered.

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This wire and concrete seating by London studio VW+BS for design brand Decode is one of ten benches to be exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival next month.

Called Bench 10, the installation around east London’s Old Spitalfields Market will include benches by ten designers including TAF Arkitektkontor, Raw Edges and Klauser & Carpenter.

VW+BS‘ design, called Solid Shell, consists of chairs with a solid concrete base and seats made from powder-coated metal rods.

The London Design Festival takes place 18-26 September.

See our earlier story about the interior design of The Lollipop Shoppe.

Here’s some more information from organisers The Lollipop Shoppe:

The Lollipop Shoppe launch Bench 10 – a public design installation during the London Design Festival.

To celebrate the 2010 London Design Festival and to mark the launch of their London store, the Lollipop Shoppe have invited ten influential furniture designers from across Europe to each create a bench for a public design installation. Contemporary public furniture today is largely utilitarian, to be sat on or eaten off. As a functional object offering the benefits of rest and reflection, time-out in a busy world, The Lollipop Shoppe felt that the humble bench deserved an updated, innovative design that really celebrated its possibilities. With this in mind, along with other recent public art initiatives that have taken the capital by storm, they have invited ten leading designers to create their own interpretation of the public seat, for a micro-exhibition that will be held on The Lollipop Shoppe’s own Old Spitalfields Market doorstep and will run throughout the festival.

Shay Alkalay / Yael Mer, Cecile Manz, Decode London, Felix De Pass, JDS Architects, Klauser & Carpenter, Michael Marriott/Anthony Burrill, Richard Shed, TAF Architects, Freshwest and Offcut Design will each design a bench that will be installed in and around the recently revitalised Old Spitalfields Market, the hub of the London design scene, from the 18th – 28th September 2010.

Each unique bench will have a plaque explaining the design concept, materials, process and biographical information about the designer. Festival visitors tempted to buy a bench can contact The Lollipop Shoppe to make an offer.

Bench Name – Solid Shell

Design – Decode / voonwong&bensonsaw

As its name indicates, the shell chair has been designed by looking at how an organism in nature develops its structure. Layer by layer like a tree or a sea shell, and based on a repetitive but adaptable equation, the 4mm wire rods forming the seat, follow the circular rim of the chair. Equally, we wanted the chair to have a very straightforward and welcoming appearance. The softly angled concrete base provides a simple mechanism to anchor the lightweight structure of the chair in public spaces. Symmetry, minimal structure and comfort characterise this outdoor and indoor seat .

Materials – Cast concrete base with seat in powder-coated steel wire rod

Decode is a partnership between Ryan Malone and Giles Massie-Taylor established in October 2007 to showcase the creative talent of London based designers. Taking inspiration from London, they look to bring together many diverse elements with the vision to present a unified collection of progressive design that echoes the creativity of the Capital.

VW+BS are a London based multi disciplinary design practice who began collaboration in September 2001. They draw upon their different backgrounds in architecture, engineering and product design to lend a unique perspective to furniture, lighting, product design, architecture and interior design.

Tent London & Origin

BENCH 10 also coincides with the ground-breaking design show, Tent London and the Crafts Council’s annual fair, Origin. Origin is being held within the Old Spitalfields Market itself and Tent London is just a stone’s throw away at The Old Truman Brewery. The 10 unique benches will be tempting the tens of thousands of design-savvy visitors who visit the area with a welcome opportunity to stop and reflect.

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Space Furniture installation by voonwong&bensonsaw	Concrete Things by Komplot for Nola	The Longest Bench by Studio Weave

Some shifting around in the design department at Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center. Current Design Director, Andrew Blauvelt, will be moving into the role of Chief of Communications and Audience Engagement and the Center’s senior graphic designer, Emmet Byrne, will take over the position. As soon as the transition is made, Byrne will assume leadership of their National Design Award-winning in-house design studio. Here’s some description of his new responsibilities:

Byrne will provide creative leadership and strategic direction for the Walker’s innovative brand identity in all areas of visual communication, including publications, exhibition graphics, special installations, institutional campaigns, and assorted ephemera as well as oversee its publishing program and design studio. Walker publications director Lisa Middag will co-direct the department with Byrne in the areas of administration and publishing.

“Emmet brings a wealth of experience to this position,” said Blauvelt. “His keen aesthetic vision and conceptual rigor ensure that Walker design will continue its leadership position in the museum world.”

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