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Hot on the heels of the graphic design showdown between Neville Brody and David McCandless on Monday’s Newsnight, we’ve noted a first infographic tribute. Posted on mrlerone.com, it details the specifics of the stand-off, comparing hair, beards and glasses, among other key issues…

For the full version of Comparing Brody and McCandless is Beautiful (be sure to check the small print at the bottom) go to mrlerone.com, the website of London-based graphic designer, Toby Bradbury.

To watch the Newsnight infographics tussle in its entirety, visit the BBC iPlayer here (from about 26 mins in) – and to read Patrick’s related piece on the thorny topic of data visualisation, go here.

Thanks to Angus on Design Week for the spot.

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ID branding per lo studio Avant.

Viennese designer Marco Dessí created these stacking chairs milled from plywood to reveal the material’s multiple layers.

The layers of birch-ply are held together with black resin, which enhances the decorative pattern.

Prater Chair comes in three colours and has been designed for German furniture maker Richard Lambert.

Watch Dessí talk about the design in our [D3] Design talents movie »

Here’s some more from the designer:

PRATER CHAIR

Marco Dessí

The idea for this stackable chair came while reflecting about  traditional Viennese chairs, here reinterpreted in a contemporary way. The chair  is made of plywood with black phenolic resin glue between the layers, which results in the strong graphic impact when CNC-milled.

The decorative effect is the result of the technology combined with the multilayered plywood. The rigorous constructive approach leaves the impression as if the chair could at any time be taken apart into flat modular pieces ; and then again, it has the aura of a strong, fully-grown entity.

Material: Birch plywood, CNC-milled, 2009
Client: Richard Lampert

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