For his second solo exhibition at Haunch of Venison London, Thomas Heatherwick has produced a chair shaped like a spinning top made of spun steel and copper. Titled ‘Spun’ it transforms the domestic seat into a beautifully rendered spinning top ,the good thing is that not only you can sit on it but you can
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Bloom pendant light designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell
The Bloom pendant light designed by Ferruccio Laviani, for Kartell was unveiled at the 2010 Milan Fair is simply stunning! The fixture is composed of a polycarbonate tubular framework encrusted with tiny double corolla transparent flowers.The pendant light is produced industrially with the form and stylistic complexities of the unique hand-made artefact . Available in
TIE Lounge Chair by Velichko Velikov
Bulgarian designer Velichko Velikov came up with a interesting concept of chair called TIE Lounge Chair. As you might notice that these chairs look like ties.The TIE Lounge Chair comes in two variations, open and closed collar. I love the idea of designing the leg of the chair as an actual tie. Have to say it’s
The Poly Lamp by Moti Barzilay
The Poly Lamp designed by Moti Barzilay for d-VISION and presented at Salone del Mobile 2010 is just simply beautiful.The inspiration of this lamp comes from ’sculptured’ polyethylene leftovers which are created on a daily basis, a mass amount of plastic is spilled on the factory floor after each batch work. Materials used
Hot dog sofa by Karim Rashid
Karim Rashid presented at Milan Design Week 2010 his new collection of furniture that he created for italian company Domodinamica. Part of the collection is the Hot dog sofa.From Karim Rashid:
The name Hotdog first came from the long rounded proportions of the layers from the front view but the name may also suggest the
The Missoni Aalto Tank Chair
Presented at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan the Artek chair in Missoni fabric is gorgeous! Missoni has created its own interpretation of the classic Armchair 400 ( better known as the Tank chair), designed by Alvar Alto. Artek, the Finnish company is celebrating its 75th anniversary by asking designers and artists to reinterpret its classic armchairs in a program called Dress the Chair! New York, Sydney, London and Tokyo come next, with