Category: Product Design
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Array Seating by Zaha Hadid
Array is a matrix in the language of science and is perfectly inclined to describe the new auditorium seating system designed by Zaha Hadid for Poltrona Frau Contract as it creates a network of visual and geometrical effects in each seating area. The project breaks the mould of traditional auditorium and theatre seating system. Array…
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LITOS by Alberto Villarreal
Industrial designer Alberto Villarreal has design a modular system of storage pieces made out of concrete and walnut for Brain&Storm branding agency. The stacking elements in the ‘LITOS’ system allow the pieces to be re-arranged on either their long or short side. Formed with a cylinder hole in the middle to accommodate wine bottles, the…
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Marble Walls by Zaha Hadid
The following collection are a series of six large marble panels based on designs by Zaha Hadid. Developed for Citco, the marble and stone sculptures play with neutral tones and three-dimensional, chiaroscuro effete. The source of inspiration is based on the geology of the stone itself. Lace, 400 x 300 cm, Nero Marquina Matrix, 400…
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Syrup Anyone?
Montreal-based studio A+J Metissage (Amélie Lucier + Julien Mongeau) have created a collection of colourful maple syrup containters. The glass pieces are a result of a playful exchange of ideas that invert materials to create new unique characters. The simple combinations are not only decorative but are still very functional. All the products are handmade…
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Handmade Carafe’s
Montreal-based studio A+J Metissage (Amélie Lucier + Julien Mongeau) have created a series of Water Carafe’s out of Glass and Ceramic. The pieces are a result of a playful exchange of ideas that invert materials to create new unique characters. The simple combinations are not only decorative but are still very functional. All the products…
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Graphic Tarantino Screenplays
London-based graphic designer Sharm Murugiah has created a series of illustrations based on the films by Quentin Tarantino.
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Philippe Starck for Flos
Philippe Starck describes the concepts behind this latest lamps for Italian manufacturing firm Flos.
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Zephyr Sofa by Zaha Hadid
The Zephyr sofa by Zaha Hadid is a sculpted piece of lacquered fiberglass, designed for Italian furniture company Cassina Contract. The carved shape was inspired by nature and how rock formations are eroded and shaped by the wind over time. The deeply sculpted backrests and sinuous forms allow the sofa to be arranged in a…
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Gatsby Glamour
Carey Mulligan plays Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s anticipated rendition of The Great Gatsby. The 1920’s was a momentous change in women’s wear that every generate will always book back to it for inspiration. The Great Gatsby Collection Savoy Headpiece Tiffany designers crafted a magnificent headpiece in platinum for The Great Gatsby, bringing Daisy Buchanan…
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The Great Gatsby’s Style Guide
For the upcoming film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, Brooks Brothers produced all the men’s costumes. Along side winning designer, Catherine Martin, 500 men’s outfits were featured in the film which were inspired by images and products from the company’s archives. The following is a special collection based on those outfits. The Great Gatsby Collection…
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A Light Scent
Bottle Up by Italian duo Giuseppe Casuccio and Valerio Palmieri is lamp that lights and promotes a product at the same time. Made from upcycled Campari soda bottles and a detachable LED luminaire that is affixed to the top. A small hole in the crown allows the liquid to evaporate over time, allowing for custom…
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Seat Belt Bench
Strap bench by Ottawa-based designer Christopher Solar, is a seat that is made of bold and woven seat belts. The webbed combination is framed by white oak, ash and walnut, which are personally selected by Solar. The piece is part of a collection that can be figured to seat or table-height sizes, varying lengths and…
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Eastlake 17″ Laptop Bag
Constructed from upcycled bicycle tubes, the Eastlake 17″ laptop bag, by Alchemy Goods, is a durable and water resistant portfolio piece. The handles are crafted from reclaimed seat belts creating a distinctive quality to the product’s second life. Each piece is assembled by hand in the company’s Seattle workshop, crafted and examined as to provide…
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Upcycled Tiered Plates
Wilhelm Teller is an upcycled collection of old dishes that are transformed into etagères. Designed by Christian Altherr, Irene Düring and Ana Rangel, the plates are an ensemble of pieces gathered from second hand shops and flea markets. In order to create a unique mix of two or three level combinations, the team had to…
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IN VITRO by Tat Chao
Montreal-based designer Tat Chao has created IN VITRO, an upcycled collection that takes the beauty of glassware and crystal and transforms them into new pieces. The handmade items were carefully chosen from second-hand shops and then were assembled with a simple bounding adhesive. The ensemble demonstrates the ‘Slow Design’ trend, exhibiting the rebirth from the…
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Flask by Tom Dixon
British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has design GEM. Part of the Rough and Smooth collection, presented at this year’s 2013 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, like a mysterious chemistry experiment FLASK is a spherical object made up of two, hand-blown, glass components, with a ridged and rounded base and a smoked-glass hood.
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GEM by Tom Dixon
British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has design GEM. Part of the Rough and Smooth collection, presented at this year’s 2013 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, the series comprises angular lights, tables and mirrors, sand cast from nickel-plated aluminum, taking inspiration from the faces of cut gemstones.
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Cell Lighting by Tom Dixon
British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has design CELL, a lighting collection part of the Rough and Smooth series, presented at this year’s 2013 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy. Each Cell is made from layers of minutely etched, polished brass filtering light rays to throw a satisfyingly dappled glow casting intricate shadows on…
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Swarm Chandelier by Zaha Hadid
The Swarm Chandelier for Established & Sons, designed by Zaha Hadid, expresses the sense of perpetual motion that characterizes the studio’s work. Its hundreds of reflective black crystals are suspended in petal-like volumes, as if thrown into space by a controlled explosion. From afar, the intricately layered chandelier appears as a unified whole, only revealing…
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Mercuric Marble Tables by Zaha Hadid
Mercuric Tables by Zaha Hadid for Citco are a reinterpretation of luxury and craft. The limited edition collection is a set of three tables made of black marquina and bianco di covelano marble. The gold vein that threads itself through the pieces exhibit the strength of the stone and the vigour of nature. The organic…
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Serif Shelf by Zaha Hadid
Designed by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons the Seamless collection is a dialogue to geometry and materiality. The limited edition pieces are painted in a bespoke polyester colour and finished to the highest standard in a polyurethane lacquer. The Serif Shelf, pictured above expands on the architectural language that combines repetition and variation while…
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Aria & Avia by Zaha Hadid
Premiering at this year’s Salone del Mobile, Zaha Hadid has designed two chandeliers for Italian lighting company Slamp. Aria, is a suspension lamp made of 50 layers of Crystalflex®. Standing 130 cm in height and 90 cm in diameter, this piece is charged with a dramatic sense of motion combined with a weightless fluidity. Avia…
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Les Ailes Noires by +tongtong
Toronto-based studio +tongtong has designed a series of flexible and playful clothing racks. Les Ailes Noires, which is french for black wings, is a series of shapes that play with the sense of spatial and volumetric perception. The geometric welded steel collection features 11 pieces, that includes a full-length mirror, a wall-mounted sideboard with glass…
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Stone-Edge Tables
The Stone-Edge Table collection, premiering at the Milan Design Week, features seven wooden tables with embellished corner and leg details. The material which is traditionally used for counter-tops is taking on a new meaning and minimalistic beauty in this blended and contemporary form. Designed by Nendo for Caesarstone, the organically shaped pieces are crafted from…
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