Tuesday, September 30, 2008

London Design Festival snapshot

UK designer simon hasan designed a collection of vases and stools made from leather

stools with socks and woolen sea urchins were just some of the products german design studio taschide

presented at designersblock

for the seoul young designers pavillion at designers block moonjung kim & sungsu kang

from ylem created the 'brilliant wings' installation

polish designer tomek rygalik

פסטיבל העיצוב בלונדון 2008

illuzine magazine rack

illuzine magazine rack

Design: Satina Turner
Powder-coated metal wall mounted magazine rack. Magazines hang on strips and cover hardware to create a floating effect

balloona stool :over 500 balloons wrapped, twisted, and tied to a solid wood stool in the 1 collaboration between designernatalie kruch for umbra

via www.unicahome.com

Sunday, September 28, 2008

after the New York Delft Tableware collection, the Design studio Lovegrove & Repucci (Nicholas Lovegrove and Demian Repucci) have a new tableware: the London Delft . both collection are based of The classic tradition of Dutch Delft craftsmanship but the drawing have a twist:the graphic use icons from the streets of London\NY
, Presenting the ‘London Delft’\NY Delf Porcelain dinnerware collection

3 years after the gold version, A new boy is in town :Silver Kalashnikov AK47 table lamp by philippe starck for flos.

To drive home our culpability, Starck chose different guns to represent different nations. The Beretta symbolizes the responsibility of western Europe; the Kalashnikov, the suffering caused by the former USSR; and the M16, the havoc created by the United States

BarberOsgerby Loop Desk for Cappellini

this minimalist plywood desk by BarberOsgerby for Cappellini

via www.switchedonset.com

Muuto Plus salt and pepper shakers.

Ideal as decorative items, but even better on the dinner table - the Muuto Plus salt and pepper shakers.

Jason Bookshelf

http://www.exclusivelyhome.com/jason-bookshelf-large-p-397.html

Jason Bookshelf Fashionable and Functional
via www.exclusivelyhome.com

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Fredrikson Stallard for Veuve Clicquot

The Portrait installation by Fredrikson Stallard, was part of the London Design Festival.
Portrait is an installation at Somerset House in London, created by designers Fredrikson Stallard for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot ( The champaign french brand)

Airswitch 1 lamp

You probably remember the famous Lava lamp by Mathmos design studio (London)
They now introducing an interactive lamp- The Airswitch 1
innovative and functional with a unique switching and dimming mechanism Turn Airswitch on or off by moving your hand horizontally.
The studio offers now 6 month internship --check it out at www.dezeen.com

electricwig

ELECTRICWIG is a creative practice that began in 2001, set up by French born Johanna Van Daalen and Tim Denton, from Basingstoke. The practice is now based in Northern Ireland. Tim and Johanna were drawn together by a passion for their work and a shared sense of humour, hence the name

Senz Umbrella

finally it`s not only functional but also sleeky. The Senz umbrella is here !

Designer: Gerwin Hoogendoorn, Gerard Kool and Philip Hess

Paint Or Die But Love Me table

conceptual art table by John Nouanesing Paint Or Die But Love Me

tools galery

Since 2003, Tools Galerie has been the Parisian community's answer to Moss, serving up a regular dose of experimental design by both established and emerging designers.

Phillipe Starck. school of design

Internationally renowned designer Philippe Starck is going to be heading up a specially created School of Design in Paris. And he needs students to populate it. For the fortunate few who make it to Paris they will face a grueling period of assessment over several months before one of them is offered a six-month placement with Philippe Starck.

From all the entries to this BBC website, the number of applicants will be whittled down to 25. Those twenty five will then pack their bags and head to Paris to meet the man himself.

Starck will give you your first assignment to assess your potential. The results will be judged and will serve as the basis for sending 15 applicants back to the UK.

The remaining 10 will begin their life as students living and working in Paris directly under Starck and his team over a period of several months. The 10 aspiring designers will be given a variety of assignments designed by Starck to challenge your vision, your talent, your ambition and your beliefs.

The assignments, kept as an absolute secret for now, will give you the fantastic opportunity to meet vanguards of 21st century design, experiment with concepts and materials and help create, for the best ones, your own prototype objects that may well be the next ‘must have’ products of this century.

It’s the chance of a lifetime to work with the world’s most respected designer and experience a brave new world of visionary ideas based solely on your imagination. In the end one of you will continue your studies under a master of perception and illusion – Phillipe Starck.

David Roberts Tree chair

The Tree Chair is designed for a public space, such as a restaurant/bar, and allows the user to hang their possesions on the hat, bag and jacket branches. Its made from recycled plastic.