Taking inspiration from Christopher Nolan’s 2010 film Inception, the Wave table collection by Cyprus-based designer Stelios Mousarris bends a landscape of buildings in half, using the overlapping surface as the tabletop made from wood, steel and 3D printing technology. The limited edition collection includes the Wave City Coffee Table, Wave City Dining Table, Wave City Desk and… [Read More]
Francis Lights by DMOCH
Stockholm based studio DMOCH designed a set of fun lamps that can be used in a multitude of ways: table or floor mount, strung as pendants, or hung as wall lights. The starting point of Project Francis was to create lamps in spin formed aluminium. DMOCH collaborated with a craftsman who still does this technique… [Read More]
Polytope – A Creative Collaboration Between David Lister and Daniel Gruetter
Polytope, by Toronto-based designers David Lister and Daniel Gruetter, is a collection of eight unique brass pendant lights that synthesizes the material properties of brass alloy with the algorithmically assisted generation of tessellated forms and 3-axis CNC fabrication. The Polytope exhibit is part of the DesignTO Festival in Toronto, Canada and is the result of… [Read More]
AESTUS stratified wooden vases by odk.design
odk.design has released AESTUS, a series of stratified wooden vases that explore a new synthesis of traditional materials and modern technology. Carved from hundreds of layers of wood by an industrial robot, the vases capture the fluidity of the machine’s movements in the depth of the wooden texture. Merging art and engineering, AESTUS is meant… [Read More]
Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera by Alexander&Co
Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera is a 350 person restaurant, bar and courtyard in the heart of bustling Dubai, with direct views of the Burj Khalifa. Designed by Alexander & Co., the venue includes a Raw bar, Fire bar, brasserie, main bar, dining areas, private dining, chefs table, external bar and courtyard, and dining areas…. [Read More]
Self-Balacing Herston Table Lamp
Herston Table Lamp is a sculptural wooden desk lamp that allows smooth and effortless adjustment to any position. Precision engineering alongside hand-crafted wood creates a clean, uninterrupted silhouette without any unsightly cords. Designed by former Dyson designer Oliver Chambers and digital designer Greta Chambers, the desk lamp is the first in a range of products… [Read More]
Exuberant Nights in the Land of the Morning Calm
The transformation by the design firm Jean de Lessard – Designers Créatifs of a vast space abandoned for six years gave birth to the Ganadara Bar, last June. The design successfully modulates conflicting needs right from the start: to create a warm and comfortable environment, but in a place dictated by the aesthetics of Korean… [Read More]
Benedetta Tagliabue designs sculptural pendant for Bover
Benedetta Tagliabue / EMBT has designed an intricate sculptural pendant for Spanish brand Bover. Inspired by the domes of the Renaissance, the Dome pendant takes reference from historical buildings such as Basilica Mercè in Barcelona, the Pantheon in Rome, the dome Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and dome of St. George in Venice. The hanging… [Read More]
PixMob by Jean de Lessard
Once a textile factory in Montreal’s fashion district, the new PixMob office space is full of dynamism and edgy design statements. Canadian designer Jean de Lessard integrated the client’s DNA right into the space by reflecting the cutting edge digital technology research and creativity of PixMob. Large monolithic shapes seem to be carved out of the building bringing a… [Read More]
Flanagan Lawrence wins competition for the Szczecin Summer Theatre, Poland
The award-winning practice has designed an acoustically optimized outdoor performance space, located in Kasprowicza Park, Szczecin. Flanagan Lawrence has won an international competition to design a Summer Theatre in Szczecin, Poland. The tensile structure showcasing two sculptural open arches, will replace the existing roof structure and enhance the theatre’s acoustics. From Flanagan Lawrence: The brief called for design… [Read More]
