Thursday, May 31, 2007
Akemi Tahara
SHELTER ORIGAMI is a practical solution for emergency causes.
It is intended to solve the urgent need of a refuge after a natural or man-made disaster. As a designer I came across with the idea of offering my expertise to bring immediate relief to those victims while a long-term solution is waited to be given by the authorities or other humanitarian organization. My shelter is a stucture that is easy to set up, compact and portable. Keeping in mind the previous charactertistics we can offer to the user of this shelter the privacy he needs while adjusting to the space he has. Also, the Shelter Origami has the adavantage of its low price that springs to its massive production. Finally but not least important is the fact that it is totally recyclable, hence friend of the environment.
DESIGN: Akemi Tahara
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
ANNIKA FRYE
Reversible Seat
This easy chair consists of three leaf-like pillows and a textile cover. Being unfolded, it serves as a seatplace for three persons. Unfolded, the pillows can be arranged in various ways: the chair even provides as bed for guests. Toys and small things can be
cumulated in the middle of the seat, they vanish when the pillows are stuffed into the cover. The seat gains its stability without any construction inside. The inner pillows consist of form foam, the project was realized in cooperation with the company Unnapur in Unna, Germany.
This easy chair consists of three leaf-like pillows and a textile cover. Being unfolded, it serves as a seatplace for three persons. Unfolded, the pillows can be arranged in various ways: the chair even provides as bed for guests. Toys and small things can be
cumulated in the middle of the seat, they vanish when the pillows are stuffed into the cover. The seat gains its stability without any construction inside. The inner pillows consist of form foam, the project was realized in cooperation with the company Unnapur in Unna, Germany.
Design: ANNIKA FRYE
Thanks Annika!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom
Nest
Inspired by a bird’s nest, this hall-stand builds on the principle of organised chaos. The asymmetrically arranged “branches” serve as hooks and pegs to provide a multitude of opportunities for hanging up coats, hats, etc.
Design: Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom -/TAF/ for Karl Andersson & Söner
Stair
Design: Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom-/TAF/
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Luis Alicandu
Luis Alicandu a.k.a. CacoUno just sent me his latest work:
Kodelja Vase - "inspired by the sense of deepness of someone's eyes.."
Who's?
N.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
KapteinRoodnat
For the elementary school De Paradijsvogel, the duo of KapteinRoodnat (Marleen Kaptein and Stijn Roodnat) made an art work consisting of several hundred meters of bright green tubes, which occupy the schoolyard and the assembly hall. Inspired by Jacques Tati's 'Mon Oncle'.
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Designmai 2007 flickr set
All my Designmai photos are out of focus ,because of my new contact lenses!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Jasmine Raznahan
Things Fall Apart -sticky tape
Design: Jasmine Raznahan
TANDEM UMBRELLA
An umbrella built for the inseparable
Design: Jasmine Raznahan & Marc Owens
Marc Owens
The Da Vinci Alarm Clock works on a very basic system. The Dot Matrix display will always show either Sleep or Awake. When the product is first switched on the display will immediately show the word Awake. This will continue to be displayed for 3 hours at 30 minutes.At this point the clock display will change to show the word Sleep and a high-pitched alarm will signal this change in state. This will continue to sound until the user presses the alarm-reset button. The word sleep will continue to be shown for the next 30 minutes, at which point the display will revert back to show the word awake, the alarm will also sound at this point to signal that a change in state has occurred.The 4-hour cycle will repeat itself six times over the course of a 24-hour period and will continue to do so until the clock is switched off. If the user follows the directions given by the clock then they will be able to enjoy the benefits of a 21-hour day, with little of the associated tiredness they would normally experience.
Design: Marc Owens
Just enjoy!
Smoking is the biggest taboo of our times. Everytime you light up, your first drag is met by a disgruntled look and sniff by all those around you. "Just enjoy" is a cigarette holder made of the prestigious "porcelaine de Limoges" which allows us to smoke with class and a hint of fatalism.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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