News & features - Design
9 July, 2011 Design
Zaha Hadid designs the Z-Chair
Iraqi designer Zaha Hadid has created a new design called the "Z-Chair" made of polished steel. The architect was able to incorporate the essence of contemporary design for the benefit of the Italian furniture company Sawaya & Moroni. A simple three-dimensional gesture zigzags through space as part of the continual discourse between form and function, elegance and utility, differentiation and con...
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9 July, 2011 Design
The Gamete Lamp: Inspired by plant seeds
In a collaboration with the top manufacturer of lamps and 3D furniture "MGX By Materialise", Belgian designer Xavier Lust has created a new lamp called "Gamete", inspired by tree seeds. The designer was inspired by the constructive language of plant seeds transported by the wind. The lamp contains an elegant envelope which protects our eyes from the light. The lamp has three different designs t...
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30 June, 2011 Design
Windsurfing inspires The Waver Chair
Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic created a chair named "Waver" for the trademark "Vitra". The chair is inspired by the sport of windsurfing, and was created using the same materials used to make windsurfing gear. Grcic was able to present the highest level of comfort and safety in this design, despite the simplicity of its technology, where a person sitting on the "Waver" chair feels like the...
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30 June, 2011 Design
Iris lamps inspired by the human eye
London design firm “Fredrikson Stallard" recently unveiled their new series of crystal lamps resembling the human eye at the “Design Miami/Basel” show. This line of lamps, called 'Iris', feature crystals that radiate from the center of each lamp, supported on metal stands inspired by photographic and surgical lighting. The design highly resembles the human eye. An 'Iris' lamp consists of four se...
Read More24 June, 2011 Design
Bibliochaise: Library meets chair
Italian company Nobody & Co.'s new creation by Matta Alisee and Gennari Giovanni, the "Bibliochaise": a comfy chair adorned with bookshelves for the convenience of readers. The "Bibliochaise" is a chair with leather cushions and removable covers, and is coupled with a wooden frame with room for a personal library. Readers are able to grab a book without having to get up. The library-chair is als...
Read More24 June, 2011 Design
The Cirrata Octopus Lamp
Swedish designer Markus Johansson was inspired by the form of sea creatures in his latest design: the "Cirrata" octopus lamp. Markus incorporated a heat-formable substance name corian and molded it to form an octopus-shape around a wooden base. Johansson explored various industrial materials and techniques, and after a series of unexpected surprises he was inspired to design this extraordinary s...
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17 June, 2011 Design
Cosy chic for bookworms
The Console Bookshelf designed by Katz is perfect for refined futuristic interiors. The bookshelf section is painted black, but it incorporates a candy pink seat that is ideal for relaxing in, absorbed in the novel of your choice. The seat section resembles a Louis XVI armchair and is made of wood and polyurethane. Its shape follows the contours of your body to provide maximum comfort. There is n...
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17 June, 2011 Design
Stickers forever
Ever since stickers first made their appearance in interior design, they have remained as fashionable as ever. The style of these decorative items develops in line with current trends and this is the secret to their success. Once the fashion changes, stickers can be peeled off with ease, unlike wallpaper, which has to be laboriously scraped off once its time has passed. Interior design programmes...
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