Comb Over Carpet by Meirav Barzilay
Israeli designer Meirav Barzilay has designed a unique carpet called Comb Over. In designer’s words, “A carpet made of felt, inspired by the comb-over hairdo commonly used by bald men. The carpet demonstrates how beauty can be found in the blemishes of old age, which we usually try to conceal. The carpet generates various possible...
Paper Planes by Doshi Levien
London based designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien has designed Paper Planes, a reading chair for Italian furniture company Moroso. In designer’s words, “A reading chair designed for Moroso that is capacious, embracing and comfortable, yet visually light. The project began with a new fabric we designed incorporating Swarovski Crystal Elements. The idea underlying the...
Canard Table by Todd Bracher
American designer Todd Bracher has designed the Canard Table for Italian furniture company Horm. The table is characterized by a folded metallic leaf leg wrapping the top at the corners, conferring structural solidity and a highly contemporary look. The table top is made of lacquered honeycomb or veneer core with white or black lacquer or...
“Safe House” Which Transforms Into Fortress When Closed
Polish architects KWK Promes have designed the Safe House near Warsaw. Following is some information by the architects, “The most essential item for our clients was acquiring the feeling of maximum security. That influenced an outlook and performance of a building. Its solid is a rectangular prism in which parts of the walls are movable....
Pile Furniture Collection by Shir Atar
Pile is a collection of furniture made of waste textile pieces. Designed by Shir Atar for Ofertex Furniture, the furniture collection includes Pile Chair, Pile Stool and Pile Pouf. The Pile Chair was on display at the Salone Del Mobile 2011. In designer’s words, “Looking for ways to reuse off-cut textile pieces from the recycling...
Flutti Lighting Collection by Simone Simonelli
Simone Simonelli has designed the Flutti lighting collection for Italian lighting company GIBAS. The lighting collection was presented during Euroluce 2011. In designer’s words, “Flutti is a collection of suspending and wall lamps. The collection is made by metal sheets for the Italian company Gibas-Fabbrica Artigiana Lampadari, which combines in his production Italian craft and...
Caterpillar House by Feldman Architecture
Feldman Architecture has designed the Caterpillar House in the hills of the Santa Lucia Preserve, CA. Following is some description by the architects, “The design for the Caterpillar House, sited on the softly rolling hills of the Santa Lucia Preserve, sought to accentuate a connection to the land. Having lived in a Cliff May home,...
Loop House by Heliotrope Architects
Heliotrope Architects has designed Loop House in Orcas Island, WA. Following is some information by the architects, “This residence is situated on a rock outcropping several hundred feet above the ocean, with a western view across the San Juan Islands. It is constructed of a prefabricated steel moment-frame roof structure with conventional wood-framed ‘boxes’ floating...
Growing Vases by Nendo
Japanese design studio Nendo has designed Growing Vases in collaboration with Czech glass company Lasvit, which was on display at the Milan Design Week, 2011. In designer’s words, “During this year’s Salone, an exhibition of three designs by three designers including Mathieu Lehanneur and nendo under the art direction of designer Fabio Novembre showcased the...
Gothic Chair by Studio Job for Moooi
Dutch design firm Studio Job has designed the Gothic Chair for Moooi. Here is some information by Moooi, “Studio job designed the gothic chair for the recently renovated Groninger museum, in the Netherlands, where they also designed the interior for the job lounge and other areas of the museum. Studio job have re-interpreted the solid...
Stretch Bench by Tak Euy Sung Design
Stretch Bench, designed by Korean designer Tak Euy Sung is a beautiful furniture made by bending 17 layers of birch plywood. The plywood layers are curved widely in the seating area and leg area where it touches the ground. In the corner the layers are very tight which creates a solid structure. In designer’s words,...
Elegant, Round Kitchen Acropolis by Snaidero
Italian kitchen manufacturer Snaidero has created the Acropolis Kitchen which is designed by Italian automotive design studio Pininfarina. Following is some information by Snaidero, “Acropolis by Pininfarina Design is the kitchen of the future available in a limited collection and signed by the designer himself. With its concentric structure, Acropolis is conceived to be in...
