Entries Tagged 'Design' ↓

Spun (Coriolis) by Thomas Heatherwick is a functional chair constituted by a single profile rotated through 360 degrees which transforms the domestic seat into a beautifully rendered spinning top. From April 12-17th, as part of the Interni Mutant Architecture & Design project at Salone , Heatherwick will present an installation of four sculptures in carbon steel and bronzed brass which subvert the idea of the chair. Inspired by the Coriolis effect — named after the French physicist who in 1835 described the apparent deformation of moving objects when they are observed from a rotating reference frame — the handmade chair comes in 4 experimental finishes which exalt the metal’s expressive qualities. Spun (Coriolis) has a “rippled” effect, a surface horizontal groove that makes the rotation effect even more evident.

Read more here:
Spun (Coriolis) by Thomas Heatherwick

Mutation #1 by Hugo Arcier is a sculpture created through 3D digital printing. Also an IKEA hack, its size enabling perfect insertion into the famous Expedit bookcase . Once inserted, the sculpture customizes the bookcase by giving it a futuristic look

Here is the original post:
Mutation #1 by Hugo Arcier

Following in the footsteps of their successful 2D LED lamp , DING 3000 has created the 2D LED pendant, which will launch at Salone in the SKITSCH flagship store. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

More here:
2D LED Pendant

Nendo has an exhibit going on this week during Salone called Textured Transparencies . Descriptions below are from the designers. Transparent-Table We cast clear acrylic in a wooden form with a strong grain and assembled the resulting pieces to create a table made of ‘transparent wood’. We reproduced the butt ends faithfully and beveled the edges like floorboards, and matched the grains ends and dimensions of the wood used for the table legs to the ‘transparent wood’ to create a unified piece. The two tables have specific and different optical effects: at first glance the black table is wood, but a closer look reveals its transparency, while the clear table is the transparent at first glance, and only later reveals its wooden form.

More:
Nendo: Textured Transparencies

During Salone , Area Declic will launch the Mixx chair, designed by Matthias Demacker . A playful, colorful chair with multiple parts that gives you the opportunity to customize it based on your favorite color combination. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

Continued here:
Mixx Chair

At Salone , Artek will launch a new series of lighting designed by Ville Kokkonen called White. The collection consists of four fittings, with the fifth one to be launched by the end of the year. White is the outcome of Artek’s extensive research on the use of light fittings in domestic, office and public spaces. There is even one therapy light presented in the collection. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

Original post:
White by Ville Kokkonen for Artek

Architect Guillermo Cameron Mac Lean from Argentina made this stop-motion video in which he creates a Tetris bookshelf. ( click here if you can’t see the video ) Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

See original here:
A Real Life Tetris Bookshelf

I discovered MacMaster Design at the Architectural Digest Home Show . Launched in 2009 by Alex MacMaster, MacMaster Design specializes in contemporary lighting and furniture products. Based in London, Alex runs the company with his business partner Limahl Asmall where they focus on high-end residential and commercial pieces.

See the rest here:
MacMaster Design

The Conchiglia (shell) sideboard by Studiocharlie for Lema is inspired by the geometric form of a spiral or the “ golden ratio .” From the designers: What we see when we observe a spiral is a portion of it. As it develops it becomes too large to be perceived by the human eye, and in its origin it is too small for us to see the minute details. The sideboard Conchiglia is built on a portion of a spiral. As the geometric form develops, the size of the doors increases, and where the details become invisible at the origin of the spiral there is a void, a concentrated space

View post:
Conchiglia Sideboard by Studiocharlie

Jeb Jones is an American furniture design and production company created by designer and artist John Eric Byers. John’s one-of-a-kind pieces have been honored with numerous awards and grants and reside in the permanent collections of several national museums, including the Museum of Arts & Design in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum . This year he will be included in the Archives of American Art ‘s oral history program for his contributions as a leading American artist working in wood. John will debut his line next month at ICFF . Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

Original post:
Jeb Jones