We have a clue about Furniture

Italian lighting company Foscarini invited Design Milk, along with a handful of bloggers from design sites around Europe, to its corporate offices for a day of discovery and discussion. At the end, Foscarini put together this video in which we all put forth the single most important aspect of “good design.” What makes good design? “PROCESS” Luca Nichetto , designer (Venice, Italy) “SINCERITY”  Ionna Vautrin , designer (Paris, France) “LOVE”  Vicente Garcia Jimenez , designer (Udine, Italy) “VITALITY” Marni Katz, Design Milk (Boston, USA) “FORM” Jenny Filipetti, Design Boom (Italy) “EMOTION” Micle Mihai Cristian, Freshome (Romania) “TEAMWORK”  Costas Voyatzis, Yatzer (Athens, Greece) “SINGULARITY”  Eric Foulon, Muuuz (Paris, France) “TECHNOLOGY”  Philipp Thom, Studio 5555 (Germany) “RESEARCH” Giuilia Zappa, Designer Blog (Italy) What word would you choose? Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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Discussing “Good Design” at Foscarini

The TamTam is a new lamp designed by Fabien Dumas inspired by a roster of interesting imagery: a juicy bunch of grapes; Nick Mason’s drums from Pink Floyd; the constellation of Perseus. Archetypal lampshades are geometrically arranged to invoke a feeling of organized chaos. There’s a large central shade in lacquered aluminum, to which various smaller satellite shades are attached, all with opalescent, methacrylate diffusers over the open end to soften the light. The smaller shades can be rotated through 350 degrees using a swivel mechanism.

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TamTam Lamp

If you had to absolutely choose between one or the other – which would you rather – a chandelier or a drum? And where would you put it?

Chandeliers come in so many different varieties – some ginormous, some smaller, some colored, some clear and sparkly. The one thing I would never choose in a chandelier is lights that look like big fake candles. It just takes away from the glamour effect of a chandelier, if you ask me. Also, I know many kinds of lights are referred to as chandeliers, but for me, I think of beautiful chandeliers in the image above when I think of chandeliers – not anything beaded or crazy like that. Now I’m not saying those aren’t considered chandeliers – just not what immediately comes to mind, ya feel?!?!

So what about drum lights? I have one hanging about my kitchen table and I love it. It’s just a plain linen, not as dramatic as the black shade shown above. But, sometimes you just can’t beat the clean, modern look that a drum shade brings into a room.

So, if push came to shove, I would rather have a chandelier. How about you??

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The Small World of Multi-functional Furniture

Materials: Lack TV bench & Lack Side Table Description: We had a lack TV bench which held a 36″ CRT tv and it didn’t hold up well, bowing the top piece of the bench. The Lack bench was also damaged by water when the basement leaked. When we moved and switched to an LED tv I wanted a sleek stand to go with it. I really enjoy furniture which appears to float, so I wanted to create something out of some pieces I had lying around (I didn’t know Ikeahackers existed at that point)

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TV Stand with Floating DVD Platform

Brown Oak Finish Traditional TV Stand

Features:

• Classic TV Console
• Distressed Brown Oak Finish
• Sturdy Construction
• Slate Inserts on Teh Cabinet Doors and Top
• Storage Drawers and Cabinets

Dimensions:

• TV Stand: 60″L x 19″D x 26″H

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Distressed Brown Oak Finish Classic TV Stand w/Slate Inserts

Cappuccino Finish Modern TV Stand w/Glass Front Doors

Features:

• Contemporary TV Stand
• Cappuccino Finish
• Sturdy Construction
• Glass Front Doors and Shelf
• Two Additional Drawers
• Brushed Nickel Finish Hardware

Dimensions:

• TV Stand: 62″L x 18″D x 24″H

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Cappuccino Finish Modern TV Stand w/Glass Front Doors

Materials: Chest of drawer – TARVA – not yet in the range Description: Three weeks ago I attended an IKEA contest in which I should design a chest of drawers, which is not yet on the market. It is made … of pine wood and so I could worked on it very well. With all of our furniture in white, I decided to use a lot of color this time and to incorporate many styles: The brightness of colors from the Orient, adorable handbatiked fabrics from Bali, Dot Paintings from Australia, the Meditation of mandalas and just a little inspiration from nature. And because I love to play Papillon (it's Ludo played with Rummy Cards) with my children, I've milled this in the form of a mandala at the top of the dresser

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Discover the possibilities …

Flip & Tumble , best known for their reusable grocery bags that fold up into tiny balls , has released a unique set of fun salt and pepper shakers in the form of flexible silicone balls. 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 | 2 comments

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Squeezers Salt and Pepper

UnPølished is a series of experimental furniture by Dik Scheepers created for Toegepast 16 at Z33 . Made of papercrete, an experimental material made from discarded paper and cement, and whitewood, the furnishings resemble building blocks used to create houses. Photos 1-5 by Kristof Vrancken

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UnPølished by Dik Scheepers