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stone age modern knives 2008-05-16 18:40:25
glass knives
Designer: Noa Bembibre + a group of 13 University Art and Design students for The New Dining Luxury joint project
The designer isn’t satisfied borrowing inspiration from tradition of only few hundred years. In fact she goes million years back and finds her inspiration in Stone Age tools.
And then designs these modern glass knives!
What you say [...]
enduringly Indian furnishing 2008-05-13 15:56:16
champa collection
Designers: Sheila Nambiar and Shruti Phagre-Mahajan @ Eucalyptus
I am so tempted to put the title of this post in Hindi - borrowing from an old Hindi song:
Champa - Chameli muskaye {meaning: Champa and Chameli (both are flowering plants) are smiling.} I am not doing that. But let me warn you I am emotional at [...]
earth sheltered building 2008-05-13 06:58:12 ‘Style’ emerges from the project and not from the architect. Every project deserves its own style based on the site, user requirements, available materials and technology. ← Space - design Consultants
AIIS
Architects: Space-Design Consultants
In the age of ’hero’ architects or architectural heroism somehow I tend to veer towards this credo
crystals and icicles 2008-05-12 11:10:34
vanity table
Designer: Nina Edwards Anker @ nea studio
I am mesmerised by the cuts and curves created by the architect - designer Nina Edwards Anker for these furniture. The designer works from Oslo and NewYork.
This vanity table is a multifunctional piece. It can be used as desk and incorporated bowl can hold your pens & pencils. [...]
house triangle 2008-05-11 14:33:00
house triangle
Architects: @ mayaPRAXIS
This clever triangle house is designed by a young team @ mayaPRAXIS.
mayaPRAXIS is an architectural and design firm based in Bangalore. The primary motivation towards design for architects @ mayaPRAXIS is the opportunity to marry a wide palette of creative resources and constraints available in India.
The close up ↑and some images of interiors↓
alter ego 2008-05-08 18:38:37
Designer: Matthias Pliessnig
If I would be around Madison, Wisconsin from 10th to 17 th of May, I would head straight for this exhibition with an appointment with my alter oops Matthias Pliessnig’s Alter Ego.
The exhibition opens 9th May 2008 (today).
Find details here.
flow
I am curious as to what is on show.
Meanwhile let us find out what goes [...]
Govinda 2008-05-08 12:52:34
Govinda
A side board in bleached maple with ceramic daisies and ceramic feet.
Ceramists + Designers: Bertozzi & Casoni @ Dilmos
Master craftsmen and Italian ceramists Giampaolo Bertozzi and Stefano Dal Monte Casoni’s work show tradition and experimentation, link to the past and present along an axis.
And perhaps link between continents as well!
I just plain am biased towards this
beauty in black 2008-05-07 07:27:35
Artist and Illustrator: Stephen Crowhurst
Black vaes - Art Project
Canada based Stephen Crowhurst is an artist, art director, designer, curator and illustrator. His work has that hand crafted look mixed with contemporary design technology.
love post 2008-05-04 05:39:51 love bench
Designer: @ sovrappensiero
This park bench - A thing to view in the park
and
A place to view
and
A moment of pau
a potter’s digital art 2008-05-18 13:07:54
frog - digital art
Artist: Jyotsna Bhatt @ Saffron Art gallery
A very talented Vadodara based ceramist and potter Jyotsna Bhatt’s work as part of Digital Art exhibition. It is while learning sculpture she discovered her interest in making three-dimensional figures.
untitled - digital art
archival inkjet on paper
Rat a cat - stoneware double walled form
@ Lemongrasshopper Gallery
Her ce
carry your urbanity 2008-05-18 02:47:37
fuusio - a go anywhere tote bag
Designers: Tiia, Eeva, Laura, Hanna @ Focus Fabrik
The Finnish designers - Tiia Eronen, Eeva Heikkinen, Laura Järveläinen, and Hanna Kerman @ Focus Fabric make this kind of pulsating urban landscape on textiles.
For their interiors fabrics they also find inspiration from nature. To top it all they use only sustainable [...]
sand, stone and water 2008-05-19 12:17:15
Architects: Matharoo Associates
If you are thinking about amazing geometry and curves of this house so effortlessly mingling with each other then also note that this house accommodates a family swimming pool in just 450 sqm plot. And let me tell you everything has a functional aspect other than just design!
This stunning house is situated in [...] Read more:water
exotic minimal interiors 2008-05-21 13:28:24
You might as well name it contemporary minimal. For me small details make these interiors exotic
minimal.
muted minimal and just enough decor-drama
Interior Designer: Dipen Gada & Associates
Honoured as ‘innovative designer’ by India’s leading interiors magazine; Vadodara based Dipen Gada & Associates creates contemporary designs within Indian context. I think these int
No title 2008-05-20 15:15:38
void
Designers: @ Creativoo
I couldn’t resist sharing these creations too of Creativoo designers with you. Creativoo is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy based in Shanghai, China.
Are you looking at these … speakers thinking why there is no sound ?!
Are you already shaking it?! (Nowadays I shake my CPU because it doesn’t get started!).
To me these products remind me [.
tea anyone? 2008-05-20 12:26:08
Designers: @Creativoo
A young team of designers @ Creativoo based in Shanghai, China have designed these teapots based on Chinese astrological mouse.
Well the mouse is not my favourite though I think first thing I learnt to draw was a mouse!
But I love these teapots. The perfect flow, a dash of origami and a golden touch by Creativoo designers makes [...]
copper house 2008-05-22 10:31:42
Architects: Jared Della Valle and Andy Bernheimer @ Della Valle Bernheimer
Anyone for copper skylight?
This unique house is made not just with copper material or copper roof, this house is clad almost entirely in copper siding. It has a mixture of flat seam and standing seam copper roofing.
Architects of this house Della Valle Bernheimer has created some award-winning [...]
seating comforts 2008-05-23 11:48:18
Designer: Saran Circle
Thailand International Furniture Fair 2008 is long over (12th March to 16th March) but I am unable to brush aside what young Thai designers have showcased in this event.
Showing amazing creativity and respect to tradition Thai young designers have created these enveloping stretched seating comforts!
Look at these premium prototype furnitures by Thai designers:
Desig
crafty exteriors 2008-05-26 11:40:43
Architects: Steven Ehrlich Architects + in collaboration with artist Ed Moses
Mix some cross stitch, some ikat, some ancient calligraphy and Aztec architecture on a wall and you have this stunning artwork façade!
This unusual crafted exterior look belongs to Shatto Recreation Center designed by Steven Ehrlich Architects in collaboration with artist Ed Moses.
Shatto Center’s architect
fence me colourfully 2008-05-26 09:14:12
Dolos yard project, Okinawa
Fence Designed by Studio Han Design
It is like a painting on a mud wall of India; only the modern version! A specific-design idea or specific design sensibilities seem to develop in some areas of the world automatically. We don’t like to stare at barren walls. By nature we are creative! We are designers.
You [...] Read more:fence
adventures of a little deer 2008-05-28 13:27:42
Designer: Sylvia Jokelová @ Creater
When a housewife wants to write adventures of a little
deer; the deer takes a journey from traditional motifs of Slovak folk embroidery to comic world and materials also change from ceramics to plastic. And the story gets written thus:
Sylvia Jokelová is a Slovak designer.
These are prototype designs(?).
[...]
360 degrees 2008-05-27 13:56:13 In this architectural and interior splendour nothing comes between you and nature! No architectural barricades, no colours to dazzle you and no space filling interior accessories.
Architects: Jeff Fearon and Tim Hay @ Fearon Hay Architects
Warning no 1: if your jaws drop and mouth open then do not blame me!
Warning no 2: if you want to run [...]
amazing box interiors - architecture 2008-05-29 12:03:17
interiors of a house in Bucharest
Architect: Ion Popusoi
A young Romanian architect Ion Popusoi’s amazing unusual box-y interiors and architecture!
a house in Brasov
To add a lighter note to these box-y, cabinet-y, shelves-y interiors I think I would go storage crazy and would never remember where did I put what!
And for hide and seek games; it would be [...]
Picasso and salt N pepper 2008-06-03 07:58:22
Designer: Neha Chandra
Young Indian designer Neha Chandra carefully studied the work of Picasso
and picked up basic curves and surfaces in his work and then came up with this beautiful art-y salt and pepper.
There are endless possibilities of designs as you can put pepper shaker in the salt shaker in different ways making a new [...]
fan chair 2008-06-09 02:08:42
fan chair
Designer: Hiroki Takada @ Takada Design
Like a breathe of fresh air! Love this fan chair! Japanese designer Hiroki Takada has designed many such absolutely flowing designs.
Material : stainless steel, aluminum, felt, polyurethane sponge, wood
One more flowing… chair from Hiroki Takada ↓
Nike2007 chair/stool
This is the chair for victory. This hight stool is inspire
chess set 2008-06-10 13:29:36
Designer: Mohammad Sadiq
Mohammad Sadiq is a student designer studying industrial design at Karachi University. See his young talent here.
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banana aliens and degree 44 … 2008-06-11 12:02:19
a quote by Designer: Biju Neyyan
But I think he has able to define quite a lot!. Like Biju Neyyan 44 student cum designers have been able to define a lot many designs and design areas.
I am talking about Industrial Design Centre (Mumbai) - IIT B’s design degree
show 2008. Degree 44 is being held from 9th to 15th [...] Read more:banana
world day against child labour 2008-06-12 12:40:46
a poster by graphic designer
Hemang Anglay
Do I want to write big words about child
labour like bonded labour, child trafficking, hazardous conditions and lost childhood in long hours!
No.
Do I want to give big statistics for child labour - like an estimation of 167 to 250 million child labour worldwide!
No.
Do I want to say that India [...] Read more:against
Fancy this Flight 2008-06-16 07:07:31 Flight
of fantasy
Animation Designer: Sunil Tungaria
These 3 images are from animation films made by Sunil Tungaria. Sunil is a part of Degree 44, IDC-IITB’ Design Degree Show 2008.
Sunil’s short animation film Flight of Fantasy is sure to take a day’s work off your shoulder. See his animations (Must Watch!) and videos here.
Flight Of Fantasy
I had a major [...] Read more:Fancy
Post Modern Bamboo Lamps 2008-06-17 05:09:02 A glimpse of bamboo lighting at IDC -IITB Design Degree Show 2008 :-
Designer: Parasar Das @ Degree 44
This lantern is created from a single bamboo to maintain its symmetry and natural dyes has been used.
Designer: Roli Singh @ Degree 44
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, Bamboo
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