The LUC chair is stackable and plays with the theme of a band, which takes up the substructure and is optically closed to the backrest. This theme can be found in the base again. The base is being considered as one 16mm steel tube. Seat and backrest are made of bent 2mm aluminum and are [...]
Japanese design company bitplay presents its Bang! Lamp, one of the studio’s first designs from its inaugural collection of product. The lamp takes on bitplay’s creative and playful design aesethetic with the a lamp that is operated with an accompanying gun. To turn it off you simple point the gun and shoot, hence making the [...]
For many designers who have conquered the fashion arena, home and lifestyle seems like the next logical frontier. Jean Paul Gaultier does exactly that, picking up where he left off (having designed furniture back in 1992) with an upcoming collection of home-relevant pieces. The range will be created in collaboration with French interiors firm, Roche [...]
Created collaboratively between American manufacturing company Herman Miller and industrial designer and Fuseproject founder Yves Béhar, you’re looking at the “Sayl” chair. Over 2.5 years in the making, the chair’s design is influenced by the suspension bridges of San Francisco, where the chair was created. For maximum comfort, various degrees of tension are infused into [...]
Created collaboratively between American manufacturing company Herman Miller and industrial designer and Fuseproject founder Yves Béhar, you’re looking at the “Sayl” chair. Over 2.5 years in the making, the chair’s design is influenced by the suspension bridges of San Francisco, where the chair was created. For maximum comfort, various degrees of tension are infused into [...]
The History of Eames furniture, by Marilyn Neuhart with John Neuhar is packed with rich images and insightful text. This unique book is the benchmark reference on what has to be the most influential and important furniture brand of our time. This book offers the reader insights and fine details on how Charles and Ray [...]
BAPE continues its alliance with Sanrio as we see the two companies develop a new side chair. The piece features BAPE’s iconic Baby Milo mascot joining the ranks of Sanrio’s character elite. A release is expected towards the latter part of 2010. Stay tuned! Source: Highsnobiety © L. Ruano for Hypebeast, 2010. | Permalink | [...]
As part of their Fall/Winter 2010 Collection, A Bathing Ape once again worked on the iconic Side Chair. Previously Bape gave it the camo treatment. This season the newly launched partnership with Sanrio is placed on the chair. The Sanrio Characters, along with Baby Milo are featured on the back of the chair, while the [...]
During UNDERCOVER’s 2009 spring/summer collection, UNDERCOVER created a story to coincide with its collection. The story involved GRACE (the white furry creature often seen) and GILLA and GRACE’s relationship with human society. Between the two appeared the GILApple which was previously the focus of t-shirts and necklaces. A true appropriation of the design has been [...]
We have reported about the work of artist/sculptor Ryan McElhinney before. Here we take a look at one of his latest creations – the toy lamp.
“Ryan McElhinney turns trash into unique treasure. The Toy Lamp is made of unwanted toys which are bonded together and then coated in a high gloss polyurethane lacquer.” Via DY.
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