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Dami Series by Seung Yong Song

Shan Tara — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:47:07 +0000

Korean designer Seung Yong Song has created Dami series inspired by the structure of Korean traditional grille. The collection is a combination of new eco-friendly materials called Valchromat and CNC processing technique that make possible to materialize modern objet with traditional beauty.

Crash Bench by Liliana Ovalle

Shan Tara — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:20:31 +0000

What happens when a force of nature changes the visual aspect of a design ? Liliana Ovalle illustrates with finesse, that the unrehearsed, and uncontrolled can add impact both visually and emotionally to a design. Crash is just such a piece. The sleek and perfect lines of the bench have been transformed by an unexpected impact which has imposed a new reality, a new way of being and created an outstanding piece of design.

‘Wood-Cast’ Furniture by Hilla Shamia

Shan Tara — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:16:55 +0000

Israel product designer Hilla Shamia has has created this fantastic series of furniture blending aluminum and wood.

The rough, intentionally rugged concrete skins of Brutalist buildings were meant to record the process by which they were made. The wood plank formwork used to mold the walls imprinted on their surfaces a textured, abrasive quality in a manner that re-infused contemporary architecture with the type of craftsmanship that had been banned at the commencement of the Modernist project. This ‘honest’ expression of building coveted fidelity to the inherent ‘character’ of the material at hand–an aesthetic imperative that could only be upheld through the thoughtful act of physical making. This same pathos is evident in the work of designer Hilla Shamia, whose “wood casting” furniture hybridizes organic material with abstract forms using industrial techniques.

To create her pieces, Shamia takes a whole tree trunk and incorporates it into steel tables, chairs, and stools. First, molten aluminum is spread over the wood, scorching the surface; the log is then sectioned into square forms, which according to the designer, “intensifies the artificial feeling, and in the same time keeps the memory of the material.” The individual sections are paired with differently sized frames–ranging from a coffee table to night stand–used to cast the metal body of the furniture. The hot liquid metal is poured into the molds, which are removed once the aluminum has cooled and set to reveal the now-sutured log and metal legs, enjoined by a dark band of char. Each piece is unique, with the metal “leakage” varying from one product to another. ”Wood Casting” is currently on show at the Milan Design Week 2012.

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Debutorial Collections by 56thStudio

Shan Tara — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:32:43 +0000

56thStudio sent us photos of their latest collection that comprise of graphical furniture, quirky prints, and funky patterns. Caricature as Furniture, Familiar Faces and Tribute to The Beatles rotate around Pop and Hollywood cultures, from Naomi Campbell, Harry Potter to Chairman Mao.

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JOKI Bench by KAYIWA

Ian — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:06:54 +0000

JOKI is the Finnish word for river, which inspired the designer to create the bench. The outline of the really elegant bench allows people to seat in different postures. Each JOKI made of Birch Plywood consists of four modular parts that can be used together or separately.

Length: 315 cm
Height: 57 cm
Width: 105 cm
Weight: 250 kg

Seat Belt Chair by Nuttapong Charoenkitivarakorn for Phillips Collection

Shan Tara — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:31:36 +0000

Seat Belt Chair is designed by Nuttapong Charoenkitivarakorn for Phillips Collection and comes in different sizes, colors, and materials.

Cabaret Sofa by Kenneth Cobonpue

Shan Tara — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:37:33 +0000

Cabaret sofa collection by Kenneth Cobonpue is made of a weaving fabric-wrapped foam on a steal frame. This collection blurs the lines between indoor an outdoor living providing comfort and warmth in both setting. It is available in variety of color combinations.

W.01 Seatings by Branca Lisboa

Shan Tara — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:29:59 +0000

W.01 from Portuguese desigenreBranca Lisboa large and comfortable Lounge chair delivered with 4 cilindric cushions made of natural cotton fabric. The shell shape of this lounge chair is designed to be filled with your own cushions, adjusted to your body shape. The W_01 is all made of Birch plywood parts.

‘Ottawa Collection,’ by Karim Rashid for BoConcept

Shan Tara — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:54:15 +0000

Egyptian designer Karim Rashid >has created the ‘Ottawa Collection,’ a series of furniture accessories for BoConcept.

The Ottawa Collection includes a complete dining room set with table, chairs, sideboard and cabinet. A light-hearted line of accessories complements the set, creating an entire environment for urbanites.

The minimalist but never ordinary style offers unique features and precise detailing that make each piece hard to resist. The dining table features a soft slanting under-skirting and leg clusters that make it welcoming. Inspired by nature, the dining chair celebrates the welcome simplicity of the leaf that creates an elegant cross-table profile when pushed in, and like the table, sits on a forest of legs, perfect for tucking in your feet. The sideboard has sensual and intuitive handles that are really functional eye candy. Colorful inserts can be used to customize the handles and ends of the sideboard piece.

The cabinet has large graphic easy-to-use handles that add a whimsical element and come in two colors, oak or green. Together, the pieces create an urban environment that is smart and savvy.

Accessories that complete the line include a bold black and white fingerprint rug created to speak about the “new global uniqueness where we are all empowered to express our individuality”, suggests Rashid.

A cheerful color palette of puzzle shaped vases, a futuristic bright orange pendant lamp, a coordinating glass touch lamp with the same bright orange cord, a hand-made aluminum bowl designed to form a pattern, and a set of originally designed cups, espresso cups and rimmed saucers that celebrate
Rashid’s art.

Armadillo & Lodge Chair by Baltasar Portillo

Shan Tara — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:44:22 +0000

Art, sculpture, furniture, all three terms are important in the description of the Armadillo and Lodge chairs, part of a series of unique pieces by Salvadorian artist Baltasar Portillo. The architectural form, brings to mind a spanning bridge which enhances the view without blocking it. The chair becomes a part of its environment by allowing the viewer to see through the chair, thus framing the scene in a new way. It is imposing, yet airy and light. The elegant shapes are inspired by organic forms.

Though a native of San Salvador, Baltasar is currently working and living in Europe. Armadillo and Lodge are suitable indoors or out.

Glowing Light Ball Bench by Manfred Kielnhofer

Ian — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:05:52 +0000

The “Glowing Light Ball Bench” created by Manfred Kielnhofer was present at the Light Art Biennial 2011. The bench which has a very simple design consists of three light balls and two wooden board perforates that lay over the light balls.

Unfolding ‘Crates’ by Naihan Li

Shan Tara — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:12:22 +0000

Architect and designer Li Naihan’s latest series of home and office furniture The Crates is inspired by the volatile and exuberant spirit of a contemporary urban habitat like Beijing and its epic detournment of building construction, decay and regeneration. Sofas, beds, bookshelves, workstations, and foosball tables pop out of their own shipping shell to form a unique spatial language that is whole with a ‘total’ concept of dwelling.

Wooden crates become carapaces to contain the body, objects and memories we carry with them: situational freeplay and sculptural abstraction blend here to make room for a design practice which is intrinsically relational and open-ended. Concierge is developed in collaboration with Beatrice Leanza, curator and co-founder with Li of Beijing-based studio BAO Atelier, a creative lab integrating curatorial, editorial and design production to promote new encounters and transversal research among the visual arts, design and architecture. This special installation materializes an inexistent part of an actual building dubbed ‘The House of Leaves’, a semi-private/semi-public residence located on the edge of the 5th Ring Road in Caochangdi village. Drawn upon an intimate image of both action and reflection, this serendipitous space represents an antechamber of no definite time or spatial confines, a public retreat and an interior garden activated by a politics otherwise known as ‘meeting’.

‘Fragmented 01 & 02,’ Storage & Seating Modules by Lanzavecchia + Wai Design Studio

Shan Tara — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:07:17 +0000

‘fragmented 01 + 02′, storage design by Francesca Lanzavecchia and Hunn Wai of the Italian-Singaporean studio Lanzavecchia + Wai. The series of furniture types replace the solid side panels of typical storage units with bands of flexible fabric. The material chosen doesn’t creates a textural pleated surface, it allows the units to be accessed from all sides.

‘Cóm-oda,’ Folding Chairs by Mr. Simon

Shan Tara — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:12:48 +0000

Cóm-oda Folding Chairs are designed by Mr. Simon and double as a side table when not in use as chairs.The Spanish term “cóm-oda” mean “comfortable and it also refers to the English term “commode”. In the 1700s commodes were very fashionable and appeared decorated and featured marquetry motifs or carvings. This Cóm-oda set of folding chairs is also very comfortable and the ”.

Cóm-oda
Cóm-oda is a set of folding chairs that, when they are not in use, they form a new element of
furniture. In this way we try to give them another function and take advantage of those chairs that
spend most of the time folded and hidden in any corner of the house.

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ATM Desk System, by Jasper Morrison for Vitra

Ian — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:16:54 +0000

ATM desk system by Jasper Morrison highlights the essentials, with a restrained shape and clear functions. The basis: a table with careful detailing in the rounded edges and the ducts for cables and accessories, such as lamps. Various shelves enhance work organisation.

M3 Chair by Thomas Feichtner

Shan Tara — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:48:50 +0000

Thomas Feichtner has presented his ‘M3 chair’ at Vienna Design Week. The M3 is a chair that exhibits an open, wooden cantilever construction that contrasts with the closed body of the Lounge Chair.

“The dimensions of the M3 measure one cubic meter, standing for a conscious way of appropriating one’s own space. Hence the ‘m3′ reference in the name M3 Chair. It is only via the chair that the open space is defined.
The chair is made of one and only one material: oak. This is a conscious choice of materials, harkening back to the woodworking tradition upheld by furniture workshops of yore. The wood renders the chair’s light construction a static experiment which could only succeed in a handmade, unique item.”

Animal Chair Collection by Maximo Riera

Ian — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:26:45 +0000

The Animal Chair collection by Spanish designer Maximo Riera is a series of seating from mammals to reptiles, and even including insects. . Rhino Chair is part of his outstanding Animal Chair Collection. This sculptural ‘throne’ is built in a superior scale to generate an authoritative force respecting qualities present in the animal itself. This collection is homage to these animals and the whole animal kingdom which inhabits our planet, as an attempt to reflect and capture the beauty of nature in each living thing.

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Kettal Maia Collection by Patricia Urquiola

Ian — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:53:51 +0000

The Kettal Maia collection designed by Patricia Urquiola has a natural lightness and elegance. The collection is hand-braided design with flower shapes that create a unique shadow. Structure is painted with polyester powder using the electrostatic technique. Resistant to outdoor conditions.

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