Archive for January, 2010

29/01

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Design Real at Serpentine Gallery

Design Real is the first design-focused show to be presented at the Serpentine and represents the development of the Gallery’s long-standing commitment to design through the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion programme, which celebrates its tenth year in 2010. Design Real is curated by Konstantin Grcic and designed in collaboration with Alex Rich and Jürg Lehni. The exhibition features an information space which expands on themes developed in the exhibition allowing visitors to investigate the origins and applications of the products on view. A dedicated internet site, designed by Alex Rich and Jürg Lehni, is the exhibition’s central resource and integral to its concept. Grcic says about the exhibition:

Like contemporary art, design both shapes and reflects our constantly changing society. Good design understands human behaviour, offers pragmatic solutions to problems and enhances our everyday experience. Curating the Serpentine Gallery’s first design related exhibition DESIGN REAL my concept focuses on ‘real’ items, industrially made products that have a significance in everyday life,

The exhibition is still on til 7th February. A catalogue (designed by Alex Rich) is published on the occasion of the exhibition DESIGN REAL by Serpentine Gallery and Koenig Books Ltd. featuring essays by Emily King and Jonathan Olivares.

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25/01

Louise

The Worlds Largest Lamp

Belgian designer Bart Lens has designed the world’s largest ceiling lamp for Eden Design.

The XXXLamp, inspired by the shape of a Chinese lantern, which measures up to be 4metres diameter and 1.6metres high. The formation of XXXLamp has twelve-segments that is suspended by a framework similar to that on a hot air balloon, which creates the structure of the lantern, making it look a little like the top of a mushroom or a pumpkin.

XXXLamp requires three dimmable white light sources for illumination or it can take RGB power LED, allowing the lighting to be any colour desired, with a remote control so that the lamp can be dimmed or brightened.

The idea of the XXXLamp is suggested that is to be hung quite low below head level allowing there 1.30meters off the ground so that you enter with a slight crouch.

The XXXLamp is soon to be on sale for retailers but would not be very practical for anyone’s home due to the size of the lamp unless they had an enormous space for it to be located in.

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14/01

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Palazzina Grassi Hotel in Venice by Philippe Starck

French designer Philippe Starck has converted a former aristocratic home in Venice into a hotel. Bedrooms feature transparent glass wardrobes and the dining room contains two seven metre-long dinner tables, one made of marble and the other mirrored glass. Called Palazzina Grassi, the project was created for hotel brand Design Hotels.

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Via Dezeen

13/01

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Rainbow Arch from Monobloc Chairs

A PR website for New Zealand vodka brand 42 Below features this lovely video of the making of a Mountain Rainbow from Monobloc Chairs. You know, all those cheap plastic chairs that cover the globe everywhere, no matter where you go. The campaign was produced by the agency The Glue Society and this rainbow arch is one of many installations that were created under the title of “Because we can”.

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12/01

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Aroma of Shadow by Waterfrom Design

Waterfrom Design from Taiwan have completed the interior of a shop selling essential oils in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where bottles are displayed atop wooden posts. Variations in timber on the floor represent shadows cast by these posts. More bottles are displayed on intersecting shelves, while square panels in different shades of purple are attached to the wall with velcro. Called Aroma of Shadow, the store is arranged on two levels and features different timbers inlaid and overlapped. A geometric design representing the diffusion of a scent is mounted on the ceiling.

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Photographs are by Sam+Yvonne.

10/01

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Sterotype Packaging by Daizi Zheng

Chinese designer Daizi Zheng created a range of healthy snacks packaged to look like drugs and junk food, including these blueberries in a blister pack. Called Stereotype, the project includes carrot sticks packaged like cigarettes and celery sticks in a french fry carton.

Stereotype is about helping people eat more healthier through their everyday habits. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unhealthy diet is amongst one of the leading causes of the major non-communicable diseases. Can design encourage people to rethink their relationship with healthy food to gain a balanced diet?

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09/01

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Smithfield menswear cardboard shop by Burnt Toast

Peter Masters of Burnt Toast Designs has designed the interior for a menswear shop in Manchester, UK, using recycled cardboard boxes and tubes. For the interior of Smithfield menswear, Masters wanted to create a striking, affordable and sustainable design that could be easily changed. The cardboard dogs are inspired by the shop’s logo.

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Via Dezeen, photos are by Shaw and Shaw

08/01

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What Watt? by Tim Fishlock

London designer Tim Fishlock has created a chandelier made of 1243 spent incandescent light bulbs. He designed and fabricated it for a private commission but will be producing an edition of ten in total.

What Watt? is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent lightbulb. It’s a spherical chandelier, 1010mm in diameter made up of 1243 suspended bulbs of various shape and size, illuminated by a single low-energy light source. By 2011, all forms of incandescent light bulb will have been phased out in favour of greener alternatives. What Watt? marks the passing of a beautiful design that has remained relatively unchanged since its invention 130 years ago.

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Via Dezeen

07/01

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Snow Branding by Curb

With London covered in a layer of snow again, here is the fun concept of Snow Branding. Imagined by the UK agency Curb for the Extreme Sports Channel, over 2 000 logotypes were stamped across London. Great viability and buzz, zero environmental impact. And it shows that snow can also be fun and inspiring – not just an annoying cold layer that makes your toes numb and creates traffic chaos.

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Via Paul Vickers

04/01

Louise

The Bridge Cafe

The Bridge Cafe, located along Shoreditch High Street, in London, is similar to taking a step back in time due to the Victorian interior design.

This small cafe has a retro feel to it due to the golden espresso cup dispenser, the old cash register and the old gramophone, which are to be found behind the counter.

Most of the walls at the top are covered in Kitsch prints and paintings that have been framed and placed strategically amongst the interior.

The colour theme throughout the interior is dark, including reds, golds and browns, which adds to the antiqued theme that this café hosts. The main materials used are wood and brass with additional feature items, including a pair of boxing gloves, bagpipes and leather straps with horse brass mounts.

Every detail of the interior has had considerate thought, the wood has a vast amount of carving to it with brass attached to complete the look. There are a few antique lamps located around the interior that bring an extra splash of colour.

The lighting at the back of Bridge Café is low hanging round lights, very similar to those that are on the wall in the main café, along with the antique Victorian styled hanging lights and fans that are in the centre.

As the interior of the Bridge Café is very small, it can seat up to 15 people, creating an intimate and romantic atmosphere for the customers.

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