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Christmas is getting closer and one highlight from a design perspective are the new white limited edition paperbacks that have been released recently for the Twilight Saga books. Inspired by that we had a closer look at variations of book design, check out our little selection after the jump.
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Wow, what a month! Design Festival in London, Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Paris, Milan… Lots of new styles, shapes, materials and colours to be discovered, recurrent and new emerging trends. We compare fashion vs. furniture – two fields that have more in common than you might think.

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This concept study takes the iconic Minox form factor as inspiration. We wanted to create a sub-compact camera that targets the fashion-conscious consumer and encourages quick, discreet and stylish usage.
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This study into a new category of camera aims to merge a familiar design language with new functionality. Vidio is targeted at people who desire more versatility and creative options than the standard point-and-shoot form factor typically allows.
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More and more designers are starting to embrace food and it’s different qualities as a new design material – exploring the possibilities afforded by edible products.

Observing how we interact with our food on a day-to-day basis, designers play with it’s role beyond just nutritional purposes.

Our selection includes the work of diverse artists and designers, who show us ordinary food from a different angle.
Image by Fulvio Bonavia (see below)
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ALBA owes its name to Federico Garcia Lorca’s famous play The House of Bernarda Alba. On the first scene of the first act Bernarda’s house is described; “White room, thick walls, ‘enea’ chair”. The enea (straw) chair was once the de-facto chair in many countries around the world. A simple wooden frame with hand woven straw around the seat and backrest. A workhorse chair used as a basic dining chair and favoured by flamenco guitar players.

With ALBA we wanted to create an homage to the traditional enea chair. Taking its soul and giving it a new body. A light and strong aluminium skeleton with contemporary lines but always respecting the simplicity and character of the original classic.

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“There is an image, an idea of Africa that lives deep in human imagination. Its form often transcends the power of the world and its profile lies under layers of conscious retrieval. it is alive within each one of us on a primordial level, inexplicable yet undeniable.” Maya Angelou
Summer is coming! Inspired by beautiful colours, patterns as well as the upcoming World Cup, we would like to dedicate this post to influences, trends and projects happening in and around Africa.
Image: detail Moroso chair, design Philippe Bestenheider,
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Street art has developed in many diverse directions over the years, using an equally wide variety of techniques ranging from tape, digital projections, LED throwies, knitting, 3D paintings and even cleaning methods.
Here we focus on original pieces that go beyond just using a wall as a canvas, but where artists utilise the ‘urban fabric’ – existing objects and conditions as both inspiration and fundamental parts of their creations.
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Although clay has been used for literally thousands of years, innovation and new production techniques have created a new generation of ceramics; a high-quality material that is light weight, thin and extremely hard wearing. It is so strong that it can even be used in bulletproof body armor. These qualities make it ideal for a lot of new and exciting applications.

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Fashion houses have been extending their brands outside the intrinsic couture space for a long time now. Their cosmetics and accessories -including watches- are almost a given these days. But when we ran into this guitar by Chanel we were blown away by the shear beauty of the object itself and Chanel’s audacity at exploring the limits of where their brand could go.
So, for our latest blog entry we decided to look at Chanel and other leading fashion houses to see how they are extending their reach to new spaces and demonstrating the power and flexibility of premium lifestyle brands.
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