core77 has an article about edition20, a website that helps you find 20th century design classics still in production under their original license.
the products are organized by product group, theme, style, designer and manufacturer, and it is quite a comprehensive list! great as a reference, and a way to track down the classics and [...]
this is the wicker basket, by cecilie manz for muuto. another nice product for the brand (after the previously posted about ‘match’ tealight holder), this is a very modern take on a traditional scandinavian wicker basket. made of a ceramic-plastic composite, this basket is both strong, durable and lightweight, and i really like the graphic [...]
i came across this today whilst doing some research, and was very impressed! called ‘match’, by swedish design studio ‘form us with love’, designed for danish company muuto. a very simple idea, done very well! everyone’s had the problem of trying to light a tealight for a holder, and either burnt themselves or put out [...]
above is ‘tidelight’, a glass and cork table lamp by paris designer pierre favresse, part of the inaugural collection by the new french design company petite friture.
This table lamp plays with diffraction, with a design that draws its inspiration from the techniques and codes used in the car industry. By its texture and shape, Tidelight [...]
from the people behind the lacie usb keys (which i previously did a post on), comes ‘3 sets’.
from designboom:
for the roland-garros tournament 2009, 5.5 designers have reinterpreted tennis equipment in the collection ‘3 sets’. the tubes of balls are transformed into decanter and glasses ‘ace’. the traditional wooden rackets take the form of stools which [...]
this week i have been helping out with the ‘wood by ten’ exhibition at 100% design. below are the products that they will be showing.
from the top:
‘frame bird-feeder’ by nina tolstrup, ‘transport lamp’ by tomoko azumi, ‘candleholder’ by stephen bretland, ‘dumper-truck’ by sam johnson, ‘writers block’ by chris jackson, ‘wedge racer’ by gitta gschwendtner, ‘the [...]
the bic daisy vase is a hand blow moulded vase suitable for one daisy. i remember seeing it about a year ago and thinking what a simple idea it was. i though it looked easy enough and tried to do it myself, but it just didnt come out quite right. now designboom have an article [...]
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