MATERIALS: It may seem unusual to produce a paper-based biodegradable lamp. They are hardly disposable items. As Ingo Maurer – one of the most internationally recognised designers in lamps and light installations – once said: lamps are amongst the most long-lasting products for the home. Yet Claesson Koivisto Rune’s design for Wästberg isn’t your usual design. Read full story, published on Curve 34 here: PAPER LANTERN
At this very moment, someone is collecting plastic from our seas. You are likely to see it in your next vacuum cleaner. Check out what Electrolux is up to.
Published on Curve 34, February 2011.
Read full story here: traldi materials
Dalla bottiglia al cucchiaio, alle sedie ai cellulari. Si può fare quasi tutto con il PET (polietilene tetrafilato) riciclato. Peccato che in Italia non lo si possa usare dove servirebbe di più.
From bottles to spoons, from chairs to cell phones. There is little that cannot be made using recycled PET. What a pity that in Italy it cannot yet be used where it could be most suitable, environment-wise…
Continue reading story here: pet
Published on Grazia Casa, jan-feb 2011.
Peccato usarlo come semplice rivestimento. Morbido, versatile, facilmente integrabile alle fibre high tech, il tessuto sa infatti regalare, oltre che originali effetti estetici, anche intelligenti soluzioni produttive, sostenibili e low cost.
Soft, versatile and easily integrated with high tech fibers, fabrics can provide amazing aeshetic effects. Some designers, though, go beyond looks and use them to envisage new production and manufacturing solutions : intelligent, sustainable and low cost.
Full story here: C_In608_R_88_93_osservatorio
Published on Interni 608, Jan-Feb 2011.
Projects by: Julien Carretero, Chris Kabel, Henny van Nielsterroy, Dieco Vencato, Wendy Plomp, Philips Design, Fay McCaul, Il Filo dei Sogni, Florian Krautli, Hedvig Af Ekenstam, Daniele Lanza, Astrid Krogh, Felipe Ribon.
Che abbiano un cuore high-tech o che tengano d’occhio i consumi energetici. Che vengano realizzati con materiali preziosi o inconsueti, magari nemmeno chic, gli chandelier,quando entrano in uno spazio, lo fanno per stupire.
They may have a high-tech heart or be eco-conscious. They may show off precious materials or unusual (and rather unchic) ones. Whatever they nature, though, when chandeliers come into a room, they do it with one purpose only: to strike us.
Published on Interni 605, Oct 2010. To read full story download high res PDF here: CASCATE DI LUCE
When Dijm Berger used to tell the most knowledgeable craftsmen about his dream they used to laugh at him. As a matter of fact, what the artist-designer was after was strong porcelain, yet composed mainly of air.
Published on MRZ, Marazzi’s magazine: Go to page 48 of this link: www.marazzi.it/media/magazine/j1bWy8pVt12r58Hsdsbcqg?wglng=it
A container that celebrates its content. Or the environment that surrounds it. It’s an idea by Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders, two young graduates from the Design Academy in Eindhoven…
Published on MRZ, Marazzi’s magazine: Go to page 49 of this link: www.marazzi.it/media/magazine/j1bWy8pVt12r58Hsdsbcqg?wglng=it
Providing an object that exists as an accessory to another one can be a tricky business. Yet this was precisely the task that the high end handles manufacturer Pamar assigned to Malta-born creative director Gordon Guillaumier. (…)
Published on MRZ, Marazzi’s magazine: Go to page 51 of this link: www.marazzi.it/media/magazine/j1bWy8pVt12r58Hsdsbcqg?wglng=it
Published on Interni / Panorama 60, September 2010. Special Cersaie issue. To read full story, in Italian only: piastrella in salotto
A listoni lunghi e stretti con decoro ligneo per un effetto parquet. Come una tappezzeria firmata, ideale per le pareti. Quando la ceramica arreda, peccato nasconderla.
It comes in long slabs for a parquet effect. Or in déco style, like a signature wallpaper. When ceramics create the atmosphere in the interiors it’s a pity to hide it.
Published on Interni / Panorama 60, September 2010. Special Cersaie issue. To read full story, in Italian only:piccoli spazi
Bello ma anche modulare, a scomparsa, compatto. Insomma, intelligente. Il bagno con una marcia in più, dove di ridotto c’è solo la metratura.
Small and beautiful. But also clever. Smart solutions for a bathroom that is minimal only in terms of square meters.
