PRODUCT DESIGN

In Japan, the okumi is a piece of fabric worn in front of the kimono. The back’s stitching and upholstery evoke a kimono garment, as if casually thrown onto the armchair structure which it elegantly ”skirts”. This armchair is a strong design statement that could find its distinctive place in both modern and traditional environments. The design evokes a kimono elegantly draped over a solid beech frame stained red or black…

The Vespa 946 is a scooter announced by Piaggio, to be sold under their Vespa brand starting in July 2013. Piaggio presented the retro-futurist Vespa Quarantasei concept, based on the 1945 Vespa MP6 prototype, at the 2011 EICMA motorcycle show. The final production version, renamed the Vespa 946, appeared the following year, at EICMA 2012…

An iconic design celebrates its rebirth. The folding chair Sóley, penned by the Icelandic designer Valdimar Harðarson in the year 1982. As far back as 30 years ago, this bold and daring design made quite an impact, with Sóley scooping the Roscoe Award in the US as well as two Good Design Awards in Japan, winning the title “Furniture of the Year 1984”, and not forgetting the design award of Design-Center Stuttgart…

PRIVATE COLLECTION was created by Valencia-based designer Paco Camus, a significant representation of products which perfectly describe brand positioning and philosophy in the High End market. Timelessness, Investment, Quality, Art and Singularity…

Planet suspension light inspired by “smart clothing” worn by astronauts, Planet has no inner frame but, rather, retains its spherical shape through the simultaneously decorative and stiff load-bearing pattern embroidered on its exterior. This intricate, structural pattern evokes the rifts and mountains of the luminous moon…

‘Framed’ is a collection of interior objects developed by Vienna-based studio Mischer’traxler designed for danish textile company kvadrat and their hallingdal project 65. Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler approach design with a keen focus on experiments, context and conceptual thinking, often making use of unexpected materials and characterised by external inputs, for example human interaction…

Designed by Vienna based Austrian designers Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler’s design studio mischer’traxler for architects Pascale Wakim and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte’s Beirut based Carwan gallery, and also limited edition for Carwan Gallery…