Norwegian firm permafrost has shared images for one of 30 small ‘nordic dioramas’ created for the new nordic architecture and identity exhibition at the louisiana museum of modern art in copenhagen. These toys depict elements of modern industry and technology. The wooden toy project came about when exhibit organizers invited Permafrost to create a small “Nordic diorama” to be featured among 30 others pertaining to the show’s theme…
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Folk Art colourful Furniture by Kare Design. Featuring bright colors and unique patterns, the collection is a mix between oriental with a light folk touch. All the furniture – tables, storage units and mirrors – is handmade from acacia and mango wood before being painstakingly hand painted…
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Chick Lamp by Italian graphic designer Luca Vagnini is a simple rectangular light on legs with a nice little handle so you can carry it around like a lantern. It is simplistic and modest from its delicate features. It can function as a table lamp or as a portable floor lamp…
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London-based valentina gonzález wohlers has created ‘wild bodged chairs’, a series of hand made seating objects that demonstrate the slow pace of an unfolding design process. By looking into reclaiming craft in contemporary creative practices, the project responds to the anonymous and the generic manufacturing techniques..
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Thunderbike, Germany, wins 9th annual AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. For the first time an authorized Harley-Davidson dealer has scooped the custom motorcycle industry’s top design and engineering prize. The detailing on the Thunderbike ”PainTTless” is impeccable!…
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The Spin and Fold pendant lamp—fondly known as “SF”—brings uncommon asymmetry to a traditional metal craft. Hand-spun aluminum is punched with a keyhole, folded, and secured into an extraordinary form that morphs as you move around it. Boasting a black exterior and rich gold-toned interior, this sleek illuminator has a mind of its own…
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Seoul-based design studio KamKam consisting of Jaekyoung Kim and Hyunjin Seo have combined traditional Korean aesthetics with the notion of physical, and emotional, protection in this furniture collection for children…
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