lisbon

I just browsed through some old pictures from my summer holidays in portugal; a one day trip to lisbon was included.

the experimentadesign, an international biennial dedicated to design was on during our trip. we haven’t visited any events (I swear!) but passed a sisley store and had a look at the bizarre collection of sam baron. the vase with the bunny ears is the best exemplar.

fabrica, the benetton group’s communication research center has featured the collection of ceramics by sam baron for sisley in an exhibition called ‘take your time’.

london

online design and architecture magazine dezeen published a movie about czech designer maxim velčovský today. that reminded me of a vase I saw in the mint gallery in london earlier this year.

archaeology meets the vase – a unique container named ‘catastrophe vase’. the desiger created a specially commissioned limited edition collection for the gallery.

amsterdam

the beams of chung-tang ho’s cabinet are pushed through to the back when you store any items at the front – an artful black painted wooden piece for droog, created in 2006 and named ‘push and store’ – just make sure nothing stands behind it.

front view

back view

london

during london design festival in september I was asked by detnk, london-based design platform, to interview 3 designers. see here the 2nd interview with canadian-born designer philippe malouin.

see here phillipe’s drawn interview

eindhoven

this is ‘heimat’ by dominic plüer. the swiss-born graduate of the design academy created an affectionate container for a liquer that reminds him of switzerland. It really makes me want to hug it.

eindhoven

‘blok 7’ is the new product of the maastricht-based designer laurens hamacher, who works preferably with wood. his interest in the material is influenced by his childhood. he grew up in the belgian forests. laurens is exhibiting his new work in the strip-s, part of the dutch design week, which continues today.

eindhoven

this work is a chest of drawers and a bookshelf in one piece. guy keulemans, who did his masters in humanitarian design at the design academy, wanted to ‘presents an inversion of aesthetic function’ in his research project. his project is also on exhibition at the graduation galleries 2009 till October 25th.

eindhoven

just got back from the dutch design week. on saturday I joined the press tour and went to the graduation galleries of the design academy. here is something from the man and well-being department:

yoeri treffers’ inflatable void, a blow-up space made of tyvek, comes in first. the ‘void’ is inflated within 20 seconds by a fan hanging from the ceiling. the fabric adapts to the surrounded objects and can be used in various rooms. basically it allows you to create your own private space, in any space.

outside

inside

yoeri treffers helps the man to get out