this couch is standing in front of the church/workspace of the design collective atelierdorp in eindhoven. (I don’t think that it would be easy to steal it) it is a product of designer nacho carbonell and is called ‘soft concrete’. nacho created a concrete bench for outdoor purposes which shape reminds of a soft couch.
soft concrete by nacho carbonell, 2007
if I wouldn’t know what technical approach is hidden behind this ‘thing’ I would just say that it looks awful. but the ‘allegro crescendo’ (means lively and becoming louder) speakers by studio tord boontje are a scan of micro-scale objects put together to a functional cover. they are on display at the metropolitan works, creative industries centre in london, exhibition called ‘digital explorers’.
studio tord boontje has scanned real flowers, leaves and insects by using 3d scanning technology like non-invasive 3d scanning to capture the form of the original objects and direct metal laser sintering (dmls) to manufacture the pieces. for all that I still have an aversion to flower ornaments but I give them my credits for the diversity of innovative processes.
nickel plated nylon, stainless steel
some more pictures here
young royal college design student matthew plummer-fernandez has made another installation for the selfridges window display in london.
4 containers with coloured ink are hanging at the ceiling and droping the fluid on the white rods. I have been listening to portishead‘s roads while standing in front of the window. it gave me peace of mind.
unfortunately there was not much ink
on the columns when I took the pictures
see more about matthew here
see more pictures here
oh, I forgot to put in my favourite from the ‘prototypes and experiments’ show at london’s aram gallery. its an quite old project by london-based designer rolf sachs – an likeble concept of bags.
suit-cage and lug-cage by rolf sachs, 1997
maple leaf and merino felt
‘prototypes and experiments’ (2nd edition) is the name of a current exhibition at london’s aram gallery the show features prototypes from various designers. there were also some drawings and sketches from the designs but unfortunately not so many than I expected. I mean, an exhibition called ‘prototypes and experiments’ should show more about the process of the design, shouldn’t it?
table lamp by tomas kral, 2008
cnc milled aggolomerated cork with hand blown glass
cassette table by fran santos and caterina fadda, 2006
mdf for the top and solid-wood planks for the base
fashion design student wayne fitzell has designed a biker jacket for puma. wayne, who studies at central saint martins, has won the motorsport re design competition – an collaboration with iconic motorsport brand ducati.
people tell me that they get confused when they suddenly have entries from another city/country. I am announcing that I am in london. again!
about 2 weeks ago kymyka, a new shoe and bag store, opened in maastricht, netherlands. the interior is made by designer maurice mentjens.
I like the idea of shoes on pins hold by magnets.
a very classy resolution.
maurice won the dutch design awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007. I think he might look forward the dutch design awards 2009 ;-)
