Industrial
The summer nests of the Emiliana Design Studio
Pierluigi Cattermole
12.08.2010 | 16:58
During the current summer of 2010, the entrance ramp to the Centro de Arte Santa Mónica in Barcelona temporarily houses a set of unusual inhabitable spaces that swim in the limit between private and public, aiming to serve as meeting points or areas in which to rest or read. Far from the harshness and coldness of standard urban furniture, the elements that compose the Niu d’Estiu (...
Willem Gispen: An important Dutch modernist designer
André Koch
29.07.2010 | 17:18
Willem Gispen, a trailblazer in his double role as designer and manufacturer, decided to go for tubular steel and serial production and, in so doing, he chose to forgo aesthetic pretensions in his industrial creations. A well-known activist in the artistic and business circles of his time, Gispen was one of the individuals responsible for promoting the social values of the arts and crafts...
Levity for a New Millennium
08.07.2010 | 12:32
An apparently simple result and an extraordinarily complex process define Table B, designed by Konstantin Grcic for the Extrusions series of BD Barcelona Design and presented at the Milan Fair, and then at the BD head office in Madrid at the end of September. Inspired by classic works form the firm, such as the Hypostila shelf, Table B is more than an object: it is an emotion.
Table B con...
The bottle of Tomorrow
27.06.2010 | 18:12
In 2006, the USA alone produced 2.7 million tons of PET plastic, 80% of which ended up “as is“ in the dump. Brandimage has created a fully recyclable bottle composed of two layers of bamboo or palm tree paper pulp and a waterproof inner lining made of biodegradable PLA. To open it, the top of the bottle pulls off and doubles as the lid. Dubbed the 360 Paper Water Bottle, the name of...
Uno Design: Signature style
Adolfo Arieta
21.06.2010 | 12:18
Uno Design is a new 2007 brand name from Valencia-based Celda to develop contemporary furniture. Specifically, to design a wide range of pieces distinguished “by the quest for an emotional relationship with users”. To help, they have the collaboration of designers such as Javier Mariscal, Fernando Salas, Ximo Roca, Lagranja, or El Último Grito.
The art directors...
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