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00919699976817 Kia Utzon-Frank The Idea Sculptor
It seems as though there’s no limit to what Kia Utzon-Frank’s KUFStudio can create. One project that has gained the studio much attention is the production of small, geometric shapes that resemble desk ornaments but are in fact cakes. Utzon-Frank originally trained as a goldsmith and has now brought her eye for sleek modern design […]
Atelier Biagetti – The Redesigners
Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari, the duo behind Milan-based design team Atelier Biagetti, focus on creating objects and experiences that decontextualize what we tend to take for granted in societal settings. The 2015 show Body Building, curated by Maria Cristina Didero, deconstructed our social obsession with body image by re-imagining gym equipment as a luscious, […]
Environmental Indicators & Climate Change
In an attempt to raise awareness of current climate challenges and provoke change, designers are visualizing the less obvious elements of our environment through a number of innovative products and artifacts. Sadiq Khan, mayor of London and vice chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, is committed to creating the cleaner, greener, better and […]
Reusing Human Hair : Extraordinary Resource
Earth Overshoot Day 2016, the date when humanity exhausted nature’s budget for the year, fell on 8 August. As the Earth’s finite resources become further depleted, designers are reinventing our abundance of waste, using it to create precious artifacts and useful new products. One readily available material that could prove an extraordinary resource is a […]
Materials of Anthropocene Era
Scientists have concluded that humanity has now had such a huge impact on the Earth, we have entered a new geological age termed the Anthropocene period. In response, designers have speculated and reimagined the future of geology, encouraging us to redefine our current notions of what is natural and what is man-made. Mankind’s relentlessness burning […]
Augmented Empathy Through Design Can Connect Profoundly
We are now able to engage empathy through design, allowing us to literally walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. The design is being used as a tool to connect us profoundly, in a way that no other form of media can achieve. Both visually and through sensorial distortion, new devices are able to temporarily […]
Gradient Colour System – Transformative Effect of Colour to Manipulate Perceptions
Designers are using the transformative effect of colour to manipulate perceptions of shape and form. Ombré effects applied to solid objects give them an ethereal quality while subtle gradients serve to enhance angles and form. 1. OFFROUND HUE BY SABINE MARCELIS AND BRIT VAN NERVEN FOR ETAGE PROJECTS Offround Hue is the latest addition to the Seeing Glass […]
Designers Challenge Perception of Surface, Texture & Weight
THE FORM – SOFT Classic Art is revisited with rounded edges and deceptively soft materials. Perceptions of surface, texture and weight are challenged by designers creating furniture and interiors that juxtapose contradictory material form and colour qualities. Monolithic geometric forms are combined in palettes of warm greys, flesh-toned nudes and beige. 1. ROLY POLY: ASSEMBLAGE […]
Industrial Luxe – Does it feel enchanting?
Industrial materials are elevated to designed forms and celebrated for their inherent qualities. Stainless steel wire-framed structures in primary-coloured, powdered coatings create a sophisticated, bright utilitarian aesthetic. Furniture is constructed of juxtaposed 2D geometric shapes to create graphic layers, often with a trompe l’oeil effect on perceptions of dimension. Alternatively, structures are formed through gentle wire bending to […]
Top 6 Textured Patterns for Ceramics, Packing and Furniture
THE PATTERN – SEDIMENT Designers pay homage to the study of geology in the creation of granulated and textured patterns for ceramics, packing and furniture. Both man-made and organic patterns directly reference organic mineral processes, including salt staining, marbling and corroded surfaces. These textures are applied to a variety of materials, from stone to paper […]
