3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
Pascal Flammer created this timber house in Balsthal. There are two principal floors; one set 75 cm below the earth, one 1.50 m above. The ground floor consists of one single family room with a noticeably low horizontal ceiling. In this space there is a physical connection with the nature outside the continuous windows.
Merely 10 years ago I spotted a CMYK-Marker concept created by a local designer for some exhibition. Following the quotes that good ideas always come to life and one product is worth than a 100 of concepts we went over Scribble pen that lets you draw in 16 million colours, and they all had been gone through the successful Kickstarter startup but will be available for pre-order very soon.
The HB Lamp is the debut product from Michael & George and the first in our Stationery Object range. A made to order design piece that aims to elicit a smile and illuminate your room.
Another breathtaking Toyota concept has emerged, with an upscale “Graphite” interpretation of the previously seen FT-1 Concept sports car. Developed by Calty Design Research, the exterior channels Toyota’s impeccable sports coupe legacy from classics like the 2000GT, Celica, Supra, MR2 and Scion FR-2. Via Highsnobiety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuXFyCHp59w
Award-winning (5 RedDot Awards, 10 Design&Design) designer Alexander Mukomelov released his latest product concept for daily bicycle commuters - Bike Lift & Carry is the compact seat post mounted device stores a retractable belt, that, when pulled out, attaches securely to the handlebar. When done carrying, buttons positioned on the sides of the gadget activate the automatic folding of the belt. To get your personal holder you can support and bake the project on Kickstarter and send it as a Christmas gift for someone you care.
“BUS” is a permanent art project supported by Creative Alliance and Southeast Community Development Corporation as part of the TRANSIT initiative, Creative Placemaking with Europe in Baltimore. The sculpture was created by Spanish artist collective mmmm… — it stands 14 feet tall and seven feet wide, and is made with wood and steel that would be able to accommodate two to four people within each letter. via
"The air is made up of many different components that are products of our environment, including pollution, moisture, and more. London-based artist Lauren Bowker and her material exploration studio THE UNSEEN have developed a form of ink that’s reactive to the different fluctuations in the wind as well as our own body. It’s demonstrated in a couture capsule collection entitled Air, which was designed for Swarovski and presented during London’s Fashion Week 2014." via
http://vimeo.com/87674795
Levis Commuter recently teamed up with independent creative catalyst Oregon Manifest to present the "Bike Design Project" – a pioneering design/build competition providing a platform for craftsmen to innovate the ultimate urban utility bike. Check the winners below
http://vimeo.com/101360481
Check other 4 shortlisted concept on http://oregonmanifest.com/vote/
Taipei based designer Yi-Ting Chen , illustrator Ya Shin and photographer Chang Chieh created an awesome project where Asian aesthetics meets technology."In nowadays, urban living gradually can not live without technologies and automobiles, which accompany people for 24 hours just like two soul mates or pets. People hope to interact with others closer via Internet, however, the convenience of technology condenses the genuineness and cares from humans. "
In the past, there are two purpose of having The Cage, one is for admiring-use, to show the elegant movements and the sound of birds; the other is the symbol of society, representing the social level by having a delicate Cage. Deep inside their mind is their reliable consistency. Urbancage tries to represent the past innocent imagination of the society by comparing the phenomenon of over-using mobile phone in nowadays and the behavior of raising birds in the past.
To unite the cage and the mobile phone by penetrating the action of holding and placing the cage, so we can metaphor the automobiles to the birds in cage. Therefore, to connect the electronical bird with humanbeing via the technology of the application, creating a new life style and hbit by that
http://vimeo.com/72813231
British designer Joshua Renouf made dreams come true - coffee scent as a morning alarm, what else to add? The coffee maker "Barisieur" heats the water with induction elements and brews the coffee all by itself – all you have to do is load it up the night before. Interestingly, Renouf points out that this preparation process may actually help users fall asleep at night; “It encourages a ritual before going to sleep, signalling to the body and mind that it is time to unwind and relax,” he writes on his website.
The Analog Memory Desk is "a tool" to record manually all the small items you write down once, but intend to forget tomorrow. As said by creator Kristen Camara
I've come to realize that I'm somewhat obsessed with how we remember the past. This is the latest installment in that series and a more serious attempt at furniture making. There are a hundreds of little things that we don't try to remember every year or even every week. Does the sum of all these tiny parts produce a new narrative on our lives?
1,100 yards of paper will record the lists, the phones numbers you call once, the pixel size of that box on that website, the street name of that business, and the long division you try to remember.
Ever dreamed of a framed high-definition screen and integrated computer that hangs on your wall and brings art from the Internet into your home. That guys from Electric Objects are going to bring it to live with your support on Kickstarter
Hair Highway is a China-based project from nomadic design duo Studio Swine exploring the potential of human hair beyond its wildly expanding role in the beauty industry. As the world’s population increases, human hair is re-imagined as an abundant and renewable alternative to diminishing resources such as horn, tortoise shell or tropical wood. By investigating the trade and craft around the hair industry in Shangdong province, Studio Swine explores the potential of human hair by creating new materials and a collection of exquisite objects.
http://vimeo.com/98210665
Eager to show you the latest trends in furniture design by revealing to independent studios doing awesome deep glass wooden tables. It is the "Abyss Table" by Duffy London that looks like a deep ocean in a room. Next, is the work of Greg Klassen and his tables under the "River Collection"
You might remember our favourite thing from 2012 - Indoor Clouds by Berndnaut Smilde. Here is other wonderful interactive audiovisual fixture made by Richard Clarkson’s inter-disciplinary design studio brings all of the thunder but none of the rain of a summer storm to your home's interior. The “Cloud” thunder storm lamp and speaker system looks like a rain cloud on a leash that can even interact with people and sounds around it.
http://vimeo.com/86711365
NY based designer and creative director at Fantasy Interactive – Anton Repponen likes to create conceptual product design in his spare time. Here is his latest concept "Solar System Wall Clock"
The MINI Superleggera™ Vision is an elegant one-off showcasing the automotive imagination of MINI Design. The MINI Superleggera™ Vision – a handcrafted open-top two-seater that’s the result of a unique collaboration between MINI Design and the Milan-based design and coach building company Touring Superleggera. Together, they envisioned a concept vehicle that combines the past and future of the automotive industry – traditional coachwork craftsmanship and modern design styling. Read more on MINI website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja944Vt3FR8
Russian duo Anna Strupinskaya and Alexey Ivashkevich have presented at the Milan Design Week 2014 (alongside with other Russian project IZBA) their work: “Symphony”, a hanging lamp made of silicone. The concept of chandelier explores the relationship between light and sound waves and their similarities. With colored ribbons intertwined, this chandelier provides a unique lighting.
Izba is a curated project presenting 8 independent Russian designers. Earlier this April the group debuted with curated projects during Milan design week in Ventura Lambrate district. The idea of the project was to research and rethink old Russian traditions. Quoting IZBA's press-release below:
"The project takes its name after a typically Russian dwelling, izba. It was a home for the most of people living on the territory of modern Russia since ancient times and up to the beginning of 20th century. Rapid urbanization made national features of living less distinct. However, in rural areas you can find izba even today. Its basic principles of construction and interior remain unchanged through the centuries. Fascinated by this fact, designers explored in details living in izba. Archetypes of typical items found in izba became a starting point for creating contemporary design products. Far away from nostalgic remakes, these products rethink historical heritage in the terms of living today. Thanks to universal language of design, they are objects with worldwide appeal, yet with a distinct Russian character.
Project curator Tatiana Kudryavtseva gathered notable product designers from Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. They are young, but already have an experience of participating in international design exhibitions, are winners of prestigious contests, their projects were published in Russian and international press. They are: product designers Aleksey Galkin, Alexnder Kanygin, Katerina Kopytina, Maxim Maximov, Yaroslav Misonzhnikov, Maxim Scherbakov, Anna Druzhinina at Fedor Toy; textile designer Sveta Gerasimova. Anna Kulachek, graphic designer currently working on the identity of Polytechnic Museum of Moscow, became a part of the team and designed project identity, referring to construction principles of izba house. IZBA is the first big-scale curated project dedicated to Russian design.
Not only the objects, but also the stand of the project exhibition in Milan referred to ideas of traditional dwelling. Stand layout was build according to the main principles of space organization in izba, huge table and benches that used to gather a big family became a display for smaller objects and were welcoming visitors to sit down and have some rest after the long walks they took through all the venues of the Milan show."
Red Corner
Traditionally, red is the color associated with beauty in Russian culture. Red corner, the corner you see immediately when you enter the room, is the most important and honorary place in a traditional Russian dwelling. It is the place for icons, praying and the most important things in the house. Nowadays red corner has lost its initial meaning. Maxim Maximov made his aim to understand what is important for people today. Red Corner shelf provides a perfect management for a corner space. What is the most important thing for you?
Svetets Svetets is a holder for luchina, a burning wooden sliver. Together they were lighting the dwelling in Russian villages up to the beginning of the 20th century. Svetets by Katerina Kopytina is a base for pendant light, transforming it into a floor lamp.
Beard This object and accessory is inspired by one of the symbols of patriarchal Russia. Wearing beards was obligatory for all men in Russia up to the end of the 17th century. A fine presumed in the legal codex of the 11th century for the damage of another man’s beard was only three times less than a fine for a murder. In the end of the 17th century Peter the Great, who pursued Western style of living, announced wearing beards illegal in towns. In the 19th century beards came back with the ideas of Slavophiles. Many famous Russian philosophers and writers chose to wear beards, for example Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov. Now you can try how it feels before growing your own.
Gorynych
The hero of Russian folk tales, a dangerous dragon with three heads, became a peaceful toy for children.
Gorka Many Russian people remember from their childhood a pyramid of pillows decorating the bed in their granny’s house. Anya designed one pillowcase for several pillows, making this pyramid a functional and playful object.
Kokoshnik Kokoshnik, traditional Russian headwear for special occasions, in modern interpretation became an inflatable headwear. Initially it symbolized protection and was a kind of woman’s helmet. Modern Kokoshnik protects your hairdo from the rain.
Treschotka Folk music instrument treschotka is made of thin planches fixed together with a rope. In ancient culture, this instrument possessed a mystical function in addition to musical, the sound kept evil spirits away. Rocking horse for children Treschotka not only follows the folk instrument in its unusual structure, but also sounds.
Odnosvechnik This candle holder is inspired with an unusual appliance found in a traditional Yakutian dwelling and displayed now in The Russian Museum of Ethnography in Saint-Petersburg. Odnosvechnik is made of marble, adjustable wooden base inside can lift the candle higher and fix on one of three levels. Due to this, you can keep the flame on the same level for a long time
Pridanoe Pridanoe is Russian for dowry. In traditional culture, it was very important to prepare a good and substantial dowry for a bride. Families were accumulating household items, clothes and valuables for many years in a number of chests. Chests were stacked one on top of the other on the floor of on a bench. Pridanoe is a modern interpretation of an old Russian tradition, a set of various containers with a bench stand. Details are decorated with gold plate, typical material for traditional Russian culture.
Shkatulka is Russian for casket. Caskets with a ‘secret’, special opening mechanism, were much appreciated in Russia from ancient times and were used for keeping valuables and important items. Storage kit Shkatulka is a system consisting of several containers. You can change their combination depending on the functional needs. Secret lock will take care of privacy.
Rusalka & Rusal Rusalka is one of the most romantic images in Slavic mythology. A female humanlike being, it can be compared to a West European mermaid. Rusalkas hide all autumn and winter in rivers, and come out to spend the summer in the fields and forests. They play among the ripening ears of corn, swing on the branches of the trees and spellbind careless young men. According to less known folk stories, male rusalkas also exist. This became a starting point for a new story told in printed textiles.
Project curator: Tatiana Kudryavtseva - Design Gallery/Bulhaup St. Petersburg Graphic designer: Anna Kulachek Photographer: Mitya Ganopolsky
Wild & Free Designs came about from Laura Maxcy's background in graphic design, a love of reclaimed vintage, and inspiration from the Transcendentalist writers' works on nature. Her passion is covering vintage globes with hand-written quotes and clever clogs.
