great brits - sam buxton, mathias bengtsson, tord boontje ..................................................................................................................................................

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great brits - sam buxton, mathias bengtsson, tord boontje - new british design at paul smith's HQ, milan http://www.britishcouncil.org http://www.designmuseum.org --- 'micro' stainless steel sculpture by sam buxton a business card- as well as communicating all the necessary information about its owner - name, address, telephone, email and so on - this pressed stainless steel business card acts as a D-I-Y cartoon by unfolding into a three-dimensional portrait of the owner sitting at their desk. sam buxton's 'electroluminescent dining table' used syncopated LEDs pressed within the table's plate glass to indicate the proper placement of knife, fork, plate... --- 'slice' chair by mathias bengtsson 'slice' chaise-longue by mathias bengtsson --- 'wednesday light' by tord boontje 'horse' vase/glass by tord boontje 'bunny' --- back to milan furniture fair 2003 --- --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------