front: black & white collection for porro at milan design week 09

for ettore sottsass design was about communicating an emotion while having fun doing it - experiencing moments of enthusiasm and joy.

ettore sottsass called memphis design the new international style and plunged the sophisticated and influential milan design world into a labyrinth of visual irony, puns and provocations.

zilio A&C recently announced their new furniture line which includes designs by tomoko azumi and takashi kirimoto.

the project tells the personal narratives of five women living in the remote villages of kwazulu-natal, south africa, each one developing their story into text through means of threading glass beads onto metal wires...

the clock's circular face holds each number perpendicular to the surface which only become legible when their shadows are cast on to the painted white base.

the aesthetic of the armchair draws on the classic wooden beaded seat covers used by drivers who are looking for a certain kind of comfort when sitting in their cars.