campana brothers: blow up - bamboo collection for alessi

designer harri koskinen has created a collection of multi-purpose glasses and an all encompassing bamboo container/tray for everyday usage.

the large ceramic vase is part of alessi's limited edition series, with 99 numbered pieces and 9 artist's proofs.

the awards honored the three winners of the recent designboom / macef competition 'the intelligent hand'.

seeking to provide 'urban acupuncture' for the industrial city, the cocoon-like installation provides a calm public space that grounds its inhabitants with nature.

formed of bamboo with embedded LED lights, the bamboo piece functions as a recessed luminaire in addition to being incorporated into walls as a structural component. a separate mountable lamp serves smaller spaces.

constructed with locally sourced clay, sand, straw and water, this school's cob and bamboo structure will be protected from earthquake and rain events.

as part of their recognition, the brazilian design duo created an installation featuring a small grove of trees and intricate ceiling decor made from cardboard.

with the help of art students from university of thessaly, greece, brazilian design-duo campana brothers have reinterpreted the former olympic palace hotel, originally built in 1958 by architect iasonas rizos. 

standing lamps and a sculptural installation by fernando and humberto campana are each unique assemblages of blown glass pieces strung with fine wire, in a brightly coloured approach to object design that remains tr...