milan design week 2011

milan design week 2011 (214 articles)

bethan laura wood: totem light + moon rock

design | 07.16.11
these designs developed exclusively for nilafur gallery show the habitat itself as a different planet, as a science-fictional landscape...

hiroomi tahara: mesh lamp

design | 06.19.11
using a lightweight mesh for its shade, this lamp's simple materials and resulting structure creates a straightforward lighting solution.

jaime hayon: favn sofa

design | 06.09.11
'favn' picks up from the long tradition of arne jacobsen in the sense that I wanted to create a form that was based on a shell, like the egg™ and the swan™ which looks equally beautiful from all angles.' - jaime hayon

lanzavecchia + wai: fragmented series

design | 06.07.11
a series of furniture types replacing solid side panels of typical storage units with bands of flexible fabric, allowing the units to be accessed from all sides, at any point.

alain gilles: container sideboard

design | 06.06.11
a research on deconstruction and reconstruction, as if a 'standard' sideboard with its different storage functionalities has been split into various elements and just reconstructed in a different, uneven manner.

kako.ko design studio: lamp e

design | 06.05.11
reinterpreting the graphic patterns woven into traditional kilims, this 'light line' translates geometric elements into a versatile industrial piece.

hiroomi tahara: fruit bowl collection for yam

design | 06.02.11
drawing from the process of arranging produce in a fruit bowl, this rattan furniture collection is designed to promote user participation.

hiroomi tahara: cap lamp collection

design | 05.31.11
a new collection of simple, low-cost lamp shades using organic textiles, a natural curve, and a velcro closure.

michele de lucchi: sfera

design | 05.25.11
'only diamonds are able to make the brilliance of light brighter still by magnifying its splendour through its sparkling radiance, identical to a shaft of light. only crystal can achieve that same feat,' says mich...

jasper morrison: hal for vitra

design | 05.23.11
depending on one's intended use and preferences, a wide choice of bases with varying colors and finishes can be combined with the plastic shell allowing for many configurations of functionality and aesthetics.

martino gamper: composizioni at nilufar galle

design | 05.23.11
the assemblages of diverse furniture objects through the use of joint runners offer an abstract, sculptural aesthetic while still remaining functional.

lanzavecchia + wai: leone series 1

design | 05.20.11
light strips of bamboo are formed and bound by hand by singapore's last remaining lion dance mask craftsman, master henry ng who creates the desired shapes of the lights, which are then covered in white rice paper.

tomás saraceno: cloud city on the met roof

atelier du pont: tres honore restau

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