karim rashid: cross for freedom of creation
<p>the suggestive cross-shaped lamp is composed from an agglomeration of small figures that allude to the designer's most iconic forms.</p>
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london design festival 08 preview: freedom of creation at 100% design
'riot'freedom of creation (FOC) at: 100% design london from: 18 - 21st september, 2008dutch company freedom of creation (FOC) will launch two new »
elisa strozyk + sebastian neeb: accordion cabinet
the exterior of the cabinet is made from lamellas of various wood veneers that have been folded in a manner similar to that of an accordion.
elisa strozyk: wooden carpet
amongst many other participants, elisa strozyk showcased her wooden textiles carpet made from veneer offcuts at [d3] design talents.
angell wyller aarseth: handle me
the heavy, textured cast iron and wood cookware references the simplicity of tradition while drawing our fragmented attention back to the physical and solid.
christoffer angell: beehive chair
'beehive chair' created by designer christoffer angell was on display during the stockholm furniture fair as part of the 'under construction' exhibition by oslo national academy of the arts.
pablo reinoso: thonet chair sculptures
series of sculptural objects which physically extend the bentwood furniture piece beyond the boundaries of a normal chair.
pablo reinoso: thonet shoes
in his exploration and manipulation of the bentwood thonet chair, pablo reinoso has developed four variations of footwear utilizing components of the iconic furniture object.
marco hemmerling: triwing
the chair takes on four different positions and combines them into one continuous form.
marco hemmerling: lighttube
located in the city's centre square pierre fatio, the concept behind the lighting installation is based on two aspects of spatial perception.
moises hernandez: tie chair
the chair looks to ties and suspenders, pieces which have been important symbols in fashion history, integrating their functional and decorative characteristics into its design.
'retroreflector tie' by jasna sokolovic + noel o'connell 'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed
'retroreflector tie' by jasna sokolovic and noel o'connell from canada is one of the shortlisted design entries from more than 3000 participants in our recent designboom competition, 'seoul cycle design competition 2010', organized in collaboration with seoul design foundation.
mischer'traxler: relumine
'relumine' is composed of two discarded lamps that are disassembled, refinished and retrofitted, then connected by a glass tube which houses a low-energy fluorescent bulb.
studio makkink & bey: silver sugar spoon
made in close collaboration with sugar bakery K.U.K. demel and silversmith company jarosinski & vaugoin, the studio looked into the history of sugar and silver, imperial conduct and pastry cooking during the designing process.
thinkgeek: joystick it
a small aluminum joystick sticks to tablets and smartphones to offer a better gaming experience.
CES 2011: iPad arcade by ion
the 'iCade' miniature arcade machine, complete with working joystick and buttons, brings a retro gaming experience to the iPad.
richard hutten: thunderball light for ngispen
constructed from of a flat sheet of metal composed of a series of interlocking hexagons, the shapes are connected by small hinges that allow the user to form and fold the object in endless ways.
shin azumi: AP mono-coque plywood stool for lapalma
'AP' stool is created from a single sheet of plywood, and maximizes functionality with a minimal structure.
thelermont hupton: the farm
featured in the shape of donkeys, 'the farm' is available as both a coffee table as well as a set of two trestles. an object that sits halfway between contemporary art and industrial design, the furniture pieces are made from solid ash wood.
london design festival 08: thelermont hupton at 100% design
'hand jobs' is a series of coat hooks and wall art based on gestures that include thumbs up, wave, fist, shake, OK, up yours, point, peace and hand job.
lindsey adelman: ceres for mattermade
the large-scale lighting piece is composed of pristine metal rods and joints in conjunction with warmer wooden elements, meant to evoke the feeling of a winter forest.
kwangho lee: enameled skin copper series
typically used on small housewares and jewelry, as a means of reviving old korean crafts kwangho lee takes the traditional enamel technique and applies it in a modern way to large pieces of furniture copper.
han koning: reheat
the acrylic lamp draws its color and form from the concorde supersonic jet.
rian hughes: lifestyle illustration of the 60s
lifestyle illustration is not, despite appearances to the contrary, a recent phenomenon. it has simply been on sabbatical - undoubtedly somewhere exotic.
rian hughes: city of london logo proposal
the idea for the logo pulls on milton glaser's heart from 'I (heart) NY', the RAF symbol which along with being british represents fashion and carnaby street cool, and is combined with the name 'london' and the union jack.
dunne & raby at saint étienne biennale 2010
'between reality and the impossible' is an exploration of a number of design proposals presented through models, photographic scenarios, videos and 3D texts which question, speculate, imagine even dream to create and facilitate a reflection on the kind of technologically mediated world in which we live in.
sámi knife exhibition at saint étienne biennale 2010
traditionally made by the sámi people, curator simo heikkilä invited renowned designers including konstantin grcic, ronan and erwan bouroullec, naoto fukasawa, jasper morrison, gijs bakker etc., to reinterpret this knife by giving it a new and contemporary existence.
james reynolds: last suppers
the series is a collection of photographs documenting the last meals of former death row prisoners.
james reynolds: far foods
in his 'far foods' project british designer james reynolds presents supermarket goods in packaging that highlights the distances the foods travel and the resultant carbon dioxide released during their journey.
rietveld universe architecture
rietveld’s universe is an exhibition about gerrit rietveld, his times, his friends and his colleagues around the world.
rietveld's universe furniture
dutch architect and designer gerrit rietveld realized more than one hundred buildings and many experimental pieces of furniture. within 'rietveld's universe', exhibition at utrecht's centraal museum, rietveld’s work is placed in a broad context. at the center of this article are his furniture pieces on show.
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International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
Indigo Design Award 2027 deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 courses Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Interaction Design. Emerging technologies for products and services by IED Torino deadline: september 30th, 2026 Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 all courses
Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interaction Design. Emerging technologies for products and services by IED Torino deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 
