Tokyo Design Week Coverage Part 2
Another set of photos sent by Maria Okamoto. Tokyo Design Week, the largest and most influential design event in Japan started as of yesterday. Events…
Interiors
Rainbow Effect Stairwell
A rainbow refracted through windows lined with prismatic film fills a white stairwell designed by Steven Holl. The perforated steel staircase and skylight are part…
Tokyo Design Week Coverage
Tokyo Design Week, the largest and most influential design event in Japan started as of yesterday. Events Tokyo Designer’s week, 100% Design Tokyo & Design…
Make Diaper Changing Fun
Play! began as an exploration of how work and play intertwine. Most parents don’t like changing diapers but any good doctor will tell you it’s…
Sandbank Sofa
Sandbank is an outdoor sofa made out of sandbags, which is inspired by the Kubus seat of Josef Hoffmann and its grid. This stack of…
Just 6mm Thin
Thinner creates the illusion of a thin, weightless surface. Thinner is a table characterized by the elegance of its slender dimensions – just 6 mm…
Side Chair
Multi-functional furniture is becoming a must have and designers are working hard to produce pieces not only for their functionality, but also for their panache….
A Table With No Top
No this table isn’t half-assed. It’s just a paradigm shift in what we normally think a table should look like – some legs supporting a…
Orchid Inspired Chair
Designer Sebastian Gronemeyer took inspiration from the delicate forms of orchid leaves to create this unnamed chair. The smooth organic curves are actually quite ergonomic….
2007 Dutch Design Week
On show in Eindhoven until Sunday 28 October is the latest in Dutch design. During Dutch Design Week virtually all design disciplines – ranging from…
Ping Pong From A Doorway
Doors can be fun. No seriously they really can. The Ping Pong Door functions just like any ordinary door except there’s an inner panel that…
A Place To Hide
In general, furniture is off limits to kids and pets so we shoo them away when they try to build a little fort out of…