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Vera & Kyte, is a young Norwegian studio that realised a perfectly simple yet undeniably charming design set, which draws inspiration from the Scandinavian heritage and blends it with a contemporary feel. Norwegian duo exhibited the collection at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier this year, as a part of Salone Satellite section of the furniture fair which promotes work of emerging designers. Vera & Kyte: ‘Our design studio is always seeking new impressions, eager to discover the trigger for our next idea. This curious approach leads us to constantly explore new materials and aesthetics in all our projects ranging from objects to spatial design. Applying an analytical approach we seek to transform our curiosity into products that will engage you. Through our work we hope to share our genuine enthusiasm for design!’ Located on the west coast of Norway Vera & Kyte consists of Vera Kleppe and Åshild Kyte. Together they work within the fields of furniture, products and interior architecture.

Paolo Ulian collaborated with Moreno Ratti to design the LED marble lamp PiùOmeno. The four pieces that make up the lamp are made in Waterjet cutting a tile to the current production of cm 40 x 40 x 1 without producing any waste material. PiùOmeno is easy to assemble and disassemble thanks to the simple joints. To increase or decrease the light intensity is sufficient to move forward or backward the silhouette of the lampshade.

Dombon-a-tanya is an experimental design workshop in Budapest which tries to answer design theoretical questions in objects: objects are physical representations of the answers for those examined questions.
Box Couture
Box Couture is a design study. A study, which transforms common human feelings, reactions and attributes into an object. It analyses the human being itself, as an emotional and rational creature in consideration of age and sex. It takes old fashioned habits as a basic, which are characteristic to all of us. It examines common thesis and from these thesis the systems of design, attitude and usage of the objects will become obvious.

From these principles four different bags were born. The men’s bag, the women’s bag, the picnic case and the school bag. All of them have a clear-out shape with fine and simple solutions, made of pitted raw wood blocks with tanned leather stripes.
(via Dombon-a-tanya)

Designers: Anna Nóra Nagy, Anikó Juhász and Zsófia Rainer, Cili Varga, (theBetaVersion)
Wood works: Ferenc Bazsó, Zoltán Lang és Dániel Bortolits

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Dido Liu is based in China. She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and graduated in 2012. This is her AW12 collection, in which she aims to transform the traditional culture of her homeland into romance and lightness reflected in multi layered fabrics and costume like forms. The 3D lenticular prints depict the dynamic movements of a swimming goldfish and a blossoming flower. Oversized shapes are inspired by XIX century Chineese portraits that give the silhouettes theatrical oriental easthestic.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OBVIOUS

Matthias Borowski of Kollektiv Plus.Zwei, for his thesis titled The Importance of the Obvious, has created a range of sweet-looking furniture that resembles oversized confectionary. Candy-like stools and seats are supposed to ‘trigger all five senses’. A Closer Look at the Characteristics of Materials. 'Every material has a variety of qualities, some of which are entirely unique. The qualities of the materials, which are chosen by the designer, will have an impact on the design process. But just how much of an impact? This project looks at the dormant potential of materials, and how it could be put to use. First I’ve taken a close look at food, which, although itself a material, requires entirely different and often unique or experimental preparation methods. I’ve also investigated the role of the chef. Both were used as a source of inspiration, and also as a basis for my analysis. Attracted by the material characteristics of candies, I translated their colours, textures, layering and expressions into designs.’ Borowski completed the project for his Master thesis as part of the Contextual Design course at Design Academy Eindhoven.