SERPENTINE
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Serpentine is the latest creation by Gabi Peretto for FontanaArte. It is a hanging lamp with a flexible, sinuous shape. It is fitted with 270 LEDs along its lower surface to produce an extraordinary downward luminous flux. The use of LEDs allows lighting fixtures to be made in versatile shapes without
TUBO LED
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Tubo is a lamp of essential, minimalist design. A transparent borosilicate glass tube houses a next-generation LED light source with extraordinary light output. LEDs offer luminous efficiency, reduced energy consumption and environmental sustainability. Together with other next-generation light sources
IRIS
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RIDI Lighting has announced the UK launch of its versatile Spectral luminaire, IRIS. The decorative, circular T5 luminaire, which took centre stage at the recent ARC Show, provides a striking touch to any commercial lighting design. Available in surface mounted, suspended, wall mounted or recessed
CARMEN
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A light inspired by old armours. A perfect combination of decorative and pleasant direct light that gives character to any space. A very feminine form that comes alive when the light escapes in a gentle way out through the different layers, creating an interesting game of light and shadow. The layers,
YUMI
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The architect Shigeru Ban, who has always shown a special interest in materials, has designed, for FontanaArte, this floor lamp which enhances the lightness and extension resistance of carbon fibre. The inside of the stem is solid and comprises a sequence of different materials (fibre glass, aluminium
WIG
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When Chris Hardy was conceptualizing his design he was inspired by "the idea of society-a unique, organic social structure formed through the relationships that connect an individual to a greater community. This idea of a single mass constructed of smaller individual elements I found to be an
BROOKLYN PLATES
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Think Fabricate's first set of china. Originally produced as a limited edition to coordinate with the company's display at 2010 BKLYN DESIGNS, Brooklyn Plates is a set of transfer printed coup style dinner plates featuring aerial views of Brooklyn from the late 1800s. Each of the three transferware
E-LASTIC TABLE
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London based designer Timothy Schreiber has announced the launch of his E-lastic Table at the Milan Furniture Fair. In line with his "pop modernism" manifesto, Timothy Schreiber's new design carries forward the spirit of the second generation 1960s and 70s modernists. Inspired by the work of Eero
OUT OF THE BOX
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Godrej Interio has launched the World's first movable workstation, a collaborative design with Arch Kalhan Mattoo of Plant3studios. ‘Out of the Box' is an award winning idea from IIID-Godrej Innovation 2007, a furniture design competition aimed at encouraging Indian designers to challenge status
CONE
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Presented at the Frankfurt Tradefair, Cone, designed by Gritti Rollo for Brandoni, is a bioethanol fireplace powered by a form of renewable energy produced from agricultural feedstock. Made of light oak and available in two dimensions: 82cm long, 60cm wide and 37cm high, and 105cm long, 80cm wide and
SAVE
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‘Save' is Katarina's latest collection comprising of a desk, chest and wardrobe. The furniture is inspired by abandoned houses with barred and bolted doors and windows. The desk is made from pine and mdf and painted in eggoiltempera white and bright primary tones. The collection was featured as
Nouvel Seating
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From March 25, 2011, Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten present the result of a very special encounter: On display in the Viennese showroom is the seating furniture collection Vienna. With their refined aesthetics, the pieces reflect Jean Nouvel's architectural style.The co-operation between
PLACA
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Lamp shades simply placed on a wooden board. The impact that such a simple premise brings is unexpected. Besides creating a "stage" for placing other objects of interest, (effectively turning into a plinth) it provides room for the relationship between its elements to develop. The lamps point towards the
SHOAL
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The sculptural work Shoal was launched in 2007 by Dominic and Frances Bromley, under their British label Scabetti. Fine bone china fish, each 16cm long and carrying delicate sculpted detail, envelop a light source creating a captivating sculptural form. Each fish is lit not only by reflected light from
PLOOOP
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Award-winning London based designer Timothy Schreiber is pleased to announce the launch of the Plooop Chair at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 8-12 February 2011. Succeeding the sleek Plooop Armchair which debuted last year at London's 100% Design Fair, the Plooop Chair features the unique triple plywood
BEAUGARS
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A design which blends the boundaries of furniture Areas of life blend, rooms lose their fixed assignments and functions. Due to the blurring of boundaries, new requirements for the environment and their products arise. In this context the furniture Beaugars was developed. It offers space to lay, hang up
Risti
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The initial purpose of the project is to create an alternative way of stacking system for the context, though the chair "Risti" is composed of typical components, solid wood construction and laminated veneer seat. The wooden cross frame was applied to compose its construction by thin leg materials, in
Trapezoid
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"Trapezoid" is a light weight stool that can be stacked in an alternative and convenient way. This is realized by the easy way of sliding one stool laterally over another. The concept of the stacking system was inspired by the way shopping carts in the supermarket connect with one another, with the