Designed by Schindlersalmerón, and manufactured by designtoproduction, the Zipchaise demonstrates an innovative method of bending wood panels without using molds. The system consists of two panels that interlock only when bent to the desired curvature.
A more in depth explanation of this method can be found – here.
Visit the Schindlersalmerón website – here. Visit the designtoproduction website – here.
New York Magazine’s food section has an article about JetBlue’s Food Court at JFK Airport’s Terminal 5, which will be opening on October 1st. To build anticipation for the real thing, some renderings of the interior design have been released to give everyone an idea of what it will look like.
Read the article and check out all the renderings – here.
Designers Nicholls+Scott have produced the Shell range of seating, which includes three stools and a dining chair. The pieces are all hollow lightweight structures capable of carrying loads far in excess than their own weight implies. Each piece is made from 2.0mm sheet aluminium, cut, bent, welded and polished or sprayed. The faceted aesthetic is derived from the space frame principle of construction which affords minimal material use to achieve phenomenal strength.
Visit the Nicholls+Scott website – here.
Pappelina is a Swedish company that weave rugs made from plastic. The company was founded by Lina Rickardsson in 1998, and shortly after she fell in love with making rugs from plastic. The simple designs, quality of production, and the material used, combine to create a durable long-lasting product.
Visit the Pappelina website – here.
The 2008 London Design Festival is happening in about three weeks, and just to remind you of the kind of things you can find there, here’s the Side Chair One and Two that designer Alexander Kneller displayed at last year’s show.
Visit Alexander Kneller’s website – here. Visit the London Design Festival website – here.
Have you ever wondered how fashion photographers or movie producers find such unique homes to do photo or film shoots in? The secret is that they use location scouts who’s entire job is to maintain a database of places that would be perfect for a photo or film shoot. For example, the house below with an amazing living room full of glass walls, is one of the many homes that AT Location, a company in Dallas, Texas represents for those in need of a unique location.
Visit the AT Location website – here.
We love the trend of people blogging about their experiences while building their own homes. We’ve featured a few of these blogs in the past, and today we’re posting about “From the Ground Up,” a blog created by homeowner Jason Hammond to document the whole process of building a modern house in the suburbs of the twin cities of Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota.
In the 159 posts that have been made since Jason began the blog back in March of 2007, he talks about his daily experiences of the design and building of the house, working with the architect and general contractor, and selecting materials and finishings.
Visit the From the Ground Up blog – here.
Also, be sure to have a look at a video + photo gallery in this news article – here.
Italian designer Pierluigi Piu created this interior for the Olivomare Restaurant in London’s Belgravia district. Upon entering the dining area, you’re presented with a large wall clad in an M.C. Escher inspired pattern of neverending fish, an obvious nod to the fact that the restaurant serves seafood. The references to ocean life continue with lighting overhead that is diffused by a thin nylon net, which appears to be luminescent tentacles, evoking a stray shoal of jellyfishes or sea anemones. There is also a room divider which looks like an enlarged fishing net, and a small dining room at the back clad in a wavy relief meant to evoke the sandy surface of the beach when moulded by the wind. Finally, a trip to the washrooms involves entering into a surrounding of red branches from a coral reef.
Visit Pierluigi Piu’s website – here.
Korean designer Zinoo Park created this Spaghetti Chandelier, which uses commonly found red industrial electrical cord draped over a white powder coated wire frame.
Visit Zinoo Park’s website – here.
This house was originally built in 1959 as the residence of architect Arthur Swab. The current owners of the 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house in Pasadena, Californa have renovated and updated the home, and it’s now for sale at $1.75 million.
The house has it’s own website – www.1970sierramadrevilla.com
The Augsburg, Germany based Müller Möbelfabrikation creates a range of handcrafted furniture which is largely made from sheets of steel, which gives the collection a sleek industrial feel.
Visit the Müller Möbelfabrikation website – here.
Italian clock manufacturer Diamantini & Domeniconi have a range of contemporary clocks that both tell the time and add some significant design elements to your walls.
Visit the Diamantini & Domeniconi website – here.
Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune provided the interior design for the NASDAQ OMX offices in Stockholm, Sweden.
Visit the website of Claesson Koivisto Rune – here.
New from Italian furniture manufacturer Paola Lenti, is the Wabi seating collection designed by Francesco Rota. Visit the Paola Lenti website – here.
Vermont based Johnny Swing is a master of repurposed material, and here we see his collection of seating that uses a variety of coins (quarters, nickels, half-dollars) to produce a couch and some chairs. The Nickel Couch alone uses approximately 7000 nickels (that’s $350 worth of nickels for those of you too lazy to do the math), and required a painstaking 35000 welds to the stainless steel substructure.
Visit the Johnny Swing website – here.
