DPW ADK Furniture by Andrew Stanley and Jeffrey Gerlach
Jeffrey Gerlach, an Industrial and Interaction Design student at Syracuse University, has sent us the DPW ADK furniture project that he and fellow student Andrew Stanley created.
Jeffrey writes:
We have been designing around themes of urban life, DIY, and sustainability. We worked exclusively with found objects creating something of value from objects that spend most of their life unused. This is our DPW ADK furniture. Born from a spontaneous need and evolved from a simple vision the department of public worth adirondack chair is true upcycling a modern and sustainable take on the classic adirondack chair, all that is needed is the rearranging of some nails. When we don’t have much we make much more of what we have now go show your public worth…
The Echo Series Tables by Christian Brown
Christian Brown, an architect and furniture designer based near Burlington, Vermont, has recently introduced the Echo series of tables, which are made from salvaged wood, reclaimed eco-resin, and stainless steel hardware.
Visit Christian Brown’s website – here.
The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant is Finished
Regular Contemporist readers might remember that back in November we posted about the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant being built on a site north of Auckland, New Zealand….well, it’s now complete, and they’ve sent us photos.
You can read our original post about the Treehouse – here.
The Treehouse was designed by architects Peter Eising and Lucy Gauntlett from Pacific Environments Architects. Lucy Gauntlett was also the photographer of these photos.
Visit the Pacific Environments Architects website – here.
Visit the website for the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant – here.
Interior for a Young and Modern Girl by ERGES
ERGES, an architecture and design studio based in Riga, Latvia, have sent us photos of a recently completed interior design project.
From ERGES:
The apartment belongs to a young and modern girl. The area of the object has been insufficient, so we have chosen to develop architectural, laconic and airy space of a studio apartment. White plays a general role, accenting lilac tones. A contrast of a color and texture creates graphics and volume. A fine bas-relief of a mythical warrior makes a great accent of a living room wall. Sleek floor surface and modern lacquered furniture combined with luxurious classic interior details create a refined atmosphere of a minimalistic “boudoir” in the apartment. Bedroom continues overall style of the premises, but with softer and warmer materials. A special theme of the interior is implementing glass structures with LED lighting and glass products.
Visit the ERGES website – here.
The Oval Bench and Chair by Synthesis Studio
Vancouver, Canada based designers, Mario Sabljak and Mimi Law of Synthesis Studio, have created the Oval Bench and Chair.
From the designers:
The Oval Series is an experiment to explore the potential of sustainable design by using aluminum composite, a material not traditionally used for furniture making. The core seating area consists of an oval shape cut out of one single sheet of 4mm thick aluminum composite, a recyclable material that is made of two aluminum cover sheets with a low-density polyethylene core. The seating cushion is made of 100% recycled rubber from truck tires. The back brace and legs are made of stainless steel tubing.
The outcome of this experiment is furniture that is weather-resistant, light weight, strong and 100% recyclable. The Oval Bench and Chair can be used as lounge, reception, residential or patio seating.
Visit the Synthesis Studio website – here.
The Parsley House by Tobias Partners
The agents at LJ Hooker in Sydney, Australia have recently listed the Parsley house that was designed by Tobias Partners.
From the architects:
The clients brief was that the new house should be bold and architecturally strong, yet also comfortable and inviting. The house should have spaces suited to entertaining, offering easy flow from inside to out. Additionally the clients wanted to retain a traditional garden, with a sizeable lawn and flowerbeds alongside a 10m pool and spa.
The house adopts a solid masonry form. Floor and roof slabs extend to the perimeter of the building, capping the cube like forms. Fenestration is expressed as full height voids in walls, as bespoke steel framed windows span vertically between the expressed concrete slabs. Cool concrete floors, and benchtops sit alongside teak cabinetry and custom-made bronze ironmongery.
Every detail in the house was painstakingly resolved, from bronze integrated door handles, screens and handrails, to fine steel angle door stops and window frames. No junction of elements was left to chance, with careful consideration given to how all such elements would meet or juxtapose.
Visit the Tobias Partners website – here.
Visit the home’s listing with LJ Hooker – here.
The Sprout Coffee Table by Seth Rolland
Seth Rolland, a designer and producer of custom furniture located in Port Townsend, Washington, has sent us photos of his Sprout Coffee Table.
Seth says:
Sprout Coffee Table is novel in its use of modular legs made from natural materials. Sprout is interactive: since each leg is self supporting they can be moved, clustered and arranged to suit the client’s personal aesthetic. The intention is that you participate in the design of the table by arranging, and rearranging the legs as you might with the rocks in a Japanese rock garden. Sprout is available with a glass top of any size or shape and extra legs can be purchased for larger tables or to provide more design variations.
Watch video of the different table configurations – here.
Visit Seth Rolland’s website – here.
The Bondo Sofa from INNO
A new design by Harri Korhonen for Finland based manufacturer INNO is the Bondo Sofa.
The name Bondo is a tribute to a tribe in India, struggling to preserve their identity and lifestyle. The Bondo sofa system also expresses identity, but as a tool for different looking interiors. The word “bond” also refers to connection. Can be fixed and combined in different set ups or line, or used as single seats.
Visit the INNO website – here.
Zaha Hadid Wins Competition for University Library
Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected as the architects of the Library and Learning Centre at the University of Economics & Business, Vienna. The new Library and Learning Centre will be the centerpiece of the University’s new campus and provide a significant upgrade to the University’s services. In addition to the new library, the LLC will also provide a language laboratory, tutorial rooms, administration offices, student centre, book shop, cafeteria, clubrooms and event space.
Visit Zaha Hadid’s website – here.
The Piano Bike Stand Bench by ADDI
The Mill Valley Residence by McGlashan Architecture
Scott McGlashan has sent us photos of a house in Mill Valley, California that he designed.
Scott says:
Zoning rules restricted us to building a single house on the large site, so we created two houses in one: the main unit (for parents) on the top floor, the second unit (for their daughter and her family) on the lower floor and a shared middle floor.
Visit the McGlashan Architecture website – here.
Forms and color palettes are inspired by the hillside landscape. Living roofs shelter three levels of living space while preserving a thriving habitat. Skylights brighten and ventilate rooms below.
Dynamei – The Line of Instants by Michela Vianello
On November 27th, 2008 in Murano, Italy, the Andromeda glassworks was the venue for the world preview of Dynamei, the line of instants, the new work of art by Michela Vianello.
In an enthralling evening-event, the arts were entrusted with the task of describing art. The recited word, music, gestures and manipulations were used to transmit the concepts, emotions and inspirations expressed by the artist in the work.
The theatre for the performances was Andromeda’s exhibition room, transformed for the occasion by a series of informal-material installations, also the work of Michela Vianello and made from such materials as sand, glass, iron, mortar and bricks.
Visit Andromeda’s website – here.
The Seigle House by Lohan Anderson
Lohan Anderson have sent us photos of the Seigle House they designed.
From Lohan Anderson:
The Seigle House is located in the Lincoln Park community, north of downtown Chicago. It occupies two typical city lots and was deigned for a couple with grown children who regularly visit and stay with their parents. Both in massing and exterior colors, the house consciously relates to the predominant neighborhood context of brick and stone residences. For that reason its exterior façade is made of limestone on the ground floor and an innovative terra-cotta cladding on the upper floors. The familiar colors and textures of these materials, sand-beige and orange-red, harmoniously blend the Seigle House into the pre-existing, residential character of the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
The ground floor, the garage and the front and back yards are enclosed by a continuous stone wall. The volume of the upper two floors appears to be floating above the ground floor being separated by a continuous band of clerestory glass. A small penthouse addition on the roof provides access to a deck which one can view the city’s downtown skyline. All of the four levels are connected by a grand staircase that is visible from the outside through a monumental four story high window on the north elevation.
The interior spaces, generously proportioned, are carefully detailed with quality materials by the architects Lohan Anderson, while the furniture and fabrics were selected by Leslie Jones & Associates.
Visit the Lohan Anderson website – here.
New Tables from IGN Design
Sempach, Switzerland based manufacturer IGN Design have produced some new table designs.
Visit IGN Design’s website – here.
Pin.Rock – designed by Christiane von Savigny
