Otake House by Suppose Design Office
The Japanese architects at Suppose Design Office have designed this house in the city of Otake, which is located in the Hiroshima Prefecture of Japan.
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The Sapphire Gallery Addition by XTEN Architecture
XTEN Architecture have recently completed the Sapphire Gallery, which is “a residential addition designed to display a private collection of contemporary art while also providing for a home office with views to the surrounding hills.”
Visit the XTEN Architecture website – here.
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The Making of the Armadillo Chair by Aodh O Donnell
By now, many of you have probably seen the Armadillo chair that Aodh O Donnell designed as part of the 2009 Wilsonart Challenge. We discovered O Donnell’s winning chair design as it was prominently displayed at ICFF 2009 in New York, and have noticed it has received much media attention since then. In an effort to make a somewhat original feature on the chair, we asked Aodh for some photos of the process of making the Armadillo chair.
Visit Aodh O Donnell’s website – here.
The Knot collection by Atelier Blink
The Brussels, Belgium based design duo of Emilie Lecouturier and Céline Poncelet of Atelier Blink have created the Knot Collection of seats and cushions inspired by sailor’s knots.
Visit the Atelier Blink website – here.
Kersplat Coffee Table by James Ian Killinger
James Ian Killinger, a 2008 graduate of Iowa State University’s College of Design, has sent us images of the Kersplat Coffee Table that he created.
James says:
A liquid’s life is an ephemeral one. Its molecular structure determines that its movements are transient and fleeting—chaotic, yet bound by the laws of physics. There is a simple elegance to the moment liquid collides with a denser surface. I wanted to hold onto that moment a little longer. Capture it. Examine it.
Believe it or not, this piece was actually crafted out of poplar wood. After shaping the individual “splatters tendrils,” they were joined to a base and the piece was finessed further. Ensuring that each of the four contact splatters were level and even was paramount. The table was then painted in a high gloss red and topped off by a custom cut piece of glass.
Visit James Ian Killinger’s page on Coroflot – here.
Chorong Lamps by Joongho Choi
Korean designer Joongho Choi has created the Chorong Lamps.
Reinterpreting the ‘chong-sa-chorong’, the korean illumination device, in terms of modern thoughts. This lighting device could be hanged onto fixed metal pole, or held by hand, but most importantly when it was hanged onto a long fixed pole called ‘deung rong deh’, it would vividly show the difference between the wall and the illumination itself, building up tensions in the atmosphere. That tension could be maximized by just hanging on to the supporting pole, and I have brought along the advantageous idea from the ‘chong-sa-chorong’ which is being able to move from place to another in various directions.
Visit Joongho Choi’s website – here.
The Tutumu Armchair by Kaori Shiina
Japanese designer Kaori Shiina has created the Tutumu armchair for Bonaldo.
Tutumu, a Japanese word, which means to wrap or to envelop, is entirely covered with removable fabric that can be used as a temporary mattress, a practical feature for small homes that do not have a guest room.
Visit Kaori Shiina’s website – here. Visit the Bonaldo website – here.
Westwanda House by Tag Front Architecture
Tag Front Architecture have designed the Westwanda House in Beverly Hills, California.
The home has also recently been listed for sale – here.
Punkalive Launches New Furniture Collection
Punkalive is a new furniture manufacturer based in the small town of Punkaharju, Finland. The new company is a spin-off from Punkaharjun Puutaito, which is a 20 year old processor of wooden packaging materials for the paper and board industries. Now they are using their existing machinery to produce the stylish and durable Punkalive furniture, which are all manufactured from Kerto, a laminated veneer lumber product manufactured by Finnforest.
The Koura Chair, designed by Jukka Lommi:
The Air Bubble 33 Chair by Guadalupe Velazquez
The Britain based designer Guadalupe Velazquez, has created the Air Bubble 33 Chair.
Guadalupe Velazquez says:
I was inspired by different kinds of insects from the place I grew up, such as ants, and baby wasps when still in the nests. Where I used to play when I was child, there were leaf-cutter ants carrying their food and other colourful objects above their heads, protected by their legs, over the red earth.
The chair is built with futuristic features, using acrylic, leather, steel and perforated aluminium. To make the cushion I used the idea of a banana shape.
Visit the website of Guadalupe Velazquez – here.
The Bears Cave by Paul Coudamy
French architect Paul Coudamy has completed the Bears Cave office interior design for an internet company in Paris.
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The Cafe America Chair by Grain Design
Grain Design, which describes itself as a collaborative of design thinkers that was founded in 2007 at the Rhode Island School of Design, have created the Cafe America chair.
From Grain Design:
Café America is a surprisingly comfortable indoor/outdoor chair. Taking inspiration from ubiquitous chain-link fencing, it recontextualizes the unsung material. A unique cushioning effect is created by the lightly tensioned chain-link seat and back. Café America is made of recycled chain-link whenever possible and flat-packs for efficient shipping and storage.
Visit the Grain Design website – here.
The Quincy Hotel by Ong & Ong
Benozzo Gozzoli Museum by Massimo Mariani
Massimo Mariani Studio have sent us images of the Benozzo Gozzoli Museum they designed.
The museum is located south-west of Florence, in the town of Castefiorentino, Italy.
The Camouflage House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects
Johnsen Schmaling Architects have designed the Camouflage House in Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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