For Botanica we opted to investigate the possibilities of Rosin, Dammar, Copal (a sub-fossil state of amber), Natural Rubber, Shellac (a polymer extracted from insect excrement that colonizes trees) and Bois Durci (a 19th century material composed of wood dust and animal blood).
http://www.formafantasma.com
via http://www.designandvisuals.com/2011/07/httpwwwformafantasmacom.html
The Balloon Bench was inspired by of the 1953 French film Le Ballon Rouge. Specifically, the final scene where the little boy grabs onto the bunch of balloons and flies away. The bench was intended to put a smile on the face of anyone who interacted with it, much in the same way the movie but a smile on the designer’s face.
In recent years, the permafrost covering Siberia has started to melt very rapidly. It encapsulates the potent greenhouse gas, methane, which was produced over millions of years by bacteria that existed before the ice ages. Furthermore, there is a massive ice layer called Edoma in the permafrost that is no less than 40 meters thick. It has been discovered that Edoma contains an amount of high-concentration methane that is one thousand times that in the earth’s atmosphere. Once the permafrost on the surface, and then Edoma, start to melt, the issue of global warming will become even more serious.
We represented the melting Edoma, which might eventually disappear, with an incandescent lamp that is also disappearing, evoking the image of a faint light that glimmers while consuming methane in the deep ice.
It might be difficult to become conscious of what is happening far away from your daily life. However, this lamp must help broaden your perspective toward the global environment. You might be able to find a different point of view if you think about the future global environment under the melancholic yet mellow light of this lamp.
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami created a series of furniture products for Italian company Living Divani. Originally presented at Milan’s design week in 2010, the items, which include, among others, a set of chairs and a low table, will be available for purchase in Japan later this year.
The pieces are made from a variety of materials, but tie together as a family through magnificent optical effects. You’ll be able to buy them for exorbitant prices (surprise!) at the Tokyo-based e-interiors.
via http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2011/09/05/junya-ishigami-collection-for-living-divani/
http://www.bess-nyc.com
via http://tashed.com/2009/03/bess-nyc-ladies-studded-jeans/
Bird of II Feathers is a reversible bag that changes with each whim and fancy.
Swan or cygnet.
http://mimipong.bigcartel.com/product/bird-of-2-ii-feathers
via http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2011/09/birds-of-a-feather.html
London designer Dominic Wilcox claims he meant to leave these paint brushes unwashed so they would harden into coat hooks.
http://www.dezeen.com/2011/09/02/brush-hooks-by-dominic-wilcox/
The Jumpseat presents an elegant solution to a difficult seating situation, both aesthetically and functionally.
Read more here.
http://www.ziba.com/#/work/jumpseat/
