Designer Today

The lack of light during the winter months, is probably one of the main reasons that lead many designers Norwegian design luminous objects. In view of the latest proposals of the Northern Lighting, specializing in the production design for lighting, in addition to the lamp Moo-shaped head of elk, does not pass unnoticed the new lamp suspension Scheisse of the young industrial designer Hans Bleken Rud.

Recognizing the right tribute to traditional incandescent bulb, unfortunately, become detrimental to our compromise eco system, the structure of Scheisse is a huge light bulb shattered, immortalized in the explosive phase through support of metal, which releases reflections of light and shadow very exciting. A project nostalgicamente modern, midway between art and design Industriale, stimulated by our need for brightness.

All fans will design an important new appointment to be set on for next autumn, or the week design of Istanbul in Turkey.

After the success of past seasons, the Istanbul Design Week 2008 is proposed as one of the most important events in the Euro-Asian and obtain a consensus even wider for the first time the event will be organized and operated by Design in Turkey, a joint venture between Dream Design Factory (dDf) and DesignPartners, combining vibrant energy of Turkish culture to Italy.

Dream Design Factory (dDf) is a communications company with offices in Istanbul and London specializing in the field of design while dDf is the organizer of historic Istanbul Design Week. The joint venture aims to create a new format, which opens borders, expands, exceeds the boundaries of the territory, along the lines of ZonaTortona Design: Istanbul Design Week 2008 will be a local event with international perspective.

An opportunity for companies to present their products and activities to an international audience, in a modern country with an economy in sharp ascent. Istanbul, a meeting point between different traditions, will be European Capital of Culture in 2010.

The Vortex Chandelier is the result of collaboration between Zaha Hadid and Sawaya & Moroni. This sculpture with light surface opaque and transparent corridors lighting develops spiral.

A strip of Led, wisely drowned nell’impalcatura, ensures a beam of programmable sensations of colours ranging from red all’azzurro. The price is a work of art: 200 thousand U.S. dollars.

The Ying and Yang is a kitchen that represents the synthesis between art and technology. Volumes have a development round, capable of ingentilirne invited.

The black (which symbolizes the heat) includes the oven and the instruments of cooking, while the white (which symbolizes the freshness) has the fridge, sink and other accessories related to cooling.

The young Polish designer Damian Kozlik has designed the sitting Iga and its variant Koga, drawing inspiration from an origami swan. The two prototypes, accompanied by table Kobe, have a geometric structure and inlaid with two practices lateral fissure under the armrests, useful to store books and the like. The entire series designed Polypropylene, could be a viable alternative to traditional outdoor furniture, provided to maintain an acceptable cost.

The mirror, irresistible icon of the relationship we have with our reflection, it became in the hands of Philippe Starck the ‘vision liquid that opens to the other side’, with the new collection of mirrors Oreille Here Voit designed for the Fasano Hotel Rio . The design of surrealist-shaped ear that characterizes, is proposed by xO coated Silver or black lacquer, in five different formats, 154.5x from 98.9 to 91.5 × 5.2 × 3.7 × 94.7. A new design element to contemplate suggestively, all they see others say.

With 1,521 members and 865 projects in the race, all original, ironic, on the edge of surreal, the competition Castro Burrow Design Award 2008 has proclaimed its winners. The Blue Ribbon Design Award went to Roberto Betta, who has won 10 thousand euros with the project quaternion, a ladder to 4 steps that once closed takes the form of a bottle of Castro Burrow.

The project cooling beer BeFreeze Jean Claude Chiementin was awarded the Jury Prize of 2,500 neurons for the best technological innovation, while the Jury Prize of 2,500 euros for the best idea on the reuse of the bottle was given to Rafael with Vinader Ecopanchina the project, which consists of a bench with vase in which grow ears malt and a surface all holes to enter the bottles.

The other finalists dell’Unbeerlievable Collection 2008, inspired by the unlikely but possible forms of challenge, include the development of football in key Nastro Azzurro, the shoe green glass bottle with heel 12, the brush for the body Scrubbeer bristles-bottle, the thirst for Fire extinguisher, musical instruments, chairs, lamps, dispensers, watches, and even the stethoscope Say 33 cl. All 33 finalists will be exhibited to the public stage in the touring exhibition, which will be hosted by Circolo Canottieri Esperia Turin from 8 to July 12.

At the Salone del Mobile 08 Bonaldo, leader of Made in Italy more innovative and appreciated, presented a preview new furnishings that interpret and renew the production philosophy of the company, which works for years with designers of the calibre of Ron Arad, Karim Rashid, Mauro Lipparini, Toshiyuki Kita, Denis Santachiara, Giuseppe Vigano, D’Urbino and Lomazzi.

Tip Toe walk on tips, is the new chair designed by Mauro Lipparini presented during the event. The name suggestive and attractive, announces forms soft and elegant of this session, covered the skin, leather or fabric that make it comfortable and pleasant to the touch. Available in two versions with and without arms, the essential design and functional Tip Toe is characterised by a strong but light, enriched by a back flexible and ergonomic features that make it perfect for any occasion or style.

Philip Watts Design is the creative company that has recently occupied dell’Interior Design of the new Kingly Club in St. Martins Lane in London. Famous for personalized and specific environments prestigious public, with the Kingly Club have helped to create an engaging and evocative.

The project sumptuous was studied in detail to achieve a modern and highly sought after. The yellow and blue colors are predominant throughout the furniture, embellished by lights shining like jewels and aquariums full of fish guizzanti. Each item, from meetings with benches, tables all’arredamento sanitation, was chosen to add prestige to comfort and functionality.

If the view of banks emoziona fish there, the atmosphere inspired by the new lamp Shoal 284 of Dominic Bromley, hardly will leave you indifferent. The chandelier hanging sculptural design, is composed of a cascade of 1,672 fish ceramic translucent, illuminated by a light central ne vivacizza and dinamizza reflexes.

Shoal seems capable of projecting anywhere guizzante the size of a flock vorticante of fish. Together with Small Light Pendant Collection, Shoal is the new production of sculptures, lighting and accessories for interiors, made from Scabetti of Dominic & Frances Bromley in Booth D100 100% Design 08, to be held in London from September 18 to 21 .