Designer Today

The new Adidas Brand Center located in Sanlitun Village Shopping Center in Beijing’s Chaoyang District of Beijing, was inaugurated with an exhibition that establishes the marriage between the brand and oriental culture. The classical Eastern iconography and graphics and colors typical of the Adidas brand, are the mix that characterizes the collection of furniture created for the occasion by the Hong Kong Dorophy Tang. Furniture design classic, contemporary and artistic made by striking cultural contamination between East and West.

Among the latest proposals Inside there Playwood, a wall lamp voltage network composed simply by a thin strip of wood natural multilayer flexible and cerato that sustains elastically relying on the wall tiles in silicone rubber. In this way, the strip of wood can browse at will on blocks so as to take different shapes and sizes.

The light furniture source is shielded by a metal disk black embossed and can be placed in one or more points, to create a different effect at all times regardless of the second and composition of different elements.

The basic model includes a light source and a tape-wood 3.00 metres and can be used as a form compositions very scenic, composed of several points of light.

The young Colombian designer Danilo Calvache has designed three new prototype modular shelving. The three models exploit the potential of individual modules assembled indefinitely, to fit with inspiration and functionality to any wall or to build new panels dividers. You can choose between the linear structure of Number Bookshelf, the diagonal of Reticula Bookshelf or cubic Dcube storage unit.

Three practical solutions to place in order or disorder creative all our objects, visible from 29 July to 1 August to DISENO en Palermo 2008, the third edition of Meetings with Latin America organised by the faculty of Design and Communication in Palermo, offer a point of meeting, training and exchange between professionals, academics, students and businesses of the two countries.

Nemo, Division Lighting Cassina SpA, a leader in the industry since 1993, has just launched its new website which presents itself as entirely renovated in content and in layout and is in full collections proposed by the brand.

Available in Italian and English, the new website Nemo can be explored through a menu divided into five thematic areas (history, products, designers, download area, commercial network and contacts) and a search engine user-friendly.

It ‘also present a catalogue of all the brand products Nemo They include two new 2008: Thron is a body of lighting look technology that applies to system cables parallel Bridge Leo, lamp table and today become a classic collection of Nemo, has (on the cover and with as renewed thanks to details revisited.

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.

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.

The Myto chair designed by German designer Konstantin Grcic for Plank, presented a preview at the S alone del Mobile 2008 became the protagonist of a cantilever Myto Chair, careful documentation on the process of sitting.

The publication of no less than 80 pages, edited by Mike Meire that is a story in three chapters, told by illustrations, diagrams, interviews and a photo taken care dall’olandese Vivian assen.

Three chapters dedicated to partners BASF, KGID and PLANK, who edited the project and the realization of Myth and the punctual description of the creation of a myth, which has already joined the permanent collection of MoMA in New York.

On June 26 last held the award ceremony of the twenty-first Compasso d’Oro and on that occasion has been given 10 awards Compasso d’Oro, 6 premiums for the career and 2 international awards.

Among the winners also Marc Sadler, author of Big modular library designed to Caimi Patents: The draft has convinced for the perfect fusion between formal and sharp design and great features, even the smallest detail.

Success for Ron Arad, awarded for the rocking chair MT3 of Driade proposing a futuristic design and a production system highly innovative after-depth studies was in fact possible to make the rotational moulding of furniture bicolour.

Nido also honoured in the compact car and particularly safe Pininfarina; Neos, Wristwatches of Culdesac for Lorenz; Mix, the lamp by Alberto Meda and Paolo Rizzatto for Luceplan; Trioli, the multipurpose chair for children Eero Aarnio for Magis; A R606, the innovative session Bartoli Design and Engineering Fauciglietti Segis; Shaka, the sailboat, designed by Wally, Lazzarini Pickering Architects and Farr Yacht Design for Wally.

And the last two awards went to the set of Toyo Ito for the company Horm and the City of Turin, Look of the City 2006 Winter Olympics developed by Italo Lupi, Ico Migliore, Mara Servetto and City of Turin (Directorate Communications Tourism Promotion) .