Leaf and Grow, two projects of the study Busetti-Garuti

December 1, 2010 Filed Under: Furniture, Young designer Tags: , , , ,
Leaf and Grow, two projects of the study Busetti-Garuti

Busetti-Garuti is a young but very dynamic studio founded by Manuela Busetti and Andrea Garuti. The eclectic duo has recently participated in the exhibition Prime Cup 2001 held at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan and on this occasion has presented a number of interesting projects including Table Leaf and Grow. The latter,... 

Jamie Oliver, in the heart of London’s new signature restaurant Tom Dixon

Jamie Oliver, in the heart of London's new signature restaurant Tom Dixon

Barbecoa the new restaurant is called the child prodigy of English cooking, Jamie Oliver, recently opened in London in the new building of the One New Change, near the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Craftsman interior, another star of the creativity of Cool Britannia: Tom Dixon. To him, and the ribs of his study devoted to interiors,... 

Feel Deluxe: a more than comfortable sitting

November 30, 2010 Filed Under: Design, Furnishing, Furniture Tags: , , , ,
Feel Deluxe: a more than comfortable sitting

Award-winning and used by leading architects, interior designers and the best design magazines, “Feel Deluxe” a sort of hybrid between a sofa and a chaise longue very special, made of 120 soft balls that make it extremely pleasant and comfortable sitting. Oversized dimensions (220 x 180 cm – each ball... 

Origami Furniture: making models of furniture Paper

November 30, 2010 Filed Under: Accessories, Furniture Tags: , , ,
Origami Furniture: making models of furniture Paper

The furnishings, design and origami are frequently encountered: the idea of the objects made only with the paper and the endless facets that it can take simple folds, never ceases to fascinate and inspire the forms that arise from many experts for furniture and accessories also feature concept as well as functionality. Origami... 

The bathroom furniture unusual Plavisdesign

November 29, 2010 Filed Under: Bathroom, Furniture Tags: , , , ,
The bathroom furniture unusual Plavisdesign

Plavisdesign is an Italian company that manufactures accessories and fittings for the bathroom, with a concept doomed to challenge the design and the dictates of the contemporary world, but also casts an eye to the future. Sanitary ware and accessories are so unusual and special to deserve the definition of “bathroom... 

Wyssem and Cécile Nochi, design of aesthetics, science and politics

Wyssem and Cécile Nochi, design of aesthetics, science and politics

Wyssem and Cécile Nochi are two designers who design objects and for living in the difficult context of their home town that is Beirut. To meet this challenge, and Cécile Nochi Wyssem catalyze political events through an artistic creation ironic and often provocative in order to devote to the design, drawing inspiration... 

Versace Bubble sofa, soft sofa in the polyurethane

November 27, 2010 Filed Under: Furniture, Limited Edition Tags: , , , , ,
Versace Bubble sofa, soft sofa in the polyurethane

Soft, desirable, eclectic, deeply contemporary is all about the Bubble Sofa by Versace. Evocative name, which brings to mind the feeling of sitting a soft, almost gentle, friendly and definitely a little play, with its stylized form that today’s styles. Made of polyurethane foam, Versace Bubble Sofa is upholstered... 

“Open book” means the chair with a secret compartment for books DEDE Design

November 27, 2010 Filed Under: Design, Furnishing, Furniture Tags: , , , ,
"Open book" means the chair with a secret compartment for books DEDE Design

Nothing wrong with this chair designed by the Greeks named DEDE Design is uniquely shaped seat and back which includes both the ability to leave the books kept even in the midst of reading. “Open book” in fact has a slot on the only arm and a space ‘hidden’ created by a fold of the structure. Design... 

A house from the dark shades

A house from the dark shades

In this apartment in St. Petersburg, the tones chosen for the furnishings and finishes are certainly harbingers of brightness or multi-colored: dark tones predominate in fact, with however a lighting system worth noting. Also the use of reflective surfaces, such as graphite ceilings, or iridescent, pearl-like effect, which... 

Book: a new version of Isokon Penguin Donkey

November 26, 2010 Filed Under: Design, Furniture, Limited Edition Tags: , , ,
Book: a new version of Isokon Penguin Donkey

The original, historic “Penguin Donkey” of Isokon: conceived by the great modernist designer and architect Egon Riss in 1939, was named for its being advertised by the publishing house and to form ‘a bag’, obtained by bending the plywood. Pocket could accommodate about eighty (those of the format...