Tone Vigeland: Flowing Shapes

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She was born in Oslo to painter Per Vigeland and Randi Helleberg, and is a granddaughter of painter Emanuel Vigeland. She has studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. She is represented in galleries worldwide, including the European Victoria and Albert Museum, Pinakothek der Moderne and Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, the New York City galleries Museum of Modern Art and

Enric Majoral: The Lord of the Rings

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Enric Majoral was born in 1949 in Sabadell (Barcelona). In 1972 he settled in Formentera, where he still lives and works most of the year. In its formation converge the setting inherited from the artisan father, the frequency of the Industrial Escola d’Art i Oficis of Sabadell, where he experimented different craft techniques, such as hand weaving and woodwork, and architectural firms. In 1974 in

Helmut Palla: Mutants

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This autodidact and ‘deconstruction designer’, as he calls himself, was born in 1958 and began his professional career as an advertising photographer. He then turned to design, where he usually functions as both a designer and manufacturer, specialising in one-of-a-kinds with a powerful and often experimental character. After projects like the Tatgalerie (design for the 2nd and 3rd skin), B.Ä.N.G. (the construction of aesthetic utilitarian

Elisa Strozyk: Tactile Feelings

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When you think about designed object, lot of super famous designers and object came into your mind, but the essence of design is more about innovation of shapes and matters, then it can become part of our culture. That’s exactly what Elisa Strozyk is making, turning wood into flexible textile : surprising and playful way to use this material ! The outcome is really fantastic,

Florian Pucher: Flying Carpet

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Inspired by real aerial images of farmlands and other countryside landscapes, Beijing-based designer Florian Pucher creates these colourful geometric carpet designs for his ‘Landcarpet’ series. Originally trained as an architect, the Austrian designer began making these carpets back in 2007 in collaboration with graphic designer and business partner Sophia Liu Bo, inspired by how the world looks like from an airplane window. To create

Michiel Van Der Kley

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Project EGG‘ is made from 4,760 individuated pieces, which have been made by hundreds of desktop 3D-printers from all over the world, serving as an example of co-created DIY collaboration. conceived and organized by furniture designer Michiel Van Der Kley, the irregular ellipsoid form measures roughly 5 x 4 x 3 meters, and is being exhibited for dutch design week 2014 in eindhoven until october

Liv Blåvarp: Touch Wood

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For almost 30 years, jewellery artist Liv Blåvarp has been creating organic and voluminous constructions out of wood. Since her American debut in 1995, international recognition of her work has steadily increased – most recently through her being awarded the Bayerische Staatspreis for 2012, at the international contemporary craft competition SCHMUCK (‘Internationale Handwerksmesse München’). ‘It’s largely about developing sculptural form’, explains Liv Blåvarp, when asked

Anthony Roussel: Waves of Destiny

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Department of Architecture: Hilton Pattaya

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Department of ARCHITECTURE Co. Ltd. is a design studio practicing architecture, interior design, landscape design, and other related design disciplines in a broad range of programmatic requirements and scales. It focuses on developing ideas in architecture, researches on social, cultural, and physical context, as well as takes on an exploration for alternative ways of material utilization. Department of ARCHITECTURE is responsible for interior design

Dewi Van De Klomp: Spacetimerubbering

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These Soft Cabinets from Studio Dewi van de Klomp rethink the typical bookshelf or cabinet by constructing them out of foam rubber. Slots are cut into the dense material creating pockets of space for your dishes or books. The foam cushions itself around the object holding them in place. The more objects you place in each cabinet, the overall shape begins to change and the