Good Design for Developing Countries - Jose Collection

"Jose Collection is a family of storage furniture pieces produced out of materials and processes that achieve a more responsible environmental impact. With previous experiences in design research and academia, his approach to the collection analyzes the product's life cycle. The urban landscape produces plenty of material that goes overlooked and underused; Arruda was able to see the opportunity to such urban norm. By combining an archetype with available plastic containers, he was able to create a transitory object that speaks to different levels- cultural and environmental..." from www.yatzer.com


About Mauricio Arruda:
Mauricio Arruda graduated at the Architecture and Urban Planning State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil (Universidade Estadual de Londrina/UEL) in 1997 and was granted a master degree at Sao Carlos State University in 2000. Mauricio has participated as a Latin America fellow-author at the creation of the Agenda 21 for Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries and has conducted several researches in the residential and environmental fields. Interior Design professor since 2001, has lectured in many Brazilian educational institutions, i.e. SENAC, Escola Panamericana de Arte. Currently teaching at the IED Brazilian branch – Instituto Europeo di Design. As a professional architect Arruda develops and manages projects for residential and commercial spaces as well as product design. Along with former university colleagues Guto Requena and Tatiana Sakurai Mauricio created the creative collective WHYDESIGN.

The ultimate clash of generations project

"Chairs got feet! And feet are for kicking"
Jakob Maurer, Rupert Adlmaier and Thomas Egger held a guerilla project during the Milan's Design fiesta.
source from : www.yatzer.com and www.the-ultimate-clash-of-generations.com

Voltron Star Shooter

Made in 1985, this toy starts out as a mild-mannered SLR (inset), but then converts into Voltron: Defender of the Universe!
The top part of his body is actually a working 110 camera, while the big "SLR" lens is a fake.
Made in Macau and sold by Impulse Ltd. of Missouri.

Pasta Carpet by We Make Carpets

Pasta Carpet by We Make Carpets

We Make Carpets does just precisely that. However, the use of non-traditional materials makes the carpets more temporary than most. And if a pasta carpet doesn't suit your needs, try coffee ... or forest ...




Coffee



Forest



Forest carpet detail

Void Lamps by Tom Dixon

Among the new Tom Dixon offerings this year are the Void lamps whose finishes are meant to reference Olympic medals and are inspired by vacuum flasks.

Void Lights

Jacks

Jack is back. Originally created in 1994, this lighting/seating/stacking object is created through the air rotational-moulding process, a manufacturing technique more often linked to toys or traffic cones.

Offcut Bench is derived from waney edges and other bits of discarded wood that allow rubbish to become production material.

Peg Chairs pay homage to Rietveld.

Rock Tables are made from Indian marble from Rajasthan.

Mirror Ball Lights

+ tomdixon.net

Successful Living from Diesel with Moroso

"A new light illuminates the Diesel universe: lamps in movement and old lanterns transform to the rhythm of rock, into objects of design.

From casual to vintage, from rock to pop and from adventure to emotion. This is a collection of completely new lamps that speak a multitude of languages, tell different stories and express the Diesel style in ironic, irreverent and creative ways. A new adventure with which you can customise your space, break free of cliché and bring your personality to light. This is the birth of a new collection of lamps that are as strong as metal, as soft as fabric, as slender as a luminous cage and as brilliant as chromed glass."

from: http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/28/successful-living-by-diesel-creative-team/

Furniture by Sebastian Brajkovic

"This extruding idea came from a Photoshop function where you can pick a row of pixels and extend them as long as you want," explains Brajkovic.

from: http://sebastianbrajkovic.com/