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Dutch designer Joris Laarman will unveil new works at Friedman Benda tonight, including his Leaf Table (above) and a number of other works. If his name sounds familiar to you, he is the designer behind the bone furniture we featured back in 2007. The bone furniture algorithm revolutionized design back in 2006 — it translated the complexity, proportion and functionality of human bone and tree growth into a chair form.
Just wave your hand over Gesture Cube to access music, web, your family and friends. You don’t even need to touch the surface. Gesture Cube uses 3D spatial movement tracking to detect your hand’s approach and movements — like magic!
Using natural gestures to control our electronics helps to draw them closer to human behavior, making things easier and more fun. The result is an intuitive product concept with unlimited possibilities. LUNAR Europe designed Gesture Cube as a three-dimensional object without a clear front to allow a wider range of gestures for its interface, to show different levels of an application or to conveniently multitask between various applications. The Gesture Cube’s design is simple and minimal, blending nicely into your living space.
Sosushi is the first sushi franchising network in Italy believe it or not. While Sosushi prides itself on their extrovert menu, they also take great pride in the design of each restaurant. This is very evident in the Turin, Italy restaurant designed by UAU Architects. Located deep in the city center of this historical urban city, UAU was challenged to create a modern and trendy space within this small old stationery store. The result is beautiful.
Japanese craftsman and designer Kin ichi Ogata is offering some beautiful handmade pieces through unity523ny, including benches with giant “buttons” as seats, chairs whose wood seats are carved to look like tufted leather, and leather stools that look to be made of packing tape. It’s a very unique collection for sure, and if this type of thing is for you check out unity523ny’s website for purchasing details (showroom coming soon).
Metals seem to bend effortlessly for Emily Miranda. She has this fantastic way of making objects look like they were effortlessly created.
These Chihuly-like chandeliers are the work of glass artisan Robert Kaindl.
These bread furnishings by Enoc Armengol make me so hungry. The concept behind them is that they can be a part of the living process because they can be eaten. In addition, they reflect the production process of certain non-edible objects: fast and having a short life before they become obsolete. I think they definitely beat candy necklaces.
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The Hands Up Candelabra looks like someone screaming “touchdown!” but with pipes and candles instead of arms.
Love this fire basket called Baron from Röshults.
