Florian Schmid is a graduate industrial designer from Hochschule München. His final project is called Stitching Concrete, inspired by the contrasts of the material Concrete Canvas. The concrete cloth can be molded and then within 24 hours it hardens. It feels like cloth but has the strength of concrete.
The Ribbon Stool by Nick Rawcliffe of Raw Studio for Deadgood and will be shown in Newcastle as part of Design Event 2011 in October.
I can’t get enough of what’s coming out of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.
The COD (Crafts Oriented Design) project was the final design project of industrial designer Rami Tareef.
WIKL is a portable stool by Gerlinde Gruber made of 5.5 meters of fabric wrapped around a wooden trestle. The knotted ends of the fabric create a kind of handle for easy carrying.
James Uren is a young designer whose work shows more than just promise – you can see how passionate he is about the design through the craftsmanship of each piece. I simply love the versatility of the Luso Lounger.
Picciotto is a stool with a floppy hat seat designed by Fabio Vinella. It’s not new, but it’s new to me! Love this cute idea.
Jean Nouvel is one of the most prestigious and celebrated architects of our time. He recently presented his new line of furniture, Simplissimo, for French-based furniture company Ligne Roset. The collection includes a chaise lounge, fireside chair, footstool, banquette, and bench.
The WAFFT series by Tani-Matsumura (Takaaki Tani and Kazunori Matsumura) consists of a table and a stool.
