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Expressionist, geometrical and with an eastern touch, these are the words that Tom Dixon uses for describing his new collection. Ornamentation is an internal urge in humans and he embraces this philosophy for emotive sake.The new patterns are inspired by the underlying structure of things: woven textiles, chain-mail, microscopic cell construction, and have a protagonist role in the Plane tables, the Tall chairs and last year's Soft System.
Wired steel structures characterise the Link armchair and the new Cage light available in two different sizes.
One of my favourites pieces was the Fat Spot, I loved the prismatic polycarbonate shade internally coated with copper and the hand beaten brass lamps Beat Light. The Diamond Light is a large-scale pendant light in folded aluminium with anodised finish.
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Paris based industrial designer Arik Levy has grown to be one of the most recognisable young designers around and I believe he deserves that popularity. His work is a perfect balance of innovation, material research and aesthetical sensibility. The lamp Handshake, inspired by a hand muff, was first introduced in a limited edition but later scaled down in size so it will fit larger manufacture scales at an affordable price.
Back in 1960 Achille Castiglioni, one of the greatest designers of all times, designed together with Pier Giacomo Castiglioni the cocoon lamps made of metal and sprayed fiberglass for Flos. Forty five years later Marcel Wanders pays tribute to the man he considers his artistic uncle designing Zeppelin, a pendant lamp made of steel and pressed crystal cover.
Berlin based designer Stuart Haygarth has been working on design projects which revolve around collections of objects. The objects are normally collected in large numbers and assembled in a way that transforms their meaning. The results take various forms such as large one off chandeliers, installations, sculptural and functional works.
The Tide Chandelier in the pictures is made from a collection of clear and translucent objects, all collected on a specific stretch of the Kent coastline.
Ribbon is a Japanese company making astonishing objects out of standard ribbon.
Makoto Yamaguchi designed the 0.6km table using 600 meters of ribbon for the tabletop, the silk effect of the material is simply delightful.
Uzu is a lampshade made entirely of ribbon. Designed by Rieko Miyata, the variation of the layers together with the light create a unique gradation of colour.
Seen in 100% Design London. Bad Hair Day is a clever statically charged pendant light designbed by AfroditiKrassa
Completely covered in yarn filaments, when switched on the lampshade becomes statically charged creating a unique live effect.
Also from their Divine Collection Pretty Big wallpaper where traditional ink patterns are combined with mirrored areas creating a composition which is unique to the space it reflects.
More from 100% Design. Kou is the name of this impressive chandelier made of bone china designed by Item.
Inori is a set of stackable tableware in ceramics with a great sculptural impact.
News from 100% Design! British company CTO Lighting launched the Y Light, a clever chandelier made of several Y shaped porcelain pieces.
LX is the name of a japanese lantern company that together with art director Yindigo Mochizuki pulled together a group of designers to conceive new lamps with the traditional craft of Gifu; using elastic spiral structure and the Mino Japanese paper.
The result is a charming collection; Shadow of your Smile by Mochizuki (in the picture) and the Porcini Family by Jasper Morrison are my favourite models.
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