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Sessantuna - An idea to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. 61 icons that only resemble each other and remain totally different. 61 tables to represent the year 1861 in which the Italian Unification was completed. Each is made in resin in the colours of the iconic Italian flag. 5 of them are decorated by Pesce with significant historical phrases and …
Fluffy Mc Cloud - A short film about man's misunderstanding and mixed relationship with mother nature.
Simple Machines - A collection of benches, stools and tables for Mattermade. Made from white ash, this is a series of customisable surfaces and legs that utilise one material and one assembly technique. An expression of utility, as parts are joined to the point where they disappear. The collection flat packs for easy shipping and legs are available in two sizes and can be …
re: Time of the Sky - A watch that displays different colours of the sky every few seconds. There is also a button when pushed, the sun or moon's colours appear in the sky display from that time indicating hour clock direction. The concept is to remind one to look up at the real sky from time to time in this busy life of ours. A small window on one's arm. Emotive watch. Click …
Poster with a Central Image - "The old idea in advertising was that a poster should hit you in the eye, and even today many people would agree. It is a way of getting information across to the average passer-by, who might well be thinking about the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly: a violent transformation, and everyone knows that violence has to be opposed …
Node Chair - A new chair based on extensive ethnographic research to support the new ways students are learning. Swivel seat to maintain open sight lines, casters for mobility, backpack storage and a large work surface that supports laptops, textbooks and notebooks. Any students would love to have one of this in their classrooms. Click here for more info.
Tail Umbrella - The question that inspired this design was 'why are all straps on umbrella so boring?". This umbrella has a strap which is like a tail of a little creature. As you walk in the rain, your little friend shakes its tail. Dull rainy days become a nice walk with your little friend. Click here for more info.
Timeless Watch - Latest re-invention of an accessory. It dismisses the modern anxieties of analogue versus digital and how to convey the appropriate importance without looking too flashy but also comments on the idea of keeping time. This conceptual accessory introduces freedom from deadlines, time changes and alarm clocks. Available in either matte black or gold. Click here …
The Genius of Design - About Industrial Design by BBC2. Mass production and the history behind it.
User Interface - If you dig the film Minority Report and how Tom Cruise played with the data interface in it. Well you are going to love this guy, John Underkoffler, who is the inventor of it. A point and touch interface called g-speak which looks set to become the next operating system for computers in the next 5 years.
MYo1 and MYo2 - A round disk covering most of the face so that only the tips of the hands can be seen while the latter is a digital watch with four large buttons in the centre and two screens squeezed in at the edges. Position of t time panel and buttons are cleverly reversed for a fresh way to read time, hence, the name of the collection. Click here to get yours.
etree - From installations to an interior object, Dutch designer Coen Hoogstraten believes that technology is a serving role as a sub function in a product and should be put away behind closed housings. By getting them out of this functional role and into a serving context to the technology, will we be seeing in their full glory. The result from this transformation is a …




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