Nendo: Baccarat Harcourt

Nendo revisited the iconic Baccarat’s collection Harcourt in a playful way, designing a big chessgame in clear or midnight blue crystal.

The 32 pieces are hand-cut from the famous Harcourt glass and are shaped in the form of the king’s crown, the hem of the queen’s robes and the bishop’s mitre. The board illuminates the pieces including the red square, which is the Baccarat’s signature.

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Jonas Wagell expands Swell sofa range for Normann Copenhagen

Danish furniture brand Normann Copenhagen has launched an armchair and two-seater version of the padded Swell sofa created by Swedish designer Jonas Wagell to resemble risen bread.

"[Bread] is a good and descriptive way to communicate the form," Wagell told Dezeen. "The words and the name paints pictures before people have even seen the product."

Each piece in the Swell range features bulky armrests and curved padded seats, plus stitching divides the seats and back of the sofa.

Both the sofas and the armchair are raised off the ground on small steel feet.

The bulbous shape is created by a wooden structure covered in polyether foam, which is then upholstered. There are 21 colours to choose from.

The extended collection was launched at the Stockholm Design Fair, which took place last month. The three-seater sofa first debuted during Milan design week last year.

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/25/jonas-wagell-expands-swell-sofa-range-for-normann-copenhagen/

Note Design for Fogia



© Mathias Nero

Rise, designed by Note Design Studio for Fogia, is a classic sofa with a strong individual expression. It bears the Scandinavian identity through its distinct base in wood, where the soft upholstered shape rests on top, with a characteristic tension in its high back.

Its major challenge is to work as well in public spaces as in a home. The wrap-around back shields off a conversation in the sofa from an open floor plan in a typical office environment.

The integrated side table opens up and becomes a bridge between the piece of furniture and the rest of the room. A surface for a still life, a book, plants or whatever you choose to have close at hand.

Area is a series of smaller tables that accompany Rise and Fogias other products. Consisting of two sizes and a rich, subtle color scheme, the tables can be combined together to fine compositions of round shapes overlapping each other.

The top seem to float just above the legs, thanks to a base made in the spirit of good craftsmanship, giving it a light expression.

© Mathias Nero

© Mathias Nero

© Mathias Nero

© Mathias Nero

© Mathias Nero

© Mathias Nero

© Mathias Nero

http://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2014/01/30/note_design_for_fogia.html

Ghostcube: estructuras de madera cambiantes

El artista Erik Äberg ha creado Ghostcube, un sistema de cubos unidos mediante bisagras casi invisibles que permite crear diferentes estructuras dependiendo de cómo se organice. El siguiente vídeo es una demostración de apenas 3 minutos, pero para los más interesados, el autor ofrece en su tienda un vídeo de media hora (por un precio de 10 euros) en el que explica en detalle su investigación del Ghostcube.

Tom Dixon habla sobre su "Y chair"

Y chairs apiladas

Durante la reciente feria neue räume celebrada en Zúrich, el diseñador Tom Dixon se sentó con Designboom para hablar de las diferentes piezas que había presentado, entre ellas la Y chair, un asiento multipropósito que posee una forma ergonómica y un diseño moderno, que se adapta tanto al uso en interiores como en exteriores. A continuación tenéis dicha entrevista:

Y chair en blanco sobre una base de madera

Y chair en negro mate sobre base giratoria

Novaoptica / Tsou Arquitectos

© Nelson Garrido

La tienda Novaóptica, está situada en la histórica ciudad de Guimarães, Portugal. La intervención tiene como objetivo crear un espacio unificado, acogedor y cálido, tener equilibrio de los escaparates estrechos y coacciones longitudinales espaciales. Las líneas curvilíneas permiten insertar el programa de la tienda en un solo elemento que se transforma de acuerdo a las necesidades funcionales. El concepto arquitectónico global combina los parámetros programáticos y estéticos en un único objeto.

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

© Nelson Garrido

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2014/01/25/novaoptica-tsou-arquitectos/