CELL JEWELLERY BY BENJAMIN HUBERT

by Harry / February 21, 2013

Benjamin Hubert has launched a range of pleated jewellery with German jewellerBiegel. 

 

Cell is a series of pleated sterling silver, gold and platinum pieces including a ring, earrings (above), necklace, and bracelet. Hubert has also previously designed apleated watch and pleated bags. 

 

"Fine, undulating strips of precious metal meet, touch gently only to drift apart again and then re-unite. In doing so they stabilize each other, forming strong ties. They become as one." says Biegel.

tuca-tuca lamp by elia mangia for foundry

presented by foundry at maison et object 2013, 'tuca-tuca' by milan-based designer elia mangia exudes a spirit of playfulness.
its structure consists of a carved and turned maple stem and a metal painted shade whose movement imitates a jackknife's blade - 
allowing the lampshade to close in a flush position when not in use. warm LEDs reflect off the natural wood surface, 
producing a soft illuminating glow towards the surrounding environment.

3Doodle Pen Allows You to Sketch in 3D Space

3Doodle Pen Allows You to Sketch in 3D Space:


While this doesn't have any practical application in the world of actual industrial design, where the name of the game is precision, there's no denying this thing is neat: The 3Doodler is a pen that lets you "sketch" in three dimensions, something like a 3D-printer stripped of everything except the printing head.



Invented by Boston-based toy & robotics company WobbleWorks in the Artisans Asylum hackerspace, the 3Doodler uses ABS, which cools quickly enough that strands are able to support themselves (up to a point). Check it out:


(By the way if you're thinking of getting one of these for your kid, be aware that the business end gets at least as nasty-hot as a hot glue gun: The metal tip can get up to 270 degrees Celsius.)

At press time the project had been successfully funded on Kickstarter several times over, at $138,000 over a $30,000 target with more than a month left to pledge.
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一个“大布袋”， Snug沙发

“Snug”沙发即是舒适，名字中我们也能感受到它为舒适而设计的思路。其沙发填充物为聚氨酯泡沫颗粒，很常见，现在使用也比较广泛。直筒状的沙发上部分就是“软”靠背，采用软管支撑，就是我们图中看到的黄色部分，可按个人喜好进行调整。

设计：Alexandra Fefelova

Ooda Flat

Le studio portugais Ooda nous propose de découvrir un appartement au design élégant et sympathique. En proposant un filet au-dessus de la montée des escaliers de cet appartement 227 situé à Porto, le studio nous propose un lieu atypique et reposant à découvrir en images dans la suite.

篝火酒精炉：Trea

来自设计师Michael Kononsky的创意，篝火酒精炉（Trea）也许能成为最浪漫的炊具：
采用银色的金属材质制作，看上去就像是三根小棍子，内部有燃料舱（固体酒精之类，爱稀奇猜的话）和燃烧室等结构。它们可以整齐地收起来，放进包包之类，方便携带。而在需要的时候，将三根“棍子”交错，就又能变成一个稳固的支架，你只需要点燃它，一个非常赞的炉子便诞生了，这时它看上去就像是一团搭在一起的篝火，漂亮极了。






设计师：Michael Kononsky
[ via yankodesign.com ]

spill-resistant food bowls from Aeru

spill-resistant food bowls from Aeru:

The latest design from kid-friendly brand Aeru are these adorable food bowls with a lip around the inside, designed to help kids eat by themselves without spilling. Designed by Nosigner, each are handmade and are offered in 3 different, traditional Japanese styles: Yamanaka Lacquer, Ootani-yaki pottery and Tobe-yaki porcelain.They range from 2,500 yen for 1 to 7,900 yen for a set of 3.





Aeru’s products were on display at the te te te expo, a lovely little trade show I had the pleasure of attending in Tokyo last week.

一根鞋带串起来的拖鞋：Lasso

一根鞋带串起来的拖鞋：Lasso:


来自设计师Gaspard Tiné-Berès等人的创意，Lasso拖鞋便携又舒服：
采用100%纯天然的平整织物制成（从图片来看似乎是毛毡之类），将之裁剪成了“二维展开”的拖鞋模样，平时可以平板包装，需要的时候，用一根鞋带将之沿着边缘的穿孔串起来就成——所以，这也许也是世界上唯一需要系鞋带的拖鞋~：）
目前正在募资准备生产，有兴趣的朋友可以浏览其项目主页：kickstarter.com









设计师：Gaspard Tiné-Berès、Ruben Valensi
[ via kickstarter.com ]

Nothing Fancy: A Minimal Wallet by Chieh Ting Huang

Nothing Fancy: A Minimal Wallet by Chieh Ting Huang:


The ongoing quest to design the most minimal wallet ever is something of a race to the bottom: my colleague hipstomp, for one, has resorted to using a Japanese train pass holder, and we see so many Kickstarter projects that (for better or for worse) we have to pass on some of the more worthy ones. At least one of my friends has opted to forgo leather or PVC for perhaps the most minimal system of all: a humble but practical rubber band.



Designer Chieh Ting Huang does him one better: Nothing Fancy is a collection of seamless, stitchless leather accessories—a wallet, a coin purse, an iPhone case and a passport holder—that consist of single pieces of leather that are cut into foldable patterns and secured with a simple elastic.

Nothing Fancy, aka the non-stitched minimalist wallet, is the first product in a range of everyday accessories reimagined for a contemporary lifestyle. The wallet has its origins in the classic image of the bundle of banknotes held together by a rubber band. The mission was to create a design with the minimal amount of materials, simplifying the object to its basic function.

Each wallet is created from a single piece of leather, requiring no stitching—shortening the time it takes to produce each one and saving on materials. The custom-made rubber bands make placing banknotes and credit cards into the pockets easy yet maintains the security of a traditional stitched wallet. The use of minimal material also reduces the thickness otherwise found in a traditional wallet.





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