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Babiche is back in force at the design gallery commissaires

February 27 is an important date on the agenda of current design in Quebec: that’s when commissaires gallery will host a world premiere of new creations by Laurie Bedikian, Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, Mania Bedikian et Patrick Meirim de Barros, of Montreal design collective Samare, showing furniture from the Awadare collection.

The pieces will next be on display in April at the Salone Satellite in Milan – the first time that local designers have been chosen to present their work there.

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The Portafrutta, created by 35 individual forms was designed to be a fruit plate rather than a fruit bowl. The horizontal surfaces of the tray with its divided sections suggest and allow different fruit to be placed strategically around the tray. This avoids the bruising of fruit which often occours when pieces of fruit are piled on top of each other in a bowl. Each piece of fruit has it’s seperate space, giving the fruit the importance it deserves.

Made in cherry wood the tray is realized with laser cutting technology.

Made by Industreal.
Photo by Ilvio Gallo

Designers :: Angela Violino & Tim Boyce (Doodle)

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The knowledge company Designboost is hosting a series of activities at the Hem & Villa fair in Malmö, Sweden 6–9 March. Hem and Villa is the biggest public home fair in Sweden.

The different activities by Designboost is based on "sustainable design" and takes place as an "design orienteering" with a number of stops where the visitors will get different kind of knowledge based experiences.

Presentation about the different acitivities ::

:: Designboost presents "the sustainable children's house" with Alcro, Artek, Apple/Kullander as partners. In the house the children will be able to play with a large amount of the classic toys from Brio. Artek has supplied furniture in white which the children will be able to paint out of their own imaginations. The chairs will then be sold on auction every day and the money will go to SOS children´s villages. On top of this the children will be able to explore Apples computers and also make their own movies.

:: Designboost presents "the interactive wall", a competition where the visitors are invited to bring pictures from the own home showing smart solutions an/or nice interiors. A couple of winners will be presented every day.

:: Designboost presents a full program of lectures and interviews at the "at home with Designboost" scene. Among the speakers are Thomas Sandell, Jan Boris-Möller, Maria Midby Arén/Alcro, Eero Koivisto, Mats Theselius, Katarina Graffman and Stefan Nilsson.

:: a full program at the "Kullander" scene including iLife presentation by Apple/Kullander, Björn Jeffery, Elisabeth Lejon and Homelab.

:: Designboost presents Swedish artist Jacques Werup in a minimalistic "poetry concert" called Stardust.

:: Designboost presents workshops by Apple/Kullander, Homelab, Sparbanken Fastighetsbyrå, Selfmade plus more.

:: Designboost will visualize the seven parts of the Sustainable Wheel in seven different mini environments in collaboration with Alcro. The environments will contain products, descriptions and filmed interviews. The represented companies are Apple, Biomega, Brio, Electrolux, Iittala, Noir Illuminati and Tom Dixon.

:: Designboost will present two different conceptualizations of sustainable design; "2nd cycle" by Artek and "against throwawaism" by Iittala.

:: Designboost will use an Audi A3 sportback e-power car as an example of a holistic view on "sustainable design".

:: Designboost will present City of Malmö as one of the worlds most sustainable cities. Among other things the large model of Hyllie area will be showed for the first time.

:: The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation presents their new book "Green design".

:: Designboost is visualizing the thinking behind the Sustainable Wheel with products by Satyendra Pakhale and Stephen Burks among others.

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Pecha Kucha
ou l'art de la tchatche péchue! Concept venu tout droit du Japon, ces soirées ouvrent les coulisses de la creation. Artistes, designers, architectes, curators, créateurs viennent présenter 20 images en 20 secondes chacune. 6.40 mns de speed creating ouvert a tout public.

Organisée par Sarah Carrière-Chardon, commissaire indépendante
Agrémentée par l’organisation internationale PKN Tokyo

Après Design in the House, en juin, Art-O-Rama à l’automne, la session hivernale de Pecha Kucha Night aura lieu dans les salons high tech et cosy de la Boate.

En deux sets, une douzaine de créateurs impliqués dans le monde du design, du graphisme, de l’architecture, de la mode, de l’image, de la musique, bref de l’art présentent une oeuvre, un meuble, un immeuble, une pièce unique, une collection, un film ou une exposition, une simple idée comme un porto folio en intégralité!

Chaque session donne sa chance à un étudiant et/ou un jeune diplômé, elle est ouverte aux créateurs de la région, de France et du monde entier !

Pecha Kucha Night Vol 03 :: Vendredi 29 février 2008 de 20h00 à 23h00 :: La Boate 35, rue de la Paix 13001 Marseille

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Snork

crocheted easy chair with tentacles
the style: crochetwoven easy chair with tentacles
tentacles that can hold you favorite items – a can of beer, a remote control or nothing at all.
facts ::
100 cm x 110 cm x 50 cm
foamrubber-center, crocheted wrap made of wool
unique piece

Designer :: Patricia Yasmine Graf

Photographer :: Clemens Warwzyniak

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Snug
tentacles cuddle blanket
the style: fleece blanket with crocheted tentacles
to play, to snuggle, alone or together…
facts ::
150 cm x 170 cm
fleece and wool
unique piece

wooligan
footwarming easy chair
the style: crocheted furniture with integrated footwarmer
facts ::
70 cm x 90 cm x 55 cm
foamrubber-center, crocheted wrap made of wool
unique piece

Designer :: Patricia Yasmine Graf

Photographer :: Clemens Warwzyniak

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Spindle Table
Product Type :: Occasional Table
Year: 2008 Manufacturer :: Ligne Roset
Materials :: Glass, Lacquered Wood

Born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), Brad Ascalon was immersed in a world of art and design. His grandfather was a Hungarian-born sculptor and noted industrial designer. His father is the founder and principal of Ascalon Studios Inc., an art and design firm dedicated to the creation of large-scale artwork and furnishings that can be found throughout North America.

With his main focus on furniture design, Ascalon received his Masters’ degree from Pratt Institute’s department of Industrial Design in 2005. While working towards his degree at Pratt Institute, Ascalon held a number of design internships, including one at the design studio of Karim Rashid. That same year, Ascalon was selected by Wallpaper* Magazine as one of the world’s “Ten Most Wanted” up and coming designers (July/August 2005).

Upon obtaining his degree, Ascalon immediately opened his own design studio when he acquired his first client, the cosmetics giant, L’Oreal. Since then, Ascalon continues to develop product and packaging designs for a wide range of companies and industries, while continuing to apply most of his energy and passion towards furniture. In 2007, Ascalon’s work made its first appearance at Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, with the Italian manufacturer, Sintesi, as well as at the ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in New York City. There Ascalon unveiled a new seating collection as part of the ICFF Bernhardt Studio Design Exhibition, a high-profile juried competition that promotes emerging furniture designers from around the world. Most recently, Ascalon has completed his first project, an occasional table, for Ligne Roset’s 2008 collection.

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A table that seems to be about to explode! When Pulpo requested for new designs in their sheet metal product range we didn't want to end up in the cliche of slapping some flowers and butterflies on the metal. We chose to take a different direction, create furniture which seems to be about to self destruct. Taking an iconic and old fashioned cartoonesc bomb gave a wonderfull 3d effect while flowing over the surface of the table. Made out of laser cut sheet metal with a powder coat finish. Requests / orders can be made through us.

Designer :: Paul Hendrikx / Studio Mango

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On a visit to the European florist competition in Brussels we spoke to some of the winning flower decorating artist and told them we worked in the field of product design.

Almost immediately the complaints started about the fact that all flower vases were the same, the only differences were that every season they had different prints on them.
The florists challenged us to make some designs for flowers which enabled them and all other people to "play" more with flowers. This was the start of the Studio Mango vase collection which is now sold in over 60 countries in the world and ever expanded.

For any info, prices or orders we can be contacted on :: info (at) studiomango.nl

Designers :: Paul Hendrikx & Frank Hanssen (Studio Mango)

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