Monday, 31 January 2011
wis design 'croquet'
Elise Gabriel - 'The Zelfo Embrace'
'the zelfo embrace' which gives designers the opportunity to develop projects in tandem
with a manufacturer, using innovative technologies and/or materials. the initiative aims
at encouraging exchanges of know-how and skills with an eye to experimenting
new solutions for furnishing and interior decorating.
Christof Schmidt - 'DaR'
'As part of his final year project at Kunsthochschule Kassel the young German designer Christof Schmidt developed this smart joining technique. The solid wooden elements of the chair are broken to measure and placed into a silicone-mould. Due to its expansion the poured in polyurethane foam infiltrates into every single wooden fibre at the breaking point and connects the pieces soundly. The foam hardens within minutes.'
http://www.dailytonic.com/dar-by-christof-schmidt-no-smoking-de/
Jerszy Seymour
David Derksen
Rodrigo Valdivielso
http://valdivielso.com.ar/index.php?/project/sistema-ruda/
'From a set of 13 pieces, designer Rodrigo Valdivielso estimates that about thirty standard objects can be easily made – all without the need for metal screws, joints, hinges or other permanent hardware. This has the natural dual benefit of making it possible just to buy the parts you want or need while also being able to convert the furniture to new uses over time and making it all the more user-friendly and useful for do-it-yourself designers.'
'This kind of thing seems to be the inevitable next step in modular design: cheap wood furniture that, like something from IKEA, is inexpensive, portable and easy to assemble but instead of coming with fixed plans it lends itself to custom crafted creations, from storage and shelving units to tables, desks chairs and stools made out of small multifunctional pieces and parts.'
http://dornob.com/diy-all-in-one-transforming-modular-wood-furniture-idea/
Nicola Zocca
Studio Gorm: Wood Peg
wood peg
an all wood version of our peg furniture.
peg is a family of furniture with diverse parentage. the shaker peg rail, the korean wall hung table and the lowly shop broom. a flexible furniture system made up of simple components, which can be assembled in a variety of ways to accommodate a multitude of scenarios. it can be just as easily disassembled, using no tools or fasteners. all components can be hung from a peg rail on the wall creating pleasing abstract compositions.
materials:
douglas fir
hemlock
oak
ash
walnut
hickory