The Etoile (star) pendant lamp by italian designer Adriano Rachele for Slamp looks like a ballerina’s tutu as it lifts and falls in response to the dancer. This exuberant lamp is made from our refractive layers of Lentiflex® combined with LED light sources. For an ambient effect the lamp throws light towards the ceiling, while single light sources along the central stem light it from the inside. A further source points downwards as if to light a table. Available in two sizes to suit both domestic and more commercial applications.
Leaos Carbon Urban E-Bike is a self-sufficient electric bike that incorporates solar panels in its carbon framework producing enough energy to use it 30 km a day. Leaos was developed as a comfortable unisex electric bike for everyday use, with the highest standards of design and function.
The W Hotel located in Bogotá, Colombia is the first contemporary hotel created using the legend of El Dorado as inspiration. The interiors were designed by Ilan Waisbrod, of New York’s Studio Gaia who created a 17 floor space full of treasures and gold pieces. The hotel uses sustainable furniture by Waisbrod, has a beautiful restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten decorated with 1,200 gold butterflies and a bar with an installation by Colombian artist Venuz White.
Address: Avenida Carrera 9 No. 115 – 30 Bogotá, Colombia
Phone: (57+1) 7467111
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The Cirlellam designed by Aldo van den Nieuwelaar (1944-2010) in 1968, is made with a circle and square in perfect proportion. The lamp is design classic but now is back in production using energy saving technology without a two-way switch but a stepless dim button by a pulse dimmer.
This design icon has been purchased by the MoMa New York and other leading museums.
Kuskoa Bi is the first biobased, biodegradable and recyclable chair. Designed by Basque designer Jean Louis Iratzoki for Alki, the chair is made with a new material called bioplastic developed by Alki to avoid the environmental problems created by the production of plastic.
“Bioplastic is a polymer with similar characteristics and properties to plastics made from non-renewable fossil fuels. It can be injected, extruded and thermoformed but it is made from 100% plant-based renewable resources (beet, corn starch, sugarcane, etc.). This biobased polymer is fully recyclable and its organic properties mean that, when subjected to an industrial process, it is biodegradable. Moreover, another significant environmental aspect lies in its reduced carbon footprint as bioplastic production results in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.”
The Woodieful chair is another great example of sustainable, multifunctional design. Made by Woodieful, an Slovenian brand by designer Klavdija Jarc, the chair can be used as a stool, a small side table and a magazine rack. Klavidija Jarc says: “I use wood as a main material in my creations. Because wood is the king of materials when we speak about furniture. And wood is beautiful.”
Via: Design Milk
The w151 is a beautiful Lamp Collection by Swedish company Wästberg and designed by Claesso Koivisto Rune. The collection is going to be launched at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair and consist of three aluminium cones that will be available in a range of different “paper-like” matt finishes.
Via: Minimalissimo