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Design+world: luminaire. Design miami/ 2013.

Nov 24, 2013

5 december 2013 | 6 > 9p [ rsvp ]

Luminaire’s continued commitment to promoting good design and education culminate with the third installment of Design+World, a comprehensive exhibition exploring how today’s designers are interpreting materials, technologies and production methods to create work which is expanding the traditional boundaries of design. Luminaire Lab, a beacon of design excellence in Miami’s Design District, will be transformed into a design laboratory where the public can interact and explore new concepts in design. Highlighting the work of longtime friends and collaborators like Tokujin Yoshioka and Patricia Urquiola, the exhibition will also showcase Luminaire’s continued interest in glass. With Fabrica’s Drawing Glass, Nao Tamura‘s poetic glass lighting and a selection of limited edition glass pieces from our own collection, the exhibit examines the limitless possibilities and expert craft of the ancient material. Additionally, we will welcome Phaidon books to the showroom, bringing a preeminent voice in art and design to the design district.

element | tokujin yoshioka | desalto | 2013

One of the most influential creative minds living in the world today, Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka transformed the way we experience the world around us. For the past several years, he has been inspired by the random harmony of crystals, creating sculptural pieces that investigate the dependency that exists between human memories and natural phenomena. Luminaire will present the Elements Collection, launched during the Salone del Mobile 2013 and hatched from extensive research he conducted for the Crystalized Project. According to Yoshioka, the project “raises the question of how we connect our lives to the future by being exposed to the serendipitous beauty born of nature.”

chasen | patricia uriquiola | flos | 2008

On December 5th Luminaire is proud to host the incomparable Patricia Urquiola as she unveils her newest project – a book. This is Urquiola’s first monograph on her works aptly titled “Time to Make a Book.” Her eclectic approach to product design and architecture has established her as one of the key figures in contemporary design, working with great international design houses, including Moroso, De Padova, B&B Italia, Bisazza, Alessi, Driade, and Flos. This inspiring book captures the fervid energy of Urquiola’s life and work, in an unprecedented and striking design object as innovative and intimate as her body of work.

flow(t) | nao tamura | wonderglass | 2013

>moments square blue | anna torfs

utsuwa – drawing glass | ryu yamamoto | fabrica | 2013

Italian design research center Fabrica also explores a provocative balance between concept and function, translating rhapsodic ideas in three-dimension. In the U.S. debut of Drawing Glass, quick, gestural drawings from a range of designers become an ethereal series of glass objects interpreted by master glass blower Massimo Lunardon. Each artwork features the fourteen original sketches by Studio Formafantasma, Fabrica Head of Design Sam Baron along with five Fabrica designers alongside each original glass piece.

Luminaire is also proud to announce a partnership with Phaidon, the world’s premier publisher of books on the visual arts. The partnership is a meeting of the equal belief that we must celebrate the creative, and democratize access to design and design education.

[ Luminaire ] would like to extend an invitation to the public as we host a reception to celebrate good design around the world on 4 December from 6 > 9p at our Miami Design District location, Luminaire Lab. [ rsvp ]

Scandinavian design auction. Wright.

Nov 8, 2013

preview 7>13 november // auction 14 november noon CST

Wright is presenting the [ Scandinavian Design ] auction on 14 November 2013 at noon CST. Comprised of over three hundred works by designers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, this auction offers more lots than ever before.

Among the lots sure to inspire spirited bidding are several lighting designs by Paavo Tynell such as a star-studded blue enamel steel and frosted glass chandelier (estimate: $5,000-7,000) and a charming table lamp with a brass shell-shaped shade (estimate: $3,000-5,000). Several chairs stand out as well, including a rare armchair of leather and mahogany by Frits Henningsen (estimate: $30,000-40,000) and a Mix lounge chair, model 4396, designed by Kaare Klint (estimate: $10,000-15,000).

The best loved classics of Nordic design will also be offered, such as Egg and Swan chairs by Arne Jacobsen, glass and silver objects by Tapio Wirkkala, and works by Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner, Josef Frank, Grete Jalk and more.

rocking horse | kay bojesen | 1936

swivel chair | hans wegner | johannes hansen | 1955

park falkman carpet | barbro nillson | märta måås-fjetterström | 1957

standard floor lamp model A809 | alvar aalto | valaistustyö ky | 1955

cactus flatware | gundorph albertus | georg jensen | 1930

1> rocking horse | kay bojesen | 1936
2> swivel chair | hans wegner | johannes hansen | 1955
3> park falkman carpet | barbro nillson | märta måås-fjetterström | 1957
4> standard floor lamp model A809 | alvar aalto | valaistustyö ky | 1955
5> drop-leaf desk | børge mogensen | søborg møbelfabrik | 1950
6> tea and coffee service model 1017 | henning koppel | georg jensen | 1952
7> eleven vessels | carl-harry stalhane | rorstrand | 1950
8> rare chandelier | hans bergström | atelje lyktan | 1953
9> seagull chair and ottoman | gösta berg and stenerik eriksson | fritz hansen | 1968
10> cactus flatware | gundorph albertus | georg jensen | 1930
11> lounge chairs |} jens quistgaard | richard nissen | 1960
12> ph 4/3 table lamp | poul henningsen | louis poulsen | 1932
13 dining chairs | hans wegner | c.m. madsens fabriker | 1953
14> puolikuu pendant | tapio wirkkala | n. westerback | 1971
15> storage system | hans wegner | Johannes hansen | 1965

Gallery preview for [ Scandinavian Design ] runs 7 > 11 November, from 10a to 5p and Sunday by appointment. The auction will be held on 14 November 14 at noon CST. All lots are illustrated in our award-winning [ catalog ]

Be original at westedge.

Sep 27, 2013

Be Original Americas at WestEdge Design Fair | Why Authentic Design is Important – to You!

Be Original Americas, LLC, in its commitment to initiate discussion on the importance of preserving original design across North America, will appear at the inaugural WestEdge Design Fair, the newest destination for progressive, international contemporary design.

On 3 October > 5:30p | Be Original Americas will host “Why Should You Care About Original Design?” a panel discussion moderated by Jaime Derringer, Founder and Executive Editor of Design Milk, featuring Gregg Buchbinder, CEO of Emeco (a Be Original Americas Founding Member), Irwin Miller, Design Director and Principal of Gensler, and Antoine Roset, Executive Vice President of Ligne Roset/Roset USA Corp. (a Be Original Americas Founding Member). The group will examine why we need to challenge the “knockoffs” – a nearly $1 trillion industry that has cost the world 2.5 million jobs. The issue will be addressed from ethical, economic, sustainable and humanistic points of view.

Gregg Buchbinder and Antoine Roset will also highlight Be Original Americas’ mission in educating, informing and influencing designers, manufacturers and consumers on the importance of the preservation and protection of original design and its creators across North America.

[ be original americas ]
Be Original Americas, LLC is committed to initiating discussion on the importance and value of preserving original design across North America through informational, educational and influential marketing initiatives and consistent efforts to promote this agenda in various design contexts.

Be Original founding members—including Alessi, Artek, Bernhardt Design, Cassina/Poltrona Frau/Cappellini, Emeco, Flos, Fritz Hansen, Herman Miller, Ligne Roset, and Vitra—believe that the value of authenticity cannot be underestimated or taken for granted in the marketplace. Through an aggressive program of lectures, workshops, and roundtables, the movement campaigns to establish a set of industry standards that encourages consumers, the architecture and design community, producers, dealers, and media partners to fully support creativity and authenticity in order to invest in the future of design, incentivize innovation, and give back to the industry and the people it serves.

My nose my stekkerdoos: studio job for lensvelt. Milan 2013.

Jun 25, 2013

We were quite looking forward to talk to Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job, whose creations can stress art as the counterpoint to design, can be wildly fun, unpredictable and we anticipated an equally lively chat. A healthy body of work affirms modernism though their sculptural translations also resemble sophisticated contraptionisms of time-traveling with Jules Verne. Tonight, Studio Job is presenting their new ‘Job Office’ collection for Lensvelt. The collection consists of a buffet cabinet, a desk, and an LED lamp and is an extension of the Job Cabinet launched by Studio Job in Milan 2011 – a metal cabinet with a single door that also comes with a gold-colored key. The venue, the refectory within the monastery within the Museum of Science and Technology. The walls and ceilings covered with beautiful 18th-century Sala del Cenacolo frescoes. ‘The Wall’ is our background music.

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[DA] The chosen space is extremely surreal. And the installation’s teaser promotion is of famous people with golden noses. Job, please explain this concept for us.
[JOB] Do you know what stekkerdoos means?

[DA] Please tell us.
[JOB] The concept is ‘stekkerdoos’ translated from Dutch means multiple socket, in this case, my nose, my socket. And you know, I have a strange nose. In high school I was told my nose looked like a socket. But on the other hand, the nose is also a handle to open a drawer in an office desk.

[DA] This is a story about turning a negative into a positive.
[JOB] I think so. Yes feel the handle, feel the nostrils. Finally you can open a drawer by putting your fingers in the nostrils and you don’t have to worry about your mother saying you can’t do that. After all these years.

[DA] An ultimate revenge.
[JOB] Yes, exactly.

[DA] When did you think of this concept.
[JOB] I knew it when I was 15. It just took 25 years to make it happen.

[DA] Tell us about the ‘Job Office’ collection.
[JOB] Lensvelt makes office furniture and people today are working more and more in their home. So we are trying to personalize this experience. These pieces are very modernistic, in a modern style, like this lamp that goes back to the 50s and we also merged a sculptural presence to the pieces. A merger of the right industrial product with the gilded sculpture.

[DA] The nose is a very organic statement and the gilded button is huge.
[JOB] Yes, regarding the nose I was looking for a handle and maybe we were looking for a human statement. An the most iconic thing about the lamp is this big on/off button. And there are 100 lamps in this installation celebrating 100 years of Lensvelt. Like a big KGB office with all these lights for interrogation.

[DA] This space, this installation. Reminds me of the crazy offices in the movie ‘Brazil’.
[JOB] Exactly. This reminds me of the Pink Floyd movie ‘The Wall’ where you could see all the hammers. That’s the reason for ‘The Wall’ background music.

[DA] How does humor play into your design concepts.
[JOB] Humor is quite important. Human beings are already too serious, especially taking themselves too serious.

[DA] Several designers we talked to mention noise and chaos and they are providing ‘peace’ and ‘natural’.
[JOB] Peace and natural is not new in design. All of us are just mirrors. I feel our design is reflecting what we are up to and our environment isn’t that peaceful. And our environment is very surreal, it’s never what you think it is.

[DA] What expression are we looking for here. Something good looking?
[JOB] No. We must all admit that we are like those sparrows who try to steal the bling. We are all attracted to stuff that shines. And of course we are attracted to beautiful things and I like to play with that a little bit. But I’m not interested in aesthetics at all. I’m interested in how humanity functions, in the seducing quality of the bling bling. The sculptural aspect can be seen in our work: We have created a lot of huge gold sculptures. And the office is all about function and we about are looking for a fresh a personal look for office furniture.

[DA] Is there a sustainable aspect of the office collection.
[JOB] Sustainable is important but the term is a marketing term. What we do is make unique pieces that are well made, and some of the pieces cost quite a bit. These pieces will be handed down from generation to generation, never thrown away. Some are museum quality and they will last a long time. It could be that 100 years from now there will be more Studio Job products around than Ikea and they are so much bigger.

job and nynke in the studio | photo: t. wolzak

[DA] What is your office environment like?
[JOB] Nynke and I work in a concrete environment, like a bunker. We are surrounded by modern design from the 50s and 60s. I like the period a lot, the post war reconstruction period. If I had lived in the 50s our work would reflect that period. I’m sure if Pierre Jeanneret or Jean Prouvé lived today their work would look so different. That’s what I mean about reflecting time, the work is really a diary. It’s such a tragic thing to be a designer when the only thing we can do is dematerialize. But this can be inspiring, if you can be as less a designer as possible and maybe make art. The conflict of design and art is quite interesting.

[DA] Everything here tonight for Lensvelt are production pieces. Though your body of work includes a great deal of collectables.
[JOB] Studio Job is in the collections of maybe 40 museums. And we have many solos exhibitions around the world. So we enjoy and thrive on limited edition sculptural pieces but we are also invited by producers to create production objects.

[DA] Is the function different with limited vs production.
[JOB] It can be. It really has to do with the working with the brands and their objectives. But our mindset is to push the solutions as far as we can. I see this philosophy in fashion, in haute couture, which has a strong sculptural aspect to it. And haute couture inspires the creation and production of products which still possess the sculptural quality but becomes more reachable to the larger audience.

[ Dutch Profiles ] are short documentaries about architects, graphic, product and fashion designers in the Netherlands. The series debuted in 2009 and there are currently 85 videos plus 10 in production to date.

[design miami basel 2013 ] 10/12> chartres | carpenters workshop gallery | 2013
13/15> black cat | carpenters workshop gallery | 2013

[ neocon 2013 ] 16/17> aftermath | maharam | 2013
18> bavaria | maharam | 2013

[ studio job ] [lensvelt ] [ salone internazionale del mobile ]

Floor sample sale. Luminaire chicago.

May 23, 2013

This writer is a designer living in Chicago. The month of May signals many things but if you’re a bargain hunter in Chicago it signals ‘floor sample sale’ as showrooms prepare for Neocon. Two days left to find something neat at Luminaire. Luminaire’s not the only place btw, but… Just sayin. [ details ]

2012 Good design award winners.

Jan 17, 2013

[above] Lumière Flame (shown) and Lumière Abatjour |Giovanni Alessi Anghini and Gabriele Chiave | GAA Design Farm | Alessi | 2010-11

On 15 December the 2012 Good Design Award winners were announced. Thousands of entries were vetted to highlight the best designs based on innovation, form, materials, construction, concept, function, utility and aesthetic appeal. Select 2012 winners on this page via [ BDE ] The [ complete list ] of winners.

Lento Lounge Chair | Harry Koskinen | Friends of Industry | Artek | 2006-11

[ good design award ] is the oldest Design Awards program organized annually by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. The awards program covers new consumer products designed and manufactured in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. The trademarked awards were created in Chicago in 1950 by three architects: Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. The logo was designed the same year by the late Chicago graphic designer, Mort Goldsholl.

Sticks by gerard de hoop.

May 16, 2012

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Sticks aren’t a brand new design, but since I’ve never seen a cabinet system quite like it I think deserves some attention anyway. Made in 2011 by Gerard de Hoop, a product and interior designer based in the Netherlands, Sticks come in four different heights and widths and a variety of colors, so you can customize them to fit the needs of your space. They can be used a lowboard, sideboard, small wardrobe or as a single loose cube that can serve as a nightstand or side table.

Which brings me to their best design feature (if it wasn’t obvious already): they stand on one leg, making them the pirates of the cabinet world. Really, their one-legged-ness comes from de Hoop’s devotion to minimalism, so minimal, in this case, that he did away with 75% of the product’s base. Still, they’re just as stable and function just as well as their quadraped counterparts.

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Ghost furniture by vaulot & dyevre.

May 13, 2012

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I’m not encouraging lazy housekeeping, but Fantôme, Edition Cinna by Paris-based design studio Vaulot & Dyevre provides a perfect excuse to put off reshelving those stacks of books or cleaning up your kid’s toys. The meuble fantôme, or ghost furniture, cloaks your messy piles in an elegant white bell jar. Made from lacquered satin aluminum, fantôme elegantly hides your personal items. It’s so refined no one will suspect that you’re really using it to keep your dirty secrets under wraps.

Vaulot & Dyevre gives Fantôme a bit of personality in their description: “Let him proceed in your living room to conceal your personal effects. Simple and enigmatic, he’s harmless.” Their other designs reflect this sense of humor, like BoraBora, a pill that shines like a lightbulb to remedy your “moodiness, flaccid skin, and tendency to depression. You are obviously in lack of sunshine. Our range of supplements Kelvin Lumen restores the vitality you need. Sunset Laboratories offers a wide range of solar radiation, Borabora, the Maldives, Haiti and the Bahamas, ask your pharmacist. Read the instructions carefully. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. This additional Solar should not totally replace natural exposure. Avoid abusive use.”

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NeoCover, the magnetic key saver.

May 12, 2012

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File it under brilliant, Jake Frey’s NeoCover is a magnetized light switch cover that makes it more convenient than ever to hang up your keys the moment you walk through your front door. You don’t even have to go as far as tossing them into your key bowl or dish or whatever you’re currently using, just place them against the light switch the moment you flip them on.

You may have seen Frey’s first version of the Magnetic Light Switch Cover, which came out last year, but he’s just released a new “enhanced” model and dubbed it NeoCover. This heavy duty upgrade can hold up to 27 keys and any other metal object, like bottle openers, lighters, a dog leash, even a hammer. It comes in standard white but you can request a custom color job or 2-, 3- and 4-switch models. Who would have thought a light switch cover could ever be so useful?

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Branca coat hanger by jordi blasi.

Apr 30, 2012

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Industrial designer Jordi Blasi specializes in minimal, practical and, most importantly, durable objects, like outdoor trash bins, large modular seating units and bottles for commercials products like beer, milk and tomato sauce. One of his most recent projects is Branca, a standing “simple and functional coat hanger” that you could use in your home, but its intended for more heavy duty repeated, daily use in an office.

The first thing you might notice when you look at all the components laid out (see image below) is that there’s not a lot there – only seven pieces: a painted steel body and base and hooks made of injected strengthened plastic. By eliminating excess components – even nuts, bolts and screws – Blasi not only simplifies the assembly process and minimizes the packaging, he makes it much more economical – a major factor for anyone outfitting an entire office building, for example. Plus, it’s not as if he sacrifices on design. I love how the hooks can be used as knobs or as loops for coat hangers.