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Druida barbecue by mermeladaestudio.

Aug 16, 2012

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At this point in the summer you’ve probably been to or hosted your fair share of barbecues. If you’re not a grill master yet – or even if you are – any backyard burger would benefit from Mermeladaestudio‘s breathtaking Druida barbecue. The acajou wood tripod legs and spun steel bowl, shown here in classic midcentury mint, will not only beautify your outdoor space, the stainless steel geometric patterned grill top will gussy up your grub, too. The “waterjet-cut crisscrossing grid” will also precent your precious brats from rolling through the grill and down into the charcoal.

Mermeladaestudio named Druida after the wide half bowl-shaped cauldrons that the druids apparently used for their summer soirees. “It shows elegance and its aesthetics are planned as if it was a piece of furniture,” the designers said. Druida is a prototype, but Mermeladaestudio is currently working with a manufacturer to produce a commercial model.

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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.

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