Walter D’Silva, head of design for the Volkswagen group still has time on his hands after directing the look of Audi, VW, Bentley, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda and—I can’t remember em all! So he has designed a chair. Dave Pinter [ explains ]
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Now that Volkswagen group has completed its purchase of Porsche, a new pavilion for the sports car maker has been added at Autostadt, the theme park by the huge VW factory in Wolfsburg. Along with Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Bentley, VW gets a dramatic building to celebrate its brand. It is like a wave caught in mid-flight, inspired says architect [ Gunter Henn ] by the lines of Porsche cars themselves.
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Last year UK furniture designer Nick Rawcliffe released his cast aluminum Ribbon stool in a limited edition run of 100. Available in a brushed or polished finish, the form, which is inspired by charity ribbons, is almost more sculpture than stool. They sold out, but now UK distributor Deadgood has released an upholstered, slightly more affordable version of Ribbon stool made from recycled plastic, foam and fabric in a “cutting edge” production method that involves a “rotational molding process.” The form is then upholstered in beautiful, high quality Kvadrat Divina 3 & 2 fabrics. Cloaking the sleek, silver version of the stool in bright, friendly colors makes the design much more universal and appropriate for galleries as well as in the home.
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