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textura. a polish touch.

textura. a polish touch.

Sep 21, 2017

this year the adam mickiewicz institute / culture.pl returns to the london design festival with an exciting new exhibit on polish design. curated by paulina matusiak, the exhibit features a broad overview of polish projects, celebrating design with a tactile quality and exploring the unique potential of different materials and textures. weaving techniques and patterns are highlighted throughout the designs as the exhibit brings together works representing the past and the present, as well as a diversity of production methods and material applications.

showcasing fabrics and objects from designers who push the envelope, each piece represented in the exhibition highlights an unconventional application of materials, each yielding new and unexpected qualities. through the creative combination of materials and production techniques, the designs in the exhibition amplify the message that design is physical, experiential and meant to be touched.textura. a polish touch will be on display during the london design festival at tent london from september 21 – 24 and will feature works from malwina konopacka, oskar zięta, acephala, aleksandra gaca and other celebrated and emerging polish designers.

490 desk lamp, by group design.

Oct 29, 2012

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Last month Hackney-based Group Design launched the simple, purpose-driven 490 Desk Lamp. The base, stand and shade are laser-cut from a single piece of powder coated 1.5mm steel formed into shape by a few simple 90-degree “folds.” The minimal body is balanced by a retro fabric cable in contrasting red or silver.

The warm, glare-free light source is a low, 3 watt LED that produces about 240 lumens, equivalent to a 12V 20W halogen bulb. The light can be controlled with a touch dimmer, making the lamp suitable for the beside as well. All the parts can be completely recycled at the end of their life, though with a light that lasts 50,000 hours you might not ever need to. If you run the lamp all day long it will last for 2,083 days, or almost six years, and if you use the lamp every day for an eight hour work day, the LED will last over 17 years without needing to be replaced, making it the best £150 you’ll spend this decade.


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