Studio Klass has collaborating with Fontana Arte, the famous lighting company, to made the Odeon lamp and shown at Euroluce 2013. Odeon is a floor lamp entirely covered in cuoietto leather, designed to casts its light to the wall and smooth the contrast between digital and a completely dark room, so that making a comfy [...]
New Alto Table by Andreas Engesvik
Norway furniture manufacturer, Fjordfiesta are happy to introduce the new Alto Desk designed by Andreas Engesvik. It went into production the following year – and was manufactured by David Design (Sweden) until 2009. Fjordfiesta Furniture launched a new version of Alto at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February 2013. The new version has a redesigned [...]
Fontana Arte has shown the Blom lamp at Euroluce 2013. Blom is table lamp and direct light, designed by Andreas Engesvik. Blom is inspired by the shifting light and seasonal changes of the Nordic countries. It is rooted in the Scandinavian attitude of practicality and versatility. Its familiar appearance and neat size makes it accessible [...]
Fionda Chair by Jasper Morrison
British designer Jasper Morrison has designing the Fionda chair for Italian furniture manufacturer, Mattiazzi. Fionda chair takes its name from the canvas sling, Fionda in Italian means sling. The wooden frame of Fionda is lightweight, strong, and has horizontal stack. [Via] Incoming search terms for the article:chair design (2), contemporary chair [...]
Letizia Chair by Poltrona Frau
Letizia chair has been reissued by Poltrona Frau at Milan Furniture Fair 2013. A project that catalyses and revisits the creative ferment of an era. Designed in 1954 by Gastone Rinaldi with the name of DU 55 P is now re-released by Poltrona Frau. The style icon has retained the power of its designer’s successful [...]
Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno have created an earthquake proof table. A table is designed for classrooms schools in countries where located along geological rift lines and the building not withstand an earthquake. An earthquake proof table is designed for a range of building types and collapse scenarios. It provides a comprehensive solution by creating [...]
Design of Earthquake Resistant Houses As earthquakes hit strongly in places as divergent as California, Tennessee, New York, Japan and Brazil, more builders, architects and property owners look for ways to build earthquake-resistant housing. Many construction companies specialize in building these types of structures. While no design can totally prevent earthquake damage, certain building systems [...]