Combining Cultures – Furniture by Japanese Designer Yukari Hotta
An interesting selection of furniture by Japanese designer Yukari Hotta, whose interest in the aesthetic principles of Nordic and Japanese design inspires much of her work.
Abandoning Repetition – Works by Textile and Surface Designer Reeta Ek
Reeta, who recently graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts and Design, has focused on non-repeating elements in her textile design, looking at fabric as if it was a canvas or artwork.
Anamorphic Objects – Reed Glass by Swedish Designer Staffan Holm
This collection of Reed Glass, designed by Swedish creative Staffan Holm, is part of a series titled ‘Anamorphic objects’, which is about exploring movement in everyday objects.
Moments of Imagination – One Object a Day by French Designer Guillaume Bardet
Guillaume Bardet, who between September 2009 and 2010 sketched one object a day, sourced the help of 14 local ceramicists in Dieulefit, a region in southern France, to produce them.
Handcrafted Paper Tableware – 21g by Korean Designer Seung Binyang
Eindhoven-based South Korean designer Seung Binyang has applied ott-chil to paper to make a new material for tableware that’s waterproof, durable, sterilised and eco-friendly.
Ingenuity of Design – Handcrafted Functional Wooden Objects by Hikiyose
Through the ingenuity of the designers at Hikiyose they have been able to utilise all of the parts of a flat piece of wood, turning something two dimensional into a full three-dimensional object.