Chiho Cheon: First, I got this concept when I saw the homeless at Seoul Station. They were living in the box and I thought, what is the one-dimensional difference between the homeless and the ordinary people? The people who live…
The Barry table by Alain Gilles plays on the changing visual perception of its different masses. Depending on the angle it is seen from it will either appear heavier or more lightweight. The legs of the table will appear as…
The Totem lights by Sabine Marcelis are a new truly 3-dimensional evolution of her past explorations on the theme. A continuation of the designer’s fascination with the interaction between light and cast resins. The new series is a build-up of…
Spot is a concept project conceived by the award-winning San Francisco agency, NewDealDesign. Spot explores the various ways that machine learning could be used to create a positive learning experience for kids. Spot is a tool for children’s discovery combining…
MVRDV has won a competition to redesign the Tancheon Valley and waterfront in Seoul with “The Weaves”, a design that knits together a tangle of pedestrian and bicycle paths, natural landscapes, and public amenities into an appealing, playful, symbolic landscape.…
With its vertical lines and unique shape, the idea for the Ridge Vase was sparked by a doorway in Paris that Studio Kaksikko discovered while traveling through different cities with a vase in mind, searching for details that had an…
Studio Henry Wilson‘s work combines a rational utility with an element of sculptural expression. There are a clear form and function in their products, but it’s important they also have a feeling. “We are interested in the awkward beauty that…
Hormongraphy, a concept design of a lounge chair that affects the secretion of the serotonin hormone is designed by Seo Hanju, a student of Korea Polytechnic University. This chair aims to correct deficiencies of serotonin, also known as ‘happy hormone’,…
Leading industrial design and innovation agency Seymourpowell have released their latest beauty concept, Atmosphère, the third in a series of concepts which explores the intersection of new beauty behaviours and advancing technology. The series consists of a wearable collar device…
This work is called “Plastic Stone Tiles – The Nature of Waste”. These are tiles consisting of post-consumer plastic waste. Origin of the work were the questions, “What is waste?” and “Where is ‘away’?”. Waste is something subjective. What is…