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General Concept launches Multifunctional Egon Sit On trolley
French travel goods design company, General Concept Ltd has launched the ŔEgon Sit On trolley, which has been designed for those travelers who are almost always on the go.
The cabin trolley has a shiny luggage surface that is resistant to shocks and drops. There is a 360-degree wheel with brakes and a really good brake system.
Available in eight vibrant colors, including sizzling orange, snow white + sizzling orange, sparkling black, pearl sky blue, cool silver, royal red, metallic navy blue and green, The Egon Sit On trolley relaxes your body and shows your style.
Little Prada in the Desert
In 2005, near the West Texas towns of Valentine and Marfa, a pair of Scandinavian artists, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, unveiled Prada Marfa, a sculpture masquerading as a Prada mini-boutique. Located along an isolated stretch of U.S. Highway 90, the 15 by 25-foot adobe and stucco building was partially funded by the Prada Foundation. To the dismay of potential shoppers the doors are sealed shut.
“..the combination of a vast, open desert landscape in an un-populated area and a luxury goods store is completely unthinkable. Nature suits fashion as a visual backdrop, as one often sees in advertisement. The minimal, corporate prada design and the desolate surrounding ranch land make a great impression together, but simultaneously the two forces also render each other useless.”
Selgas Cano architecture office
Selgas Cano is a Spanish architecture firm, and this long glass tube in a little wooded ravine is the Madrid office they’ve built for themselves. The shutters over the clear roof are retractable and allow for natural light to pour into the space. Ceilings are both low and high, depending on the retraction of the roof and on which part of the room you’re in.
Marc Newson’s Lockheed Lounge Sells for $1.6M
An aluminum “Lockheed Lounge” chair by Marc Newson, once used in a Madonna video, sold today in London for 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million), an auction record for a piece of contemporary design art. The Lockheed Lounge reminiscent of some thing the aero space industry may have produced is a well rounded metal structure that takes on a new look from all angles.
The Whistle Lamp
The 7 foot high floor lamp was designed by a Brooklyn based architect named Laurie Beckerman.
The magnificent piece of art is made of mirror-polished bronze.
Veuve Clicquot DesignBox
This year, during Milan Furniture Fair, Veuve Clicquot is revealing DesignBox “” its own exclusive eco-friendly gift box “” and showcasing three interpretations of DesignBox by Tom Dixon, Front Design and 5.5 Designers. These collaborations are being presented as part of an installation called “Out of The Box” at Superstudio+. These are the latest in a string of collaborations between Veuve Clicquot and some of the best names in the world of design including Andree Putman, Porsche Design Studio, Pablo Reinoso, Christophe Pillet, Karim Rashid, Fredrikson Stallard and Jason Bruges.
Fiat 500 wins 2009 Design Car of the Year
The Fiat 500 has been elected 2009 Design Car of the Year by 59 journalists from around the world, beating 51 short listed cars from the world’s top car makers.
The Fiat 500, along with the Citroƒ«n C5 and the Jaguar XF, were selected as the finalists for the last round of judging at the New York International Motor Show, with Fiat’s chic and sophisticated small car taking the top design prize.
The Hana Table by Shige Hasegawa
Japanese designer Shige Hasegawa has created the Hana Table, which he will be exhibiting at the SaloneSatellite event during the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair. “Hana” actually means flower in Japanese, which is pretty clearly the inspiration for this table. Inspired by origami, the Hana table is constructed from five flower pedal-shaped plywood legs which collectively hold up the glass table top without the use of additional screws or bolts.
Link installation by Michael Young
Celebrated designer Michael Young is showcasing the world premiere of his latest industrial innovations during the ART HK 09 Hong Kong International Art Fair. This new concept viewing will be hosted by The Pawn, a modern British bar & eatery, the installation will be debuted on May 14. Young’s installation called “LINK’ is an inventive system designed to capture and exemplify the strengthening of ties between local industry and design. It also demonstrates that local industries can build their brands through quality and creativity.
The installation is being acclaimed as a “stunning example of Chinese industry awaking to the importance of working with creative minds’. It is the prototype of an evolving artwork that is scheduled to tour the world. ”LINK’ is also being produced in very limited quantities as a table concept in co-operation with advanced aluminum and carbon fiber component manufacturers in South China. Essentially a table to begin with, LINK can be grown organically into vast structures.
Milan Design Week 09 preview: FUWL
Man-size Mekano by Form Us With Love in Superstudio, at Milan Design Week 2009.
Man-size mekano is a scaled up building kit sprung from the love of toys and construction. The parts are assemblied by hand and transformed into functional objects like hangers and room dividers, or go wild and construct chandeliers or insane babylonian towers. The concept is transported flat and made out of environmental friendly Masonite. The concept will be launched at the Superstudio piu, Zona Tortona during the Salone del Mobili in Milan, April 22-27.
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