c12

Lampada da lettura (Reading lamp) and Tavolo Albero (Tree Table), at Satellite 2010.

C12 is formed by Anita, Fra and Maria and based in Turin.

http://www.c12.it/

Michael Lin, Centro Pecci, Prato

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York

The colour is bright the beauty is generous - 

Il Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci di Prato presenta The colour is bright the beauty is generous, la prima grande retrospettiva dell’artista taiwanese Michael Lin. La mostra è curata da Marco Bazzini, Direttore artistico del Centro Pecci, e Felix Schöber, in collaborazione con l’Atelier di architetti giapponesi Bow Wow.

Dalla collaborazione di Lin con Moroso nasce uno dei progetti che hanno segnato la carriera dell'artista: l'installazione site specific "Spring 2003" (photo above).

Until 13th february 2011 at Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci - Prato

Illy coffee collection - Michael Lin edition

DEDE - Dextrous Design

Foad Ashour and Aliki Rovithi formed this Athens based industrial design team called DEDE - Dextrous Design. They work together since 2007.
Between their ideas, I choose the slurp mug, for the humorous look and for the practical use. Ladle up the coffee!
http://www.dede.gr/
and their blog: http://dextrousdesign.wordpress.com/

Federico Churba

Pluvial Tables

Series of vibrant furniture that can be inverted or combinedn to create dinamic uses.

Elegant, smart;-)

Hanoi Lamp

D.sign21 Papillon

Stuttgart duo Simone and Christoph from d.sign21 presented this dressed lounge chair with this words by de Mello: " The luck is a butterfly. Chase after it, and it escapes from you. Sit down, and it will come to rest on your shoulder "
We too want to sit down, please!
;-)

Nownao - Seasons

Seasons by Nao Tamura, great poetic installation in Milano! Like a real leaf, this is a flexible and multi-purpose dish. Using the benefits of silicone, it rolls up for storage and can be used in oven or microwave.

Have a look at the designer's web site for other projects and also for the elegant graphic.

"In the land where I grew up, spring is the time when Japanese sweets come wrapped in cherry leaves.

In summer, a fiery ripe tomato is carved out for use as a serving container.

In autumn, fallen foliage from maple trees decorates the dinner table.

And the aroma of bamboo helps create the setting for winter." Nao Tamura