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Drop Tiles by Johans Golv

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Images: Johans Golv

Drop is a decorative tile in �soft concrete�, designed by Jenny Oldsj? and Ragnar Hultgren. It comes in several different shapes. The basic tile is a rhomb with a concave drop, hence the name Drop. It is 8 mm thick. There is a sister tile in the same size with a plane surface and various other complementary tiles.

Hinoki Bathtub by Ryu Kosaka

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Images: Sabine Schweigert

Japanese designer Ryu Kosaka will present its new Hinoki bathtub at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008. The buthtub is made of 300-year-old solid Japanese cypress (Hinoki).

Laplandi Rug by LYX

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Images: LYX

LYX launched the new Laplandi Rug at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2008. It�s beautiful. It�s luxurious. It�s sexy. And it�s politically correct. LYX introduces the worlds first real reindeer fur rug. Every rug is made from eight handpicked hides from eight Sami villages, all far north of the Arctic Circle. Here the reindeers live free in the beautiful wild landscape where they grow a rich, dense fur in the extreme cold.

A-L Shelving System by Heron Parigi

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Images: Heron Parigi

A-L module concept shelving system is built up from a series of aluminium �easels� and planes with stainless steel finishing. The unique concept is housed on stainless steel runners, which permit user to slide the planes horizontally to desired effect. Planes can be positioned vertically at 9 cm intervals. Design: Heron Parigi. The official presentation of A-L system will be at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.

Arianna by Caimi Brevetti

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Images: ALAM PER COMUNICARE

Three patents guarantee the innovativeness of Arianna, a flexible and versatile modular partition system by Caimi Brevetti. The carefully designed supporting columns are at the heart of this project, but there are also four decorative bases - in an array of colours - that can be freely combined with portion panels and space markers.

Kippis by Farsen&Schoellhammer

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Images: Farsen&Schoellhammer

Kippis bookshelf is a part from the diploma project �inVALID� by the two young designers Nina Farsen and Isabel Sch?llhammer.

Without a stabilising cross joint in its back a shelf will be shaky and can easily lose balance. As a result a rhomboid movement is made possible and the shelf tilts to the side.

PuzzlePerser by Katrin Sonnleitner

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Images: Katrin Sonnleitner

Katrin Sonnleitner presented her PuzzlePerser at IMM Cologne 2008 and won the third prize in the section [d3] design talents. The PuzzlePerser collection is laid out in one�s own four walls in loving �home-work� as an individual floor or wall decoration. Everyone personally decides, which ornament he prefers and what area it shall cover. The PuzzlePerser is produced from a recyclable blend of natural and synthetic rubber. Resolution: 1225 pieces / sqm.

Fiction Mirrors by Jean-Marie Massaud with Interior Inovation Award

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Images: Koelnmesse

Jean-Marie Massaud designed Fiction mirror series for Glas Italia. The mirrors are realized in extralight glass with degrading shaded silvering, hanging on the wall with a chromium-plated metal cylinder. They are available in two different sizes (105x60 and 180x60 cm). The small one can have a degrading shade upwards or downwards. Fiction mirrors won Interior Inovation Award Cologne in category Materials at IMM Cologne 2008.

UtiliTILE: Forked Up by Thout

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Images: Thout

UtiliTILE: Forked Up is a useful tile for storing your utensils in a fun and space saving way. Setting the table is as easy as pulling out as many utensils as you need. Magnets ensure that the system works smoothly. Dimensions: 61x61 cm. Thout showed UtiliTILE: Forked Up at IMM Cologne 2008 in the section [d3] design talents

Energy Bucket by Stefano Merlo

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Images: Curzio Castellan, Stefano Merlo

Energy Bucket is an innovative product that comes from the habit of the past to collect potable water at the well using buckets. In fact, Energy Bucket requires to be exposed by the user under the solar light to recharge (thanks to the solar panels on top), so that it can be carried anywhere and illuminate once night (it works with 0,1 Watt Wide Beam Superbright LEDs housed on the plastic bucket). The project had its world premiere in Korea, at the Gwangju Biennial in early October 2007. In Europe it has been presented at IMM Cologne 2008 in the section [d3] design talents.

Microwave oven GH7208XR by Whirlpool

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Images: Whirlpool

GH7208XR by Whirlpool is one appliance - four ways to cook. This revolutionary SpeedCook appliance is a True Convection oven, a g2Max� SpeedCook () oven, a microwave and a steamer all in one! The True Convection cooking system produces the same flavorful, juicy results as a traditional convection oven. Also features TruCapture� ventilation, the most efficient ventilation system in the MHC industry and formed styling that integrates seamlessly with the Whirlpool Gold� Kitchen Suite.

Notice Boards by Innersmile

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Images: Innersmile

Innersmile presented attractive notice boards at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2008. Elk, Wavesound, Kringel-Kari and Pillar are made of soft foam in different colours. Back in varnished MDF. Include coloured head nails. The nail doesn�t leave hole and the surface works for a long time. Design: Mikael Nilsson.

Pronto by Abstracta

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Images: Abstracta

Pronto is a communication- and compartment system for the modern meeting room. The range contains cabinets and glass boards in different kind of colours and materials, which can be combined to various creative solutions. It is designed from Anya Sebton for Abstracta. The product will be presented at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.

Winebed by Innersmile

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Images: Innersmile

Winebed by Innersmile is a soft and good-looking modern wine stand in many different funny colours. Each piece is designed for six bottles, but it is easy to combine several pieces. The wine stand can be used also as a notice board. It is produced of soft foam in black, concrete grey, pink, green, sand, red and orange. Dimensions: H45xL570xW210 mm. Design: Mikael Nilsson. The models have been presented at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2008.

Alumi by Abstracta

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Images: Abstracta

Alumi is a flexible freestanding screen for the office as well as for public areas. It is designed by Nina Jobs for Abstracta. The product will be presented at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.

Gecko Textile by Creation Baumann with Interior Inovation Award

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Images: Koelnmesse

Gecko � a world novelty that sticks. In several years of research and development, Creation Baumann has created the possibility to attach fabrics directly on to glass surfaces. Thanks to a special coating, the Gecko textile offers great adhesive power. Just like its namesake in the animal word that is able to scuttle upside down across ceilings, the Gecko textile is able to stick to every pore-free surface - from glass to metal to plastics.

LCD TV Mirror by Agath

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Images: Agath

Agath has launched a new range of LCD mirror screens perfectly combines the functions of a classic mirror with those of a newest generation ultra-high performance television set. Whether for your living room, office, kitchen or even bathroom, this LCD TV set which once switched off makes way for a mirror is sure to charm you by its discretion. These television sets now make television as discreet as it is attractive, thanks to the mirror finish.

UtiliTILE: Fruity by Thout

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Images: Thout

UtiliTILE: Fruity is a useful tile for storing everything from spices to fruit to condiments. Series of simple-to-mount yet elegant lacquered wall tiles provide a specific storage function for the dining room. Each tile is designed to be as beautifully elegant when closed as open. The system is made up of as many tiles as necessary. Dimensions: 41x41 or 61x61 cm.

Thout showed UtiliTILE: Fruity system at IMM Cologne 2008 in the section [d3] design talents.

iLoft by Benedito Design

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Images: Benedito Design

The iLoft by Benedito Design is a state of the art video intercom, which adopts the language of the latest technologies. As a new concept, the monitor is completely embedded in the wall, leaving the visual surface at a minimal relief (8mm). Thus, a balance is struck between the different functional necessities: security, the communicational needs of the building, and the elegance and integration required of the latest interior architecture.

Woofy by Normann Copenhagen

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Images: Normann Copenhagen

Woofy is Normann Copenhagen�s new addition to the product catalogue. It is a plastic cable container dog with many good qualities, designed by Gabriel Nigro. Woofy is your new friend and a personalised way to conceal cables. The product has presented at Ambiente Frankfurt 2008.

Smart Floor Helps You Diet

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Images: TAU Ceramica

TAU Ceramica, hand in hand with its Tau Advanced Creativity Forum and in collaboration with Barcelona inventor Pep Torres, is proud to launch Diet Floor the smart floor that helps to diet. It\'s an idea that pretends to explain from a very close case to the user how technology can become something really emotionally linked to the human being. In this case the kitchen flooring can turn into a friend that helps not to forget your personal commitment to diet. Technology very few times has been so human� or inhuman?

New Hoods by Elica

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Images: Ghenos

Elica is going to present 3 new hood models - Black Stream, Gold Stream and Victoria � at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.▪

Vista Collection by Albed

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Images: Albed

The new Vista collection by Albed is a new programme designed to divide up and furnish the various rooms of the home, from the rooms used mainly during the day to the rooms used mainly at night-time, as well as rooms used for working. The collection proposes a wide range of wall or sliding shelves as well as sliding doors for partitioning, separating, storing, keeping rooms tidy and containing areas. Designed by Massimo Luca. Vista collection we will exhibit at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.▪

Airflake by Abstracta

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Images: Abstracta

Airflake is a sound-absorbing screen made from moulded fibre felt. The product will be presented at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.▪

New Active Crystals by Philips and Swarovski

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Images: Swarovski

Following the success of the Active Crystals range, Philips and Swarovski announce new luxurious color enhanced USB memory keys and headphones for 2008. The new additions to the Active Crystals range offer a sparkling array of color to the elegant crystal accessories.

Travelmate in- & outdoor by Conmoto

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Images: Conmoto

Travelmate is the first travelling fireplace in the form of a stylised suitcase produced by Conmoto. Fire-lovers, who like to enjoy the atmosphere of a blazing fire at any time or place, definitely get their money\'s worth with this product. Design: Studio Vertijet.

Moho Design with red dot award

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Images: Moho Design

Moho Design became the only Polish company ever to receive the red dot design award 2008. It was given for the _mohohej!DIA carpet. DIA rug is rooted in the realm of traditional design. Folk motifs are innovatively intertwined through joyful and contrasting compositions all drawing off the wellspring of Polish folk art. Design: Magdalena Lubinska & Michal Kopaniszyn.▪

Mirrors /LCD monitors by DND Casa

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Images: DND Casa

Lewis Carroll and Alice had already alerted us to the magic power of a mirror in a room (�Through the Looking Glass�, 1871). Now, over a century later, technology and design have made that dream come true. DND Casa products belong to that privileged class of happily indefinable furnishings which, being multifunctional, can be interpreted and used in many different ways. DND Casa products can be considered true hi-tech furnishings which, when switched on, clearly display the images from an LCD TV, but when switched off revert to mirrors and clearly reflect the real world.▪

Belleville by Frederic Gooris for Diamantini&Domeniconi

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Image: Diamantini&Domeniconi

The coat hanger Belleville is suitable, entrance hall, kitchen, bathrooms and in every space where you may need it. A modern and ironic version of the classic coat hanger that is able to keep order in a small space and at the same time it is a nice piece of furniture. Realised in bent laser cut metal. Design: Frederic Gooris for Diamantini&Domeniconi. The product will be presented at Salone Internazionale del Mobile.

sha. Wins Indian Award

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Images: sha.

The Viennese artist and perception researcher sha. was honoured with the Indian Award for the most innovative product at the Asia Spa Expo in Delhi. The award is for AlphaSphere: a combination of sound, light, and space, which has an especially relaxing effect thanks to its holistic design.

Dots by Conmoto

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Image: Conmoto

Dots range by Conmoto is the first time that a fireplace (Fire Dot) and seating (Sit Dot) have been brought together to create a portable product family. Once again here, the typical Conmoto design catches the eye. Thanks to its cylindrical shape and its reduction to the essential, with the Dots product range Conmoto has succeeded in interpreting the experience of sitting around a campfire into modern design. The textile cushions are completely weatherproof and can easily be removed and washed. Sit Dot range is offered in two diameter widths (40 and 70 cm). Design: Studio Aisslinger.

Birdcage by Spell

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Images: Spell

Birdcage designed by Giorgios Maridakis and produced by Spell. Made from coated steel, aluminum, and polystyrene. Available in 3 colours. Dimensions: W47xD47xH72 cm.▪

Exclusive Notebooks by ego lifestyle

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Images: ego

Еgo lifestyle launched the new Galaxy collection � exclusive notebooks covered with Swarovski crystals. Galaxy collection includes four different skins of Italian leather, which is laser-cut in a graceful, paisley pattern and set by hand with hundreds of Swarovski crystals, resulting in a dazzling effect. This collection is exclusively sold through ego lifestyle at a price of ? 8.950. ▪

Multiple Gold for Miele Appliances

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Images: Miele

The domestic appliance manufacturer Miele received numerous prestigious awards as iF gold award, iF product design, red dot design award and red dot Honourable mentions. Four products were awarded with iF gold: the DGC 5080 combi steam cooker, the W 4800/4840 washing machine, MasterCool refrigerators and the H 5681 B wall oven. Whereas Apple was the best-rated brand overall with a total of 8 \'Golds\', Miele\'s four put the brand fairly and squarely in second place.

The Limited Unlimited Collection by Elica

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Images: Elica

Elica presents Elica Collection Unlimited, a super-high range of models created through constant research and innovation in the field of material, form and engineering, with a final result that takes them far beyond the defining features of their product into the world of true art. The first six exclusive models in the Unlimited collection are Gold Line, Noir, Coral, Floral, Ivy and Stonehenge.▪

Kazadokei by nendo

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Images: Masayuki Hayashi
The Kazadokei is a two-metre-tall clock with a second hand that measures 150 cm. As these dimensions might suggest, the clock uses the same kind of mechanism employed in large timepieces for buildings and parks, rather than indoor wall or tabletop ones. When the hands of some faces align, the faces on their slender poles look like a hill of windmills. Design: nendo.▪

New Rugs by Laure Kasiers

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Images: Laure Kasiers

Archipel, Meridien and Pompons rugs are part of a collection made from trimming fringes, which are rolled up and glued. The comfort they provide and their organic shapes suggest a sensual link with the object and approach the notion of infinity. Design by Laure Kasiers.▪

Cirkel Rug by Ilaria Marelli for Cappellini

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Images: Ilaria Marelli

Designing Cirkel rug, Ilaria Marelli contributes to the carpet collection by Cappellini, italian brand that Ilaria Marelli has been working with as part of the product management. Like the circles and lines symbolizing mountains and hills on a geographic map, Cirkel rug is showing irregular shaped circles on monochrome ground. Walking on the rug is like walking on a virtual map.▪

Art Radiators by Antrax

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Images: Cavalleri Comunicazione

Three new art radiators has been presented by the Antrax. The models Ghibli by Peter Rankin, Loft by Andrea Crosetta and Zero-Otto by Francesco Lucchese catch the eye with their elegant and extraordinary design.

Gorenje & Pininfarina Black Collection

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Images: Gorenje
Gorenje introduces an exclusive version of Gorenje Pininfarina line with stainless-steel finish - the Gorenje Pininfarina Black Collection. It follows the trend in the household appliances segment of glossy black surfaces that are increasingly replacing white color. The limited edition of 100 Gorenje Pininfarina Black consist of a combined fridge freezer, a built-in oven, cooking hobs, kitchen hood, and decorative panels for washing machine and microwave oven. �Black color represents an element of distinction, luxury, and elegance�, say Paolo Pininfarina who has designed the collection.

Transparent Concrete by Andreas Bittis

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Andreas Bittis has presented Тranslucentconcrete. As the very name of the product hits, it is almost seen-through. And yet is as robust and good in quality, as standard concrete. It is made via the combination of oprical fibers and concrete. The fibers let the light through even if the wall made with Тranslucentconcrete is 20 m thick. Even the colors are not changed. Тranslucentconcrete blocks can be ordered in different sizes and shades - white, grey, black.

Ad Hoc with New Radiators

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Images: Ad Hoc

Ad Hoc has presented three new radiators during I Saloni 2008 - Wally, Arigato and Vintage. �Future is in innovation, in ability to foresee which will be new tendencies and new needs of a user�, the company explains regarding the design of the new pieces. Have a look at them�

Form Us With Love Have Designed DesignNu Award Trophy

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Images: Form Us With Love

Form Us With Love have designed the trophy for DesignNu. It is a newly founded price that rewards outstanding Swedish design biannually. The organisation behind the prize is called \"Formmuseets vanner\", the organisation has been working for over a century for a design museum in Stockholm. The main idea behind the trophy is to allow the winner to mould as many trophies as he/she likes. The prize has been elected for the permanent collection at the Rohsska Museum of Fashion, Design and Decorative Arts in Gothenburg.

Carnegie�s Xorel Embroider with ICFF Editors Award

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Images: Carnegie

The leading manufacturer and innovator of textiles in North America Carnegie is presenting the latest addition to its revolutionary line of Xorel textiles. Xorel Embroider is a collection designed by Heather Bush, who was motivated of various photographs, clippings and artwork. Xorel Embroider won the Editors Award in the category Textiles at ICFF in New York.

Toyota i-REAL

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Images: Copyright Agency

Toyota i-REAL represents the next stage of Toyota\'s personal mobility development, following the PM, i-unit and Toyota i-swing. The name �i-REAL� symbolizes the hope for commercialisation in the near future. Design: Tokyo Design Research & Laboratory, Toyota Motor Corporation.▪

Manto Flor

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Images: Remade
Manto flor is a carpet made of 75% recycled materials namely plastic shopping bag. The rest materials used for the product are steel rings and chains. The unique carpet is designed by Carlos Auilera, M. Ignacia Caceres, Kelly Cardenas and Fabrizio Rossier from the Universidad Nacional Andres Bello. Dimensions: 100 x 150 x 50 cm. Weight: 8 kg.

Daily Design Series by Ardo

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Images: Cavalleri

Ardo launched a new range of appliances, which they define as Daily Design. The series has been designed as product extension, with high design content destined for an alert audience. �Our objects, designed by Antonio Villas, are ironic, light and playful. We would like them to bring a happy note into the home and want them to be contaminated by daily life and for them to contaminate daily life as well,� explain from the company.

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L\'Oreille Qui Voit by Philippe Starck

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Images: Starck studio

Designed by Philippe Starck for the Fasano hotel in Rio, the mirror collection L\'Oreille Qui Voit is proposed by xO in five sizes and two finishes, real silver leaf and black lacquer. XO has always loved surrealism. Its new collection of mirrors, shaped as a human ear (hence their name), is a clear reference to Dali�s soft watches. The organic forms of these stunning mirrors impeccably finished will draw their user-spectator into lengthy meditations. Philippe Starck says that these mirrors are �a liquid vision opening on to the Other Side�.▪

Snowsports Tracking Device Flaik with Australian International Design Award of the Year

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Images: Standards Australia

The Australian-designed snowsports performance tracking device Flaik has taken out the top prize in this year�s Australian International Design Awards, in which local designs were judged against internationally-designed products for the first time. Flaik, designed by Queensland consultants CMD Product Design & Innovation, was awarded the Australian International Design Award of the Year, beating 60 other finalist products including 17 from international designers.▪

Wine Preserver Awarded with AIDA 2008

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Images: Standards Australia

Wine Preserver?! Sounds strange but it is already a fact. The WinePreserva is a disk system which, when inserted in an opened bottle of wine, keeps the nose and taste of the wine �at restaurant quality� for up to 5 days. Less expensive than alternative products, the disk is simple and easy to use, and unlike conventional preserving techniques, does not contaminate or taint the wine. The product is designed by Invetech for WinePreserva Pty Ltd. The WinePreserva was awarded with Australian International Design Mark 2008 in recognition of good design.

Dress for Dinner Napkins

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Images: Hector Serrano
Hector Serrano presents his studio�s latest product designed for Worldwide. It is a set of napkins with a small intervention inspire on a familiar situation that results on a unexpected and fun object.▪

Smart and Ingenious Designs by Vladimir Rachev

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Images: Vladimir Rachev

DeZona presents you the young Bulgarian designer Vladimir Rachev. His works - smart and ingenious � attracted our attention and we make their way to the general public. �Most of my work � says Vladimir � is build on previous experiences and close observation of the little things around us accentuating it and making it more obvious. The main priorities are to surprise, relate on personal level with the user / viewer without being nostalgic in its design language and perhaps provoke discussion.� Have a look at his works!▪

Johanna Basford Launches New Collection At 100% Design

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Images: Johanna Basford
Making a dramatic entrance with her first solo stand at 100% Design, Johanna Basford will be creating a theatrical installation, showcasing her signature style of hand drawn patterns in punchy monochromatic style. The Scottish designer will be launching 3 new wallpapers and exhibiting the latest pieces from her design portfolio at this years show, held at Earls Court in September.▪

Tablecloth Design Moment Sparks Hot New EcoSmart� Fire

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Images: The Fire Company
It�s sleek, it�s chic, it was a �tablecloth design moment� � and it�s the latest design to join the ever-evolving and avant-garde EcoSmart� Fire Collection. Named Zeta, it�s the idea of John Dimopoulos from geoform design architects, the first architect to ever specify EcoSmart Fires in Australia. The new model will be presented at the exhibition 100% Design in London from 18 to 21 of September.▪