Qualy

Qualy, a Bangkok-based homewares company is truly doing fun things with otherwise boring and basic necessities. With a whimsical aesthetic, these brightly colored products are thoughtfully designed for their exact usage without skimping on style. In addition, all Qualy products are fully recyclable, supporting Qualy’s message that we should all do our part to “care more about our Earth”.

Modern Ceramic Lamps By Mamati

Italian designer T.Menozzi has created lovely collection of ceramic lamps for Mamati. They all are hand made and with custom hand finishes. T.Menozzi has used a special technique, which makes his lamps so beautiful. Lamps from the collection have different shapes and sizes, but all of them looks stylish and elegant. The smooth and soft lines make them look modern and adaptable to all interior styles. They easily will find their place as in the bedroom as in the living room. With all that features, new Mamati‘s lamps could enhance and enrich every area of your home.

Read more: http://www.digsdigs.com/modern-ceramic-lamps-by-mamati/#ixzz21u9BpYYq

Mobile Pavilion Car DESİGNER: Sean Seongjun Ko

Designer Sean Seongjun Ko describes his Inner City Vehicle as a mobile pavilion that resembles an urban cocoon. A vehicle in which people can relax and enjoy a comfortable ride, in a ‘classic yet modern’ design that romanticizes the future. The compact 4-seater vehicle fits into the sustainable environment of the future city by using hydrogen fuel cell technology. The designing use autonomous technology, and the interior space is very flexible; the seating layout also differs from the usual norm where every passenger faces single direction.

As the designer explains, “The interior design of the vehicle takes inspiration from wavy and sliced sculptures. Each sliced part has different curves and combination of these parts creates different forms, which allow different sitting positions and application of various materials.”

Read more at http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/07/23/mobile-pavilion-car/#4f8j37TyjiKox6jM.99

Zaha Hadid; “Z. Island”

 

The multi-sensorial kitchen
"Z.Island" is not simply a project created in order to astonish people and make them talk. The kitchen area conceived by architect Zaha Hadid in collaboration with Ernestomeda and  DuPont brings with it concrete innovations that will be useful for future production and that involve the processing of the materials, the structural organisation and the integration of advanced technologies.

Malleable materials, fluid environment
Corian®, the raw material used for the creation, is an exceptionally malleable element that is perfect for meeting the creative requirements of an architect renowned for the complexity of her designs. No longer restricted to isolated elements, such as the worktops or sinks, Corian® has now been used to create an entire kitchen structure (split into two blocks, which are at the same time functional, compact and sleek) and an extensive modular range of cupboards and panelling. The surface is translucent, smooth and fluid, and is as pleasant to look at as it is to touch.

Sophisticated instruments
The cooking island (with hob and hotplate) is extended and curves along the right hand edge; the washing island (with sink, draining area and completely hidden built-in dishwasher) is hexagonal and compact.
The horizontal surface of the former is provided with a scrolling LED script, while there is also a spotlight, an LCD screen and, slightly lower down, an mp3 player, two USB ports and a CD or DVD player. The central working area houses an induction hob, a food preparation area and a hotplate built into the Corian® worktop. Finally, from here it is possible to release special fragrances through three aromatic scent dispensers to permeate throughout the entire kitchen area.

Wall panelling
Complementary wall-mounted cupboards and wall panelling are available: the former made using shaped wavy doors in Corian®, set into an aluminium frame. The wall panels, instead, (alternate flat and shaped Corian® surfaces produced by means of a heat-shaping system) incorporate an advanced sound system and sophisticated LED panel: thus each panel becomes an original source of sounds, music and coloured lights that can filter through the material in the desired sequence.

The touch control panel
Now, sensorial involvementis complete: whoever is doing the cooking can, if they so wish, navigate on the web, download e-mail, watch a film or set up a programme of songs to listen to. Not only: by the use of lighting sequences and the measured release of aromatic essences appropriate for the occasion, it is possible to create fascinating and customised environmental effects.
All the programming is done through a control panel, of the "touch control" type, situated at the centre of the “cooking” area (lit by blue LEDs), from where it is simple to access the kitchen’s multitude of functions.

"Z.Island" at the New York Guggenheim
In 2006 "Z.Island" kitchen has been at the New York Guggenheim Museum’s monographic hall dedicated to the work of Zaha Hadid. In this prestigious venue this extraordinary project has found an ideal exhibition context amongst magnificent paintings, adventurous designs, photos and furnishings that bear testimony of and illustrate the visionary world of this, the only woman ever to have been awarded the Pritzker Prize for architecture.

Kawa by Karim Rashid

Cisal brings us these dynamic and highly unusual bathroom faucets, designed by Karim Rashid. The slim form of the Kawa bathroom faucet is likened to surf, or a wave, by half-Egyptian, half-British designer Rashid, in reference to the curving form which echoes the undulation of the ocean. The aesthetically minimal rounded form that results is both user-friendly and artful. The sparse forms of the faucet collection lend themselves to color finishes… you can choose monotone or two contrasting shades. The faucets are a natural focal point in the bathroom in clean, crisp white, imposing black, or in the vibrant hues of pink and green. Or for a more classic look, there are chrome and gold finishes available too. Contact Italian bathroom experts Cisal to add the striking Kawa range faucets to your home.

Yael zwickel: hollows rotation molded furniture

israeli designer yael zwickel has introduced a unique way of expressing an intervention through 

her project 'hollows' by using a rotation molding technology. the mold's rotational speed changes 

during the furniture production resulting in each final piece to become one of a kind.  

the cutting exposes a fascinating surface transforming it into functional storage space.