Work / Product Design

Impossible Lamp

Words by Alex Bec, Thursday 04 February 2010

What could you do with a totally heat-resistant lamp? Put a candle on it of course. Nice little thought from Jeeves Basu. "Switch on a lamp made of wax and it should melt and disintegrate in seconds. But due to the unique way it has been designed, the Impossible Lamp does not. It is a lamp made of wax that works without melting. "

Work / Product Design Anthony Burrill, Apfel, Damien Poulain and Rhonda Drakeford design Kheyameya for Rotate Editions

Four European graphic artists have collaborated with two Egyptian Kheyameya artists to create a series of limited edition Kheyameya wall hangings for Rotate Editions. Anthony Burrill, A Practice for Everyday Life, Damien Poulain and Rhonda Drakeford of Darkroom have created patterns that have been realised in textiles using traditional techniques.

Owen Pritchard — 09 September 2016
Work / Product Design The Klassnik Corporation rethinks the bike stand on London’s Caledonian Road

Architecture and design practice The Klassnik Corporation has designed and installed bespoke cycle stands along Caledonian Road in north London. The standard tubular form of the stand has been given an unexpected twist inspired by the history of the animals associated with “The Cally” and items of discarded furniture found by the kerb in the area. “Painted in RAL 9005 black and positioned anonymously among other pre-existing stands, these unusual hybrids – including a Cabriole table leg, a Greyhound dog’s leg and a fluted chair leg – create subtle and surprising visual glitches through their appearance, disrupting the standard repetition of the street’s furniture,” says Tomas Klassnik, director of The Klassnik Corporation.

Owen Pritchard — 01 August 2016
Work / Product Design Musical instruments with a modernist aesthetic by Hundo

Melbourne-based musicians Henry and Jack Madin have launched Hundo Instruments, a range of electronic percussion instruments handmade from Tasmanian oak with a modernist aesthetic.

Jamie Green — 27 July 2016
Work / Photography Ramak Fazel’s candid portraits of industrial designer Richard Sapper

As part of a new in-depth study of the work of German industrial designer Richard Sapper, photographer Ramak Fazel was commissioned to take a series of candid images titled Domestic Contours. Sapper, who died last year aged 83, was famous for his designs such as the Tizio lamp and the Brionvega Radio, and the astonishing output of his career is presented in a new book edited by Jonathan Olivares.

Owen Pritchard — 17 June 2016
Work / Product Design Waverly Labs launches an earpiece that translates languages in real time

Not since the creation of short-lived little-used universal language Esperanto has there been an invention that has the potential to smash down the language barriers. The Pilot, designed by New York-based Waverly Labs, is a Bluetooth earbud that allows real time translation between two people with a phone hosting the control software. The idea for the device was conceived when creator Andrew Ochoa met a French girl named Elodie, and could not communicate with her. Elodie now features in the promo video (below) that showcases the earpieces translating from English to French and French to English.

Owen Pritchard — 24 May 2016
Work / Product Design A pick of the events at the 55th Milan Salone

The 55th Salone del Mobile kicks off in Milan today with the theme The World of Quality. As ever the Rho Fiera will be packed with new designs and collections by 2,310 exhibitors filling over 20,0000m2 of exhibition space. It’s Nice That has chosen a few installations and events to keep an eye out for around the city.

Owen Pritchard — 12 April 2016