Wine Opener for Muji
With a foil cutter integrated into the handle, this wine opener is an instant classic.
Wine Opener, by Industrial Facility, for Muji
Icon: Taccia Lamp by Achille Castiglioni
The Taccia lamp is a remarkable piece of design from 1962 – and it’s still in production today.
It was designed, by the Castiglioni brothers for Flos in 1962 as a functionable/adjustable table lamp for the modern home. The base is a fluted column of aluminium, topped with a clear glass shade with an aluminium reflector, which can be rotated to direct the light.
Achille Castiglioni said of Taccia in a 1970 interview: “We consider it the Mercedes of lamps, a symbol of success: perhaps because it looks like the shaft of a classical column. We certainly weren’t thinking of prestige when we designed it. We just wanted a surface that would stay cool.”
Taccia, $2,300.00 by Achille Castiglioni, for Flos
Exhibition: Industrial Facility at Design Museum London
“Industrial Facility is the London-based design office of Sam Hecht, Kim Colin and Ippei Matsumoto. A studio primarily designing mass produced goods, Industrial Facility take pleasure in the anonymity of everyday items, applying intellectual rigour, high design values and vision to products such as coffee makers, stationary and kitchen utensils.”
Industrial Facility (09 May – 07 September) at the Design Museum
via: Designboom
Odin’s Protective Embrace by Konstantin Grcic
A modern interpretation of the classic salon sofa.
ClassiCon Odin Sofa , by Konstantin Grcic
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Dear Edi, a Nod to Thomas Edison
That’s a big bulb. The light source is a powerful three-watt LED in white, blue or red. Its optics has been deliberately incorporated into the structure. It serves as suspension or wall lamp. Its metal structure is made of chrome or matt black.
Dear Edi lamp, by David Abad, for Dab
Define Your Garden with a Flowerbox from Conmoto
The Flowerbox series is made of stainless steel, powder-coated in an anthracite colour. A perforated plate serves as a stand surface, enabling water to flow away at the same time.
Flowerbox, by Carsten Gollnick, for Conmoto
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