Bags Made from Seat Belts by 959

959 launches a collection of bags made entirely out of recycled seatbelts. 50 years since it first came into use the traditional seatbelt has found itself a new role in life with the new 959 bag range. The Company has kept the idea of the seatbelt whilst transforming it into a collection of bags made entirely out of material recovered from scrap yards.

Bag Collection, by 959

Barcelo Raval Hotel Opens

“For designers the Raval Hotel is what a candy shop is to a five year old.” Barcelona’s 5 star Raval Hotel, is now open after a 35 million Euro face lift.
 
Barceló Raval Hotel, Barcelona, Spain, by Jose Maria Guillen White
Photos by Jordi Miralles
via: Yatzer

$240,000 Oak Sideboard by Charlotte Perriand

Works by Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé are in demand. This storage unit designed by Charlotte Perriand was commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Cor through Galerie Steph Simon to accompany the Nuage Bibliothèque. Three sliding doors conceal storage compartment and two adjustable shelves.

Bloc bahut, 1959, by Charlotte Perriand, Ateliers Jean Prouvé for Galerie Steph Simon,
Sold at Auction for $240,000 Wright

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Sculpture by Andreas Fischer

The data sculpture Fundament shows the allocation of the world’s gross domestic product in comparison to the worldwide derivatives volume. The statistical data was aquired from the CIA World Factbook and the International Monetary Fund.
Reflection is a sound data sculpture, which was inspired by and derived from the musical piece by Frans de Waard of the same title.

Fundament, Reflection, by Andreas Nicolas Fischer

Grid Chair Series by Jaebeom Jeong

The Grid Chair series explores the relationship between computer generated and classical forms. The chairs are composed of a welded steel frame fused with a black-walnut seat, and the R60 chair (top) has a seat of clear polycarbonate The piece is on show at the Prugio Gallery in Seoul, South Korea.

Grid Chair Series, by Jaebeom Jeong, at Jaebeom Jeong Design lab
via: designboom

Objectified: Documentary About Industrial Design

Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. It’s about our relationship to mass-produced objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Personalities include Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York), Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Naoto Fukasawa, IDEO, Jonathan Ive, Hella Jongerius, Marc Newson, Dieter Rams and more.

Objectified, Documentary, Produced and Directed by Gary Hustwit.

Alexandros Stasinopoulos Briefcase Wins IF Concept Award

Alexandros Stasinopoulos has won an IF Concept Award for his design of BRIEFCeramicASE.
“The challenge in this project, was to mix the concept of traditional ceramics, a primitive material with long history in many cultures, with the unique properties high tech ceramics posses like their extreme hardness, scratch- and abrasion-resistance, skin friendliness and their unique sensuous tactility. A briefcase is the medium to explore the potentials of this combination”.

BRIEFCeramicASE, IF Concept Award, design 2008, by Alexandros Stasinopoulos

Liquid Space Swarovski Crystal Installation by Ross Lovegrove

One of the best ways to display a Lovegrove table is to dangle a large Swarovski Crystal chandelier over it. This is part of the Design Miami event this year.

Liquid Space, by Ross Lovegrove, at Swarovski Crystal Palace, Design Miami
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Single Hauz Concept by Front Architects

We have the perfect spot to erect this tiny house. The concept is from the Polish architectual company Front Architects. The design was inspired by highway billboards. The house is very small at only 27 square meters, but perfect for that weekend get-away.

Single Hauz Concept, by Front Architects

Maxalto Makes a Cameo in Bond Film, Quantum of Solace

In its silver screen debut, Maxalto furnishings take center stage in several scenes in the new James Bond film “Quantum of Solace”.
Highlights of the featured furniture include the Talamo bed from the AC collection and the Max writing desk from the Simplice collection, in addition to a selection of night tables, armchairs and dressers.

Maxalto Collection, Spotted in New Bond Film, Quantum of Solace