The Luxury Towers by Studio Juju

“We created pure and bold silhouettes with solid glass blocks, concealing the opulence of embroidery and soft leather within. Each luxury object is given its exclusive space in individual cases, crafted to fit its volume and shape. The long table allows the different blocks to be displayed and this ritual becomes fluid and light.”

The Luxury Towers, by Studio Juju

The 9 Hours Capsule Hotel, Kyoto, Japan

The 9 Hours is the brand new capsule hotel unveiled by Tokyo-based Cubic Corp. Designed in a collaboration with designer Fumie Shibata of Design Studio S, it looks nothing like its predecessors and represents a revolution in the capsule concept.

The Nine Hours Capsule Hotel, Kyoto, Japan, by Fumie Shibata

Light House Indoor/Outdoor Light by Thomas Sandell for Zero

Like a sentinel in the garden, Light House is reminiscent of the small cottages that dot the Swedish archipelago. Thomas Sandell’s design borrows the classic house-form and transforms it into a floor lamp, made from white lacquered steel.
Light House is available as both an indoor and outdoor version, so you can place it where you like. The outdoor version has 4 holes, one in each end, on the ground plate for a fixed installation.

Zero Indoor/Outdoor Light House, by Thomas Sandell, for Zero Lighting

Still Lives by Fehling & Peiz

They deliberately defy all definition.
There is both something confounding and liberating about it.

Still Lives, by Yvonne Fehling & Jennie Peiz

Bardot by Jaime Hayon for Bernhardt Design

Just as the curves of the human body flow into one another, the same can be said of the Bardot. The absence of distinct angles and lines permit the exterior and interior to gently merge together, creating a continuous form that allows fabric to conform to its shape, similar to the way a dress fits the body. Inspired by the feminine silhouette, Hayon wanted the sofa to “feel like a fruit, tender to the touch,” while at the same time be extremely durable “like combining the lightness and strength of a ballerina.”
“Many sofas are too big to actually use in city apartments, so I wanted to make one that looked big and felt generous, but would actually work in smaller spaces.” Even though it may have a deceivingly compact footprint, the comfortable and functional Bardot retains an impressive elegance regardless of its location.

Bardot, by Jaime Hayon, for Bernhardt Design

Vitriini Boxes by Anu Penttinen for Iittala

Everyone probably has little things on their tables and shelves that always somehow seem to be ‘homeless’. Iittala’s new range of Vitriini boxes offers an excellent solution for storing these thing – and showcasing them as well. The range has been created by glass designer Anu Penttinen, who has made a name for herself as an artist and as a masterful user of colour.

Vitriini also makes a perfect gift, as people can easily add more colours and sizes later. Penttinen underlines the modular character of the range, which was one the key properties she wanted to build in from the start. “Collecting and combining different pieces from the range lets people create their own personal take on the design, ranging from the wild and colourful, to the romantic or the cool and refined.” The Vitriini range is so much more than just a collection of storage options. What it offers is a beautiful palette of alternatives that look good while serving a very practical purpose at the same time. In fact, they are much more ‘interior jewels’ than just ‘boxes’.

Buy it here: Vitriini Boxes, by Anu Penttinen, for Iittala

PixCell-Elk#2 by Kohei Nawa

“By covering surface of an object with transparent glass beads, the existence of the object itself is replaced by “a husk of light”, and the new vision “the cell of an image” (PixCell) is shown. Most of the motifs, like stuffed animals are found through the internet. I search some auction sites and choose from the images which appear on a monitor as pixel. However, the stuffed animals which actually have been purchased and sent have real flesh feel and smell, and have a discrepancy with images on the monitor. I then transpose them to PixCell in turn.” - Kohei Nawa

PixCell-Elk#2, PixCell-Deer#23, by Kohei Nawa, More:Sandwich

Unagi Store by Stad

Reconstructing project of a traditional eel store established over 100 years ago in Yanagawa-city. This form is led by many restriction such as floor level gap by iterating reconstruction. Heavily burnt and carbonized cedar board on outside and inside wall, this is because of charcoals the artisans have used to grill eels for a long long time.

Unagi, Office & Store, Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, by Shimokawa Toru, Stad
Photography by Kozi Hayakawa

Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt by MB&F

The sleek aerodynamic form of the Thunderbolt’s titanium and sapphire envelope has its roots in Maximilian Büsser’s childhood passion for assembling model plane kits, though none looked remotely as futuristic as this. The striking transparent sapphire section of the case requires over 100 hours of machining and polishing to transform an opaque solid block of crystal into a complex, exquisitely curved panel allowing the light to come in and the beauty of Thunderbolt’s engine to stand out. Every component and form has a technical purpose; nothing is superfluous and every line and curve is in poetic harmony. Articulated lugs ensure supreme comfort. Highly legible time is a fringe benefit.

The Thunderbolt’s engine is the culmination of three long years of development. Each of the 300-plus components – including the regulator and even the screws – was developed specifically for this anarchistic calibre. Horizontally configured dual mainspring barrels drive two vertical gear trains, transferring power to the twin pods indicating hours/minutes and power reserve.

Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt, by MB&F

Helix Series Eyewear from Monoqool

A winner of the red dot award, the design of this eyewear series is inspired by the shape of a spiral, translating it into a delicate design – it features sensuously appealing functionality, yet at the same time also presents a new approach towards the understanding and construction of eyewear. The eyewear is focused around a spiral hinge of avant-garde appeal that is fascinating to almost any beholder – it makes the hinge look like a refined accessory, but actually it the basic design element.

Helix Series, by Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek, Tools Design, for Monoqool