The Design Magazine

The Design Magazine

The Design Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Layer

The project started with making furniture out of small-diameter trees and scrap wood. Wood in Okinawa is felled due to natural disasters and road expansion. However, in recent years, road expansion has decreased due to environmental considerations, so wood is also shrinking. To continue making Okinawa furniture, it was necessary to use small materials. Therefore, the Layer stool were created by combining various types of wood. It is made from upcycled waste. This design proposes a new value by reconstructing the waste material from Okinawan wood into blocks.

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Plump

The Plump modular seating collection has a minimalistic design that seamlessly blends round and square shapes to create a functional and visually appealing solution. The collection's straight lines convey a sense of efficiency, while the soft exterior lines offer a comfortable and calming experience. Various modules allow to create all sorts of combinations for both large spaces and small ones. With the Plump seating collection, users need not worry about their phones running out of battery during important conversations but enjoy comfortable waiting.

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Mua Lau

As the world grapples with the rapid depletion of natural resources, contemporary designers are increasingly focused on exploring sustainable materials. One such example is the Mua Lau Chair, which draws inspiration from a beloved Taiwanese snack known for its distinctive texture of crispy exterior and soft, chewy interior. Sitting in this chair is akin to being transported to a serene bamboo forest, as the gentle breeze wafts over the body, fostering a deeper connection with nature.

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The Collector

A wine cellar that draws all eyes. It is handmade and planned for a real wine lover. The combination of the burnished steel frames with partially colored insulating glass, make it look stable but at the same time airy. With special temperature control, this walk-in room provides enough space for cooling, storing and collecting wine. On the opposite side, there is a pivot door, also handmade of burnished steel. In the recesses of the door, the colored glass is found again.

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Hector

The focus of Hector armchair is to charm costumers who value details, vast mixes of materials and search for intriguing designs. To achieve this, the intention was to develop a system that allowed its arms made by solid wood to seemingly float around the soft tapestry assembled with concealed supports underneath and metal bars disguised as leather cufflinks. The plywood shells follow the lines of the seat and backrest which are esthetically linked with two posterior ornaments in casted aluminum, even though it's the tapestry box that accommodates the structure of the armchair.

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Autumn Leaf Series

Furniture overall smooth shape, extract leaves in autumn for the design elements, the use of elements in the legs and edge parts of the table and chair, it seems that people are in the fall of nature. White steel as the main material for the production of products, and subsequent copper imitation treatment to produce this product. As the name implies, the curling shape of leaves in autumn is extracted as a design element, and the elements are applied to the legs and edges of tables and chairs.

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