Design

February 17, 2018

Designer Collaborates With Aboriginal Weavers to Produce Eco-Friendly Lamp Shades

In response to the plastic waste issue in the Colombian Amazon, Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón began the PET Lamp Project in 2011—a design venture with the aim to reuse PET plastic bottles. Over the last five years, the eco-conscious designer has worked with traditional craft communities from all over the world—including Colombia, Chile, Japan, and Ethiopia—to turn plastic waste into a growing collection of beautiful, handmade PET Lamps.

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February 15, 2018

Designers Create Real Observation Beehive You Can Mount on Your Wall at Home

With an aim to “help reconnect individuals with the nature of food,” eco-driven designers Dustin Betz and Mike Zaengle created BEEcosystem, a modular observation beehive. The hexagonal honeycomb-inspired structure can be mounted to walls (indoors or outdoors) and features a see-through front so that users can watch and learn about their resident honeybees. Unlike existing, fixed-sized observation hives, the BEEcosystem is modular, allowing the user to expand their hive by attaching additional magnetic HexHive bodies.

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February 6, 2018

This Trendy New Hotel Is a Minimalist’s Dream

This story was originally published on Domino. The Downtown Camper By Scandic, which made its debut earlier this month, is an inherently Swedish oasis in the heart of Stockholm. Think of it as the ultimate basecamp—only, it’s so much more than just a crash pad. Conceptualized with the urban adventurer in mind, the property takes a community-oriented approach to… well, everything. From the lobby and guest rooms (of which there are 494)

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February 1, 2018

Textured Ceramic Vases Mimic the Movement of Ocean Waves

South Korean artist Lee Jong Min hand-sculpts intricately patterned ceramic vases that express the movement of ocean waves. The all-white, teardrop-shaped vessels are expertly made from wheel-thrown porcelain, and meticulously hand-etched with flowing, organic lines. “The pattern I carve motivates the viewer’s spirit to vibrate,” says Jong Min. “The pattern simulates nature in movement, similar to waves.” According to the artist, each of his pieces change according to the perspective of the viewer.

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