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A convex logo substitutes colorfully sprayed can. Naked can help to reduce air and water pollution occurred in its coloring process. It also reduces energy and effort to separate toxic color paint from aluminum in recycling  process. Huge amount of  energy and paint required to manufacture colored cans will be saved.Instead of toxic paint, manufacturers process aluminum with  a pressing machine that indicates brand identity on surface. Source: Harc Lee

Pierre Paulin, Chaise, 1972. Métal et tissu. 76 x 52 x 52 cm. Courtesy galerie Jousse mobilier d´architectes © DR «Je ne crée pas. Je dessine, je conçois». Pierre Paulin, une inscription, un nom en resonnance. Un siège comme un paysage, un canapé libre et aéré tel une gestuelle. Un luminaire qui sculpte l'espace. Une sculpture qui inverse les volumes de l'environnement. Une ergonomie innovante et intemporelle. Depuis 60 ans, l'aventurier solitaire incarne la figure de la modernité dans le monde du design.Il fuit les adjectifs... [Lire la suite]

Jeff Nishinaka, Wundervolle Welt des Papiers For over 28 years, artist Jeff Nishinaka has enchanted friends and clients with his filigree paper work. His clients include Galerie Lafayettes, Paris, as well as Mattel, Bloomingdales and Paramount Pictures.Action film superstar Chackie Chan, currently in cinemas with Smith Junior in Karate Kid, is a close friend and admirer of Jeff’s. Jackie’s affection demonstrates that good taste and commercial flair can well and truly go hand in hand – he owns the largest collection of paper art... [Lire la suite]

Marcel Wanders, United Crystal Woods, 2010. Cristal de Baccarat. Courtesy Marcel Wanders © DR L'exposition est présentée au Musée de la manufacture, à Baccarat (rue des cristalleries, 54120 Baccarat, T. 33 3 83 76 61 37)United Crystal Woods, collection spectaculaire, poétique et baroque, déploie son univers sous différentes facettes, que l'exposition développe et met en perspective dans une étonnante confrontation des styles et des époques, des années 1860 à aujourd'hui. Ainsi, les Esprits des bois de Wanders, famille de daims... [Lire la suite]

Rodrigo Almeida, Toquinho coffee table, 2009 «L’inspiration du métissage» What inspired your series for Fat Galerie? "Miscegenation is one of the most important aspects of my work. The exhibition has the influence of the afro-brazilian culture, brazilian indigenous culture, and «paulistas», where everything is hybrid and not obvious. The Africa chair does not look like a traditional African chair, but the rhythm and the design of the object reminds us of the African cultural influence in Brazil. I exercised the... [Lire la suite]

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - Ed. KNOLL - circa 1980. Fauteuil BARCELONA en métal chromé et cuir blanc. 75 x 72 x 76 cm - Estimation : 1 600 / 1 800 € Osenat - 77300 Fontainebleau. Design. Vente du Dimanche 14 mars 2010. Hôtel des Ventes - 5, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 64 22 27 62.

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by the Swiss-born, Paris-based artist Mattia Bonetti. Held at the gallery's 293 Tenth Avenue space, the exhibition will be his largest to-date in the United States and his first with Paul Kasmin.Since the beginning of his pioneering career in the early 1970s, Bonetti has approached the distinction between contemporary art and design not as a barrier but as a wellspring of creative dialogue. As Carol Vogel writes, "Bonetti's work captures a particularly... [Lire la suite]

Charlotte Perriand, Exposition Charlotte Perriand, 2006. Centre Georges Pompidou. Courtesy Centre Pompidou © AChP 2005, Adagp, Paris 2005 Créatrice incontournable du XXe siècle, Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) est l'une des fondatrices de l'architecture d'intérieur moderne. Figurant parmi les pionniers du design, elle n'a cessé durant soixante dix ans de création, de mener une réflexion politique et éthique sur un habitat adapté à l'homme.
C'est dès l'âge de 24 ans, deux ans après sa sortie de l'école de l'Union centrale des... [Lire la suite]

Ji Ji, Hi Panda, 2006 © Pole Design PORTLAND, OR.- This October, the Portland Art Museum will present China Design Now, a multi-sensory experience reflecting the new Chinese urban environment and encapsulating the scale, speed, and energy of change in China today. Visitors will embark on a journey of discovery through China, focusing on the graphic design, fashion, interior design, and architecture emerging from three vibrant and rapidly evolving cities. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, China Design Now... [Lire la suite]

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