Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Droog

How I love thee... let me count the ways...Knotted chair

This lightweight chair combines industrial techniques and handcrafting. A thread constructed of aramid and carbon fibres, is knotted into the shape of a chair and then impregnated with epoxy resin and hung in a frame to dry, leaving the final form in the hands of gravity. The Knotted chair was a result of Droog’s 1996 Dry Tech project.

category: Furniture
designer: Marcel Wanders
project: Dry Tech
material: Carbon, epoxy
size: 50x60x100 cm
year: 1996


Bottoms up doorbell

What we know as a doorbell, a square box, does not actually indicate its function. In Bottoms up nothing is hidden. The sound is created and symbolised by the crystal wineglasses. This doorbell announces guests with a musical toast.

category: Accessory
designer: Peter van der Jagt
material: Glass, electromagnet
size: 25x9x24 cm

Curtain with dressmaker's pattern

If you're bored with your curtains you can always change them into a dress

category: Accessory
designer: Djoke de Jong
material: Printed cotton
size: Variable
year: 1993

Peepshow wallpaper

This simple design of plain paper with cut out circles can be put directly on top of existing wall decoration. The wallpaper gives a new look but with windows to look back on past memories.

category: Accessory
designer: Gijs Bakker
material: Rolls of paper
size: 65x320 cm
year: 1993


Treetrunk Bench

A fallen tree can serve as a seat. The addition of bronze classical chair backs makes it a proper piece of furniture, a crossing between nature and culture. Jurgen Bey makes clear that it is ridiculous to transport trees when they are locally available. Therefore only the chair backs are for sale.

category: Furniture
designer: Jurgen Bey
project: Couleur locale
material: Bronze, trunk
size: 45x400x100 cm
year: 1999



Cube function tiles

A tile that integrates a function

category: Bathroom
designer: Peter van der Jagt, Erik-Jan Kwakkel, Arnout Visser
project: Dry Bathing
material: Ceramic, other materials
size: 15x15 cm
year: 1997


Gardening Bench and Chairs

This furniture starts and ends with nature. Natural waste is compressed with resin and cut at the desired length. The identity of the material is not lost in the process and nature dictates the lifespan of the bench.

category: Furniture
designer: Jurgen Bey
project: Couleur locale
material: Hay, resin
size: 200x75x78 cm
year: 1999

Handy Burner

Free to move around, easy to clean

category: Kitchen
designer: Peter van der Jagt
project: Dry kitchen
material: Chrome coated steel
size: Ø 33x5 cm
year: 2001




T-shirts Marked Up In Price

The T-shirts of United Statements are marked up in stead of being marked down. The reasons for the different price increases are mentioned on the shirt and will be decisive in the choice (This one reads "OUT OF FASHION +35%")

category: Accessory
designer: United Statements
project: Your Choice
material: Print on cotton
size: Sizes S, M, L
year: 2000


Braille door handle

You can imprint any kind of message on this handle that will form a decoration for others

category: Accessory
designer: Joost Grootens
project: Valli & Valli
material: Stainless steel
size: 13x6x2 cm
year: 1995

Cigar Box Wardrobe

A cigar box stretched to a wardrobe, with a mirror inside

category: Furniture
designer: Somers & van den Berg
project: Pocket furniture
material: Okoume plywood
size: 70x30x201 cm
year: 2001


Signature Vases

These vases are the ultimate personalization of the consumer in a product, with minimal intervention of the designer. When you buy a signature vase you don't get a ready made vase. Your personal signature is scanned and transformed into a unique vase, produced using stereolithography

category: Tabletop
designer: Frank Tjepkema
project: Your Choice
material: Nylon
size: Various sizes, aprox. 30x20x15 cm
year: 2003


Rag chair

Re-use of clothing makes a comfortable chair. Each chair is unique

category: Furniture
designer: Tejo Remy
material: Rags, steel strips
size: 60x60x110 cm
year: 1993


Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Vase Maker by Ron Giland