It's Great Design

It's Great Design

It's Great Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Strata

The designer sought to create a piece of furniture that acted as both a functional seat as well as a sculptural conversation piece. Strata was created using digital 3D modeling, allowing for the exploration of many possibilities before a final design was chosen. The wood 'bricks' are cut from sheets of plywood using CNC technology, and assembled by hand. The surfaces of the seat and footrest are polished to a shine, and contrast the exterior surface of the overall form. When not in use, the footrest can be placed on the seat, transforming the chair into a purely sculptural piece.

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Bend

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OMO Modern

The restful, modern, OMO Modern Chair & Ottoman is the result of a unique, patent pending manufacturing method combined with a memory foam based, innovative patent pending design to bring true comfort and design together. Our curved comfort design is achieved by using an outer foam mold in the shape of the chair or ottoman, and an inner foam mold to form a core of rigid foam. Molding foam around the inner core is simpler and less costly than making conventional framed furniture, and results in more comfortable furniture. Memory foam furniture that is sure to be a conversation starter.

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Tulpi-seat

Tulpi-design is a Dutch design studio with a flair for quirky, original and playful design for indoor and outdoor environments, with a major focus on public design. Marco Manders achieved international recognition with his Tulpi-seat. The eye-catching Tulpi-seat, will add color to any environment. It is an ideal combination of design, ergonomics and sustainability with a huge fun factor! The Tulpi-seat automatically folds when its occupant gets up, guaranteeing a clean and dry seat for the next user! With 360 degree rotation, the Tulpi-seat lets you choose your own view!

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Word of Mouth

Word of mouth is an urban bench that aims at the creative adaptation of urban landscapes to powerful educational and communication tools. Eye and mouth and their allegorical and literary connotations inform the shape of this design as well as its transformation to an urban library that uses braille imposed dots to promote an equal, educational and aesthetic urban typology. Reinforced concrete in colorful options, as well as Algorithmic design and Robotics technology enable the realization of Word of Mouth and its contribution to thematic colored libraries.

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Big bin

The Big.Bin is a container designed to help humanize the city. Its clean shapes approach it to the domestic sphere, seeking greater empathy with the user. Its gentle and rounded forms create an organic volume easy to integrate in any environment, making it perfect for city centres, parks or residential areas. Big.Bin’s container island will create an accessible and clearly identified space for waste collection in the city, encouraging selective collection among citizens.

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