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The Trace is a stackable dining chair designed for use in home and contract environments. It is constructed of a solid, steel wire frame that supports a stitched, reinforced leather seat and back sling. The slings flex to provide a comfortable, supportive seat that adjusts to the user. The chair features an integral handle at the back for easy mobility, and stacks efficiently with the addition of custom moulded foam pads under the seat to prevent rubbing wear.
Continue readingUtilising space at home is made easy. 'Paq' saves space and time: it transforms from armchair to bed with just one zipper move. It’s as simple as it can be: just pull the zipper and your chair transforms into a bed. It has a built in storage unit for your beddings. Zip again, and you have an armchair! Maform experienced with paper folding to solve the problem of small multi-purpose spaces. By folding a cylinder from a rectangle and pushing one side in, it looked like a chair. The idea was found: scaled up, this is the simplest solution for a chair bed.
Continue readingThis is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.
Continue readingEtabu is a set of 3 stools that create the feeling of not being in balance when they are stacked. The stools evoke the simplicity and practicality of accommodation with engineering calculations to maintain the balance. The materials used such as plastic and wood, create the perfect combination to avoid friction that may harm the stools. Etabu was designed for reduced spaces maintaining a simple manufacture and an accessible cost to the client. Etabu pretends to use surprise as one of the ways to open people´s minds, increasing unconsciously their creativity.
Continue readingThe design was based on the realization that urbanization is limiting the ability for people to take control of their own food. We decided to create a product that would help people grow fresh greens regardless of where they live in the world. The World Garden is both aesthetic and functional and can fit as well in a high-end living room as on a balcony.
Continue readingTo support the Circular Economy the dwiss has a sustainable design and promotes recycling by making it quick and easy. It is made from plywood, which is a finite and carbon neutral material. It's innovative 'frame and compartment' design minimises the quantity of plywood required. Mechanical parts have been avoided to increase durability and the dwiss has been constructed in a way that enables maintenance over the years to come, with a serial number laser engraved on the rear to facilitate customer support. The dwiss has 4 compartments, including 1 for non-recyclables.
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