This chair is an approach to neo-japanese modernismusing a traditional weaving method. The shadows cast by the woven seat and fabric covering the sides produce a soft touch, differing from that of ordinary craft work.

photos by Tomoya Nagatani

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This is one of the best ideas I´ve ever seen. A curtain which you can shape to any form. Through the incorporated structure and magnets, it stays in the shape you push and pull it to. Really great worl Florian.

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It looks exactly like a sea-urchin! No, it isn’t the small, globular, spiny sea creatures found in oceans all over the world, it is a lounge chair with RVS-frame which is cover by 8ooo cable-ties.

A collection of handmade products by Studio OOOMS. “With a lot of patience we’ll be rewarded with beautiful new structures, which can only emerge by fervent monkish work.”

You might recognize theseeeee…… OOOMS’s famous Wooden USB Stick

“USB memory sticks are always nice to have around when transferring files from computer to computer. These sticks from studio OOOMS are made to stand out from their natural environment of computers and offices. The sticks are picked from the woods and are individually selected for their natural beauty, and then professionally handmade into unique and personal USB memory sticks.”

This Schizo Vase gets its name from Schizophrenia, a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the perception or expression of reality.
“This vase by Studio OOOMS has two faces. Because of the ribbed surface the silhouet of two different shapes can be seen. Is the one shape more real than the other? “
Check out OOOMS other products, you might love them too!

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MR. SIMON
Aaron Feliu and Nacho Frias, two designers that in a parallel way of its own projects, join to personal experience in the field of design.In this way Ms Simon is born, a
creature that allows us to design without rules or limitations.

THIS DOES NOT WORK
“Ceci n’est pas une chaise,” some would say … This is not a chair or a table of course.
It is obvious that a table is used to put objects on the surface, and a chair to sit comfortably.
This sweeping definition creates a concept that prevails in the primary function versus form.

With this concept we developed in an ironic way that some products apparently do not meet its primary function,
but if we approach and experience, we see that above all these objects meet its mission: OPERATE.

 
INSTABLE
At first glance it seems that this table does not comply with their role. His apparent inclination is solved with a transparent level that returns the horizontal to the table.

SENSILLA
It seems that something is wrong in the design of this chair. At first, what we see as a backup exaggeratedly low, which gives discomfort to the chair, is actually an armrest.
The real support is a sheet of methacrylate that is unnoticed because of its transparency.

The aesthetic based on pure lines, seeking to reflect the essence of these items of furniture, giving greater importance to the concept.

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Can you picture yourself enjoying a snack with Tuex?

Tuex chair offers you a comfortable cocktail of satisfaction, elegance, pleasure and infinite relax to savour in your terrace, in your pool, in your favourite club, at the beach, or in the intimacy of your home.

Tuex’s hexagonal pattern has reminiscences of the simplified organic forms found on the seabed. It combines the ample possibilities offered by the unique geometric pattern used in the development of its steel structure and fabric, in a merge of unequal forms that speak the same language.

The cleanness of the structure, formed by three interweaved skids, shows a visual lightness that disguises its real firmness.

By simply choosing the appropriate fabric, Tuex can be used both in open spaces or at home.

Here, Tuex is shown in its version for open spaces, in a fretwork neoprene fabric which, due to its elastic properties, allows a complete tension of the material and provides a contradictory visual contrast with the comfort of the chair. Additionally, neoprene has all the advantages of a material designed for outdoor aquatic sports.

For its use at home, Tuex is provided in a tridimensional fretwork that is fixed to the structure with a nautical rope, allowing an easily removal and cleaning of the cloth while taking advantage of the stackable properties of Tuex.

We also offer the possibility of developing Tuex in different leather designs.

Tuex offers a mixture of concepts and forms that make it a perfect companion to enjoy the best moments of your day.

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Nude – IED Barcelona exhibits thesis projects developed jointly with Zicla

The IED (European Institute of Design), Barcelona, and Zicla, a company that specialises in recycled products for construction, collaborated on a multidisciplinary thesis project for the academic year 2007/2008. Five groups of students were formed from interior, industrial, and graphic design courses. Their objective was to research and manipulate recycled materials provided by Zicla, as well as to raise awareness of respect for the environment. They worked primarily with three materials (recycled car mats, plastics and foams) and were asked to study their properties by manipulating them (touching, folding, heating, wetting, cutting, cooking, etc.). After examining the materials, the groups chose one each and, depending on its characteristics, proposed suitable uses for the material or created new products from it.

La Linea – Banco Urbano (Urban Bench)

Birgit Eschenlor and Kalle Ehlers, Interior Design students, chose the recycled car mats for their thesis project, and proposed the possibility of integrating sustainability into the urban space of a city like Barcelona.

Leve – Jardín Interior (Interior Garden)
Caroline Nergaard, Francisco Tejada (Industrial Design) and Txema Hernandez (Graphic Design) also decided on the car mats. Their project concentrated particularly on the study of the amount of living space that each person needs and how optimal distance between people can vary depending on culture and environment. Optimal distance is a psychological term that describes and explains how the individual can feel comfortable among a lot of people.

Reverse – Cojín de Emergencia (Emergency Cushion)
Alon Tal (Industrial Design) and Fabio Alvarez (Graphic Design) opted to work with the recycled foam. The group questioned the role of design in society. In carrying out their project, they looked at different societies and analysed how design featured in each one.

Mome – Sistema Expositivo (Expo System)
Liane Prause (Interior Design) and Stephanie Voves (Graphic Design) chose the recycled plastic for their project. The work focused on sustainable design. They wondered if, apart from sentimental reasons, people kept objects because they were icons from a particular period.

25:1 – Emergency Design
Alex Gunnarsson (Interior Design) also worked with the car mats. The central theme of his project was article 25.1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which declares that “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”

IED Barcelona

Since 1966, the IED has worked in training and research in the areas of Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, and Communications. Today, the IED is an international network catering to 9,000 students of 50 different nationalities at its schools in Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice, Madrid, Barcelona and Sao Paolo. It offers three-year courses at university level and professional specialisation, advanced training, and masters courses.

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Starts in 2003 as a non-profit organization, covering activities such as product and furniture design, as well as organizing and interior designing exhibitions.

March 2007 Kiitos Design stablished as a creative studio. The association gives way to the company.

Ana Pérez Aguilar and Eva del Cotillo Contrí are running Kiitos Design today.

Our activity is Industrial Design, touching fields from furniture to interior design. Nowadays, our interests are those of an Industrial Design team: not just sticking to mere aesthetics, but looking for solutions to find a cleaner, more ecological, easier world; and in this sense, more beautiful.

Felt protective tablecloths
Made in contrasted colours felt. Upper layer is cut and joins the lower making one piece. Feel the textures, feel at home, feel yourself back at grandma’s…

Feel, felt, felt.
Felt cloths and rugs are inspired on those crochet table cloths that our grandma’s used to make and put everywhere. The protective function is still valuable, whilst its shape and view have been revisited. Felt are made out of coloured wool, in 1 mm layers for the tablecloths.

Roof carpet
Soft felt tiles give shape to a carpet made to dream or walk barefoot, to feel the warmth of wool in the coldest winter evenings. It suggests the idea of having a roof of our own, to look at the stars or the moon just inside of our living room. Wool felt gives resistance and durability to this carpet of soft and pleasant shapes.6 mm pieces are layered in a two-pitched roof. A soft and nice roof where to feel catlike. Roof is made in greyish blue for northern roofs and in dark orange for mediterranean ones.

Luigi flowerpot & candleholder
Stockable piece Luigi allows users to pass a flower through it as long as needed by adding more or less items. On the same time, the cuts on its base are not casual but are thought to hold a candle on them. Luigi can be rearranged at every moment to meet the needs of the user.

The Big Piece room divider
The big piece grows as much as needed, giving an organic and irregular look to the spaces. Three modular pieces on double corrugated cardboard, match like in a puzzle, so it’s simple to build a divider in minutes. The same plane can be generated in horizontal; this increases the constructive possibilities.

The big piece is specially interesting for ephemeral spaces, being cardboard an ecological and cheap material.

With the waste generated by the big piece, leftovers is created , a lamp with lots of little cardboard pieces that remind us the old classics in gold and crystal, but in a more accessible version.

This couple philosophizes about use and waste products of today, and how we use long life materials to get tired of our furniture in few years. Please remember to recycle yours in the paper waste container.

Taxi stools
The woolen felt balls upholstery for these stools is inspired in the taxi drivers massage seats, typical at least in Spain. The base was mechanized with a numerical control machine in a soft material for the prototype, but it can be made of wood, plastic or iron with different techniques.

This kind of upholstery gives the softnes of the inner foam and of the outer fabric in only one material, a natural one: wool.

Space Nude 2008
As well as furniture and objects, we like to work with ephemeral architecture. In nude08, we’ve tried to generate a neutral ambience in which every one of the 34 different projects was well supported by the space. On the other hand we wanted to give a touch, something that turned visitors heads towards the young designers’ space. That’s the reason of the magenta lines around every greyscale space.

Nude meeting point, in the center of the whole nude08, was a square thought to enjoy the talks organized by Lladró during the fair. The softblocks used as walls, improve the sound inside the square, avoiding every noise from the corridor. The mountain of cubes can be seen from far, announcing the space.

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Cool Vie Bohème, Romantic table for young couples with minimun wage. Simple structure for small places. This table turns the functional looking into a nice looking. The piece is as poor as lovely. Table pieces: Just one trestle, flowerpot rings, plates, glasses… and a very much in love couple.

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Ballance collection design draws its inspiration from balance and how this feeling changes the perception of surrounding objects.

Ballance is a collection consisting of ballance chair one, ballance chair two, ballance stool one, ballance stool two and ballance table One.

ballance table
Description: table.
Material: steel lacquered in color, stainless steel. Top in crystal or mdf lacquered.
Dimensions: h 74 x 90 x 180/200 cm.

Ballance chair one: (black chair photos)
Description: Chair.
Material: board of birch, made of hollow sections, lacquered in color.
Dimensions: 40 x 50 x h 85 cm.

Ballance chair two (white chair photos)
Description: Chair.
Material: board of birch, made of hollow sections, lacquered in color.
Dimensions: 40 x 50 x h 85 cm.

Ballance stool one: (red stool photos)
Description: Stool.
Material: board of birch, DM , Okume, made of hollow sections, lacquered in color or natural lacquered.
Dimensions: h 45 x 45 x 40 cm.

Ballance stool two: (wood stool hollow photos)
Description: Stool.
Material: board of birch, DM , Okume, made of hollow sections, lacquered in color or natural lacquered.
Dimensions: h 45 x 45 x 40 cm.

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Furniture set consisting of a deckchair and a stool. The exclusive design is brought to light from a growing concept; the shape of the legs resemble roots, and the upper part adopts the form of a flower in blossom. A clearly organic geometry made out of aluminium, that developes itself from a single module allowing to create Grower.

JORGE VALLS

A young designer from Valencia, who tryes to provide a new aspect to his designs that differenciates them from the rest, in the way that they create and transmit new sensations. Presents Grower at the NUDE stand from HABITAT VALENCIA 2008.

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