SWING, designers: Verónica Martínez y Alberto Sánchez
Swing is a suspended seat for adults. Inspired by the falling of the leaves in autumn, Swing should be placed in outdoor spaces where the sunset glints through its leaf holes, creating sweet shadows. This slow rocking movement will remind you of the peace and tranquillity of a child hearing a lullaby. A time to relax at the end of the day…

ORION, designer: Alberto Sánchez
Orion is an outdoor stackable seat for installations. Inspired by the starlight of the Orion constellation and visually as light as the stars.

Seating on Orion is an invitation to see a shooting star on a summer night, near the sea, with your feet in the sand, sweet music and perfect company, trying to guess where the Orion constellation is in the dark sky.

SNOWHITE, designer: Alberto Sanchez and Verónica Martínez
Snowhite is a lighting design for outdoors and indoors that can be used alone or in a group. It´s light creates a subtle atmosphere giving different sensations used separating areas or creating a wall of light-trees.

Why ENEA?

The relationship with this natural plant is basically based upon the natural spirit that the studio communicates with its projects. There are always feedbacks with nature, and each element that is involved with it. (The sea, leaves falling in autumn…).

In this way, enea’s plant, represents the objective within ENEA STUDIO is working:
-Emotional Design
-Natural and environmental contact
-Personality, strength and resistance
-Global spirit

ENEA STUDIO, an invitation to emotional design

With a quick view at the origin of its name, it appears the studio’s personality and spirit is conveyed in every project. There is a new idea spawned, materialized from a concept and then it is released to the public audience then transformed into sensations and experiences. The products are considered as an emotional income for the public.

Connecting with public is a priority in the development of the different projects. This connection involves evoking in them different sensations and feelings:

The touch of the seawater while I walk along the beach…
Wind that moves my hair when I ride a bike…
The smoothness of sand while I play with it…
Rain falling upon me…

All those messages with soul are directly related in ENEA’s design. Creative messages that talk to us and communicate.

ENEA STUDIO, work and projects.

ENEA STUDIO offers two working lines. In the first one, products are thought, developed and produced by the same studio. The second working line is relocated directly with the function of a design studio, in which there are specialist design area disciplines such as graphic, product and interior design.

ENEA STUDIO is composed by two young Spanish designers: Verónica Martínez, B.A in Arts and Interior Design (University of Barcelona, Spain) and Alberto Sánchez, B.A. Industrial Design and Graphic Design, (Politecnic University of Valencia).

Both of them have seen how their work has been supported with many prizes, which highlights them as a strong working team.

Professionalism and creativity are shown in each of Verónica and Alberto’s work. “With ENEA STUDIO’s projects which are exhibited in ‘Salone Satellite of Milan’-Mare, Swing, Orion and Wave- we aim to standout from the others with creative solutions that provoke a sense of emotion in the viewing audience’.

‘Salone Satellite of Milan’ is the opportunity for ENEA’s products to be recognized in the international spotlight.

ENEA STUDIO

“Ryggraden”, created by the Design Group Smånsk, is a piece of furniture where length and shape can modified. The parts are held together with a simple joint. They cannot stand on their own, but together they create a piece of furniture which adapts to various rooms and types of flooring. It can even be adjusted to variable ground levels. You can use a few of the parts to assemble a stool, or you can use many parts to create a bench that stretches out along the whole length of a corridor. Or the length of a garden.

“Ryggraden” was first exhibited at the Salone Satellite during the Furniture Fair in Milan, where Smånsk showed their first products to the world. The Design Group was originally formed at Konstfack, where the members realised that they had similar ways of approaching creativity.

– We analyse the  actual origin of ideas and try to govern this process in various ways, says Simon Jarl, one of the designers at Smånsk.

– When working on “Ryggraden”, we observed how the repetition of identical modules could create complex geometries and a larger unity. It is fascinating to see how one part on its own falls down, but together with the others it stands strong and fills a function. Identical parts are also interesting from a manufacturing perspective. If they are well designed, they can reduce the cost of tools.

At the moment, the group is looking to find manufacturers and exciting international collaborations.

For further information: www.smansk.com

An innovative sculptural floor standing light designed by award winning London designer Junior Phipps, the light celebrates concrete and encourages interaction with the end-user. Aimed primarily at architects, designers and landscapers, as well as retail outlets and public spaces, the ORB light is constructed from highly polished cast terrazzo and contains a waterproof brushed stainless steel halogen fitting. ORB has a number of flat sides that enables the user to re-position the light angle depending on location. Ideal for highlighting architectural, interior or garden features, the large scale lights (420 x 450 x 450 mm) come in a wide choice of terrazzo colours. Heavy weight, ORB lights can be used for both public and domestic spaces.

ORB Acoustic

An innovative sculptural loudspeaker designed by award winning London designer Junior Phipps. ORB Acoustic is constructed from highly polished cast terrazzo, a rigid inert material with an acoustically sympathetic form. ORB has a number of flat sides that enables the user to re-position the speaker angle depending on location. Fitted with near field reference monitor loudspeakers for use in professional environments, where quality acoustics are paramount. Heavy weight (H420 x W450 x D450 mm Weight: 45Kg), ORB speakers can be used for both public and domestic spaces and come in a wide choice of terrazzo colours.

Egg Acoustic

Egg Acoustic is an innovative sculptural loudspeaker constructed from layered plywood in the form of an egg which sits on a 3 prong stainless steel base that enables re-positioning of the speaker angle depending on location, a rigid stable material with an acoustically sympathetic form. Fitted with near field reference monitor loudspeakers for use in professional environments, where quality acoustics are paramount. Egg speakers can be used for both public and domestic spaces and come in a wide choice of colours. (H430 x D330 x W300 mm)

Lite^Ball

As seen on BBC2′s lifestyle show Home
Lite^Ball has a stainless steel energy efficient LED fitting encased in a sculptural concrete sphere for interior or exterior use. Available in a selection of colours, LiteBall can be stacked in multiples or simply positioned to illuminate in a variety of angled directions; Ideal for highlighting architectural, interior or garden features. (Diameter 130mm)
The 1 watt waterproof light fitting is inexpensive to run and with up to 100,000 hours of LED life, it ensures a maintenance free product and makes the LiteBall great value for money. With cool glass for added safety, 5m of cable supplied. Available in clusters of 3, 5 and 7.

WATERNETWORKS – DROPS

reLEAF (2006)

Rainwater collector

A sheet of powder coated aluminium the shape and purpose of which, drawing inspiration from

the plant kingdom, enables water on terraces or balconies to be gathered.

reLEAF may be planted directly in a flowerpot or in a watering can in order to increase the gathering surface.

Blue powder coated aluminium

60cm x 37cm x 17cm

reFRESH (2007)

Jug and glasses

The material chosen for this set is a reference to earthenware flowerpots. The top of the cylindrical jug may be used in two ways. One of the sides is made of a pouring lip for serving water while the other is reminiscent of a watering can’s head.

After having drunk, the user may water his/her plants with the surplus remaining in the jug and the glasses. All of the water drawn from the tap thus gets used.

Enamelled ceramic

26cm x diam. 9cm (jug), 9cm x diam. 8cm (glass)

reFLECT (2007)

Lamppost

In the manner of a stalk, this lampshade may be fixed in the earth of interior flowerpots. The latter thus become lamp feet. The lamp both enlightens the room and becomes a profitable light source for the plant. A symbiosis is at work between the two elements.

White powder coated aluminium and steel

170cm x 35cm x 35cm

reCOVER (2007)

Umbrella-hanger

Small garden tools inspire the material and basic typology of this object. The haft is made of beech, wood traditionally used for this kind of implement. A few branches, however, have « grown » here and there thus pointing at a simplified and geometrized tree. The extremity is forked and may be thrust in any interior flowerpot. The user may hang his/her umbrella or coat, thus causing the plant to recuperate the drops of water.

Varnished beech, white powder coated steel

170cm x 35cm x 35cm

FULGURO

Fulguro Studio is a Lausanne (Switzerland) based collaboration between Cédric Decroux and Yves Fidalgo. They teamed up during training years at ECAL (Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne) and have been working since 2002 in various fields, such as furniture and product design, interior architecture and graphic design.

Throughout their career they have been emphasizing the connection that man fosters with water and the vegetal in dwelling.

Several research projects such as the concepts reHOUSE, reHOUSE/BATH and GREEN SHUTTER have been developed around this theme. They further pursue this reflection at this year’s Salone Satellite during the Milan Furniture Fair 2007, presenting a collection of four products: reLEAF, reCOVER, reFRESH and reFLECT.

Design studio Fulguro are Yves Fidalgo and Cédric Decroux. They joined forces while studying at the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, they have worked across a range of disciplines including furniture, product and graphic design since 2001.

While studying, they took part into a national artistic comptetition with 9 other artists, graphic designers and architects for Expo.02. Winning one of the 5 first prizes, they had the opportunity to mount an exhibition called «Territoire Imaginaire» that gave a vision of an imaginary Switzerland.

After graduating, their first commissioned work was an installation for a retrospective on the work of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec at the Design Museum in London. They made an animation movie entitled «Motion Notebook» that brought sketchbooks into life.

After this, they have been commissionned for various jobs like communication projects for cultural events, product design for the Swiss federal railway company or the interior design of an independant cinema.

They recently designed the whole open air bar for Nestlé, who had an important presence on the 40th Montreux Jazz festival.

They are now working on the exhibition layout showing the winner works of the National Swiss Design grants as well as on the interior architecture of artists’ residences in Italy.

In june, a small monographic book will be edited by Pyramyd. It will showcase their five first years of activity.

Fulguro. goes on developing their personal research, exploring the blurred boundaries that separate furniture, product design and graphic design.

FULGURO
Cédric Decroux (1976)
Yves Fidalgo (1976)

Rue du Maupas 28
CH-1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
www.fulguro.ch

Collaboration with designer Josefin Hagberg. The positioning of the tabletops enables the small tabletop to be hidden under the main one, or easily be moved out when another friend comes along or when you have ordered one too many dishes.

Josefin Hagberg
www.josefinhagberg.com

Jonathan Maltz Design 
www.jonathanmaltz.com

a transparent skin out of polyethylene. Stabalized by a metal bar, which at the same time forms the axis for two wheels. The wheels are used to transport the unfolded house. A ground plane provides enough space for two persons to sleep. All these features you can find in the project „meerdinger“. We tried to develop a resistant and also mobile shelter without common textile materials used in the tent industry.

Christof Binder I Veit Wolfer I productdesign

school of art and design kassel