Garmin’s popular Forerunner series brings forth the impressively equipped 220 and the even further endowed 620. Both the 220 and 620 feature a color display, accelerometer and pace alerts which will indicate to the runner via vibration or sound (based on user choice) how their current performance compares to past runs including best times. Each […]

World famous and award winning designer Karim Rashid’s Bruno is a simplistic table top lighting solution for the home. Its minimalist design consists only of two pieces of blown glass with a hidden light source which is diffused by the top piece of silvered glass. The light then glows softly through the bottom piece and through an opening in the top. The two available models feature clear glass/silvered glass and white glass/bronze silvered glass respectively.

designer: karim rashid
producer: verreum
period: 2013

First came fire. Then grilling. “The true heroes of human history are those who invented the art of barbecuing” (Wolf Lotter, brand eins 01/2013). Sizzling, grilling and braising removed bacteria from meat and made it more easily digestible for the first time ever, enabling our ancestors’ brains to grow in size. Michael Schmidt says: “Because […]

Design duo Färg & Blanche created this furniture collection by sewing pieces of plywood together. Färg & Blanche used a heavy-duty sewing machine more commonly used for making car seats to stitch together sections of plywood. After discovering that it was possible to sew the wood together, the pair experimented with different thicknesses and densities […]

The shape of Structures’ uniquely designed S7 lamp is infinitely adjustable due to the flexible composite body which is designed not to wear or show age. The height of the lamp is adjustable from 31 inches to 98 inches with an overall length of 177 inches and 5 brightness settings are provided for the 8 […]

Drawing inspiration from sheets drying on clotheslines in his native Venice Italy, designer Luca Nichetto noticed that the sheets also served to absorb the sound of children playing in the streets. He then applied this logic to Notes, which serve not only to absorb sound, but also to divide rooms and public spaces into more […]

Julien De Smedt, William Ravn, and Wouter Dons, the founders of the Copenhagen-based firm Makers With Agendas (MWA), chose their company’s name with care. The moniker neatly encapsulates the blend of DIY culture and activism that informs their work. “Their ethos is: Does it deserve to exist?” Ravn says. “The name says it all,” De […]

Volume draws its name from its classic inspiration. Nearly everybody has turned a volume knob at some point in their life, and this LED lamp works on the same principle. Comprised simply of an aluminum “knob” , acrylic diffuser, and three LED lights, Volume’s top turns both clockwise and counter clockwise and acts as a […]

Landscape forms has announced the introduction of multipliCITY, a collection of sustainable outdoor public furniture. created and developed in partnership with yves behar from fuseproject, ‘multipliCITY’ integrates the fundamentals of mass production and carbon-reduction through flat-pack shipping. the flexible furniture system includes seven elements: a backed and backless bench, table, bike rack, path-light and single-sided […]

All of the solid wood furniture in Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune’s collection for Japanese brand Matsuso T has five sides. The maple wood collection includes an armchair, a stool, dining and coffee tables, a coat stand, a clothes rail and a bench, each with softened corners. “We live in a world of five elements […]