The Austrian/Croatian designstudio For Use/Numen presented their impressing tape installation during this year’s DMY festival in Berlin. Due to the large area it was not possible to mount the installation as it was conceived like a kind of parasite, site specific object, which uses the existing architecture as docking units. Instead it was built into a custom scaffolding construction, executed within four days (approximately 160 working hours) utilizing almost 700 conventional transparent tapes (45 km of tape).





“The tendons of multiple layers of transparent adhesive tape are firstly stretched in between a construction. The following continuous wrapping of tendons results in a complex, amorphous surface through the process reminiscent of growing of organic forms. The idea for the installation originates in a set design concept for a dance performance in which the form evolves from the movement of the dancers between the pillars. The dancers are stretching the tape while they move, so the resulting shape is a (tape) recording of the choreography”, the designers explain.






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You can see, we’ve left no stone unturned in our search for new products and developments during this year’s Milan fair. Have a look at the 8th part of our video reportages. Amongst others it will show you some remarkable extendable table systems by Draenert and Fiam, an introduction of the new chair by Fabio Novembre for Casamania and a short interview with Shin Azumi.


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'Glass table' by Ask Emil Skovgaard

On Amagertorv in the very center of Copenhagen you will find Illums Bolighus, one Denmark’s most impressive design store. Last Saturday there was the vernissage of the newest exhibition within the retailer’s spaces: ‘Finn Juhl’s classics meet Ask Emil Skovgaard’. The greatly talented 33 years old furniture designer Ask Emil Skovegaard was invited to present his beautiful and lovingly processed glass table in the context of some classics by Finn Juhl. On this occasion we would like to show you some of Ask Emil’s former works which demonstrate the extraordinary craftsmanship he designs his pieces with.

'Glass table' by Ask Emil Skovgaard

“I believe that many of the forms with which we surround ourselves look the way they do because someone was in a hurry when they made them. Things take time and good things take good time. I like organic furniture that looks as though it was made by nature itself – without stress. Wooden furniture is also warm and obliging. To me, wood is the perfect material because it is so imperfect. It challenges me constantly. No two pieces are ever alike.” The designer explains.

'Glass table' by Ask Emil Skovgaard

Get some impressions of the glss table’s processing in this video (only in Danish).

'Firewood rack' by Ask Emil Skovgaard

'Hallway table' by Ask Emil Skovgaard

'Curved table' by Ask Emil Skovgaard

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With the 4th part of our video summary we would like to give you some impressions from showrooms in Zona Tortona and Superstudio Più during this year’s Salone del Mobile.


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Have a look at our first summary of this year’s novelties from the Salone del Mobile in Milan. Part II will be online soon.

Artemide presented this variably adaptable LED lamp at this year’s light+building in Frankfurt. German director of Artemide Steffen Salinger gave us this informative introduction.


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The wall lamp ‘Écran’ is the second creation the French designer Inga Sempé designed for the Italian manfacturer Luceplan. Its body is made from cast aluminium. The diffuse illumination, produced by an energy-saving halogen bulb, is doubled to reach the setting both directly, through the white silk-screened glass diffuser, and indirectly, through a slit in the wall support towards the wall.

'Écran' by Inga Sempé for Luceplan

‘Archetype’ is a lamp with a classical shape, inspired by the traditional Scandinavian design adopted by Goodmorning Technology, the Danish company signing the project.

Its exterior structure is in painted aluminium and the internal diffuser is in transparent polycarbonate; integrated between these two elements is a warm white LED and an E27 screw attachment for connection to any standard-size traditional bulb holder.

'Archetype' by Goodmorning Technology

'Archetype' by Goodmorning Technology for Luceplan

'Archetype' by Luceplan

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