Variations upon an electric kettle by Jean-Baptiste Fastrez; photo by Véronique Huyghe

Jean-Baptiste Fastrez, Brynjar Sigurdarson and Emilie Colin Garros are the three young designers who have found themselves thrust into the spotlight after being named the winners at this year’s edition of Design Parade – an international three-day design festival held annually at the Villa Noailles in Hyères which took place earlier this month (1-3.07). (more…)

As always we have been around with our video team at this year’s imm cologne. Here are some impressions and interviews of the young designers who exhibited at the [D3] Contest. Enjoy!


read also: When We Were Young: [D3] Design Contest at imm cologne

Detail of the Design Museum Holon, designed by Ron Arad; photo Yael Pincus

The completion of Ron Arad’s small-scale masterpiece that is Israel’s new Design Museum Holon signals a kind of design coming-of-age for the country. With its current design scene set to grow even further, Architonic talks to a number of established and emerging Israeli designers, curators and educators about the significance of Israeli design and where it’s heading…
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Amirite chairs, variation with wooden legs

At this years International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, Jacob Nitz presented a range of chairs made out of folded sheet metal, variations on which feature wooden legs.

Amirite chair with felt cover

Felt covers provide an inventive accessory: a pocket on their rear is the perfect place for magazines and newspapers.

Amirite Chair with felt pocket for magazines

Amirite chair is available in various colours

to the Amirite Design website