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  • B-Side: Less

    Sometimes B-sides can be as beautiful (or more) than the product most visible face, and this is the case with Less, the brilliant table...
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  • Geometrical Beauty

    Plank has gained big visibility since their collaboration with Konstantin Grcic, the research driven approach to design of the Italian company fits very well the german designer's vision.
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  • Woven Plastic

    The outstanding expertise and quality of the Italian company Kartell favors the oriental inspiration of Tokujin Yoshioka.
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  • Unfolded Beauty

    Riccardo Blumer is a hands-on designer always experimenting with materials and lightness, the Origami chair made of three aluminum sheets folded and mechanically fastened is a good...
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  • B-Side: Aguape

    We have the bad habit of looking to the back side of objects. We may discover complete different languages, often they tell more about the product that the a-side, sometimes they happen to be even more interesting; no matter what we find is always worth the time.
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  • Honeycomb

    The honeycomb structure is a great projectual solution in Alberto Meda's foldable chair for Kartell; it boosts the visual quality of the plastic and...
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  • Blown Metal

    Ideas applied to the research of new technological possibilities can open brilliant product opportunities, this stool is a great example.
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  • Natural Geometry

    Patricia Urquiola conceived a brilliant solution for the Antibodi series she designed for Moroso, a striking two-sided textile with two contrasting looks: an unusual...
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  • Brass

    When design meets handicraft logics the results are often surprising. Tom Dixon uses a traditional Indian technique for his hand beaten brass pendant lamps....
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  • Tropicalia

    Despite her rational approach to design, Patricia Urquiola's product never lack in poetry. The latest armchair for Moroso is a great example.
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