Moleskine, the legendary manufacturer of paper tools for creativity, introduces “The Hand of the Designer”, a collection of 462 reproductions of hand made sketches by 150 internationally recognized designers, including Bouroullec Brothers, Michael Graves, Hella Jongerius, Karim Rashid, and many others.

“The Hand of the Designer” is an intimate look into the creative process of the designer, and a celebration of the everlasting power of free hand sketching even in the AutoCAD® era. The general layout has the familiar look of a Moleskine notebook, …

Gulp is three thousand translucent drinking straws interwoven to form a dense, spherical lampshade. Made
from one continuous length of interconnected straws, you could – if you possessed Dyson-like suction – put one end in a drink and gulp it down through the other.

Each piece takes seven days to make and is made to
order. Gulp is available in a strictly limited edition of 50.
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Following many pages of sketching, a full scale visual model was made to check proportions. I also built a functional model to check the ergonomics and comfort. Five fiber board male/female jigs were constructed to laminate 1/8” sheets of wood into their final bent ply forms.

The leather seat can easily be attached or detached from the chair. The leather is sewn on each end into
loops. The loops are attached by being placed through slots in the wood and anchored with a dowel rod. This
allows for easy assembly and disassembly as …

This is the first auction in France dedicated to architectural elements, garden statuary and antiques figures. The more than 600 lots come from renowned specialist dealer Origines.

The sale features about 150 chimney, interior and exterior sculptures and garden pieces.
> More : http://www.sothebys.com/

Not to be missed this auction for those whom love the “cabinet de curiosité”… a selection of rare “artificialia”, “naturalia”, “exotica” and “scientifica”.

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Known for her chain Folf, Nina Bruun strikes back with this nice and elegant chair called Nest. Influenced by the coming season and of nature, this chair is inspired by a bird’s nest.

Nina Bruun’s idea was to create a graphical chaos which still felt like a unified whole.

Kate Werble Gallery presents Christopher Chiappa’s first solo show in eight years, High Fructose Corn Syrup. In this exhibition, Chiappa employs self-portraiture as a technique to heighten psychological and cultural decay. The title, High Fructose Corn Syrup, is a reference to the artist’s transition from adolescence into adulthood, and his realization of the disappointment of human experience.

China has a long tradition in the production of ceramics and especially porcelain and Europe has for many centuries tried to copy the Chinese in that field. Nowadays our world is invaded by Chinese products that in most cases attempt to imitate those Europeans… CeramiX is a reflection upon the irony of history through the world of ceramics.

After an initial research in the traditional techniques, methods and evolution of both Chinese and European ceramics, the CTRLZAK team has identified certain key elements that identify both cultures. Subsequently the project was …