K2 Saves the World: Sustainable Skates
K2’s ‘Eco’ is an environmentally friendly pair of inline skates which bring together naturally occurring and recyclable materials. The skates are constructed with a bamboo frame for the wheels. Since bamboo absorbs and reduce road vibrations it provides users with a smooth ride. The boot of the skates is composed of fibers made from ground-down plastic water bottles. In addition to being used in the fabric, the recycled bottles also have been used in the skate’s laces, skate liners, webbing and mesh.
Via & more: designboom
House in Nagoya 01 by Suppose Design Office
This house located in Nagoya city has three functions: a flower shop, an art gallery and living quarters. Here, these three spaces which are normally separated,break the unseen barriers and integrate with each other. With flowers displayed in the gallery, they become art. With art in the flower shop, it becomes closer to life. With the living quarters blending with the shop space, the time it takes to arrange flowers becomes richer. With the display space in the art gallery crossing an invisible border line, we even wanted to cross the borders that define ‘home’. On the north face of the property, an elementary school provides an unchanging environment for the future. This property,which looks out onto the schoolyard, offers an enjoyable view of the trees and flowers that have been planted there.
Via & more: ArchDaily
The Miss_You Chair by Marco Piva
Italian designer Marco Piva has created the Miss_You chair for the manufacturer Pedrali. A comfortable chair, with an organic and sinuous shape that gives almost the impression of a ribbon that unfolds and moulds, in a 3 dimensional effect. A lightweight chair, easy to handle with a transparent look. Miss_You comes from the new productive process of moulding bicolour polycarbonate.
Via & more: Contemporist
Trevor Vaugh and Nic Shannon, Vaughshannon
Our thurst for design has led us this time at Ireland. We are proud to present you Trevor Vaugh and Nic Shannon, the designers behind vaughshannon studio that have left us amazed with their inspired creations. Although their studio was established in Dublin in 2007, they have a very interesting trajectory and their products, since their acclaimed debut at Tent London, are featured in numerous publications worldwide. They say that clarity, functionality and wit are the core guiding principles behind every vaughshannon work. Their goal is to create functional products that offer more than just pleasing aesthetics; they must integrate into their new owner’s lifestyle and environment seamlessly, whilst at the same time adding a subtle level of personality, wit and intrigue. And we couldn’t agree more!
Via & more: Yatzer
Studio Mini by Anna Hadwick
Nottingham Trent University graduate Anna Hadwick exhibited a table lamp on a tripod at graduate show New Designers in London last week. Called Studio Mini and made of oak, the product has three adjustable legs and and a head that pivots through 180 degrees. A detachable, porcelain shade inspired by the twist-and-pull action of changing a light bulb houses three LEDs.
Via & more: Dezeen
iQ font by pleaseletmedesign
Two typographers Pierre & Damien/plmd.me and a pro race pilot, Stef van Campenhoudt collaborated to design a font with a car. The car movements were tracked using a custom software, designed by interactive artist Zachary Lieberman.
Download the font here. More pictures here.
Via & more: iqfont.com
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