Every component of Obtineo is made in the UK by skilled craftsmen, using traditional manufacturing methods. The scooped wood is turned solid ash, which are sanded and finished before branding it with our logo. Obtineo’s wool felt strip is produced in one of Britain’s few remaining felt factories.
“IMO starts from a feeling of nostalgia for the old, the simple and the union between them.”
Jordi, Quinta for friends, is a wood craftsman who creates objects with soul. That part of things unseen, but feel. His method of production ensures that each of its creations have something unique that will never be replicated in other piece.
COS are in Milan celebrating Salone del Mobile with a specially commissioned installation and temporary concept store. This year COS are working with Japanese design studio, nendo, who have created an installation that explores their distinctive philosophy; re-imagining the everyday to create a small ‘!’ moment.
In 1986 a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called “Koh Panyee”. It’s a floating village in the middle of the sea that has not an inch of soil. The kids here loved to watch football but had nowhere to play or practice. But they didn’t let that stop them. They challenged the norm and have become a great inspiration for new generations on the island.
The Onyx Sofa designed by Peugeot Design Lab is a 3-meter long seat made of carbon fibre and Volvic volcanic lava stone. It is the first in a line of made to measure furniture.
ENSCI les Ateliers, hosted a workshop organised by the French Ministry of culture. The idea was to use images, videos and sound fallen in the national pubic domain.
One team of students had this silly idea of making a machine that could automatically create tattoos taken from a bank of images..
If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change?
Anar Foundation has very limited resources to raise awareness of their phone number to help child and adolescents at risk. Thanks to the publicity on media and all comments on social networks the campaign has achieved its main objective: Raise awareness of the Foundation and their helpline.
A 1 min animation of the bicycle’s evolution, all the way from the wooden horse to the modern racer.
MIKA 350 is a pendant lamp inspired by the “Pallozas” the houses of the ancient Celtic forts that were built in Galicia from 6th century BC.
A commission from Plank to design a monoblock bar stool in plastic was the perfect opportunity for Konstantin Grcic to re-invent his vocabulary of shapes.
Backstage from Calligraphy on Girls session with Shura. Senia aka Pokras Lampas as always bringing you crazy lettering.
The project started when Miloš Ristin with the idea of trying out a new approach which in this case meant first playing with a material and then generating ideas out of the experimental process.
In a crowded Philadelphia garage, Adam Cramer revives vintage motorcycles and the American tradition of grease-stained self-reliance.
Ever since its invention, the screw hasn’t changed its style and function. Actually it’s never needed to change at all. Screws are used everywhere but are easily overlooked. This time, Studio Yumakano focused on them.
A segment from the popular series “Buy Me That.” We’ll meet a “makeup artist for food,” who surprises us all with this behind-the-scenes look at how burgers (and fries) are made to look their best for television.
Much of the work Price produces seeks to explore the untapped potential of familiar materials, encouraging them to behave in unfamiliar ways. This often requires developing machinery and tools that are capable of subverting conventional industrial manufacturing techniques, introducing a dose of entropy into what are typically very controlled processes. Chance is an essential element in this creative process, and one that Price relies on to transcend the limits of imagination.
Manhattan’s staggering skyline is about to be transformed once again, when in 2015 a new tower will pierce the sky. 432 Park Avenue is set to be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere.
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