Ontwerp Duo

Table with CNC routed joints:

Drill Design

These are made out of laminated veneer and colored paper! Crazytown...

Mexican Army Shelf by ludens

This shelving unit reminds me of my desk! It's designed so that one has a variety of shelf types from which to choose depending on the need of the moment.

Midterm Critique

Layer Desk

I designed and built this desk out of cherry, ash, walnut, oak, mahogany and steel. My laptop and pad of paper fit neatly into the surface of the desk for quick access and easy cleanup.

Piet Hein Eek

So I like everything on this guy's website (except maybe some of the lamps).

Here are just a few personal favorites:

Ontwerpduo

This bureau is accompanied by an optical instrument through which the shape of the piece is restored to "normal."

Austin Thomas's Double Lounger

This chair is meant to facilitate conversation!

First Attempt at Upholstery

I reupholstered this last summer, learning out of books. The chair was out of a set my grandmother got from a closing hotel a long, long time ago, and the seat was so ripped up you could see the springs. I stripped it down except for the springs (which needed retying) and put this pink stripey stuff on it. It has a few awkward moments (there's a pinch in the fabric at one point, and the double-welting falls a little flat), but mostly I was happy with how it came out.

Droog Design Highchair

By designer Maartje Steenkamp. Hilarious and absurd for sure. The concept behind it is to put children on eye level with their parents, so the chairs get shorter as the kids get bigger. They also come with saws so you can make whatever subtle height adjustments you want.

Better by Design

Here's the website in progress for the program Brown and RISD are putting together based on the conference a few weeks ago: www.BetterxDesign.org

Modular Magnetic Shelves

http://www.moormann.de/

Robert Stadler

Artist's description: "The Pools are three-dimensional forms, of differing sizes, which are laid on the floor or affixed to walls, looking like pools of water. They are associated with the Pouf! stool which seems to have grown in the corner of a room, like a mushroom. The whole piece is covered with black leather bosses, like the upholstery of a Chesterfield sofa. All the pieces elude precise description (are we dealing with a piece of furniture, a work, or a mutant?) and, as a result, juggle with the idea of use. They are parasites, whose presence raises the issue of what a domestic world without furniture would be like."

Caterpillar

This chair by Anna Bullus is inspired by bicycle chains and can be used in 14 different positions.

Aqua Creations

This is by an Israeli design firm called Aqua Creations. Go to www.aquagallery.com for more lighting and furniture designs.