Geometric Visions

Most of us grew up with a Spirograph, Rubik's Cube, and Legos. For those who became bored, either had it pawned or it mysteriously vanished. Chris Kirby took these creative toys as an inspiration, fine tuned his creative vision and turned it into a career. As an ex-engineer, he utilize his talent to creative these wonderful and captivating products from lighting, furniture, and accessories. His Compost Vase was awarded the Macef Design Award for Highly Commended Entry, as well as Core77 Light Objects for Notable Entry.

Produit Élégant

David Turpin is a graphic, web and product designer.  He spent 10 years in Hong Kong working for Pacific concept and Bleu Ltd., his own design agency prior to moving back to France.  He specilizes in consumer electronics, user interface, and computer accessories. David is known for his slim, glossy, and simple geometric forms that is classy and elegant.

David Turpin studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.  He is currently located Le Folgoët, France. 

Techno-Biological Illumination

Frank Buchwald is a German industrial designer who created these "Machine Lights" as he claims to be the raw artifacts from the industrial age. It took him over 10 years to design them without any specific style in mind, letting his creative freedom lead his concept without boundaries.

"Machine Lights" consist of 12 models in a series, produced in a low volume and using raw materials like brass, steel, textile cables, handmade glass with a unique and special light bulbs. "Machine Lights" are designed and manufactured in Berlin, Germany.

Clear Point Of View

Mike and Maaike is an award winning product design studio in San Francisco.  Their work have been honored and recognized by the industry: Dwell, I.D. Magazine, Time Magazine Green Design, Wallpaper Magazine Design Award, and more.

Mike Simonian is originally from Los Angeles, a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.  Maaike Evers is from the Netherlands, graduated Cum Laude from the Academy of Industrial Design in Eindhoven.  Mike and Maaike designed the first mobile phone which runs on Google Android Operating System and leading the design with Astro Studio to design the XBOX 360, as well as many multifunctional furniture and accessories.  Some of their products include Thermoplastic Pillows, Flowlab Skateboards which allows you to sure without the waves, and Windowseat Lounge, where you have your personal private space in public.  Please check their website for additional and in-depth information on their innovating products.

Reimagine

Aleksander Mulomelov is the art director and founder of Mukomelov Studio in Kiev, Ukraine, who created these intuitive product design. A faucet called, "The Water Symphony" which an electronic device is embedded to allow automatic precise adjustment to water pressure and temperature. "Bath's Bomb" is self explanatory. A contemporary mobile phone, "Magic Stone" with holographic projector, and "Mobile Script" with a retractable touch screen. And "Floor Lamp FireFly" is an organic shape lamp.

No Rain But Light

Since I met my friend, who is a lighting director, I have a higher level of appreciation to lighting design. I am enlighten by the amount of time and effort it takes to light a single scene on film, the calculations, gels, filters, focusing, hokum, etc. Lighting is important everywhere we go. Cause without light, what would we see?

When I saw Steven Haulenbeek's Cumulus Light Canopy, I thought to myself, "That is brilliant!" Taking photographer's translucent umbrellas to defuse the light in order to create ambient lighting. According to Steven, "The object is recontextualized to create playful light rather than reference the dark and dreary day." In fact, he turned the umbrellas upside down to create a bright cloud-like form. This effect soften the light but still illuminate the room.

Steven Haulenbeek graduated from the School of Arts Institute of Chicago with a MFA. He is currently working on two public installations, Word of Faith day care center near Augusta, Georgia, and Children's Museum in Florida.

Steven is a designer and an artist, who is known to repurpose objects in order to create something new. He stated, "I am interested in the unconventional solutions to conventional problems." Go to his website to view additional work from Steven Haulenbeek.

Product Design By Rapid Prototyping

Johanna Spath and Johannes Tsopanides are both award winning Product Designers who specializes in Rapid Prototyping..  This method requires a computer-aided design or modeling software, translate the files, and uses a machine to produce a physical prototype from a designated material by layering until the form is complete.

In their recent work, they used a programming language to create a digital form as texture.  The Exorbit, is an non-traditional ventilator which is inspired by the structure of the wings of a butterfly.  The Cloudspeaker uses the amplitude and frequency information of a particularpiece of music to create the design.  The Soundplotter is an experimental design through sound input.  "No matter if you want to scream, sing or simply leave a quiet note...translate sounds into a 3D object."

Their work is not random, but calculated, which gives each piece their own unique personlized design.  Johanna and Johannes continues to push the technology by experiemental design to reach new heights.  Please view their full collection of work on their webpage for an elaborate description of their concept.