Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Exquisite Moon Dreamer

The design is inspired by typical garden scenery in southern China and blends special elements of moon-shaped gate, Taihu stone, ancient window with assorted flower patterns and rippling lake view. The linear handler bridges both sides of the pot, just like the Broken Bridge at West Lake in Hangzhou. Under the “bridge” is water wave opening away circle in circle, creating a peaceful, quiet yet dynamic artistic experience at home. It creates such an experience that you may completely taste eastern aesthetics while making and drinking tea every day.

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Horizon

Horizon is differentiating from conventional welcome trays with several unique aspects. The concept of Horizon is making a welcome tray with completely sustainable materials. Besides that, it also has functional aspects. Horizon is also offering a different tea brewing experience with glass tubes. It also becomes different with the unique body design. The body of Horizon has a vertical wall that has a stand for glasses. The function of this stand is holding glasses and saving the glasses from the dust. All you need to do when you meet with Horizon is brewing a tea and enjoy!

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Marn

Having inspiration from the festive snacks of traditional Tainan culture (an old city in Taiwan full with cultural heritage), by transforming them into a set of hotel amenities, these series of festive snacks always known to the local as "Marn", means fulfillment in Chinese culture; turtle-shaped rice cake as hand soap and soap dish, mung bean cake as toiletries, tang yuan sweet dumpling as hand cream and steamed bun & Tainan brown sugar bun cake as tea set. Tainan culture heritage could be widespread to the world as the hotel is a nice platform to promote local culture.

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Herbet

Herbet Is a portable gas stove, It's technology allows optimal outdoor conditions and covers all the standard cooking requirements. The stove consists of laser cut steel components and has an open and close mechanism that can be locked in open position to prevent breakdown during use. Its open and close mechanism allows for easy carrying, handling and storing.

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WithDelight

Serving bite-sized sweet treats on the side of coffee is part of many different cultures as it is a custom to serve a cup of coffee with Turkish delight in Turkey, biscotti in Italy, churros in Spain and dates in Arabia. However, on conventional saucers these treats slide towards the hot coffee cup and stick or get wet from the coffee spills. To prevent this, this coffee cup has a saucer with dedicated slots keeping the coffee treats in place. Since coffee is one of the quintessential hot beverages, improving the quality of the coffee drinking experience has importance in regard to daily life.

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Norlan Whisky Glass

Inspired by nature, digitally crafted, and meticulously refined with a master whisky distiller, the Norlan Whisky Glass has been designed to capture whisky's complex flavors and aromatics and deliver them to the senses like never before. The featherweight, double-walled structure features specially developed protrusion forms inside the glass. When whisky is swirled within the bowl, these forms generate a standing wave shape, increasing the surface to air ratio and rate of oxidization, thereby reducing the presence of ethanol for more expressive aromas and an improved drinking experience.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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