Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly

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

 

Fireplace

The inspiration for the “fireplace warmer” was taken from the bonfire. In order to create the circular shape Anna has chosen sacred geometrical proportions. Holes on the arms and distances between them allow light to pass outside symmetrically (just like the light that passes between people standing by the fire). Bending the arms inwards makes the object closed (like a bonfire) and allows the heating of kettles/ mugs. The source of the light is visible through the holes. The distances between arms make it easier to grab the item from every corner. Steel as durability and timelessness.

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Spyker

Spyker is a practical and beautiful trivet inspired by propeller designs of vintage airplanes. The Spyker trivet combines classic lines with contemporary materials. The stainless steel ring adds a subtle touch of class to the discreet design and comfortably fits into both modern and traditional homes. The functional design features a fingertip duct which allows the user to quickly open the trivet even while wearing oven gloves. When not in use this trivet loves resting in any kitchen drawer, standing up in a jar or hang suspended from a kitchen hook.

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The Dew

Green tea represents not only the tea culture, but is healthier than its competitor coffee, or even black tea, its own kind. Therefore, that is why the designer created The Dew teapot, the function of the teapot is inspired by Italian traditional coffee maker. By playing with the air pressure upside down, the liquid of tea at the upper part return to the lower part and leaves the tea leaves at the upper part, the lower part become the teapot and the user could enjoy the tea.

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Popo

In this project,the human’s emotion is used as a factor of production to reach predicted level in productivity. These items brings a smile and nice feelings to your homes,a minimalist and emotional design which is inspired by a fictional world.This design is made from bone china. One of features of these containers are transparency lightness and high strength.The casting material is slurry(grout) of bone china,which is 50% bone powder of Cow.The function of items is simple and with ergonomic principles. All containers are static because the body’s center of gravity is calculated for them.

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Focus

Focus tea set features a camera structure, with the lens as the main element of its appearance. The tea set is made of Chinese traditional porcelain clay, combined with a bright glaze and a frosted outer glaze. The tea set is divided into two parts: a single pot and a single cup, which are combined into an integrated tea set with the design of modern camera lens to save space. The teapot is portable for making tea, with geometric texture and anti-scalding design, which can be held comfortably with one hand.

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Himalayan

The designer integrates the elements of youth, fashion, simplicity, line sense and so on into the cup design. Its unique semi-perforated tea separator can effectively isolate tea leaves and solve the problem of tea regurgitation. The vacuum cup body is easy to carry and has strong adaptability. The concentration of the tea soup can be easily controlled. People can directly taste tea with one click of opening. The materials used meet the high hygienic standards and fill many shortcomings of traditional Chinese tea sets nowadays.

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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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