Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly

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

 

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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Turkish Coffe Cup

Turkish Coffe Cup is a porcelain coffee cup with a matching saucer. The form refers to Turkish cultural history: the geometric handle recalls the Seljuk period, the cloud motif recalls the Ottoman period, and the cylindrical body links both traditions. The shape was first made on a potter's wheel, then drawn on a computer. Production molds were made with a CNC lathe, and the pieces were cast in porcelain clay. The cup is 8 cm high and 6.5 cm wide. The saucer is 12.5 cm in diameter. The aim was to join the warmth of handwork with the precision of machine production.

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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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Firefly

This design is a new cocktail with chia , the main idea was to design a cocktail that has several taste phases.This design also comes with different colors that could be seen under black light which makes it suitable for parties and clubs.Chia can absorb and reserve any flavor and color so when one makes a cocktail with Firefly can experience different flavors step by step.The nutrition value of this product is higher comparing with other cocktails and that is all because of chia's high nutrition value and low calories.This design is a new chapter in the history of drinks and cocktails.

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Heaven Drop

Heaven Drop is a cinnamon roll filled with pure honey that is used with tea.The idea was to combine two food that are used separately and make a whole new product.The designers were inspired by the structure of the cinnamon roll,they used its roller form as a container for honey and in order to pack the cinnamon rolls they used beeswax to isolate and pack cinnamon rolls.It has Egyptian figures depicted on its surface and that's because Egyptians are the first people who realized the importance of cinnamon and used honey as a treasure!This product could be a symbol of heaven in your tea cups.

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Drink Beauty

Drink Beauty is like a beautiful jewel that you can drink ! We made a combination of two objects that were used separately with tea : Rock candies and lemon slices . This design is completely eatable . By adding lemon slices to rock candy's structure, its taste becomes incredibly better and its food value increases because of lemon's vitamins .The designers simply replaced the sticks that rock candy crystals were held to with a slice of dried lemon . Drink Beauty is a complete example of modern world which brings beauty and efficiency all together.

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