Design Quarterly

DENSO DESIGN

Automatic Preserver

Sunday, 8 September 2024

Sake

The main targets of this product are sake fanciers and eating and drinking places that serve Sake. In order to incorporate the subtle and deep character of Sake into the product, Denso designed the structure so that switches and indicators do not stand out on appliances. Just mounting it on the Sake bottle switches this device on. In order to make it blend in among traditional Sake vessels that can also be enjoyed as works of art, Denso developed two surface treatments based on Sake cups.

Vista Alegre

Tableware

Saturday, 7 September 2024

Utopia

Each piece of Utopia features a construction of different reliefs that adapts to the shape, inspired by Japanese geometries, enhancing it and giving it dynamism. The teapot has a lid that allows better handling because it fits perfectly to the hands; the cup of tea has a wider dimension to enhance the aromas of the beverage; the relief present in all the pieces was thought in a way to combine aesthetics with technology, beginning and ending subtly.

RODRIGO CHIAPARINI

Smoked Food

Friday, 6 September 2024

Black Bear

Black bear is a conceptual project that consists of a family of smoked seafood. The creative concept of the brand uses the link between the salmon and the bear food chain, presented here by a chef that signs his food creations. The typology for the main name transmits strength, modernity, and a premium aspect, unlike the one used to target the products that follow a clean and sophisticated line.

LOFOTEN WATER

NATURAL DRINKING WATER

Thursday, 5 September 2024

LOFOTEN WATER

Lofoten Water, Winner of Best Tasting Water 2016, is Arctic natural drinking water and made to reflects the beautiful and unique Lofoten Islands with its unspoilt landscape of rugged mountain peaks, deep fjords and sheltered inlets. To capture and articulate the purity and premium character of Lofoten Water required a structural design and graphic expression of both prominence and nuance. This was achieved in the juxtaposition of a bottle that moves from a slender body of horizontal lines to delicate shoulders, alongside the contrasting angles of a cap inspired by the mountain peaks of Lofoten

Cangshan

Knives

Wednesday, 4 September 2024

N1 Series

The N1 Series is a story of balance and precision. A minimal hollow-handle design ensure these knives are well balanced and naturally fit a chef's grip. Each knife is forged from high-alloy steel that is both wear and stain resistant with high edge retention, but also hard and strong enough for the fine edged blades to feature a keen Asian style edge. All the knives are securely housed in a wooden knife block that is designed to emphasize the lines and silhouette of the N1 Series while adding natural texture and warm tones to the narrative of the knife set.

Ladan Zadfar

Ice Mold

Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Icy Galaxy

Nature has always been one of the most important sources of inspiration for designers. The idea came to designers' minds by looking into the space and the image of Milk Way Galaxy.The most important aspect in this design was to create a unique form. Many designs that are in the market focus on making the most clear ice but in this presented design, the designers intentionally focused on the forms which are made by the minerals while the water turns into ice, to be more clear the designers transformed a natural defect into a beautiful effect. This design creates a spiral spherical form.

Design team of the day

Special Coverage

Sunday, 1 September 2024

World's greatest design teams.

Sometimes you need a very big team of talented designers to come up with truly great designs. Everyday, we feature a distinct award-winning innovative and creative design team. Explore and discover original and creative architecture, good design, fashion, graphics design and design strategy projects from design teams worldwide. Get inspired by the original works by grand master designers.