Stitch is a new wall and ceiling lamp by Swedish designer Mattias Ståhlbom for Zero. The construction and the appearance of the lamp are inspired by the same principle as an embroidery frame.

When attached on the wall or in the ceiling it is possible to adjust the frame in different angles to direct the light and gain the most effect out from the light source and the lamp. Stitch is made of roller milled aluminium with a diffuser of matt acrylic.

It exists in two sizes and in various colors.

Probably you saw our yesterday update with Lomo and their new analogue system. Today we report about a brand new 24 karat gold plated camera body wrapped in finest leather called Lomo LC-A Gold. It is a crispy collectible with only 130 piece limited edition with engraved serial number and certificate of authenticity. It is a celebration  of25 golden years with Lomo. The camera comes with the legendary Russian Lomo LC-A+ lens for vignetted and super saturated photos.

It’s specially designed to keep this bling safe, it holds two Lomography 800 ASA films in gold-coloured anniversary tins. To round this package up a hard cover book tells everything that has to be known about Lomography.

The exhibition 18 YEARS OF PLAYING at The Design Museum in Gent, Belgium will be the biggest, but more important the nicest, retrospective about the work of Richard Hutten Studio, which was founded oktober 1991.

Richard Hutten, a self declared Homo Ludens, will show a cross section of his work of the past 18 years, varying from his well know pieces such as the Table-chair and the Dombo/Domoor mug up to relative unknown and recent work, such as This chair and the Book-chair.

In the playful setting, which is also designed by Richard, you can see unique, unknown pieces, limited editions, mass produced work as well as a selection of interiors. The exhibition will be up and running between 26 February and 6 June.

Claesson Koivisto Rune was founded in Stockholm in 1995 as an architectural office but soon added furniture and product design to the practice. Books and exhibitions about both the buildings and the furniture design have been made previously. But for the first time, the smaller objects; things that can be put on a table, have been gathered and presented.

With photos by Anthony Hill and graphic design by Gabor Palotai the exhibition took place at Hotel Skeppsholmen during Stockholm Design Week.

Henrik Otto, senior vice president of Electrolux, launched an interesting new kitchen concept last week at DesignBoost in Stockholm. Imagine never having to use pans or pots again, never having to worry whether the ingredients are fresh or never having to look up a recipe in a cook book. Heart of the Home, as the concept is called, is a thought provoking vision of the kitchen of the future – an integrated solution functioning as a kitchen table, cooking surface and bar all in one.

Swedish designer and architect Jonas Wagell got the commission this year to make the design for the Design Bar and the VIP lounge at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. The Design Bar was made of 150 sheets of chipboard, 200 liters of paint, 350 sqm of carpet plus 300 balloons. The conceptual theme for the Design Bar and the VIP lounge were ‘Forrest’ and ‘Industry’. Like a tribute to raw material, craftmanship and refinement, which constitute the backbone of the furniture industry. Jonas Wagell describes his idea like this:

TRADE FAIRS ARE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTIONS QUICKLY BUILT AND TORN DOWN A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS PROJECT AIMED TO EMBRACE THE TEM- PORARY BY CREATING A SPACE WHICH WAS INFLUENCED BY STAGE DESIGN AND GRAPHICS RATHER THAN POLISHED ARCHITECTURE.

The BoostTalk on Friday 12 February during DesignBoost Arkitekturmuseet in Stockholm was sold out in thirty minutes.

Designboost is now happy to announce that they will stream all lectures, panels and seminar online on Friday 12th between 9.45am and 5.15pm. You can listen to personalities like Karim Rashid, Ross Lovegrove, Ilse Crawford, Stephen Burks, Ineke Hans, Richard Hutten, Katrin Olina, Satyendra Pakale, Monica Förster, Henrik Otto, Bjarke Ingels, James Irvine, Gert Wingårdh, Ilkka Suppanen, Thomas Sandell and Jens Fager.

Simply go to http://www.designboost.se and you will be re-directed to the DesignBoost at Arkitekturmuseet BoostChat “Design for Life”.

If you would like to comment and discuss the BoostChat via Twitter use #designboost.

Please find the complete program below:

Official programme for BoostTalk during DesignBoost at Arkitekturmuseet Friday February 12.

10.00 WELCOME

Inaugural speech by David Carlson and Peer Eriksson from Designboost.

10.15 SESSION ONE

Jens Fager
Richard Hutten
Satyendra Pakhale

2 minute leg stretch

Ilse Crawford
Ross Lovegrove

12.00 LUNCH BREAK

13.00 OFFICIAL OPENING OF BOOSTSHOW (exhibition) ”Design for Life”. Inaugural speech speech by museum director Lena Rahoult.

13.30 SESSION TWO

Stephen Burks
Bjarke Ingels
Karim Rashid

2 minute leg stretch

14.40 SEMINAR ”Space for Life” with Ineke Hans, Karim Rashid, James Irvine, Henrik Otto and Ross Lovegrove. Moderators: David Carlson and Peer Eriksson.

15.40 ENERGIZING BREAK

16.00 PANEL DISCUSSION ”Design for Life” with Katrin Olina, Ilkka Suppanen, Gert Wingårdh, Monica Förster and Thomas Sandell. Moderators: David Carlson and Peer Eriksson.

16.50 WIND-UP: David Carlson and Peer Eriksson

17.00 THE END

Each designer of DCI (Design Club International) teamed up with two young Shonan modelers to create a 1/4 scale model for an educational project sponsored by the Japanese government to educate DCI’s new modelers. As Alexandre Cornaert, a car designer with DCI explains, “For the modelers to practice and refine their skills, they needed a design to work on. My boss told us we could design the car we wanted, without any constraints, with no restrictions at all. It was pure freedom.”

Cornaert’s ideation sketches for the project he named Decadence involved slender lines, voluptuous volumes, long and imposing proportions and magisterial presence. As he says, “The design is slightly provocative, but with a real need to move forward and hope for a better future. Extravagance, abundance, nonchalance, opulence, impertinence, elegance, irrelevance, impudence, insouciance, arrogance, insolence . . . all these words define our world today, and thus the creative context of this design concept. There is a need for quality and honesty today like they had during the Renaissance period. Their sculptures were an ideal of perfection and power. They harmoniously coexisted . . . That’s why they became icons of absolute beauty.”

A suggestively long hood combined with a backward cabin position that provides speed and character defines the car’s proportions. The central front lamp and integrated front and rear spoilers give a classical sport touch to the design. The high ground clearance, a synonym of luxury, is combined with a low roof line to keep the car light and dynamic, and the centre point of both front and rear side character curves located behind the centre of the wheels give the impression of perpetual motion.

What’s so interesting about this design is its proportions. As Cornaert clarifies, “The proportions are the key point to my design. I always try to play with new proportions, but when I’m working for a client I usually have to base my design on an existing chassis and it’s incredibly limiting. So for me, freedom means new proportions. The Decadence project is a stylistic exercise, trying to push the limits of visual balance.”

Asked what he sees as the future of car design, the young French designer replies, “Right now it’s a very blurry time for the auto industry. Everybody is wondering which way to go. On the one hand everybody agrees that we need efficiency, but on the other hand, the luxury class cars (large, with very big engines) are selling better than ever. I think that whatever the car class is, the design of tomorrow will have to be visually efficient and optimise the space with larger cabins. The real challenge though is to make those people who are angry at cars for destroying the earth to change their opinion so they become friends again.” Unfortunately this doesn’t sound like a friendship that can be resurrected overnight.

This is a new post by David Report contributor Kristina Dryza.

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”We wanted to create a sanctuary, where you can stay, think, dream and spend time together,” says Ted Muehling. ”Using the Svenskt Tenn archives, with all that Josef Frank and Estrid Ericson have left made available to us, we have staged a home.” Adds Mats Gustafson: ”In reality, interior design takes time to settle. Here we have had the opportunity to improvise, play with instant effects, and to mix the luxurious and extravagant with odd pieces of different value.”