New York designer Harry Allen has designed Paperwork, the latest collection for Kenneth Cobonpue’s lighting and accessories brand, HIVE.
Launched this month, full details will be released over coming weeks. Modelled using Kozo Paper the table lamp employs papier-mâché techniques and LED illumination to create a nostalgic luminaire that speaks of the past, present, and future.
The lamps fall into Harry Allen’s REALITY series, which consists of objects whose form is “sampled: from existing sources. Harry has never been attracted to overly-formal design. His design process emphasizes the inherent beauty of things – from beauty from concept, beauty from materials, and beauty from structure- REALITY takes his quest one step further and borrows forms from the world around us.
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We love a little Monday surprise! Exciting news this morning with the planned reissuing of a design classic.
The F587, one of a suite of lounge chairs designed by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort across the 1960s and 70’s: is coming back!
Overnight, Artifort announced plans to re-release the retro-chic deep seater in a limited run of leather and cloth upholsteries for 2012.
Details and more production stills are forthcoming, to register your interest click here.
For further reading on the periodic reissuing of 20th Century design classics by the likes of Pierre Paulin and Kho Liang Ie , click here.
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Meet Culdesac.
All of them.
This multidisciplinary collective out of Valenica, Spain are fast cementing their place on the global design scene. Established in 2002 by Francisco Pons, Alberto Martinez, Pepe Garcia and Pilar Roger the CuldeSac concept is to simply embrace the diversity of creative pursuits and through collaboration create memorable experiences, produce definitive products and reinforce iconic brands.
The name CuldeSac means the end of the street of course, but in Valenciano, cul de sac is like the bottom of a woman´s handbag-a place you can find anything and everything mixed. This is what we love.
Their client roll call for the first decade of practice is nothing but impressive and serves as testament to the quality of their work. Commissions for Swarovski, Aston Martin, Tiffany & Co, Lladró and H&M are just some of their highest profile projects.
KE-ZU is honoured to be unveiling Whisper and Atlantic, two impeccable collections the Spaniards have created for US manufacturer Bernhardt Design. With the official launch of Bernhardt Design mid 2012, the impeccable craftsmanship of these two fine design houses will be presented in Australia for the first time. Sitting in the Bernhardt stable alongside works by Arik Levy, Jaime Hayon, Ross Lovegrove and Suzanne Trocme – these pieces are afforded the esteem they are due.
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Privacy and a sense of luxury often go hand-in-hand, so it stands to reason that with the prevalence of open-plan homes, wall-free workplaces and vast hospitality venues, we instintively seek to demarcate our own domain.
Designers are heeding the call and rising to the challenge by putting some back into it – literally.
Endeavouring to create miniature retreats within our homes, hotels and workplaces: designers are affording us greater variety in lounging options through the use of high backs and wrapped or winged arms.
Each of the collections pictured here is steeped with the afore mentioned sense of luxury – the pieces take on coccoon-like characteristics that are once is comfortable, sophisticated and intimate.
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Ramon Esteve’s Faz Collection for Vondom is as diverse as it is versatile.
Taking in lighting, planters, lounging, tables and modular sofas – this short film showcases the outdoor range as a sleek, contemporary study in functionality.
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Spain’s National Design Prize, the most prestigious design award handed down in Spain, has gone to Sellex.
The Government Minister for Industry and Innovation says the company won
because of more than 30 years of consistent quality and constant search for excellence’.
Jury members felt Sellex has been able to combine timeless elegance with affordability and usability.
KE-ZU has enjoyed an illustrious relationship with Sellex supplying products from the likes of Lievore, Altherr & Molina, Gemma Bernal and Burkhard Vogtherr.
To date Sellex furniture has been used in The Australian Family Courts, NSW Police Stations, The Scottish Parliament, London City Hall and many more high profile projects.
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Introducing the Cabaret Collection from Kenneth Cobonpue: coming very soon. Contemporary woven furniture for the indoors or the greates indulgence for lounging outdoors.
Click here to register your interest!
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Today we are pleased to announce the release of “Parchment“, the latest offering from the acclaimed, multi-award winning designer Kenneth Cobonpue.
The Parchment collection visually demonstrates fine layers of wood bearing resemblance to pages of an archaic manuscript.
Employing a natural warping process, the table’s many layers are formed of solid walnut timbers that embody a visual lightness – all resting on a contemporary brushed stainless steel base.
Available in two sizes at dining height.
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by O on December 14, 2011
America’s Elle have announced their “27 most exceptionally designed masterpieces from the runway, for the home and beyond…”
Alongside Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Cartier and Louis Vuitton is the one and only Kenneth Cobonpue! His much lauded Bloom Lounge Chair has been singled out as exceptional design and we couldn’t agree more.
Hundreds of fine-running stitches radiate from the center of this whimsical chair, which makes us feel like we’ve fallen down the rabbit hole..
Already awarded the “Coup de Coeur” at Maison et Objet 2009 in Paris, this luscious collection also includes a more compact club chair.
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