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Saturday, May 02, 2009

Wood frame bikes





Wood frame bikes have long given way to aluminum and space age materials but designer Arndt Menke thinks we were too hasty in giving up on one of the strongest, resilient, and lightweight natural materials. There are over 60,000 woody plants worldwide but we use less than 300 of them in a terribly unsustainable way. The Holzweg bike’s frame is totally made of wood and weighs a scant 2.3kg. Could wood frame bikes make a comeback?This diploma thesis for Menke’s master’s degree demonstrates how careful attention to wood’s natural retention, expansion and anisotropic properties can be advantageous in design. The end result is an incredibly light weight bike, strong and pretty darn good looking too. I really want one.

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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

水果盘fruit bowl

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natural


designer's own words:The silver cutlery is a symbol of elegance and it has been used in banquets and important tables for several years. The sense of fashion and aesthetics has changed and most of these cutleries have been saved. Natural gives a new air to silver cutlery making it current and modern without giving up elegance. It has been sought a mixture of two noble materials; its merger with wood brings a warm air to the set. Natural also takes into account the new global mergers in the kitchen and includes utensils from different cultures.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Tranchier-Set




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Monday, March 09, 2009

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Good Design




Friday, January 09, 2009

Monday, January 05, 2009

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Trash can


Yet another clash between the Scandinavian functionalism and Taiwanese narrative. A rational solution of a trashcan without having the actual can, we let the trash bag do the job. An idea so simple and cost effective that we’re surprised we haven’t seen it in Kamprads collection yet..
The Trash Bag holder is marked by our partner company DIC product decor craft INC.
www.dcigift.gift