Homeware Design

Kawn Designs

Bookshelf

Monday, 16 December 2024

Ring

Reminiscent of Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci, which is a building block for modern and ancient civilization, and a standard of beauty across all disciplines to this day. The bookshelf functions as a keeper of knowledge. The shelving is a silhouette of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man carrying out a rhythm orchestrated by the copper rods. Ring is a statement piece that interacts with both the space and the user. It can be placed against a wall or beautifully separate two spaces in a subtle way.

Ying Zhou

vase

Sunday, 15 December 2024

Musical

It’s a multifunctional vase suitable for different scenes. First of all, this is a unique vase that can hold flowers, dried flowers or fruits. The detachable transparent glass container and the platform enable it to combine with the object being held in different ways. Secondly, at the bottom of it is a Bluetooth player, which attempts to establish a dialogue between human and nature by integrating with the vase, bringing a multi-sensory experience to people.

Wingstone Casa

Chair

Saturday, 14 December 2024

Golden Butterfly

The Golden Butterfly Chair is an original household product jointly developed by Professor Ko-Fei Chang and Wingstone Casa; it took up 6 months of time from the proposal confirmation to factory implementation with countless of adjustment and modifications during the process to finally end up with the Golden Butterfly Chair. The Golden Butterfly Chair, as its name implies, originated from butterflies in nature; dancing butterflies are graceful, and the form of their flying wings is wonderful.

HIR Studio

Public Bench

Friday, 13 December 2024

Plastic Recurrence

Plastic Recurrence is a series of benches designed for a district town hall in Hong Kong, by using recycled household plastic waste from the same district. HIR studio recycled the plastic bottles in the riverside town, processed, and remolded them into new public benches, before bringing them back into the local town hall for everyone to enjoy. The series were made of only two typical modules assembled in varied lengths and rotations. Tactile textures and imperfect color of recycled plastic render each bench unique. What is taken from the community is used back in the community.

Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Chair

Thursday, 12 December 2024

Balustrade

After street observation, designers of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University found out that people tend to lean on desks or handrails when they are tired. Inspired by human’s unconscious behavior, Balustrade Chair, an unconventional product, is designed for this temporary situation. Therefore, designers used a simpler way to realize this thought, while not putting much attention on comfort level.

Chris Chen

Table

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

Diagonal

The table Diagonal is a piece of furniture embodied with diversify possibility in its sleek form. The clean inter-cross stand structure is positioned in diagonal guideline. With the intended twisted angle, the Void/Solid dialogue would be initiated when people move around the table. The Diagonal tension could also be seen from above with tabletop veneer pattern, which also follow table’s invisible diagonal guideline beneath.

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