Archive for October, 2006
The new Geniol Fireplace Edition, almost as awe inspiring as the Olympic Flame. Designed for indoor and outdoor use, the Fireplace Edition is an unusual lighting object for entertaining both in private homes and public venues. A pair of Heinze Fireplaces used to light up an entrance space make a stunning welcome to the guests of restaurants, bars, party venues and the like.
This modernist SPACE watch features a classic red LED display exactly like Pulsar watches that were made during the 1970’s. To display the time simply push the time button on the right side of the watch body and it will clearly light up for as long as the button is pushed then remain lit for a few seconds, the same for the date, press the date button. There is another recessed button used for setting the time and date. This is a brand new watch manufactured using latest generation LED watch modules originally based on 70’s technology, now these new modules offer the same fantastic looking LED illuminated display but with better performance. This watch features completely brand new technology, body type and design but offers the great authentic Pulsar style - there is nothing like a genuine LED digital watch display with a heavy quality feel.
Meet Wallet 2.0, the original soft wallet with multi-purposes. It looks nothing like a wallet in the first glance, but after you take a good look of it, you will perceive the beauty of this innovative soft wallet. Just about the size of your normal leather wallet, it holds as much stuffs as you could put in with our patent pending wallet system: different refill sheets of credit cards, bills, I.D., coins, notes, card holder, memory card, etc… that you could choose from. Everyday life, traveling, snowboarding, cycling, hiking, night clubbing, dancing, etc… Whether you are going to do, Wallet 2.0 could be your best buddy. With the soft materials, you could put it in your front or back pocket, wear it around your neck, put it in your bags. Wallet 2.0 is not only a normal wallet, but a fashion symbol. It will be you, to define the style of urban accessory trend.
Philippe Starck (b.Paris 1949) - enfant terrible and court jester of the international design jet-set - is the best-known designer of our times, as well as one of the most prolific: his cult objects have proved as successful in the marketplace as they have with design critics. His success has been built on his ability to translate his sometimes prophetic insight into social and cultural changes in Western society into objects, spaces and buildings. The son of an aircraft designer, he has inherited his father’s love of technology and penchant for futuristic design - it comes as no surprise to learn that many of his furniture pieces are named after characters in the novels of visionary sci-fi writer Philip K.Dick. Driven by his omnivorous curiosity, he has made a name for himself in many areas of contemporary design. As an interior designer, he first attracted notice in the mid 1970s with two Paris nightclubs, La Main Bleue and Les Bains-Douches, and was commissioned to decorate and furnish President Mitterand’s private apartment in the Elysée Palace in 1982. These were precursor of the spectacularly successful Café Costes, in turn the inspirational prototype for later designs like the Paramount Hotel in New York, the Manin restaurant in Tokyo and the Felix restaurant in Hong Kong. His collaboration with Driade as a furniture and furnishings designer began in the early 1980s with a collection which is still developing and expanding. He has also designed kitchen scales, sanitary wares, a TV set, watches, lighters, lamps, toothbrushes, kitchen utensils, eyewear, stools, ashtrays, lemon-squeezers, a scooter, a motorbike and even pasta. In his work as an architect, his masterly visual flair is an evident in the prefabricated house for 3 Suisses as it is in office blocks like the Asahi Building in Tokyo.
Architect Wiel Arets calls Jellyfish (2005) a “modern reclining lounger” because of how its gently shaped base gives it a relaxing, subtle movement. The result is a dynamic seating experience in which the sitter, chair and environment all interact. This was the goal of the designer, who wanted a lounge chair that encouraged active use, while also bringing a clean, straightforward aesthetic to its surroundings. A handy sidekick to the chair is the Jellyfish Ottoman that can be used as a footrest or for holding drinks.
