Built By Hive
Built by is a collaboration between Vanessa Harden and Kevin Hill together they have created a custom designed beehive that allows them to collaborate with honey bees to create bespoke products. Read More…
Supporting Growth – presenting – Built by
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011Peter Böckel at Designersblock Ventura Lambrate
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Peter Böckel - Read me
Peter Böckel is a young industrial designer from Germany. At Designersblock 2011 in Milano, he will show a collection of several furniture pieces under the title MissingLink. The collection consists of four objects which are based upon the idea of the convergence of form, function and meaning. Known patterns are abandoned, mixed and merged with each other. Finally new interpreted into objects with new characters and personalities. However, on closer inspection you can find and associate some DNA evidence from their archetypal origins. Read More…
Bodging at Barbed – Live pictures
Friday, October 29th, 2010
Bodging at the Barbed - Gitta Gschwendtner chair in the foreground
If you managed to miss the Bodging Milano chairs in Milan and London, and the Cov bodge chairs at the Bargehouse we’ve arranged another chance for you to see them at the delightful Barbed gallery in Barnes South West London. It’s only on for a few more days so make sure you catch it.
Marin Sawa at Designersblock London 2010
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Marin Sawa has created a living world in her kitchen, where she set up a molecular cooking laboratory in order to manipulate and shape algae strains. She made visible a world in which algae can be seen changing colour after being exposed to sunlight, a world in which algae can thrive in a contained, architectural environment. Her project highlights algae habitats through experimentation and scientific research. There is much ado about algae currently, from creating stronger, hybrid, high-tech strains to the mass production of algal bio-fuel and bio-oil, to the use of algae in paint. Algae are also a source of inspiration and research for chemists, microbiologists, engineers, environmentalists, designers, and even chefs.
Bargehouse
Oxo Tower Wharf
Bargehouse Street
South Bank
London SE1 9PH
Designersblock London 2010 23rd – 26th September
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Cov Bodge at Designersblock 2010
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Back in March 9 designers went to the forest. Bodging Milano took place in Clissets wood in Herefordshire in the workshop of Gudrun Leitz. Over 4 days using only hand tools, pole lathes, and traditional steam bending techniques, 9 unique pieces were created. We then exhibited the results at Designersblock in Milan to great acclaim. Quite a few people have told us that it was the best thing they saw in Milan this year. Read More…
Shanghai Surprise
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Front cover of magazine
Chinese magazine City Pictorial was a lovely surprise in the post. There’s a great review by Gigi Ren of some of the Milan stuff which you should check out. Read More…
