The breadth of objects in this book reflects the remarkable scope of contemporary design. Tables that look like mutant spiders; shopping trolleys reinvented as chairs; a chandelier made from old pens — the progressive, amusing, audacious and downright dotty collection of products illustrates the tremendous creativity and boldness at work. Many of the objects stand at the crossroads where sleek, classic design encounters the radical and the surreal. In common, behind the good looks, behind the humour, each item has a clearly defined function. We’ve chosen five powerful current trends to group and explore the designs: reproducing the natural world; inspired by recycling and salvage; inventing a new reality; escaping from a dream world; and transforming objects. So, turn on the anatomical lamp, settle down in your Bibliochaise with an ergonomic mug resting on your knee, and prepare to be surprised.
INDEX OF DESIGNERS and links :
A
Adachi, Sakura,
L’Air de Rien,
Aisslinger, Werner,
Antenna Design,
Arad, Ron,
Assa Ashuach Studio,
Atypyk,
B
Barnes, Esti,
Berthès, Éric,
Berti, Enzo,
Bo, Studio,
Boontje, Tord,
Bouroullec, Erwan,
Bouroullec, Ronan,
Brown, Jeremy,
C
Canudas, Jordi,
Ceulaer, Maarten De,
Chen, Zhiliang,
Chiu, Chishen,
Cohda Design,
Collezione I Multipli, Gufram,
Colucci, Claudio,
Crasset, Matali,
D
D. K. & Wei Design,
Domeau & Pérès — Pharrell Williams,
Drocco & Mello,
E
Enpieza!, eStudio,
Escalona, Joel,
Escalona, Joel & Crowhurst, Stephen,
F
Franken, Ruth,
Fred & Friends,
Front Design,
G Gilardi, Piero,
Grcic, Konstantin,
H
Hadid, Zaha,
Harsha Vardhan R.,
Hupton, David and Thelermont, Yve,
I
Inder, Shane,
Inflate,
ITLab,
J
Jong, Reinier de,
Jouin, Patrick,
K
Kaptein, Louwrien,
Kocx, Christian,
L
Lee, Hyuh Jin & Choen, Hyeroung,
Ligos, Marc,
Lipsey, Max,
M
Maas, Christian,
Makkink, Studio,
Mayor, Julian,
Menary, Carl,
Molo Design,
Murphy, Chris,
N
Newson, Marc,
Nobody&co,
Nouanesing, John,
Novembre, Fabio,
Nucleo,
Nyman, Hanna,
O
Olschewski, David,
Olsen & Hjorslev Toustrup,
P
Petit, Elric,
Phipps, Jake,
Pier, David,
Poll, van der, Marijn,
Praet, Jens,
R
Ragot, Cédric,
Rashid, Karim,
Reddish Studio,
Reestore,
Remy, Tejo,
S
Sabino, João,
Somers, Wieki,
Stadler, Robert,
SZI Design,
T
Tcherevkoff, Michel,
V
Vojnovic, Ante,
W
Wanders, Marcel,
Wayne Maxwell Design,
Y
Yates, Jolyon,
