Getting Back To Geometry Basics

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 12:09 AM PDT

Grade school taught us the basic shapes…. Triangle, Square and Circle; and those dang shapes haven’t really changed a bit in all these many years. Elegant as they are as individuals, their identities converge as this graceful Braun Geometrical Kettle. Depending from which angle you look at it, you can easily identify a distinct triangle, square or circle, seamlessly merging into each other. Clean lines and simplicity make it a hit in my books.
Designer: Emi Schenkelbach

Cut from a Single Piece of Wood

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 12:01 AM PDT

What is this! Only a single bit of wood and a small bit of steel support on the bottom, we’ve got quite a sassy looking little sear here! What designer Scott Jarvie has done is to not only make the single seat cut from wood with almost no waste, but multiple seats can be cut with very little waste from a single large regular sheet of plywood, too!
As you can see from the first picture and a couple others below, the One Cut concept is used primarily on this single regular chair, but below, you can see the idea implemented on several different forms.
It’s a whole potential family!
The seat provides a nice surface to sit, lumbar support, and a rather wild form to look at. Very pretty!
Very ergonomic.
Designer: Scott Jarvie

Gothic Gaudi Stool

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The Gaudi Stool gets its name from the architectural influences of the Gothic Designer Antoní
Gaudi. Like his works, this stool derives its strength from the benefits of beam-grid substructures that support its thin carbon fiber shell. Rapid-prototyping techniques employed in its manufacture ensures that the cost of production stays minimum, thus making it a viable project. Kinda eccentric-style to say the least; I quite like the black carbon finish it gleams with.
The ‘Gaudi-chair’ is currently being developed in cooperation with Dutch research institute TNO.
Designer: Bram Geenen

It’s Cold Gin Time Again

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 08:50 AM PDT

Designers from around the world have been asked to create the perfect (and I’d say wildest) martini glass for Bombay Sapphire. You might recognize a couple of these folks. And check it out: Bombay Sapphire has reached out to you, the design-concious and intelligent readers of Yanko Design to vote for your favorite. You wanted the best, YOU GOT THE BEST.

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Asks Yanko Design Readers to Vote
Have your say and be entered into the draw to win
To celebrate design week in the cocktail capital of the world, the Bombay Sapphire Foundation will be announcing the winner of this year’s global Designer Glass Competition and it wants you to help decide who is awarded this grand prize.
By voting for your favourite glass, you could be one of ten lucky readers chosen to win a copy of ‘A Most Elegant Partnership’, a book by BOMBAY SAPPHIRE that charts the evolution of the martini cocktail and its glass, and a bottle of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin.

Neat, huh? Below are the entrants to this martinitastic design contest with each of their names and respective countries of origin. Be sure to visit the Bombay Sapphire Foundation Designer Glass Competition Website and vote away! -Note, you’ll have to go through a short “be of age” thing at the beginning, but it’s short.
Designer: Various Designers for Bombay Sapphire

Martini Ice Cold – LOY KAI YI TIFFANY, SINGAPORE

Close Glass – NATHAN STUDER, SWITZERLAND

Globe – NATHAN STUDER, SWITZERLAND

Jewel – MICHAEL KARLSSON, SWEDEN

Liquid Sapphire – MICHAEL KARLSSON, SWEDEN

Moonlight – GIUSEPPE CELENTANO, ITALY

Sensual Paradise – GIUSEPPE CELENTANO, ITALY

Fulfilled – OLA DABROWSKA AND ADAM GROCH, POLAND

Comet – OLA DABROWSKA AND ADAM GROCH, POLAND