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Rug designer Nani Marquina of  nanimarquina partnered with celebrated graphic designer Milton Glaser for a one-of-a-kind rug. A portrait of Shakespeare is layered with an abstract pattern to form a beautifully textured rug that reveals his face when far away and a pattern when close up. When you think of Waterworks you tend to think of bath fixtures but they’ve designed a series of glass lights as part of their Watt collection for Dering Hall . The ribbed series of lighting, that comes in sconce or pendant form, resembles those glass insulator covers you often still see at antique shops. The Chubby Chairs from Dirk Vander Kooij are just as fascinating to look at as hearing about how they are made

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ICFF 2013: Part 3

Back in 1962, drum teacher Jim Marshall opened up a small music shop in London. Fast-forward to now, his shop has morphed into the iconic global brand, Marshall . The company is known for their awesome amps that churn out their signature Marshall “crunch.” The Marshall Fridge is the company’s way of bringing the essence of their amps to any pad—no guitar skills necessary. You get Marshall’s classic style—in refrigerator form—that stores sodas or ice-cold beers (Gin, for me).

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The Marshall Fridge

Sogum Huchuhuchu  is a minimalist design created by Korean-based designer  Jaemin Jaeminlee . The aesthetic of Sogum Huchuhuchu is supposed to imitate the shape of a spoon.

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Sogum Huchuhuchu by Jaemin Jaeminlee

During Clerkenwell Design Week this year, four designers participated in Design Exquis, a series of exhibitions that explore the dialogue on design through design inspired by the collective method of creation known as the Exquisite Corpse. The designers showing work in this particular exhibition were Dominic Wilcox, Plant&Moss, Matthew Plummer-Fernandez and George Oehler. Video brought to you by our friends at Crane.tv .

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WATCH: Design Exquis – Clerkenwell Design Week 2013

Famed Dutch designer Marcel Wanders combined two outdoor summertime favorites – swinging and gardening – into one, super fun design for Droog . The Swing with the Plants is an indoor/outdoor swing whose seat edges can be filled with plants. Better yet, plant some seeds in some soil and watch the vines grow up the ropes to make it look like it has always been hanging from a tree.

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Swing with the Plants by Marcel Wanders for Droog

Studio Dunn debuted a new light fixture at ICFF this year called Sorenthia . The fixture was inspired by kelp’s long blades and beaded joints and the brass form combines the beauty of nature with sharp, industrial lines. Two fixtures Constructed of brass and steel elements, the simplicity of the design lets the brass finish really stand out. The elongated bulbs continue the beautiful linear quality that sets the piece apart. I love that you can literally configure multiple units together to create a customized fixture.

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Sorenthia Light by Studio Dunn

Designer Michael Aram studied fine art and lived as an artist in New York in the late 1980s. During that period he traveled to India, where he discovered the indigenous traditions of metalworking. Inspired to work with craftsmen whose skills he felt were greatly untapped, Aram turned his creative energies towards craft-based design, setting up a home and workshop in New Delhi. Today, his line ranges from tableware to furniture

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Where I Work: Michael Aram

After Architecture , a collaborative design house founded by two Cornell University seniors in the Bachelor of Architecture program, designed the Twofold bench, seating to accommodate two user groups, along with two types of behavior. The all-in-one table slash bench design can host the average person of average height and seat them comfortably 18″ off the ground, perfect for resting your feet or playing a game of chess. The other type of user would be children, with space for the child to slide in and have the table be chest high for game playing or just to feel like a big kid. The bench is milled from plywood profiles, basically inverting the way plywood is traditionally used, causing the linear layers to be exposed. The edges were then painted with a bright, neon color making the curved geometry of the piece pop

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Twofold Bench by After Architecture

During NYCxDesign, at WantedDesign we spotted  Alexander Purcell Rodrigues’ Cartesian chairs, a collaboration with California-based innovative aluminum manufacturer Neal Feay . Named after Descartes’ Cartesian coordinate system – the foundation on which CAD software is built – the simple silhouette of Purcell Rodrigues’s chair goes from function to art form. Made of aircraft-grade aluminum with a faded anodized finish, each chair has a mathematically-generated ornamentation on its surface. Using Neal Feay’s cutting edge aluminum fabrication methodologies that uses minimal waste and unique finishing techniques, couples with generative modeling tools and algorithm-based patterns makes this chair a pretty cool and innovative piece of home decor.

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NYCxDesign 2013: Cartesian Chairs by Alexander Purcell Rodrigues

San Francisco-based Upwell , led by designer Justin Porcano , launched its first product that aims to make your life just a little bit easier. The Walhub isn’t your average switch plate though, this one becomes a dedicated site for your essentials – keys, mail, or your umbrella – by having a spot right by your door. You generally turn your lights off when you leave so your eyes automatically go to the light switch anyway, making it the perfect location for your important items. It comes in two versions, the Hang (with two hooks) and the Keeper (with two hooks and a mail holder), and they’re also a variety of options depending on what type of light switches you have

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Switch Plates Reinvented: Walhub by Upwell