Designer David Taylor is back with a container series entitled The Brand New Heavies, where he uses rarely combined materials like tin and stoneware. The juxtaposition between the heavy, dark brown stone with the shiny, lightweight metallic qualities of the tin, somehow work and balance each other out. As Taylor describes: I make work that marries disharmonious materials, bringing them together in order to find, if not a balance, then a means of coexistence. Each container was made in relation to the one made previously and throughout the day various sizes and shapes came about. The cast tin stoppers were slow-poured and made specifically for each container.

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Where Tin Meets Stoneware: The Brand New Heavies by David Taylor

Industrial designer David Irwin ‘s Cross Side Chair launched at ICFF . The simple yet elegant construction consists of two interlocking profiles, which support a fully upholstered seat. The quality of both the solid walnut frame and the 100% wool fabric from British Manufacturer Camira perfectly compliment and enhance the simple form and clean lines of the chair, which take their cue from the symmetrical nature of an hour glass.

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Cross Side Chair by David Irwin

Digested Urbanism is a new project by David Keller in which he has covered five copper vases with pulp collected from various places in the city of Jerusalem. The gritty texture of the pulp contrasts perfectly with the shiny copper — as David explains it’s “a hard dissonance, just like the complexity of the city of Jerusalem.” Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook ! © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments | Tweet This | Share on Facebook

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Digested Urbanism by David Keller

David Clarke’s unique metalwork made me rethink how I might use a spoon. © 2010 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Art , Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments | Tweet This | Share on Facebook

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