Ipe conciously calls back to an object that has earned a place in the history of great design: Enzo Mari’s Putrella, or “Beam”. The origins of Mari’s project lie in its eponymous architectural element, whose form Putrella then transformed into something with a new function; in a similar manner, Ipe morphs a different kind of beam into a stool and a bench. Nichetto’s idea of working with the shape of a slightly curved beam was solidified by a trip he took to Japan, where beams like this are used in the portals of ancient temples. Decontextualizing the concepts of Mari’s Putrella and the Japanese curved lintel, Nichetto reworks these to create a new stool archetype that is hand-made by artisans in lacquered wood. Like a valuable gem displayed in a setting, some of Ipe’s surface has been cut away in order to spotlight the preciousness of its material.

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The wildly popular Wow! Gorillas project involved sixty leading artists and was timed to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Bristol Zoo. Running for ten weeks over the summer the initiative attracted visitors and locals alike to explore the city whilst drawing attention to the plight of gorillas in the wild.

Tom Lane (aka Ginger Monkey) and Ged Palmer, who donated their creativity for the cause at the last minute, were awarded a silver and a bronze in the Fresh Digital Awards for their hand-lettered gorilla, which also raised £5,000 at a charity auction. Now there’s the chance to witness the behind the scenes production of the artwork from workshop to street, culminating in it’s grand unveiling in Bristol’s historic Queens Square.

Days before all the gorillas were to be positioned around the city Tom was approached by Harvey Whitehead, director of 375, and tasked with bringing to life their gorilla concept ‘Going Gone Gorilla’. With only two days to complete the momentous task of hand-lettering facts about the illegal bushmeat trade to cover the entire gorilla Tom turned to his creative ally Ged Palmer to help ensure the creation of the artwork was a success.

Once the artwork was complete the entire sculpture was then sprayed with a heat sensitive paint. During the day, as the heat of the sun warmed the paint the artwork would be revealed, as it cooled the sculpture would return to black and the artwork would disappear highlighting the disappearance of gorillas in the wild.

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The camera is thrown into the air and captures an image at the highest point of flight – when it is hardly moving. The camera takes full spherical panoramas, requires no preparation and images are taken instantaneously. It can capture scenes with many moving objects without producing ghosting artifacts and creates unique images.

It uses 36 separate 2-megapixel mobile phone camera modules, which are mounted in an enclosure that’s padded with foam. Photographs can then be downloaded to a computer via USB and viewed in a spherical panoramic viewer.

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Wrought-iron, wood and crystal table created in collaboration with Arte Stenico.

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8 is a container gardening kit that unites the social elements of food, ethical and moral issues about food production, and contemporary technology.

The design focuses on the autumnal, cozy, and nostalgic feelings we get when we reflect upon food, combined with a contemporary sensibility.

8 takes a holistic approach to container gardening. 8 growers receive all the tools and resources—both modern and rustic—that they need to be successful gardeners. Along with gardening supplies, the kit contains an iPhone app, cookbook, dinner invitations, and and access to an exclusive social networking site. By shifting container gardening from a hobby to a lifestyle, 8 makes gardening a celebration of friends, family, and nature.

8, drink, and be merry.

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An ongoing project about Viennese Diners and the little different Viennese fast-food culture.Most of the time these Diners are isolated islands of food supply in an ancient surrounding with plenty of cultural heritage. Isolated both in the sense of appearance as well as in resisting global operating fast-food chains. But the ‘improper’ their architecture and appearance may appear, the much heritage they actually hold themselves.Viennese wurstel diners have been introduced during the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K. Monarchy around 1870 to establish a safe income for wounded war veterans. Since then they became an essential part of urban culture not by only supplying snacks but being the place of the distinctive Viennese working class.The sub-urban Viennese tongue is a raw one and celebrated at exactly these places so I’ve chosen the title ‘Eiterquellen’ (‘Pus Springs’) for this project.

The Viennese tongue has found some questionable synonyms for the food supplied at diners, like ‘Eitrige’ (‘pus-filled’) which describes a ‘Kaesekrainer’ sausage which is filled with cheese and when put on the grill the cheese melts and oozes out. With some imagination this can look like pus. Preferably the ‘Kaesekrainer’ is served with barf (mustard) and a hump (bread roll)…Of course these ancient Viennese diners had to evolve to catch up with international fast-food chains, Kebap diners and Asian snack bars. They’ve refurbished appearance with contemporary architecture which is by the way not unfamiliar with the style of diners of the 60ies in the US. But they served the same snacks they used to serve almost 150 years ago.It appears to me as if these ‘new’ Viennese diners wanted to provoke the ancient surrounding but not their own heritage and tradition.

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