Designd & Designed

Designd & Designed

Designd & Designed featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

CaoHeJing KeHui

The concept of One Cube – One Reflection was the source of inspiration in façade lighting of a 20-floor commercial office tower in CaoHeJing, Shanghai. With the use of specialized, 360 degree LED projectors strategically mounted at the base of each bay, the lighting design team produced a glowing lit latticework of squares, making the building’s aluminum facade appear as if it has been lit from within. A blue-lit band, positioned on the 10th floor, halves the design into 2, enhancing the concept of reflection, as the lighting effects at the top part of the building mirrors that of the bottom.

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Megurogawa minna no illumination

Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear accident happened in 2011. Most Japanese were required to take power saving measures, however, illumination decoration with Christmas business was seen in central Tokyo. CreativeOut started to hold an event which allowed them to use the new energy solution. This illumination was lit up by refining waste oil, from households and restaurants where the event was held, into biodiesel fuels to illuminate the area along the Megurogawa river and supported by the government, donations from regional companies.

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Tree Pod

Fabiana and Roberto's designs are inspired by nature as a source of raw materials ready to be up cycled and reshaped to fit unexpected new purposes, the slight imperfections inherent in any material harvested from the nature just empower and transform it in a unique way. For The Pod, one of the object in The Tree Of Life collection, the duo draw inspiration by the mighty Baobab tree, symbol of life and prosperity growing in 32 countries across the African continent and at the hearth of many stories and traditions.

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15 degree

Playing with people’s inherent desire for order and balance are the types of human condition that 15° is trying to explore. The form moves away from a two-dimensional graphic to a sculptural, and pleasing form. My inspiration comes from asymmetry. The asymmetry is not just defined by its physical presence. Therefore the essence of asymmetry could be balanced. The balanced form also creates asymmetry. It is the condensation of stories of the encounter with the place.

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Aerelight A1

Designed for simplicity and user interaction, the contemporary Aerelight A1 desk lamp brings cutting edge, energy-efficient OLED light technology out of research labs and into your hands. The incredibly thin and elegant profile of the lamp is only possible with OLED which casts an ultra-wide footprint of warm glare-free light. Handcrafted using premium materials, the precise angles in the durable Aluminum frame deliver functional illumination while providing visual and physical balance. The design includes simple touch activation to control brightness and wireless charging for mobile devices.

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Up Side Down

The Up-Side-Down lamp is designed to produce ambient light with low energy consumption. By choosing the color of the cable, the Up-Side-Down can suit in any space. It can be placed in different ways, on the floor, on the table, at the ceiling. It is designed and manufactured with concern to sustainability, since it only uses two pieces of wood, with a simple manufacturing process, and the cable with it's fixture.

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Amazing design. Good design. Best design.

Good designs create value for society. Everyday we feature a special design project that demonstrates excellence in design. Today, we are pleased to showcase an award-winning design that makes a positive difference. We will be featuring more great and inspiring designs daily. Make sure to visit us everyday to enjoy new good design products and projects from greatest designers worldwide.

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