Etirement, Rémi Bouhaniche
The 2010 [d3] Contest saw 30 products from 33 young designers from 12 countries on show in a special exhibition at the imm fair in Cologne, Germany this January. The jury of interior experts chose three winners and three highly recommended. The three winners take away prize money of 2000€ each.
Rémi Bouhaniche won with his lamp entitled Etirement. Based in Lyon, Rémi Bouhaniche is a graduate of Saint Etienne Art School ESAD St Etienne and studied Industrial Design. Rémi explains: ‘I shaped Etirement on the principle of an organic body composed of a skin and skeleton. In pulling a rod, the intensity of the light can be reduced and raised according to the distortion of the fabric membrane. In order to produce a flowing and expressive movement, I concentrated on a very precise and harmonious gesture focused at one point. In this way, the lamp becomes a temporary shape creating a poetic time from daily action.’
Hand forged aluminium series, Julien Renault
The Hand forged aluminium series was created by the designer Julien Renault: ‘My aim was to source inspiration from the archetypal processes and techniques of forging steel and apply them to aluminium. The family combines standard aluminium extrusions with elements made by using forging skills and details. In order to obtain a rather rough texture usually found in steel, the aluminium parts have been sand gritted and finally anodised. These objects are a dialogue between industry standards and near-craft techniques.’ Julien Renault graduated from Ecal, Lausanne in 2009 with a BA in Product Design.
Cabinet filled with Shadows, Jessica Hansson
Jessica Hansson’s Cabinet filled with Shadows is described by the designer as follows: ‘A sculptural piece of furniture, which picks up the light from surrounding light sources and gives it a new purpose in the cabinet. The slats inside the cabinet transform the light into a shadow play of graphical patterns on the surfaces around. Near the window, houseplants create beautiful figures in the cabinet. Fill it with books, magazines, collections or just leave it empty and let it become the jewellery of the room.’ Jessica graduated in 2009 from Konstfack University college of Arts Crafts and Design, dept. of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design.
Brickseries, Pepe Heykoop
The three highly recommended included Pepe Heykoop with his Brickseries: ‘The Brickchair is my interpretation of a drawing called “all the chairs I sat on” by James Gulliver Hancock. It is drawn in a rather childish way but with an eye for every detail. As children most of us built our world with LEGO or wooden bricks. An inside construction now allows you to create nearly everything you can think of. The bricks become a material to work with. Imagine … ‘ Pepe Heykoop studied at Design Academy Eindhoven, graduating in 2008.
Knitted Room, Chae Young Kim
Chae Young Kim’s Knitted Room, another highly recommended, is described by the designer: ‘Lines, generated as fine as possible by 2D vector graphics, were re-interpreted as threads to be braided and knitted onto hard surfaces. They give a warm and cosy feeling of knitted and felted fabrics; printed in grey scale the light and shadow effect adds a 3D illusion. Furthermore, an opaque heat-sensitive ink will increase the phantasmal vision revealing partly and randomly, as it gets warm from sun or indoor light.’ Chae Young Kim graduated from Chelsea College of Art & Design in 2008.
Wooden Carpet, Elisa Strozyk
Another graduate from London is Elisa Strozyk, who completed her studies in MA Future Textile Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in 2009. Elisa explains Wooden Carpet: ‘Wood is one of the most original materials. Here the familiar material appears in a surprisingly flexible form, its rigidity becomes soft and flowing. The wooden carpet can lie flat on the floor, but it can also be playfully positioned in the room, and thus becomes an object in its own right, independent of its original function.’
During the forthcoming imm cologne 2011 the 8th edition of D³ Contest will be on show in Cologne from January 18 to 23, 2011. All entries have to be submitted to the German Design Council which is organising the competition on behalf of imm cologne. The application documents for the imm cologne 2011 will be available in June 2010.
[d3] Contest
Rémi Bouhaniche
Jessica Hansson
Julien Renault
Pepe Heykoop
Chae Young Kim
Elisa Strozyk
