Kontuur Blind, Helena Karelson; Coat stand, Daniel Rawlings
Graduates from Kingston University’s Product and Furniture Design are showcasing their products at Salone Satellite during the Salone del Mobile (April 14-18 2010) in Milan. The products on show had been created as part of Kingston University students’ graduate projects for 2009.
A three-dimensional blind which casts light around the room in unusual patterns comes from Estonian-born designer Helena Karelson. “The Kontuur Blind collection is a new interpretation of the traditional Venetian blind that are always straight. The slats of Kontuur Blind are curvaceous and when they are open, they provide a decorative three-dimensional effect and create an unusual filtering of light.” Helena explains. She has won two awards for her product, the D&AD New Blood Award and the New Design Britain Award.
Daniel Rawlings, graduate from Kingston University shows a series of his works at the Salone Satellite 2010. The Coat stand he designed is constructed from three steel tubes which have been crush bent to create the stand’s form. The only fixing is heatshrink and it folds down flat for ease of transport.
Trestle, Daniel Rawlings; Vases, Daniel Rawlings
The folding trestle also designed by Daniel Rawlings is an assembly of tubular stainless steel reminiscent of the workmans ‘saw horse’. In this interpretation heatshrink tubing joins the two steel structures allowing the trestle to fold flat for transportation or storage. Daniel Rawlings’ Vases are made from broken crockery which has been contained within a plastic skin. The heat shrink plastic gives the broken crockery a second life.
Clamped, Ryan Sorrell; Mirrored, Geoff Marsh
Clamped table leg by Ryan Sorrell is a design project which comes from the desire to produce a versatile, yet affordable table solution without the need of common fixtures or fittings. The legs are ideally suited for locations tight on space or for temporary furniture applications due to their ability to be easily constructed and deconstructed.
Mirrored shelf and mirror by Geoff Marsh in mirrored stainless steel, MDF and perspex, provides storage for products with reflective surfaces. ‘Mirrors, cosmetics and grooming products are a major part of our daily routine, particularly the transitions between work and leisure, indoors and outdoors. With Mirrored, all these objects can exist in the same place at the same time and the reflective surfaces adds a touch of splendour to the daily grind.’ notes the designer.
Up-Cycled Frisbee & Bowl, Future Industries
Charlie Crook and Ben Atkinson- Willes of Future Industries are talented graduates from Kingston University. The duo prototyped a small scale unit for recycling plastic associated with sustainability. Up-Cycled Frisbee and Bowl are a couple of their design products on show at Salone Satellite 2010.
Antelope 2 was designed by Tom Brett for Race Furniture as a modern interpretation of Ernest Race’s iconic 1951 café chair. Like the original, Antelope 2 uses a wire frame and plywood seat. However, the new chair improves on the original design by offering a clean modern aesthetic, increased comfort and better weather resistance thanks to the Becker Belmadur plywood mouldings for the seat and back.
Antelope 2, Tom Brett; EWE, Yuhun Kim
EWE stool by Yuhun Kim was inspired by the contrasting textural feature of soft and hard felt. “Industrial felt, made from soft wool fibre, can be cut to precise sizes and thicknesses. By cutting the laminated felt to a clean edge the stool has the appearance of solid object; however it still retains the felt’s fur-like softness. The original features of felt are natural, eco-friendly and warm.” says young designer Yuhun Kim. The stool was designed to create the playful, warm and enjoyable feeling of a little sheep.
Kingston at Milan 2010
Kingston University Product Design
Salone Satellite 2010
