TEL AVIV, ISRAEL / PARIS, FRANCE
HANDMADE ART JEWELRY Mirit Weinstock is a fashion designer, jewelry designer and artist who lives and works between Tel Aviv and Paris. Mirit has worked alongside masters, such as Alexander McQueen and Albar Elbaz. In their studios she specialised in couture fashion and its relation to crafts. She launched her own fashion label in 2004, and in 2011 her own jewelry label, both of which are successful internationally. Mirit Weinstock Jewelry is an international, high end luxury crafts jewelry label. Drawing her inspiration from childhood memories, classic fashion periods and the natural world Mirit Weinstock presents an original, dreamy poetic jewelry collection with a touch of humor. Website: www.miritweinstock.com |
PORTO, PORTUGAL
METAMORPHOSIS SNOOKER TABLE A playful and remarkable design imagined for those who appreciate the good things in life and finding unique beauty in the most unexpected places. An extraordinary English snooker table of 10 feet playground size, founded by 8 statement designed black wood legs which portray unexpected chaos and high-end materials. Casted brass black bugs meet gold scorpions in an elegant way. BOCA DO LOBO furniture is an exclusive emotional experience, a sense of belonging and a state of mind. We strive to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal by staff that love what they do; experiences which pass on the feeling of exclusivity. Website: www.bocadolobo.com |
BEIRUT, LEBANON
MARQUETRYMANIA Seamlessly celebrating the values of design; traditional Middle Eastern craftsmanship reimagined within a playful contemporary setting. Being respectful to the ancient and iconic marquetry techniques, Nada Debs has stripped back the ornate handcraft of intricately adorning objects with thousands of pieces of wood inlay to wrap forms in a kaleidoscope pattern, introducing post-modern features to create a collection of strikingly fresh designs. Nada Debs is a Lebanese designer living and working in Beirut. Nada grew up in Japan, studied design at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States and has spent time traveling the world, finding connections between different cultures. Website: www.nadadebs.com |
MONZA, ITALY
Grande Soffice designed by Francesco Binfaré. Soft lines, smoothed corners, perfect curves, fundamental elements to experience. It fits in any environment thanks to its pure shapes. The patented smart cushion allows the inclination of the backrests to find the greatest relaxion. The padding is made of Gellyfoam® and goose feathers for comfort. Edra is a company with a unique history. It is a recognized leader, in the vanguard of its field. It has followed its own path, with courage, professionalism, respect and character. It has created a history that will last in time, thanks to production of the highest quality, never swayed by passing fashions and trends. A path that has made it a firmly established brand and a point of reference on the international design scene. Website: www.edra.com |
MILANO, ITALY
Gessati - fashion and design in a sink. Research, innovation and leadership are synonymous with antonio lupi's philosophy, which for many years has presented a wide range of unique products along with peculiar and fascinating projects. Once again, the Tuscan company surprises with a new challenge on Carrara marble, an ancient and multifaceted material interpreted by GUM Design, a Tuscan designer that for the first time collaborates with antonio lupi. A collection that comes from the creativity and thinking of man and is achieved through the precision of the machine, a soft and sinuous volume with enveloping lines obtained by combining 1 or 2 cm of Carrara marble sheets glued together by means of a colored resin. Website: www.antoniolupi.it |
CHICAGO, USA
BRASS BOX AND WOOD RING These works of art were inspired by his muse, fellow designer Felicia Ferrone, and are an expression of the significant moments in their relationship throughout the years creating a physical timeline of the life they’ve shared. Each intricately detailed, complex, and unique box holds an equally special ring. With a BFA in metalsmithing from the Cleveland Institute of Art and learning under sculptors and jewelers, together with dedication to craft, Christopher Gentner quickly developed his reputation as a foremost authority of metal fabrication and furniture. His work is at the crossroads of design and art, transcending materiality and form through a rare combination of aesthetic dexterity and mastery of craft. Website: www.gentnerdesign.com |
BARCELONA, SPAIN
DUNE HYBRID BOAT The boat is a hybrid between a sail boat and a motor power boat to create a completely new category! The super tender. Taking the best of both, the elegance and the efficiency! It has 6 seats in it's interior all in gold finish, and is 196 feet long (60 meters). The deck is shaped as a dune in precious wood and features sculptural navigation panels to feel as free as possible in the middle of a sea landscape. A piece of power poetry coming from a “Pandora box” Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet was born in 1972. He graduated from Llotja Art School in Barcelona. He readily describes himself as a ‘Disoñador,’ a Spanish contraction of designer and dreamer. His invented future is gravity-free, with incredible aesthetics summarised in a combination of precision and flowing curves. Website: www.eugeniquitllet.com |
SAN GIOVANNI, ITALY
H&T: a different vase for any kind of style. The flowerpot is the quintessential furnishing accessory of our homes. An inevitable object that underlines the style of the environment in which it is placed. The vase decorates and embellishes the surrounding space, becoming a real highlight. Internationally recognised because of the high quality of its glass and the sophisticated and advanced design of its products, IVV proposes some truly original and interesting novelties: Small works of art, handcrafted by wise master glassmakers who create organic and unique shapes with their blow. IVV melts together aesthetics and functionality in its products. An imaginative, unusual but harmonious fusion of shapes and colors, to emphasise the quality of the collections. Website: www.ivvnet.com |
FLORENCE, ITALY
The smallest professional built-in audio speaker. Lyzard represents a real revolution in the field of the built-in cases, a strong point in the constant dialogue in between the Tuscan company and the world of design and interior design. Lyzard and Azimut, the system it belongs to, represent an excellent model of sound architecture, conceived to meet the favour of architects and designers and to give concrete answers to their multiple needs, both planning and aesthetics. We can define Lyzard as pioneering, powerful and exclusive. Three adjectives that appropriately reflect the unique design of this mini speaker, which is developed in two different dimensions: Lyzard-KZ1 (2.2 x 3.7 cm) and Lyzard-KZ14 (2.1x10 cm). Website: www.k-array.com |
FLORENCE, ITALY
STYLISH OUTDOOR SHADING The outdoors is now conceived as a real extension of our living and commercial spaces. Large, pleasant, harmoniously and fully equipped living areas, that are totally flexible. In this sense, umbrellas are the most practical and versatile solution to create interior environments that are open-air. Poggesi umbrellas are completely designed and realized following concepts such as usability and durability, but also aesthetic pleasure and harmony of forms and architectures, anytime and anywhere. JOINT represents a new concept of umbrella: an evolution in terms of technology and style, born from the processing and studying the design of one of the most recognisable and important cantilever umbrellas of the Florentine company, the “King” model. Website: www.poggesi.it |