APR

Fusion: Wooden Knives by Andrea Ponti.

Beautiful knives made from solid wood, each handcrafted in Kyoto, raises interesting questions both cultural and practical. The range is known as Fusion, a reference to the cultural influences exerted on the Italian designer, Andrea Ponti, whilst working in Japan. Read more

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APR

The Clarissa family by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso.

Photos: Moroso.

The well known Spanish designer, Patricia Urquiola, is based in Milan. She has designed this range of chairs for Moroso, launched at the Milan Design week 2013. Read more

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MAR

Hot heating: ThermoStack heating system by Adriano Design.

Stereo music systems in the 1980s and 90s were often composed of a stack of individual components such as an amplifier, a radio tuner, a record deck and …a tape deck. Each component was housed in a box around 400mm x 300mm x 60mm. The individual boxes were tethered to the amplifier and usually stacked on top of it. Remote from the stack were a pair of speakers that were sized in direct proportion to the size of the owner’s ego. The idea was that if you wanted to add more functionality to your system, such as a reel to reel tape player, and later a CD player, you could simply plug-in another component to the stack. Yes, I know this sounds bizarre in the age of the smartphone where all this functionality resides in a couple of apps, but I promise you it is true!

Well the same idea has been revived in this heating system designed by Adriano Design. Read more

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MAR

Lambo cycle: bike made for Lamborghini by BMC.

Happy birthday Lamborghini.

Lamborghini is apparently 50 years old, far younger than many of the drivers of their cars! To celebrate their birthday they have commissioned this slick road bike from BMC. Only 50 of the machines will be made and will sell for 25,000 Euros, around 32,500 USD. Read more

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DEC

Fab furniture: Fiat 500 by Meritalia.

Blue sofa white table.The original 1970s Fiat 500 has always been as much of an attitude as a car! Its odd looks and tiny proportions have earned it a cult status challenged only perhaps by the Mini.

But now, for people that can’t get enough of their 500s, they can take them home and sit on them rather than just in them. This range of furniture is the result of a collaboration between Lapo Elkann, entrepreneur and heir to the Fiat empire, and Meritalia. Read more

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