Metal design

The Pelican low coffee table by German furniture designer Deniz Aktay is an interesting design that impresses us with its art and creativity. Pelican evokes memories of art sculptures as it is created using a single piece of metal stripe. It appears somewhat inspired by the color of the Pelican’s beak. The metal stripe is artfully bent in an hourglass-like shape at the bottom which stands stably on the ground without any additional support.

Borrowing from Teenage Engineering's visual DNA, the PocketMan P1 has a metal-first design language that oozes sleekness along with industrial details like exposed screws. Ergonomics be damned, the PocketMan P1 is a console for your eyes and your soul. Its design sports all the controls you need, featuring a D-pad, action buttons, multiple joysticks, and

A Montana artisan creates chandeliers and sculptures influenced by nature’s symmetry.

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“Everyone has their eyes on India,” says French designer Florence Louisy, who ended up in the country herself quite serendipitously but has since carved a path. As co-founder and creative director of the Mumbai gallery Aequo (Æquō) — self-described as “India’s first collectible design gallery” — Louisy encourages international designers to discover and adapt traditional craft techniques from across the country, and to collaborate with artisans to create collections of beautiful contemporary…

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How to Make a Zigzag Chair: Words and photos: John Winder I was amazed when I first saw the Zigzag chair by the Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld, and I have since made three. The Zigzag chair is one of numerous revived furniture classics by modern architects (including Macin…