Designers United @ British Design and Art Direction Awards 2012.

Designers United get their work in the annual issue of British Design and Art Direction Awards 2012.

Well done guys, keep on keeping on!

http://blog.designersunited.gr/

http://www.dandad.org/

muuto 2012 new products

Nils Holger Moormann – Pressed Chair Harry Thaler 2011 new colours

Now available in black, red, white, silver and aluminium untreated.

It doesn‘t come any more toned down than this. This chair is made from one single sheet of metal, made stable by its form and circumferential depression. It doesn‘t come any more functional than this either. The Pressed Chair can be stacked and is equally at home outside as inside. weight: 2.8 kg | load capacity: max. 120 kg

www.moormann.de | Pressed Chair

http://www.harrythaler.it/

The Greek monsters by Beetroot @ the Benaki museum.

Beetroot Design Group and Benaki Museum, the largest independent museum in Greece, proudly present Beetroot’s acclaimed exhibition: “The Greek Monsters” for the first time in their home country, Greece!

The Greek Monsters exhibition was created to celebrate Beetroot’s “consistently brilliant level” in design that won its prestigious distinction: the red-dot Communication Design Award as the Agency of the Year 2011.

As part of its reputable support to New Greek Excellence, Benaki Museum will be hosting the “Monsters” at the Pireos St. Annexe from the 26th of April to June 2012.

The “Greek Monsters” exhibition is consisted of installations, sculptures, idols, stencil graffiti (resembling a contemporary frieze) and also “invisible” monsters that can be perceived only with the use of audio –visual technology. All exhibits are inspired by the vivid ancient Greek mythology and are designed in a neo-black-figure style specially developed by Beetroot. Each exhibit is also accompanied by an exhibition tag that instead of facts and information on its make and history, presents an original poem on the philosophy or practice it stands for.

With the Greek Monsters, Beetroot aims to respond –not without a sense of humor– to the current ill socio-economical image of modern Greece as this is largely presented in the media around the globe, while presenting key philosophical stands and practices in design. The Greek Monsters are used with their dual meaning both as perpetrators and victims, and ultimately as contemporary symbols against racism, generalization and exclusion.

In a time where Greece is arguably Europe’s new “Monster”, Beetroot accepts this “label” but only to reverse (or even add to) its meaning: Beetroot’s Greek Monsters aim at re-inventing and re-introducing a Greek creative identity that is both timeless and global.

Be(a)ware of “The Greek Monsters”!

http://blog.beetroot.gr/

http://www.beetroot.gr/

Ara chair by Jorge Pensi – Pedrali

Polypropylene moulded armchair reinforced with fibreglass, stackable and suitable for both indoors and outdoors. The upper part of back structure forms a big handle for an easy lifting and moving, giving it a distinct character.

Thanks to the tapered shape of the legs, Ara is light and elegant, although resistant and non-deformable.

http://www.pedrali.it/

http://www.pensistudio.com/es/jorge-pensi-estudio/jorge-pensi-espacio.html