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About Design Magazine

About Design Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Lavazza Tiny Eco

Lavazza continues its commitment to sustainability by launching Tiny Eco, it's first coffee machine made from recycled plastic and compostable coffee capsules. Overall life cycle assessment, energy consumption and noise level were important aspects in the product development process. Designed with lots of love in Italy, it celebrates its Mediterranean identity with attention to detail, colours and finishes. The shape is made from intersecting volumes to reduce visual mass. It is simple and easy to use. Only one touch and just a few seconds. Enjoy!

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Grace

Grace is a design that translates feelings that a single word can not describe. This in combination with the conviction that form does not always follow function, but should be able to follow emotion. The result is a sculpture-like design made from a 3D printed frame, partially covered with foam for added comfort and an elastic yet durable fabric. From an aesthetic point of view, it has an elegance and shape that is somehow timeless. It can match different finishes and materials and blend into different environments: from high-end use in a hotel lobby to furniture in a private home.

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Iedde

Iedde is a mussel knife made for shelling mussels. The design is a redesign of the grammella, a traditional tool from Taranto, Italy. The handle is shaped to rest inside the palm of the hand. The blade follows the curve of the grip and joins the base. The curved form holds the tool in the correct position, so the hand does not need to be tilted. The blade is laser cut from stainless steel sheet and hardened in an oven. The handle is made of olive wood. Blade and handle are joined by two pins.

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Explorer Solar Generator 300 Plus

Explorer Solar Generator 300 Plus is a portable solar power set for outdoor and emergency use. The set combines a battery unit and a folding solar panel. The battery unit stores 300Wh and weighs 3.5kg. A minimalist square shape with rounded edges eases storage and carrying. The 40W solar panel weighs 1.1kg and folds to the size of a briefcase. LiFePO4 battery cells give a service life of up to 10 years. Full charging takes 1.5 hours from mains electricity or from sunlight. The set supports short trips, camping and household power emergencies.

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Jackery Explorer

Jackery Explorer is a solar power generation, energy storage and charging system for outdoor use. The system combines a vehicle-mounted tent with a folding solar panel and a portable outdoor power supply. One button opens the panel, which is pushed outward by a connecting rod motor to increase the sunlit area. Sunlight is converted into electricity and stored in the power supply for camping and other outdoor activities. The power supply is made of aluminium-magnesium alloy and carbon fibre, and the tent is made of aviation aluminium alloy.

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Traces Of Zero

One card can be used as two-month calendar on both sides. Zero shaped frame is embossed with dates, and the thin paper inside the frame is Pachika paper which becomes translucent by hot stamping. Taking advantage of its characteristics, the minute and delicate realism of nature and the living world that are often overlooked was extracted. Those throw at you that seeing the world from viewpoint of Zero, that's with your clear eyes, will help you to find clues to a better world. Although it's a small desk calendar, it has a dynamic axis goes back and forth between micro and macro perspectives.

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