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Designer: Patrizia Volpato Srl Work: Lighting Items Classification: Lighting Date: Thursday, 23 January 2025

Collection Crypto

Crypto is a modular lighting collection since it can expand vertically as well as horizontally, depending on how the single glass elements that compose each structure are distributed. The idea that inspired the design originates from nature, recalling ice stalactites in particular. The peculiarity of Crypto items stands in their vibrant blown glass that enables light to spread in many directions in a very soft way. Production occurs by means of a completely handcrafted process and it is the end user who decides how the final installation will be composed, each time in a different way.

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Designer: Evren Yazıcı - DUCKT Work: Multifunctional Street Furniture Classification: Street Furniture Date: Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Electric Scooter Charging Station

Electric Scooter Charging Station D2 is a street furniture unit that docks, locks and charges micromobility vehicles. A patented plug and play adapter is fitted to the vehicle, so scooters, bikes and mopeds of different makes can share the same station. When a vehicle is pushed in, the station reads the adapter, ends the ride, locks the vehicle and starts charging in about one second. The body is made of ASTM A36 low carbon steel with a durable powder coating, and the inner mechanism is stainless steel. The unit measures 1000 by 487 by 455 millimetres.

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$Linear Refraction Floor and Ambiance Light$

Designer: Ray Teng Pai Work: Floor and Ambiance Light Classification: Lighting Date: Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Linear Refraction

Linear Refraction is a floor light designed for a hotel in Lishui, China. The design is inspired by the rainbow and combines a circle with straight lines. A round patterned glass board projects colored shadows that enrich the surrounding indoor space. The glass board can be rotated a full turn to change the shades and patterns cast on the walls. The base and post are made of aluminum alloy, and the glass is a patterned type used in architecture. A foot switch on the cable turns the light on and off. The floor light measures 400 by 400 by 1500 millimeters.

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Designer: Jianzhe Xie Work: Pen Classification: Art Supplies Date: Monday, 20 January 2025

Eternity

Eternity is a metal pen designed for everyday writing. The body is made of aluminum and is shaped by high-precision CNC turning of an aluminum tube. The surface is frosted by sandblasting and polishing, then treated with anodic oxidation to make the texture smooth and glossy. The frosted finish softens the reflection of the metal and gives a delicate touch. The random texture refers to the circle as a symbol of time. The clip is cast in zinc alloy and hand ground, and a built-in spring structure holds the pen in books and pockets.

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Designer: Reza Ghanadan Work: Multifunctional Floor Lamp Classification: Lighting Date: Sunday, 19 January 2025

One Hundred

One Hundred is a floor lamp that combines lighting and air purification in one unit. The form is derived from the graphic shape of the number 100. The base plate is cut from a 10 mm iron sheet, the column is made of extruded aluminium, and the head holding the lights and air filters is CNC machined aluminium. Light intensity and colour temperature are adjustable, and a full ring of light supports focused work. All parts are modular and simple to assemble. Settings can also be changed through a mobile application over Bluetooth.

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Designer: Jun Yamazaki and Takuya Osawa Work: Pie Chart Plate Classification: Kitchenware Date: Saturday, 18 January 2025

Pastoco

This pie chart plate enables fresh couples to grasp how well balanced their foods are roughly, without weighing foods or counting the nutritional value. The team targeted fresh couples for this plate. They tend to eat unhealthily in their new married life. Because the new life with partner enhances appetite. At the same time, they don’t want to trouble each other to care about their foods too much. To solve the problems, the team aimed to balance controlling their diet easily with enjoying to eat. And they achieved it getting inspiration from pie chart, the symbol of balance visualization.

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