Chandelier Pendants from Form Room : http://www.formroom.com/
New work from a Brazilian Designer Espasso http://www.espasso.com/
The 3D Print Lab – amazing to watch them creating the pieces in real life. Such an amazing part of the design process
In there International side there were some really dramatic lighting and spatial installations:
This was an incredible piece made by the very talented Atmos Projects http://www.atmosstudio.com inspired by the shape of the earth and to make a dining table for people to share a meal with. really incredible laser cutting techniques and joinery used to make it so beautiful
Australian Lighting Designers:
Adam Cornish, Edward Linacre, Viktor Legin, and Stephanie Ng – See more at: http://au.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/959524/preview-of-australian-pavilion-at-100-design-london#sthash.3vgrZFEw.dpuf
Brilliant Surface design from Recent graduates:
My new favourite product is Concreate – “creative flooring for modern living”
Tongue & Groove locking system – concrete floor panels. YES please
Material Labs sampels fo Lazer etching onto Slate by Daniel Heath http://www.danielheath.co.uk/collections/interior-surfaces
Gaggenau’s Earthy Eco grow your own kitchen 🙂
One man and a Bench for the ‘Air kitchen’ by Devol Kitchens – he makes it up as he goes along….so refreshing and lovely to see a genuine carpenter at work loving his materials. http://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/kitchens/air-kitchens
Richard Rogers Being a legend. Love his bright combo and his approach to believing that architecture should be more public, green and shared with everyone.
Favourite new designer is Jennifer Stafford – from http://www.jennifersceramicdesign.co.uk i fell in love with her ceramic pendant light
And of course Last but by no means least – the wonderful Benjamin Hubert on A Materials Driven production process.
A few points;
WHY make something? Consciousness of design – make it because its better, it helps push forward the environmental benefit, using less material and more function
LIGHTWEIGHT : By the reduction of weight the easier and lighter it is to transport. lighter carbon footprint
Recontextualising materials into new forms – find new uses for materials. push boundaries and experiment without compromising performance.