naoto fukasawa nine chairs are a part of vitra editions. they are all identical in design except that each chair is made from a different material. the different materials are marble, redwood, concrete, acrylic, wicker, metal, polyurethane foam, felt, and hay. each material transforms the appearance of the chair. this is exactly the result the designer fukasawa set out to achieve when he created the series of chairs to illustrate the impact of a single design decision, the choice of material.

designed by italian design lab nonesiste in collaboration with physicist stefano besseghina the v/a.g.r.a lamp is as it name suggests, it goes up when turned on. it is a “living lamp” embryonic and morpho-organic particles that come to life when stimulated by light.

designed by amt, the inside out collection reverses the expectation of the common drinking glass. the iconic shapes are hidden behind discreet outer shape. it is ony by pouring the drink is its inner identity revealed.

furniture designer Matthias Pliessnig creates beautiful curved wooden form. by combining boat building and furniture building techniques he stays true to the elastic possibilities of the material.

German designer Peter Burning’s sha-do lamp can be hung from any wall or ceiling creating fantastic gorgeous individual shadows up to three meters in diameter. Beautiful.

bloomframe designed by amsterdam based architects hofman dujardin is an innovative new building component which acts efficiently as both window and balcony which can be added to both new and existing buildings. With one simple movement the window can be transformed into an outdoor terrace.

mediterraneo is a result of swarovski’s collaboration with architect and designer Gaetano Pesce. designed in the same style of a traditional chandelier it is anything buit. Pesce’s design consists of 140 crystal strands, each one consisting of 87 swarovski crystals lit up by led’s that change colour. This unique chandelier also changes shape and emits smells before your eyes.

another fantastic product from south african design stuart haygarth. made from 416 disposable plastic wine glasses and lit with a pink flourescent light source he continues in his tradition of turning every day objects into elegant works of art.

from design company tayo comes the havaleena led torch. the simple cyclindrical shape make these glowing torches both portable and flexible in its uses and display. they come bundled as a bouquet in a vase. as well as being energy efficient, each torch can be used separately or attached to a aluminum base to create a floorlamp, as well as coming with four different colour filters.