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Week 19 - Understanding Design. Design encompasses the disciplined application of creativity to fulfill specific functions across various fields such as architecture, fashion, furniture, and visual arts. It involves creating something unique and purposeful that serves a defined objective. Designers leverage their mental processes to manage and refine ideas into tangible outcomes. Unlike decoration, which involves visual selection, design is about generating original concepts. It is distinguished from art by its emphasis on functionality; a well-designed product or space should be both aesthetically pleasing and practical. Designers focus on understanding their objectives clearly and presenting their creations effectively to their intended audience, whether through services or physical objects.

Mid-century modern design's timeless aesthetic and approach to blending form and function ensures that it will remain a perennial favorite, destined to always remain on trend. This article delves into what makes it so special. #midcenturymodern #interiordesign

Milan Design Week. Here are my four takeaways: 01. The Art of Aesthetics. It goes without saying there was some beautiful work. The week showcased the skill designers have to create something beautiful through simple forms - often using natural materials to accentuate both details and overall silhouettes. 02. Stimulating Senses. The exhibits went beyond the physical products and extended the design to the space products hold - designing for the experience. Surrounding spaces were optimised through lighting, colour & sound to enhance both the product and immerse the user. 03. Considered Circularity. The growing consideration for materials, modularity and design for assembly & disassembly was evident. Particularly within furniture, which was the front runner for circularity. 04. Missing a Mission. If we look at Milan Design Week as a whole, although individuals produced beautiful work, I would challenge that if we want to do better by design, we need to collectively make changes as an industry towards a shared goal. #milandesignweek #industrialdesign

ibit.ly/TGvP5 Can the items that we use every day hold historical significance in the future? This question drives Japanese designer So Koizumi's ‘Fossilized Future’ collection. Through rustic furniture designs, Koizumi envisions today's materials fossilising to tell future societies the story of our past. Each piece serves as a medium to express his thoughts on contemporary issues, urging us to view our objects as part of a unified narrative spanning past, present, and future. - Explore the NEW in #contemporarydesign at STIRpad.com- Your #pointofnew - Discover the NEW from designers, brands, galleries, events, projects and more - Images: Yuta Sawamura - #sculpturefurniture #alcovamilano #woodendesign #artsculpture #designobjects #collectibledesign #thinkNEXT #STIR #StaySTIRred #STIRpad

The Back Story Since founding Helen Kontouris Design in 2001, I've partnered with distinguished clients like Alessi, De Padova, and Kundalini in Italy, Schiavello, Stylecraft, and Space Furniture in Australia, Manufacturas Celda in Spain, and Ritzenhoff in Germany. These collaborations have enriched my design journey, blending international influences with my creative vision. My designs are inspired by daily observations and interactions with objects, coupled with insights from my travels. Known for using contrasting materials, my work is often seen as both feminine and sculpturally innovative, encouraging exploration and a deeper sensory connection. In our studio, we foster a culture of creativity and dreams. Each project is an adventure in learning, evolving, and innovating, focused on building strong, creative partnerships that contribute to our clients' growth. Challenging conventional design, we aim to discover new possibilities, always mindful of the client's vision. Our role as designer is not to give you the safe or predictable result. We sometimes challenge and redefine the project to enable us to explore the possibilities we strongly believe in, whilst always respecting the client’s decision. We believe ecology in design today, rests on the role of the designer as cultural architect, creating products with clear purpose, intelligent material appropriateness, and function that arrest you with their beauty and promote a movement ‘against throwawayism’." What is your Back Story? #interiordesign #interiordesigner #interiorstyling #homedesign #homedecor #design

The retail store for IDUS is drawn from the idea of blurring the boundaries between a space and its experience. Tadao Ando once said--"the walls and the floor come together as a monolith and hence disappear and what you’re left with is just the space to experience." The design intent comes to question the nature of space, volume, and perception to become an element of exploration. The store challenges conventional room definitions to craft an intimate, homely atmosphere within even the most expansive exhibition settings. The space's coherence is emphasized by a sprawling, unifying ceiling while floating walls form visual frames. Through an interplay of light and shadow, the store guides its visitors on a sensory journey, inviting them to engage with each furniture piece on a deeper level. Such architectural interventions alter the physical, sensorial, and temporal experience to immerse a person in the explorative urge and glance through the bespoke pieces from The brand. It allows for an open exploration of furniture and showcases it in an environment that gives it a dedicated background while the floating walls define its micro-level experience. #spatialdesign #artist #interiordesign #idus #FurnitureDesign

Using a balance of elevated design with unfussy style, this aesthetic is a lesson in curated, lived-in style. 🤔 #InteriorDesign #CaliforniaModern https://bit.ly/3vMWRN4

Using a balance of elevated design with unfussy style, this aesthetic is a lesson in curated, lived-in style. 🤔 #InteriorDesign #CaliforniaModern https://bit.ly/3vMWRN4

Using a balance of elevated design with unfussy style, this aesthetic is a lesson in curated, lived-in style. 🤔 #InteriorDesign #CaliforniaModern https://bit.ly/3vMWRN4