Saturday in Design - Day trip

A little late to post but simply because my camera seemed to be reluctant to let me have any of these photos for a while.
A very fun day and kinda which it didn't have to end but it did so all i was left with was photos.
This was a very helpful experience as i got to see what was currently being done in the design world and the different explorations of materials designer used to create their products with.
The free food and drinks definitely kept me going and i must say that the best exhibition by far was Argent and not because they were the nicest people there but i was actually very interested in their exploration of different faucet designs.
Heres some of the photos i managed to get but camera ran out of batteries half way into the trip so some may have to wait a little longer til i can get them off somebody else.


These lights looked very simple but they just created the atmosphere wherever they were placed. They cause you to look at them even though they're not the most interesting thing in the room.

A shelving system that plays with the choice of materials used for the outer panels. The smooth white creates a nice contrast with the wooden panel which has raised circled on the surface. I'm still trying to figure out how they did that because it looks like it would've been done by hand.


I'm not entirely sure what this is but the composition of it was kind of cool. They've used ply to create the bottom half of this lazy boy rocker, and on top, its just a sheet of fabric what seems to be a mix of polyester and something else. I'm not too keen about the colours but the way they made this strong enough to withstand a person lying on top of it was good. i just question how durable this is over time.


I reckon is this a pretty good way to make use of all those wasted corks and wrappers from champagne bottles. They even give them a sense of being an upscale product due to the fact that it is so well made and some have the word "chandon" on them.

Miles said that industrial designers are always the ones crawling around the floor looking under tables and chairs to find out what they're made of while architects and interior designers stand back and stare. I took his advice and went on my hands and knees to find out how this was made. Most of these chairs were designed to have a screw that can go through the legs and the seat to hold them together. Many others have an extra piece under the seat that gives it a bit of thickness so a screw can go through it without piercing the user's bottom as they sit
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Apart from having jager shots, K+N city office had a very innovative product which was a portable office. It had a retractable desk that folded upward. It was really hard to get a good photo of this because something other than a video wouldn't do it justice.