Bygone be rigid task lamps, welcome the new form of trapeze bar-looking, directed lighting by a young Belgian designer who seems to know a thing or two about working hard to get where you want to be. His name is Quentin de Coster, and his Loop lamp - that exemplifies specified illumination - hangs from the ceiling, giving your task surface the maximum amount of work area necessary to get the job done.

Loop lamp. Designed by Quentin de Coster.

The Belgian Design of Loop Lamp: A Task Lamp that Hangs with Pointed Intensity

Made out of powder-coated steel and wire, the Loop lamp’s swinging flexibility and ceiling-hung ergonomic position stands out as a dark but endearing object that finishes at the bottom with a loop and a bulb. As de Coster states of his design, “Usually unattractive, the electrical cable is here used to direct the lighting by a sliding motion turning it into a nice graphic element.”

“On top of it, the Loop lamp adopts different triangulations according to your requirements and draws beautiful lines in space,” he explains of the austere matte black lighting fixture and its matching rubber cord casing. Whether inspired by his studies in industrial design at the ESA Saint-Luc Liège or the following classes taken at the Politecnico di Milano, de Coster’s prolific range of work ethic-driven to playful designs show an expansive appreciation he must have for modern innovation.

Perhaps as a metaphor to his design style, he finishes the Loop lamp’s design statement by saying that “in a nutshell, (it is) a contemporary light that is interesting both off and on.”

About the Designer: Belgian designer, Quentin de Coster, was born in Liège in 1990. After his formative years proved his interest in object design and art, he went for industrial design at the ESA Saint-Luc Liège in 2008 before moving to Italy where he studied at Politecnico di Milano for a year, graduating in 2011. Forming his own studio back in his hometown, Quentin de Coster now develops products and furniture, collaborating with other designers and manufacturers worldwide.

A rocking horse is an iconic symbol of childhood. It offers the comfort of repetitive movement and the pleasure of an animal friend. In the case of Hesus, a steel and leather rocking horse designed by Israeli designer J. Key of J. Key Studio, it also offers a math lesson—a geometry lesson, to be exact. Hesus gets its form by using “one shape that is repeating itself in different scales into a composition of a horse abstract.” The shape is the triangle, which does a lovely job of evoking the noble animal.

Hesus rocking horse. Designed by J. Key Studio.

Steel and Leather Rocking Horse

Hesus uses triangular pieces of a circle at different scales to create an expressionistic horse. Constructed of stainless steel tubes welded together with a seat of braided leather, Hesus gets across the power and strength of the horse: the tubes reflect the horse’s underlying musculature and the leather echoes the animal’s rich and lustrous fur (as well as its mane).

Hesus is a wonderfully inventive piece for a modern nursery. It is also a perfect fit for Montessori schools or any institution with an unconventional or artistic bent. As much a piece of sculpture as it is an embodiment of the beauty of constraint, Hesus can teach onlookers about the wonder of mathematical precision.

Via Design Milk.

About the Designer: J. Key Studio is the creation of J. Key, a young graduate of the Holon Institute of Technology. Based in Tel-Aviv, Israel, J. Key Studio works on everyday objects such as lamps and candlesticks, as well as concept pieces such as bamboo pencils and modular irons.

Here’s a whole new wrinkle to the marketing ploy/industry buzzword known as modular furniturea; Tetran, as you might infer from the name, borrows from both the iconography of computer animation as well as the timeless childhood pastime of the building block. To be more specific, company founder and CEO Ruke Keragala admired both Legos and Transformers as a child, and he has instilled his extraordinarily versatile modular furniture system with a good dose of both.

Tetran Modular Furniture. Designed by Ruke Keragala. Manufactured by Tetran Living.

Build the Interior Landscape of your Dreams with Tetran Modular Furniture

Much in the spirit of the former, Tetran’s material profile is deceptively simple and mysteriously complex at once. The basic building block is a ¾” mdf panel, available in multiple shapes and sizes from long, thin rectangles to basic squares. Each and every one of these attaches together with Tetra’s patented FX_Facet Assembly or LX_Locks—a one-size-fits-all attachment mechanism that makes assembly (and dis-assembly) as easy as the snap of a Lego block.

Next, the CX_Cushions offer five inches of support foam capped with a three inch foam topper for superlative ergonomics and comfort—“changeable covers offer limitless fabrics and color options.”

Apropos of the idea of no limits, any self-respecting-kid who came of age in the 70s knew of the endless potential offered by Lego’s ingenious system. One could build skyscrapers and seascapes, rollercoasters and railroads with equal facility. Just so with Tetran, as the panels can either be embellished (with fabric, leather, or paint) or procured in the texturally interesting and visually compelling incarnations of hardwood, metal, glass, or stone.

The tremendous variety of finish options lends Tetran its extraordinary versatility. As you can see by taking a gander at the video on the Tetran website, said versatility manifests in quick change transformability and well-nigh endless adaptation: from clean, cool modern kitchens in a palette of silver, white, and icy blue glass; to contemporary office schemes with dark leather and smoky transparent panel partitions; to an oversized lounging booth in the chic tones of velvety red.

Via GizMag.

About the Manufacturer: Fed a steady diet of Legos and Transformers throughout his childhood, Sri Lankan-born Ruke Keragala parlayed this early passion for modular construction into “a new kind of furniture incorporating the modular principles of LEGOs and the transformative nature of Transformers… This transformative new type of modular furniture would meet the basic criteria of every furniture shopper.” The Tetran Modular System features interchangeable panels in recycled MDF, stone, metal, or wood; the integrated cushions can be outfitted in multiple colors and fabric styles, including leather, cotton, linen, fleece, wool, and silk.

Designer, scientist, abstract artist and astronaut come to mind when clicking through the vaguely worded descriptions throughout Han Koning’s website. His new Static Plastic L hanging lamp is proclaimed the way “to go BIG” by the Netherlands-based designer.

Static Plastic L lamp. Designed by Han Koning.

Blurring Imagination with Reality, the Static Plastic L Comes to Life Overhead

Created by hand out of PET-G and rubber, Koning’s “thermo-forced lightobject” is a large addition made for his SP-range that would be lovely above a dining or conference table, bringing to life the use of misconstrued lines that form an elongated, abstract blob that is similar to a mountain range or cumulonimbus cloud bursting with rain.

The SP series of “lightobjects” by Koning consists of a pendant, wall and floor lamp. Each of them are made by hand with the same thermo-forced PET-G plastic as the spaceship-looking Static Plastic L lamp and is, according to Koning, “given a unique height by means of the production method.” Continuing the description of the home or office lamps, they also explain how the four sizes have a horizontal contour of black trim, setting itself apart from the contrasting white glow of the bulbs within.

About the Designer: Han Koning is a designer of lighting, furniture, objects and other extraordinary pieces for the home and office. Based in the Netherlands, his designs cover a wide range of applications that include the home, office and even transportation (he has done both bike and airplane designs for fun).

When out for a great meal at a great restaurant with great service, we still want to be blown away by the intricate details that seem like second-nature to an exquisite, fine dining server. Sure, they’re putting on a show (we all know how that goes) but the ease in which they pour a bottle or hold a large platter is something of a phenomenon.

1010 Bina chairs. Designed by Frank Person. Manufactured by Kusch+Co.

The Beautiful 1010 Bina Chairs Bring Together a Timeless Look with Contract Quality for Any Setting.

While not designed for the hospitality or service industries, the 1010 Bina by Kusch+Co. dish up a fancy platter of their own… except instead of serving food, it’s instead a seat that sits poised atop colorful legs. As the designer of the chairs, Frank Person, describes them within the Kusch+Co. website, they represent “stability paired with elegance”.Combining solid wood with a fine figure that has been designed to the cut specified by the UK-based designer.

Continuing, Kusch+Co. speaks of the 1010 Bina chairs being “a synthesis of simplicity and playfulness”. Using his eye for color and shape, after having been trained as a glassblower at the glass-working school of Hadamar, Frank Person brings to life the graceful, platteresque chairs for the contract furniture company Kusch+Co.

About the Manufacturer: Frank Person is a glassblower, industrial designer and furniture designer who was born in 1963. He is the founding member and co-owner of the company Orange Design, founded in 1993. In the year 2000, he opened up his own design office that he calls fp.formgebung, and continues to freelance for companies like Koziol, Wella, Nusser, Steng Licht, and Kusch+Co. His designs are characterized by durability and a clever materials usage and have been honoured by IF Hannover and Design Center Stuttgart.