Walnut Veneered CNC Ply Chair

In what can now be seen as a genre of furniture design of the flatpack CNC plywood chair, usually assembled with a slot system, it is the designs that incorporate a more nuanced approach that are rising above the pack. The Kart Chair by Houston based Harbenger Duo uses Birch Veneer with black walnut veneer and a finely balanced angular aesthetic.

The chair can be purchased from their Etsy Store for $400, which is a bargain for a bespoke chair using quality materials.

via the contemporist

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Aissa Logerot designs modular furniture assemblages with interchangeable parts held together with string.

Like a cross between Diane Steverlynck’s Tight Stool and The French Factory’s Ekoflex Concept furniture construction set, Aissa Logerot has designed a series of furniture, or furniture possibilities by configuring components to make a desk, table, lamp. bookshelf, coat rack, bench seat, whatever. Like the Ekoflex concept the modular components of the Extensions Range make for a true realization of mass customization where the power is in the hands of the user to configure the design however they like. By using cotton to bring the piece into tension there is also a lovely feminine aspect which really softens the designs beautifully.


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35 Designers face the Ikea Hack Challenge

In previous Ponoko posts we have mentioned a couple of Ikea hacks, Ikea hacker, Instructables Ikea and even an Ikea lamp viral hack…

Surtido de Mutaciones challenged 35 designers to go to IKEA and to come up with new products that used existing IKEA parts. Everything used in their products had to come from IKEA, from screws to seats and textiles to timbers.

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2009 Conference in Minneapolis

The American Craft Council is holding Creating a New Craft Culture in Minneapolis, MN from 15-17 October. Speakers include representatives from the world of academia, fine art, blogging, business, fashion, industrial design, and of course, craft. Highlights include former editor-in-chief of I.D. magazine Julie Lasky, Handmade Nation director Faythe Levine, and Etsy CEO Maria Thomas.

There will be Craft Tours of Minneapolis‘ maker and artist centers for the event too! Other events include a Sunday Brunch and Closing Night Party.

Registration is $500 and student registration is $300. Rates increase $100 after 30 September.

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16 Showings of Faythe Levine’s documentary

click above to watch the animated opening sequence of Handmade Nation

The Rise of DIY Arts, Crafts and Design is the subject of Faythe Levine’s film Handmade Nation. You can read more about the movie in Duann’s post from last March. There are several screenings coming up, so be sure to check it out!

• 25 July  LONDON, UK :: Victoria and Albert Museum

• 26 July  NORTH HAMPTON, UK :: Fishmarket Gallery

• 1 August  PHILADELPHIA, PA :: Pennsylvania Convention Center

•  4 August  AUCKLAND, NZ :: Academy Cinema

• 15-16 August  LOS ANGELES, CA :: Cinefamily

• 26-30 August  ATLANTA, GA :: Underground Film Festival :

• 28 August  MILWAUKEE, WI :: Milwaukee Art Museum

• 1-3 September  ALBUQUERQUE, NM :: Guild Cinema

• 4-6 September  AUSTIN/HOUSTON, TX :: tba

• 1 October  DOOR COUNTY, WI :: Peninsula School of Art

• 29-30 October  MONTERREY, MEXICO :: tba

• 3-4 November  MEXICO CITY, MEXICO :: tba

• 10-11 November  SEATTLE, WA :: tba

• 13-14 November  SAINT CHARLES, MO :: DIY Diva Expo

• 27 November + 5 December  ROCHESTER, NY :: Visual Studies Workshop

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Possibly the Coolest 3Dish Synthesizer Sequencer Interface

You simply MUST watch yet another video by Amit Pitaru of his very steampunk looking Sonic Wire Sculptor in action.

You quickly see the relation between Amit’s other projects like Rhonda and Whip where innovative use of Flash based interfaces make for simple and effective interactive tools that are great fun and can teach you a little about thinking in 3D. Great if you ever wanted to ’see’ what 2 circles on perpendicular planes sounded like. Really lovely work.

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What is Fine Online

Ok, so it is Monday here in Australia and time to take a quick look at some interesting designs around the globe before commencing the working week.
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Lots of architecture competitions this round. And think of us if you need a green way to make an architectural model for your entry!

• U.S. Green Building Council Design Competition — various local deadlines August + September
Local LEED® architecture competitions in cities all across America. Winners compete in the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in November.

• 30 Minute Necklace —  3 August
Lark Books is looking for jewelry submissions of necklace designs that can be completed in 30 minutes flat. Materials are open, and winners’ work will be featured in a beautifully printed publication.

• HNOMA Innovative Design Competition — 10 August
Sponsored by the Houston Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. Open call for projects created by student, intern, and young architects. Top recognition is $1000.
via Lebrecord, Lebanaon Art Magazine

• EESC Design ZeroNine — 15 August
Design a sustainable product plus the packaging that carries a “strong civil society message”. The product, which will be a given as a promotional gift by the European Economic and Social Committee, should be portable, modern, and intended for an international audience aged 30+.  Production and €10,000 to the winner. Open to EU citizens only!
via Dexigner

• The Chain of Eco-Homes — 15 August
The first state-side competition of its kind: help launch eco-tourism in Greensburg, Kansas. Design three green homes for under $110/sq foot. First prize is having your project built plus $10,000 cash.

• Imagination Navigation: Assemblage and Collage Works — 21 August
Juried art show of physically assembled or collaged mixed-media art works. (ie no photographic entries) Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado.
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• Incheon International — registration closes 25 August
Calling for sustainable design solutions in three categories: Green Design for Humans (product design), City and Green Design (architecture and urban design), and Green Design and Communication (two-dimensional or time-based media). Cash awards up to $5000 plus a trip to Korea for the opening IIDA ceremony in December.
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• Sustainable Suite Design — 31 August
Green designing for the hotel industry. Have your room revealed at the HDExpo in Las Vegas, Nevada in May 2010.
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Want some advice on how to win a design competition? Check out industrial designer Michael Roller’s recent post on his blog Strategic Aesthetics.

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The Tight Stool by Diane Steverlynck

Perhaps a little more stable then the Zipit chair which used cable ties (the handy man’s secret weapon #2) to tension a flat pack chair together, the Tight Stool by Belgian designer Diane Steverlynck is a wooden puzzle of legs and seat kept together with a coloured thread.
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