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The design journey of a cable organizer

An object aimed to help you create a more comfortable workstation at home. Likable, fun, and aesthetically pleasing. Introducing: co. The concept of the cable organizer design started with an observation following a happy accident: “My phone charger’s cable wrapped around my lozenges for sore throat in my backpack,

design

Furniture that tell a story: introducing NORNA

In the world of NORNA, everything has a meaning, from the name choice to the concept shaping the furniture pieces and their design. Founded in 2022, the brand has exhibited at several trade shows over the past year and plans to launch an outdoor furniture range this year. Let’s

design

A lampshade grown from mycelium could light up future’s everydays

Fungi have been an integral part of Earth’s biodiversity for hundreds of millions of years, and many scientific experiments have shown that our chitinous fellows are more advanced than us in certain ways. So why shouldn’t we learn from them? An Estonian company can bring the breakthrough. In

Czech brand Egoé evokes the style of the ski slopes of the 70s and 80s

Debuting at the Czech Designblok, Egoé’s latest design skis take us all the way back to the 1988 Winter Olympics, complete with Eddie the eagle. The team, which primarily designs high-quality indoor furniture, inspired by their passion for skiing, decided to take up the rather specialized trade of ski

branding

Clear vision for a more inclusive society | Szemes Optics x KIKAPCS. Foundation

What do a foundation for children with special educational needs and an eyewear store representing high-end brands have in common? The mission of KIKAPCS. Foundation is to improve with experiences the living conditions of families with children who need more attention and support than their peers. Szemes Optics offers the

design

We never thought that ping pong could be so posh | FAS Pendezza SLR

Ping pong, foosball and pool. As Eastern Europeans, we associate experiences with these cultic games like blood-curdling ping pong ‘world championships’ in the middle school recess or a game of foosball in the corner pub in a sultry summer evening. As much as we love playing these games, we know

art

This might be the solution to food waste | Interview with Barbara Gollackner, creator of Wastewear

In Barbara Gollackner’s life, designing objects is an ever-present motive—she spent most of her childhood in her family’s cabinet-making shop, studied in the fields of textiles, products, and furniture design and founded the Studio Barbara Gollackner in Salzburg, in 2018. She has created many practical objects, all

art

A drop of Bauhaus in the new collection of Modus Design

Sometimes all it takes is a cup of tea to take a moment out of the whirlwind of everyday life and notice details that we usually overlook—the hot drink soothes, the playful sway of the filter brings a smile to our face, the tap of the spoon on the

community

Industrial designer career paths are presented in the Forma Norma program series

Those interested in industrial design can attend lectures on June 25 and workshops on June 26 June. Forma Norma’s program series aims to support the future employment of students in the creative industries through networking, presentation of inspiring career paths, various workshops, and self-introduction opportunities. During the lectures, former

design

All about plywood | Plydesign’s open call

What do the wooden chairs of trams and fighter jets have in common? Weirdly, the answer is plywood! This extremely versatile material has been offering the warmth of wood for more than a hundred years now, while boasting a very colorful history. In our latest article series we’ll recount

tech

Simply versatile | Aura smart speaker

The award-winning AURA smart speaker, created by industrial designer András Kókai, plays your favorite music in an innovative and stylish way. Portable Bluetooth or home speakers are rapidly spreading, of which there are countless versions. András Kókai, who graduated from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design with a master’

design

Graduation Projects 2020 | Hype selection

Urban aesthetics, public transport, social responsibility, and the connection between tradition and contemporary design: the diploma review platform Graduation Projects have again selected this year’s most interesting diploma works from the region. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of the projects we found the most exciting. Graduation Projects is an

architecture

Office spaces with an industrial vibe | Kurz architekti

Raw elements, the meeting of old and new spiced up with some industrial feeling: communication agency Czech Promotion moved into the rooms of Karlín Palace in Prague, with Czech architecture studio Kurz architekti in charge of designing their new interiors. Communication agency Czech Promotion had to move from their previous

architecture

Irodatér ipari hangulatban | Kurz architekti

Nyers elemek, régi és új találkozása indusztriális hangulattal fűszerezve: a Czech Promotion kommunikációs ügynökség a Prágában található Karlín-palota helyiségeibe költözött. Az új enteriőr kialakításáért a cseh Kurz architekti építész stúdió felelt. A Czech Promotion kommunikációs ügynökség mindössze három hónap alatt kellett, hogy korábbi bázisáról a Karlín-palota felújítatlan tereibe költözzön. A

design

Shape-shifting controller | MORPHOX

The modular controller can take the shape of a steering wheel, a gun or even bike handlebars. In parallel with recent technological developments, game developers also keep coming up with new game modes, however, controllers haven’t undergone a radical transformation for a long time now. Chinmay Gohil proposes a

design

Alakváltoztató kontroller | MORPHOX

Kormánykerék, fegyver és kerékpárkormány alakját is képes felvenni egy moduláris kontroller. A technológia fejlődésével párhuzamosan a játékfejlesztők is új játékmódokkal rukkolnak elő, a kontrollerek viszont már jó ideje nem estek át radikális átalakuláson. Erre a hiánypótló átalakításra tett kísérletet Chinmay Gohil tervező MORPHOX nevet viselő moduláris kontrollerének koncepciójával, amely a

design

Yoto player | Audio player for children

A well-thought-out technical device that is children-friendly in every bit of it. Yoto [https://www.yotoplay.com/] collaborated with Pentagram [https://www.pentagram.com/] and developed an interactive screen-free audio player, with which children can listen to stories, music, radio or even podcasts. Here it comes. Using Yoto [https://www.

branding

Yoto player | Audiolejátszó gyerekeknek

Egy jól kigondolt technikai eszköz, amely minden részletében gyerekbarát. A Yoto [https://www.yotoplay.com/] összefogott a Pentagrammal [https://www.pentagram.com/], és kifejlesztett egy interaktív audiolejátszót, amivel a gyerekek történeteket, zenét, rádiót vagy akár podcastokat is hallgathatnak, anélkül, hogy bármilyen képernyő szükséges lenne az irányításához. Mutatjuk! A Yoto [https:

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The design journey of a cable organizer

Furniture that tell a story: introducing NORNA

A lampshade grown from mycelium could light up future’s everydays

Czech brand Egoé evokes the style of the ski slopes of the 70s and 80s

Clear vision for a more inclusive society | Szemes Optics x KIKAPCS. Foundation

We never thought that ping pong could be so posh | FAS Pendezza SLR

This might be the solution to food waste | Interview with Barbara Gollackner, creator of Wastewear

A drop of Bauhaus in the new collection of Modus Design

Industrial designer career paths are presented in the Forma Norma program series

All about plywood | Plydesign’s open call

Simply versatile | Aura smart speaker

Graduation Projects 2020 | Hype selection

Office spaces with an industrial vibe | Kurz architekti

Irodatér ipari hangulatban | Kurz architekti

Shape-shifting controller | MORPHOX

Alakváltoztató kontroller | MORPHOX

Yoto player | Audio player for children

Yoto player | Audiolejátszó gyerekeknek