Surreal lamp designs

Provocative!



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Franje lamp, design Marcel Reulen for Dark



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Animal thing collection by Front for Moooi



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Gun lamp collection by Philippe Starck for Flos



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At-At Walker Lamp by Lifegoods



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Come rain come shine lamp by swedish designer Marie-Louise Gustafsson



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Titanic lamp by Charles Trevelyan



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Crane lamp by Studio Job



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Self reflecting lamp by Oliver Schick

24 Issey Miyake shop by Nendo

Tokyo- and Milan- based Nendo has recently completed the interior of 24 Issey Miyake shop. The design has been based on innovative product display system: variable-height vertical steel rods. Nendo drew inspiration from the Miyake's new Bilbao bag, that has no set form and changes its shape depending on the surface beneath.

"Supported by 'points', rather than by surfaces or lines, the bags seem to waft in the air like flowers in a light breeze, creating the illusion of a field of flowers in the store."

photos via: designboom, photographer: Daici Ano

A Pile of Briefcases by Maarten De Ceulaer

Superb designs by Maarten De Ceulaer made me think of surrealistic paintings and Salvador Dali's absurd sense of humour. What are your associations?

Maarten De Ceulaer Design Studio

Good design is... aesthetic

"An aesthetic product has an inherent power of fascination an immediately accessible sensuous quality." It reminds me of another quote, by my favourite designer Arne Jacobsen: "Aesthetics make me sick." Hah, you know what I mean... ;)

photo by design traveller, taken at Danish Design Centre

Bloody designs

You never know where black humour may lead you...



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Salome Coffee Set by Antonio Murado




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Blood Bath Shower Curtain from Sppining Hat




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Surreal from Studio Job

The lead designers of Antwerp-based Studio Job are Job Smeets and Nynke Tynage, who met as the students at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Their creative work is known for historical inspirations, crossing the borders between art and design, and concern with moral issues.

The furniture designed by the duo was featured at 'Telling tales' exhibition London Victoria & Albert Museum last year. Following the success of the exhibition the series was presented at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London.

'Industry' series, which use images from traditional and contemporary iconography, creates a meaningful parallel between medieval and modern symbolism. The work contrasts the natural, creating forces, and the manmade, destructive ideas. 

via: designboom

Cafeteria by Tobias Rehberger at La Biennale di Venezia

Still exploring the subject of surrealistic interiors... The black and white design of cafeteria by Tobias Rehberger overwhelms with contrasting graphical patterns and vivid colours. Retro and cartoon inspirations seem to be obvious. But there is something more. By oversizing the stripes and dots, interesting effect had been achieved: the space grew and we might experience surreal feeling, like if we had entered a fairytale word of giants.

The cafeteria at the Palazzo delle Exposizioni della Biennale was the winning project at the 53rd International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia last year. The designer, Tobias Rehberger was awarded the Golden Lion as best artist. The interior had been created in close collaboration with Finnish furniture Artek, the sponsor of La Biennale di Venezia.

photos: Katja Hagelstam and Wolfgang Guenzel