London studio Poetic Lab composed a collection of desktop accessories with minimalistic shapes and metallic finishes for design brand Beyond Object. Presented at the Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris last month, this stationery collection includes a tape dispenser, letter opener, pencil sharpener and pen pot, all made out of solid block of steel and hand polished to a reflective finish in gold, copper or silver or coated with a matte-black Teflon.
WIRE NUMBER by Kyuhyung Cho & Erik Olovsson is a numeral system for outdoor and indoor entrances. Inspired by the beauty of customized door numbers on old streets and downtown neon lights, WIRE NUMBER makes your entrance more recognizable, while identifying your space in a delicate and unique way. Every WIRE NUMBER is unique because of the specialized production method. After the necessary machine-made processes, skilled craftsmen bend each wire into several specific curves to form every number.
In this exhibition, the Tokyo-based brand Majotae explored the tradition of hemp culture through their product, taima-fu (hemp fabric). The designer Yusuke Seki created “Majotae – The Forgotten Fabric” to show historical rituals and textiles reinterpreted for modern times.