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Design Contests: ELLE DECO AWARDS 2010
The most fashionable bed in the world, the most fashionable wallpaper, bathroom fixtures, lamps, kitchen, flooring, upholstery, sofa … ELLE DECORATION magazine is launching a design competition in 26 countries! Before you is the choice of the Russian edition. The final will take place in April.
Designer of the Year: Patricia Urquiola
Design contests
We are surprised by hard work Patricia Urquiola! She works at the speed of light and creates objects for most leading design stamps. This year, the tireless multi-user has delighted her fans with bright objects for defaulting, De Padova, Kettal, B&B Italia and other brands. And in our list of finalists, she managed to be noted in three nominations at once. Absolute record! www.patriciaurquiola.com
Discovery of the Year: Dima Loginov
For Russian designer just entering the international arena is already a breakthrough. And to declare oneself in Italy, where there are enough of its own stars, is downright triumph! 2010 was for Dima Loginova triumphant twice. His fixtures Curl My Light and Trunk were launched by the Italian brand Studio Italia Design, and his personal exhibition was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Terni (Umbria). The final touch: the Turkish company VitrA has ordered a collection of tiles from the designer. Congratulations! www.dimaloginoff.com
Wall covering: Panels, Casamilano
Trick prints do not go out of fashion for more than one season. As well as the capitonné finish. Inventive Italian Paola Navone combined two current trends. The result: fancy wall panels covered in quilted fabric. The perfect solution to soften minimalistic interior or add humor classic apartments. Casamilano, Interiors-T salon.
Form Bend developed by a hyperactive Spanish woman Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia, fully corresponds to its name: translated from English it means “bend”. The idea is simple, like everything ingenious: smooth lines are conducive to rest and relaxation much more than right angles. The result is an object that will never go out of style. B&B Italia, Altagamma Gallery, Private Collection Salon.
Floor covering: Tejo carpet
British designer Chichi Cavalcanti has been doing RєRѕRІSЂS < to order: they are happily trampled underfoot by Ford’s London office and Mariott hotel guests. Recently, Chichi decided to make her private clients happy by launching her own collection, Hidden Line. Our favorite – carpet Tejo. Restrained range and impeccable sense of proportions – what more could you ask for? Moreover, optical effects are now more relevant than ever. www.chichicavalcanti.com
The latest creation of the architect and designer Antonio Citterio for Flos is an example of a truly masculine design: practical, environmentally friendly (LEDs consume a minimum of energy) and without unnecessary decoration! Leg lamp original design allows you to rotate lamp at any angle. Flos, Neuhaus galleries.
Garden furniture: Armchair Nemo
Armchair-mask Nemo, designed for Driade by the restless visionary Fabio Novembre, makes a splash wherever it appears: in Milan furniture showroom, at the Moscow week design or … in your garden! Plastic “Mister Nobody” feels equally at home and on the street. In addition to white, the model is available in red and black. Driade, gallery Altagamma.
Decorative fabrics: Artworks fabric
Central Asian silk cloth-ikats delight the eye with blurred, as if watercolor patterns: oriental masters achieve this effect by tying a knot and then dyeing the warp threads. Prints with imitation ikata is at the height of textile fashion. Of the many “theme variations” that have surfaced this year, we pick Artworks by Dedar. A rare example of a copy that is in no way inferior to the original! Dedar, Dedar showroom.
line utensils The Cylinda-Line, developed by the great Dane Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, is included in all textbooks design… But there is no limit to perfection. Recently British fashion designer Paul Smith radically modernized the look of classic dummies and coffee pots with frivolous colored handles. Postmodern hooliganism? No, a fresh look at the world! Stelton, Gallery design/ bulthaup SPb, Design Boom store.
New from Lago looks like anything but kitchen! Masterpiece designer Daniele Lago could decorate any contemporary art exhibition. Furniture with facades of multi-colored tempered glass, it seems to float in the air, the technique is cleverly hidden out of sight. Lago, Flat Interiors salon.
Patricia Urquiola appears on our list of winners for the third time – and for good reason! Her bed Night & Day for Molteni & C amazed us with its spectacular sculptural headboard… By the way, its shape is perfect for reading in the bed… Which print edition to choose is up to you. We recommend the latest issue of ELLE DECORATION! Molteni & C, Lux Design salon, Trio salon.
Color shells, baths и shower heads we have already seen. The turn came to colored mixers! The Pan collection for the Zucchetti brand was developed by the spouses Ludovica and Roberto Palomba, bright in all respects. Especially for the most inveterate conservatives, the same mixers are produced in a more traditional colors… Zucchetti, Tanit salons.
For a restrained appearance chest Amsterdam by Established & Sons hides a rich “inner world”. From inside the wall of this extraordinary object decorated with prints-deceptions depicting shelves lined with design trinkets. Before the arrival of guests, open the doors wider – and image a sophisticated esthete is guaranteed to you! Established & Sons, Room Design Gallery.