This interestingly-textured chair was part of an exhibition we saw last month at London Design Festival by The American Hardwood Export Council, British furniture brand Benchmark and the Royal College of Art. To create the Well Proven chair, Marjan van Aubel and James Shaw have invented a new composite material that combines wood shavings with bio-resin.
Textile designer Kit Miles first caught our eye at the 2010 Works in Progress Show at the RCA, where he exhibited a rich collection of prints featuring geometric gradient patterns. One and a half years on, and Kit is launching his own collection of wallpapers and printed fabrics for furnishings and drapery.
RCA Design Products student Jungin Lee has created an unconventional moulding process, which uses flexible plastic sheets as a mould to produce surreal fibreglass forms that look like frozen fabric.
Royal College of Art student Sam Weller is currently exhibiting this set of portable percussion tools at the RCA graduate show. The tool kit enables street buskers to spontaneously make music anywhere by attaching these wooden clamping devices to everyday objects. Read the rest of this entry »