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Moody sofa by Hanna Emelie Ernsting

toma — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:37:14 +0000

German-American designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting created the three seating units for those wanting to enjoy full relaxation. Textile covering a wood base dressed in layers of foam allows the user to interact with the sofa, creating unique seating experiences for any mood.

Hanna Emelie Ernsting about project: “Moody Nest was created with the intention to provide an especially intense feeling of comfort, warmth and intimacy. The user should be fully absorbed by the opulent cover in order to be able calm down completely. The textile part of Moody Nest is more dominant while the base is reduced further more compared to Moody Couch.”

Designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting | Frankfurt, Germany

Audio orbs by Studio Total

toma — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:02:12 +0000

Have you ever entered a small confined space you have also experienced the silence and solitude that you’ll find inside. Spherical spaces almost completely blocks the noise from the outside world. This was our starting point when we developed the AudioOrbs. The first spherical speaker you can enter. Based on the Micasa Lab Cocoon developed by the same team we have fitted the AudoOrbs with speakers instead of storage modules.

Fitted with Tempur pillows that adjust after the shape of your body ensures that not only the design gives the Orb a floating expression, you will feel like you are floating when inside the Orb. The 18 speakers mounted inside gives you a rich and full audio spectrum. Inside the Orb the outside world fades away, ideal for relaxation.

The Hangzhou Stool by Min Chen

toma — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:52:54 +0000

The Hangzhou Stool consists of many layers of bamboo veneer of the thickness of 0.9mm. Each veneer again is made of several ultra thin bamboo layers that is aligned vertical to each other according to its natural direction of the bamboo fibres. In such way, each veneer becomes not only very flexible but also robust in all directions.

Each bamboo veneer is different in length. They are bent in an arc shape and glued together at the last 25cm of each end. There is one piece of raw bamboo stick that penetrates in the veneers and combines the two ends of the stool.

The layers of bamboo veneer give a very special “arc” of the stool, just like the ripples on the water surface. When sit, the more weight the stool receives, the deeper the arc will be bent in the center, and therefore the more elasticity the user will feel.

Industrial designer Min Chen, also known as Miles Chen | Hangzhou, China