a book about love design

Love and design have more in common than one might think at first glance: they can both break old habits and shape new ways in our day-to-day lives, they can both be exhilarating, a true revelation, but also potentially disrupting, both individually and collectively, and they can both have the power to make us see the world in a new light. Love design explores the multifaceted relationship between design and the scope of emotions generally associated with the feeling called love, be it affection, desire, pleasure and romance, but also jealousy, distance, separation or pain. Over a hundred designers united here present a selection of new and usual products and special editions, in categories such as fine textile, sound wave jewelry, blushing lighting, erotic tableware, lover’s furniture and more surprising delights – all objects specifically designed to enhance (or distort) our pleasurable sense of togetherness in every possible and impossible way. The book love design will be released on the occasion of the love design exhibition running parallel to the Milan Furniture fair 2009, you can find  our contribution on page 22.

384 PAGES HARDCOVER WITH JACKET ISBN 978-3-86654-051-4

TEXT IN ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN

 

EXQUISE DESIGN

DAAB

LOVE DESIGN BOOK

Swarovski Elements call for tender

Our design Crystal Waterfall reached the finals in the Competition Swarovski Elements call for tender organised by Pure Austrian Design. The final decision of which design will be the winner will be decided on the 2nd of April at the Looshaus in Vienna. There is also a public voting, Go for the public voting at pure austrian design…

PURE AUSTRIAN DESIGN

SWAROVSKI

 

 

 

The Denim Sitting Ball featured in Icon

Out now! A little feature about CLAASSEN & PARTNER and our denim sitting Ball in the March issue of Icon magazine. Icon is one of the world’s finest architecture and design magazines. Every month the most exciting architects and designers in the world are interviewed.

ICON

Hidden Heroes

The Denim Sitting Ball and our Bend-a-lier will be shown for the first time in Milano as part of Hidden Heroes. It is an exhibition organized by design agency untitled (fab) and event organizer urban-fx with over 30 international designers. These mavericks have come together to fight current low spirits with a truly inspirational exhibition: their products range from intimate to highly industrial finishes, from fine fabrics to metals, from outdoor to indoor furniture. Some of the pieces push material technology to the limit; others are filled with poetry, enchantment and even humor. We are looking forward to welcoming you there…

HIDDEN HEROES

SUPERSTUDIO PUI

Love Design Milano

Love Design is a project that explores the multifaceted relationship between design and positive feelings such as affection, desire, pleasure and romance, but also jealousy, distance, separation and pain. Published by daab, love design the book presents a selection of unusual products, objects, graphics and textiles specifically designed to enhance (or distort) our pleasurable sense of togetherness in every possible (and impossible) way. during the milan furniture fair 09, love design the exhibition presents the works of 20 outstanding designers taken from the book. the selection includes new products and special editions, in categories like fine textile, sound wave jewelry, blushing lighting, erotic tableware, lover’s furniture and more surprising delights. this exhibition questions the very meaning of the word ‘love’, the beginning and the ending of what binds us together and tears us apart.

curators: paola bjaringer (paris, france), federica sala (milan, italy)

 

april 22-27, 2009

milan salone del mobile

via botta 8, 20135 milan

 

PHOTOS

PAOLA BJARINGER

FEDERICA SALA

DEZEEN

DOMUS WEB

Let’s Rock the IMM together

Our latest product The Denim Sitting Ball will be shown at IMM Cologne as part of the designspotter show. From january 19 to 25 Designspotter will present 50 international, young, fresh and wild designers straight in the in the heart of the IMM Cologne 2009 to a wide audience of experts and visitors. 

Our stand will be in hall 3.1 – close to the biggest design labels of the world 

as the leading trade fair for the furniture sector, IMM Cologne ist the international business event par excellence. exhibitors at this trade show reach decision-makers from all around the world. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

 

DESIGN SPOTTER

IMM COLOGNE

 

 

Teasy Rider

As also featured on Matali Crassets blog…here are our latest news, you can see our latest products at the Miami Art Basel. Our work will be shown as part of the Teasy Rider Miami Art Basel 2007 selected by Exquise Design a company that edits and manufactures a new breed of product design. The paris-based design firm launches its first collection on the theme of love, gathering great women designers around one concept: creating beautiful and functional lovetoys in line with women’s lives today.

For Teasy Rider Miami Art Basel 2007, Exquise Design has invited a group of european designers to create one piece each inspired by the notion of ’love design’, including our Studio. From lighting to jewellery, badges and animation, we hope that with our contribution the ride will bring you to the 8th heaven!

EXQUISE DESIGN

MIAMI ART BASEL 

TEASY RIDER

 

In Outer Space

An exhibition by Klaus Engelhorn + design & art in outer Space find that special piece you have been looking for…

 

Opening cocktail: Wendsday 19. December 2007 from 18 o’clock at the Gallery Im weltraum Rumfordstraße 26 – 80468 München which is in the trendy Glockenbachviertel in Munich. Selected Products can be seen by Claassen & Partner, Marc Newson, Franz West, Polka, Eero Aarnio, Joel Degermark

Dates: 19.12.07 – 31.01.08 from 11:00 – 20.00

For more information: michael turkiewicz info@designandart.at