Design Count

Design Count

Design Count featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Cinqueterre

A friendly designed aluminum lamp with an integrated USB Charging Hub, shaped like a house, with the purpose of keeping all your devices in one place, providing multiple short and hidden USB plugs and a wireless station, eliminating the hassle of searching for electrical sockets. Additionally, the lamp is equipped with a gutter and hooks to facilitate the organization of personal items such as pens, jewelry, or keys. Cinqueterre, by disguising its objective, aims to create an object that resembles a decorative piece rather than an electronic device.

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Longfang Bridge

Longfang Bridge is a nightscape lighting design for a road and pedestrian bridge in Wenzhou, China. The crossing combines one main bridge with two pedestrian bridges, built from concrete-filled steel tubes painted red. The pedestrian bridges use warm 2200K light to contrast with the red structure, while the main bridge uses 4000K light for traffic. Wall washers and flood lights are hidden inside the structure. Three lighting modes serve weekdays, weekends and festivals. A control system switches lights off at midnight or when daylight is sufficient.

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Zero

The variety of this product carries light and time, water, and the transparency of plasticity which makes it able to see and touch the time. The pointer will splash the water and cause small ripples per second, like every recurring event that is being triggered. In a whole circle of time, it finds the uniqueness and beauty in daily life from every perspective of the water. It uses 100 percent recyclable glass from daily life, as the saying goes it ends at zero and is born at zero.

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Lei Light Reflection

Lei Light Reflection is a lighting product that combines a lamp, an aroma diffuser and a mirror. Three light colors and four brightness levels allow the light to suit different situations in small personal spaces. Reflected light inside the oval frame creates a soft glow seen from any angle. The body is made of aluminium and shaped by careful craftsmanship. The diffuser spreads aroma oil across an aluminium plate by capillary action, and gentle heating releases the scent into the air. The form recalls traditional Japanese andon lanterns.

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Radiance of Nature with Urushi

Derived from sustainably harvested natural sap in Japan, Urushi lacquer is applied to bamboo creating an immersive space amongst tree-like forms. Unlike Western culture, where people remove shadows from space, this project intentionally creates shadows as a part of aesthetic beauty. The columns of Urushi can reflect a candle-like light in a dark room, giving off a luminous glow that gives a sense of the depth of darkness. The unique properties of shape and light create an enchanting interplay of light reflections and shadows evoking a microcosmic space reminiscent of nature.

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Freelight

Infinity Freelight is a cylindrical track luminaire designed for the Infinity lighting system. The luminaire emits light from its whole surface, with a 360 degree beam angle. Flexible neon allows the body to be shaped freely, so lighting compositions and light objects can be created. The luminaire is available in lengths of 1.6 metres and 5 metres. Installation in the track is simple, and a patented click fixation adapter holds the luminaire in place. The 48 volt supply provides electrical safety. The flexible neon is odourless and releases no harmful chemicals.

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