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New Designers 2008

Sunday, July 6th, 2008
I have been so busy with work recently, that I haven’t had a chance to make it to the New Designers Show at the Business Design Centre, Islington.

I am determined to take a couple hours out of my day though to see the show, as it really is one of my favourites.

The event showcases design talent from around the country. Categories range from architecture to furniture to fashion. The event brings together over 4,000 graduates from a vast range of universities and design colleges such as The University of Leeds to Central St Martins College in London. New Designers 2008 will take place in two stages, from 3-6 July and the 10-13 July.
Biome Lifestyle has in fact worked with a few designers, after noticing their talent at the New Designers Show. I wonder who we will find this year…

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Space saving eco furniture

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
This elegant wooden piece of furniture, titled Futaba Convertible Furniture is designed by Akemi Tanaka. The elegant multi-purpose furniture doubles both as a chair and a coffee table. Futaba is a Japanese word that means two leaves sprouting from one seed. The furniture is carved in Plyboo eco-friendly wood and is finished with Danish oil. The convertible piece of furniture looks very elegant. The furniture collection by the designer also includes Hollow Chaise lounge that is modern is design and looks great.

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Eco chandelier

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

At last the Eco Chandelier has arrived! Chandeliers, for long have been good looking power guzzlers that are standard fitments in almost all the ballrooms across the globe. Now you can have the chandelier’s traditional good looks minus it’s high power consumption thanks to LED technology. This stunning LED Constellation Chandelier is courtesy Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn, a student from Pratt University.

This chandelier breaks away from conventionality to have a Starburst form by bunching together 394 LED’s on the tip of 91 copper tubes. Thus, you have a very good looking LED cluster that does away with complicated chandelier circuitry. You’ll be amazed to hear that the Constellation Chandelier runs on a 12 volt supply and consumes power equivalent to a 20 watt bulb. Phenomenal is an understatement. It definitely looks like LED technology has come of age with this very efficient, beautiful form of lighting.

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