The Sail Rug by Luca Nichetto for Nodus Has Built-In Seating

SAIL is a limited edition 100% wool rug by designer Luca Nichetto for Nodus rugs.




The unusual shape allows the rug to ether lie flat or can partially sit up on its own or against a wall to create a built in seating area.



Hand-knotted on a loom, the rug has a 10mm deep pile and 100 knots per square inch. The unique rug is made with 100% Tibetan Highland wool mixed with New Zealand wool and is also available in 100% silk or 50% wool and 50% silk.




Made in four different colors, the rug is available in one size only: 440cm x 229cm and takes three months to deliver after ordering.



Contact them here for ordering information

designer Luca Nichetti:

The Neon Angelica Chandelier by Nucleo.

Angelica is a modern chandelier designed by Nucleo, a design group based in Italy. The design concept - a chandelier in eighteenth century style revisited in modern key - was to eliminate any super-structures, thus making light the only protagonist.




Angelica outlines its presence in space by evoking the past with soft lines that subtly recall the style of the eighteenth century. The chandelier lights up with an intensely soft light, creating an effect that is poetically suggestive and sophisticated.





The bearing structure is created in aluminium with laser-cut plexiglass elements:



Available in white, aquamarine blue, orchid lilac, mint green.

Diffuser: fluorescent neon (white glass tubes charged with argon)

Light source: total 125W (cold cathode)

Size: 120 x 100 cm

Design: Nucleo

Manufacturer: ALT Lucialternative

TRON Armchair Now Mass-Produced For Cappellini In 4 Colors & New Material.

In 2010 Cappellini And Walt Disney Signature Presented A Special Production Series of The TRON Armchair Designed By Dror Benshetrit For Design Miami 2010.


above: The prototype for Disney. Raw Data forms a jagged and angular landscape, serving as a muse for a chair that is comprised of intersecting layers and textures of 'digital' rock. Constructed of composite material consisting of impregnated fiberglass with polyester resin processed with manual layering, these Special Production Walt Disney Signature TRON Armchairs invite you to "sit off the grid."

You may have read about these on such design sites as Core 77, Curated Mag and Design Milk. Their reports showed the Special Production Walt Disney Signature TRON Armchairs made of fiberglass and in gritty and unusual paint jobs such as these:






Initially made as a series of four “one-off” fibreglass prototypes, when it came to mass production Cappellini and Poltrona Frau went with four new colors and 100% recyclable material.



Giulio Cappellini plays on the contrasts suggested by the film; the contrast between the real world and the world of TRON:Legacy. Natural elements embody this juxtaposition, so the dark grey of the “stone”, and the white of the “air” represent the landscape of Tron and the safe house, while the light blue of “water” and the green of the “grass” represent the real world:







Cappellini & Walt Disney Signature


Conceived from the futuristic world of the Disney film “TRON: Legacy” and designed by Dror Benshetrit of Studio Dror, the Tron Armchair is a product profoundly inspired by material with features that are reminiscent of the rugged and rocky landscape which surrounds the digital world of TRON. Initially made as a series of four “one-off” fibreglass prototypes individually hand-finished by New York designer Dror Benshetrit (shown below in the chair).





Using the roto-molding technique, made of 100% recyclable material and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, the armchair is now available in four different colors.

Designer Benshetrit talks about the mass-produced TRON Chair at the Milan Design Village, 2011:


Cappellini

Watch 3 Urban Artists As They Design The Lucha Libre Bottles for 1800 Tequila.

For the past few years 1800 Tequila has been releasing limited edition artist series bottles.

The most recent, the fabulous new Lucha Libre Series of 6 artist designed bottles for 1800 Tequila have recently been introduced and are now accompanied by three mini documentaries of their creation by A76.


above: Gary Baseman working on his bottle art and the finished product

Highlighted are three award winning artists (Gary Baseman, Tristan Eaton, Yuko Shimizu) designing and speaking about their Luchador themed artwork for the limited edition 1800 Tequila Bottles.


above: Yuko Shimizo talks about her design and the finished product

Through the combination of stylized editing and Mexican influenced original music, the videos immerse viewers into the artists' creative process, as well as their different personality and locations.


above: Tristan Eaton's bottle art in progress and the finished product

Watch as Yuko Shimizu, Tristan Eaton and Gary Baseman create their original art work for the new limited edition Luchador bottle series for 1800 Tequila.

Yuko Shimizu:

Tristan Eaton:

Gary Baseman:


In addition to the bottles featured in the documentaries, the other 3 Lucha Libre bottles were designed by Tes One:

Ray Smith:

and Alex Hank:


The video series was created and produced by Duffy Higgins in partnership with Proximo Spirits & 1800 Tequila. An A76 Production.


PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY: DUFFY HIGGINS
EDITED BY: JOHN REIS
SOUND MIXER & SOUND DESIGN BY: ROB DALY
MUSIC BY: MAD PAN PRODUCTIONS
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: GUILIA ARMENTANO

The full line of the 3rd Artist Series of bottles for 1800 Tequila:

Over at NOTCOT, you can see the unboxing of the promotional mailer and all the cool Lucha Libre related design goodies by Dead As We Know It that came with it.