Spidy is a minimal chair created by Italy-based designer Mario Alessiani. This chair has been shaped as a consequence of its manufacturing process. The designers decided to design a chair made of metal tubes though an industrial process that is reminiscent of the bistrot chairs. The laser cutting on the tube make it possible to create a lot of slots that allow it to fold and then soldered. Spidy features numerous bends and folds, something that would be very complicated to do with traditional tools and techniques.
For 2015, Vipp, the Danish industrial design company known for its iconic trash cans and all-black kitchens, introduces a 592-square-foot prefab unit called Shelter.
Heating for the unit is provided by a Spartherm fireplace, with electric heating integrated into the magnesite floor. Walls are insulated with fire-tested wool felt under plywood panels.
A Simple Plan
A Marmol Radziner–designed prefab house, trucked onto a remote Northern California site, takes the pain out of the construction process.
The main building sinks then elevates in full view of ocean.
The L-shaped secondary building perches over a craggy escarpment. It offers the best vantage point for taking in the moss-planted roof, forest, and ocean.