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Talento Unlimited Cabinet

Talento Unlimited

Talento is a tall storage cabinet designed for keeping objects. The structure is made of wood or lacquered wood, and the two doors carry a liquid metal finish with the Unlimited texture. The cabinet measures 1000 millimetres in width, 520 millimetres in depth and 2000 millimetres in height. Rounded edges and a recessed handle define the profile. The composition balances full and empty areas through an alternation of depths and proportions. The textured surface is made with a dedicated silicone mould combined with the liquid metal finish.

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Unream Voxel Printed Lamp

Unream

Unream is a lamp produced with multi-material voxel 3D printing. The surface is covered with lenticular lenses that are printed together with the color content. Unream shows different colors from different viewing angles, so the object appears to display a moving image when a person walks past. The lamp acts as an object in daylight and as a light source at night. The height is 220 mm and the width is 100 mm. A computational workflow assigns material properties to each voxel, which allows optical textures on free-form surfaces.

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Plover Multi Purpose Chair

Plover

Plover is a multi-purpose chair designed for classrooms, seminars and collaborative workshops. The chair supports several sitting postures. Users can sit in the conventional front-facing position, or sit back-to-front in a horse-riding posture. The characteristic feature of Plover is an integrated tablet that forms a small work surface. The tablet also serves as an armrest for side seating or as a higher seat with a footrest. The chairs can be used individually or grouped together for discussion and co-creation.

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HKBCF - Passenger Clearance Building Cross Border Crossing Facility

HKBCF - Passenger Clearance Building

HK Port Passenger Clearance Building is a border crossing facility for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a sea crossing that links Hong Kong with Zhuhai and Macao. The building works as a transport hub and provides clearance for passengers and goods. A wave-form roof, 310 metres long and 162 metres wide, shelters the building. The roof is made of steelwork and is divided into structural bays supported by arms that span 36 by 18 metres. Modular roof units were pre-fabricated offsite for efficient construction. The building stands on a reclaimed island.

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Sberbank Headquarters Atrium

Sberbank Headquarters

Swiss architecture office Evolution Design in partnership with Russian architecture studio T+T architects has designed a spacious multifunctional atrium at the new corporate headquarters of Sberbank in Moscow. The daylight flooded atrium houses diverse coworking spaces and a coffee bar, with the suspended diamond shaped meeting room being the focal point of the internal courtyard. The mirror reflections, glazed internal façade and the use of plants add the sense of spaciousness and continuity.

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Lavazza Desea Coffee Machine

Lavazza Desea

A friendly machine designed to offer the complete package of Italian coffee culture: from espresso to authentic cappuccino or latte. The touch interface arranges the selections in two seperate groups – one for coffee and one for milk. The drinks can be personalized with boost functions for temperature and milk foam. Necessary service is indicated in the center with illuminated icons. The machine comes with a dedicated glass mug and applies Lavazza’s form language with controlled surfacing, refined details and special attention to colors, materials & finish.

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