STOCKHOLM FURNITURE + NORTHERN LIGHTS FAIR.

Corporate Culture's Jason Hess and Karen Ninness have recently returned from Sweden covering the Stockholm Furniture and Northern Lights Fair, the world's largest trade fairs for Nordic design and lighting.

The hottest product launch by far... Swedish lighting design company Wastberg. Its debut collection included designs by Ilse Crawford, Claesson Koivisto Rune, James Irvine and Jean-Marie Massaud.

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01. Contributors. Jason Hess and Karen Ninness with Hans Mannerhagen from Fritz Hansen.

02. Fountain at the entry to the fair. Submerged coloured lights illuminate the explosive water feature.

03. Nordic Light Hotel. The reception and restaurant is dressed quarterly by different artists. This quarter, guests were welcomed by a Hitchcock installation design by Monica Forster.

04. Wastberg presented their 7 design lamps in fish tank like glass boxes at the Berns Hotel. On display is the dimmable table lamp 'Studioilse w084t' lamp designed by Ilse Crawford of Studioilse. Case iron base, aluminium shade and beech timber arms - beautiful.

05. Helmet. One of the more unusual chairs found at the fair - I believe Dr Who specifies this regularly.

06. Offecct Village Soundwave panels - Manufactured one at a time, the Village Soundwave panel is based on a satellite photo of village houses.

PARIS JE T'AIME

Found recently on Desire to Inspire, these amazing interiors by Paris architectural firm Joseph Dirand.

DESIGN STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR BRISBANE

Corporate Culture launched Project Verpan in Brisbane, with special guest Peter Frandsen MD of Verpan. Designers from practices Donovan Hill, Fairweather and PDT were each issued $64.00 Verpan dollars to spend on recycled materials to create their own Verpan inspired creations.

YOU'RE TERRIBLE MURIEL

How cool would it have been to be in Denmark in the 1950s and 60s (or in 2009 for that matter) and hanging out with Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjaerholm and Verner Panton?

Whilst they’re all uber cool in their own right, how amazing was Verner Panton (1926–1998).

I love the fact it’s published everywhere that he was known as L'enfant terrible (Terrible child), a French term for a child who is terrifyingly candid, saying embarrassing things to adults.

Known also as the L'enfant terrible of Danish design, Panton was characterised by Poul Henningsen as “stubborn and forever young”.

Never serious, Panton was a true innovator who injected colour and humour into everything to create iconic products like “fun” and “onion”.

Timeliness and inspirational and true to his nature, I would say his creations are still forever young Poul… next subject?

Images. Verpan

REAL MODELS OR ROLE MODELS?

As Barbie turns 50 this year, French fashion retailer Collette commissioned designer and "photographer extraordinaire" Karl Lagerfeld to shoot a special collection of Barbie photos. Lagerfeld captured Italian male model Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken.

Which leads me to my quote of the moment by Karl Lagerfeld for Harper's Bazaar...
"Forget the 'economic times' and think about what is right for this moment in your life."

We hear you Karl!

DO U C WHAT I C?

Corporate Culture has just announced a new competition to design the cover of their bi-annual C Magazine. To enter, send your design (incorporating the 'C') to jeff@corporateculture.com.au with 50 words or less describing your design philosophy.

Entries to the competition close Saturday 28 March 2009, with the winner to be announced on 15 April. The winning entry will receive a CH_07 designed by Hans Wegner.

C Magazine is produced as a custom publication by Indesign Publishing.

AN INSPIRED JOURNEY

Corporate Culture's 2009 design journey brief was to embrace the challenges of the future office and design a product that creates a 'room within a room'.

The winning entry was judged by David Clark Editor Vogue Living, Paul McGillick Group Editor Indesign Publishing, Amanda Pike Principal Pike Withers, Amanda Stanaway Associate Woods Bagot, David Whittiker Director WHO.

The design was judged on originality, aesthetics, functionality, alignment with existing Corporate Culture collection, overall presentation and environmental considerations.

The winning entry Zoe designed by Lenard Design Associates, is a stunning ceiling-hung 'mobile' which incorporates a beautiful lightweight structure that provides a sense of enclosure or a 'room within a room' in any type of space. Truly inspired... 

MILANO. SLEEP.

Chic fashionistas and impeccable quality... there's no place that oozes style quite like Italy's design capital, Milano. So, you know what they say when in Rome...

Sleep. Bvlgari Hotel

MILANO. EAT.

Dine in style amongst the Italian's gilded at Dolce&Gabanna's multipurpose bar, restaurant, bistro and nightclub GOLD. True to it's namesake - gold is everywhere.

Eat. Dolce&Gabanna GOLD

MILANO. SHOP.

Founded in 1990 by gallerist and publicist Carla Sozzani and located on the outskirts of the city, 10 corso como is located in the inner courtyard of a traditional Milanese palazzo and is a 13,000 sq ft network of interconnected spaces dedicated to art, fashion and design.

Shop. 10 corso como