The Future Laboratory

Iron Grill designed by End of Work, Australia

Flaming good branding

Australia – Design consultancy End of Work has created a lean and literal identity for Iron Grill, the latest fast food venture at the Optus campus at Macquarie Park, New South Wales.

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Fashion

Eruptia

Designers are relinquishing control over the final look of their work by adopting experimental production processes that result in a broken, cracked and distressed aesthetic.

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Fashion

Magnetic energy: Designers iron out new dresses

Paris – Experimental Dutch designer Iris van Herpen has collaborated with compatriot Jólan van der Wiel to create sculptural dresses using magnetic force and iron filings for the Paris catwalk.

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Design

Acid dye: Printing techniques make wood rust

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Technology

Iron man: Magnets make freakish stools

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Luxury

Soft Reduction

LS:N Global has previously reported on the rise of simplicity in The New Sobriety and Super Minimalism, a response to consumers cutting back and re-assessing their spending habits. We covered the Emotional Home in 2010 and we see no signs of the trend disappearing. We believe it will gather momentum.