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Coffee Is The New Black: Meet The Sexiest Espresso Set Ever

dornob — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:00:18 +0000

It’s not really enough for a coffee maker to just be an ugly drip machine producing mediocre watery brews anymore. At least, not for those of us who uphold the consumption of this energizing manna from heaven as perhaps our most important morning ritual. So what happens when you’re a coffee connoisseur and also a design nerd who desires aesthetically pleasing, matching items adorning every surface in your home? Well, a matte black set of impeccably designed coffee making tools, for one. Have you ever seen an espresso set sexier than this?

The ‘Collar’ set by Italian studio Something Design for Danish brand Stelton marries Scandinavian minimalism with Italy’s reverence for the ritual of making coffee. One glance at this series of four black, brass and wood objects is enough to tell you that the designers take coffee seriously. The simplicity of these tools encourages users to relish each pleasurable act that goes into producing a cup of java, from manually grinding the fragrant roasted beans to spooning in the sugar at the end.

It’s a beautiful union of Scandinavian design principles and modern aesthetics of the sort that would fit into the most avant-garde of interior designs. The warm tactile veined oak of the handles, the sheen of the Teflon coated steel and the juxtaposition of angles and curves all come together to create a coffee set so beautiful you’ll be happy to get up a tad earlier to use it rather than dropping into the corner cafe. In addition to the stovetop espresso machine and the grinder, there’s a milk jug and a sugar bowl, and the pieces will be available individually when they debut on Stelton.com in September for $45-$85 each.

The espresso maker is a modern take on the moka pot, also known as a macchinetta, a stovetop contraption that brews coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through the grounds. While the original moka pot is flashy and reflective, with a faceted vessel that flares at the top, the Collar is restrained in its finish and silhouette, but maintains the essential triple-chambered setup of the original. The lust-worthy Collar is practical and functional but also exceptionally beautiful, and it’s easy to imagine this set in use with the most exquisite varieties of coffee on the market.
Something Design Studio is a collaboration between Daniel Debase and Federico Sandri, which “evolves along a continuous dialogue encouraged by spatial, cultural and behavioral observations,” the designers themselves explain. “Multiple experiments with different materials and a deep understanding of production methods form the basis for a much broader thinking where objects are never considered purely on their own but always as part of a bigger picture.”

Collar isn’t the only sexy coffee set offered by Stelton, which is known for its selection of beautifully minimalist home goods. The shop also offers the Theo Coffee Maker by Francis Cayouette (pictured above), made of matte black stoneware and bamboo. This pour-over-style coffee maker appeals to all “slow brew” filter coffee fans and comes with a silicone collar to protect your fingers.

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Branching Out: Organic Wood Tables Features Tree Fractals

Schell Loef — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:21 +0000

You may remember these bold bookshelves by Olivier Dolle – taking the art of organic abstraction to the next level, here are a series of black tables with natural wood inclusions likewise shaped like trees.

From a distance, they look continuous – up close, the grain reveals cuts between pieces, sanded smooth and finished to avoid any gaps.

The wooded corner also takes on a different shape and angle, further setting it apart from the coffee and side tables in his series. “Originating in the Alps and trained in the Ecole Boulle in Paris in traditional and contemporary cabinet,” Olivier seeks out simple truths via quality craftsmanship coupled with conceptual design.

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Magic Glass Turns Translucent on Demand

dornob dornob — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:18:06 +0000

Sandwiched between two outer layers of conventional glazing sits a liquid crystal polymer membrane that can be activated by remote control or turned on (opaque) and off (see through) via conventional light switches.

Such shifts in opacity mean the same surface can serve as a window, partition, privacy screen or projection surface. Prefabricated with the synthetic core in place, units can be safely brought to and installed on residential or commercial building sites with ease.

This hybrid glazing comes in panels up to ten feet by ten feet, making them potentially applicable in large-scale, floor-to-ceiling settings as well as smaller room-to-room doors and dividers. Design by Russian door makers of Mauer Buro (translates as: wall office).

“It is a laminated glass, between two sheets of which there is a polymer film with a semiconductor on liquid crystals – Magic Screen Film. Thanks to her, the glass can change light transmission, becoming either transparent or matte.”

“Control can be carried out both from a conventional switch, and using a remote control, a motion sensor or a ‘smart home’ system. The working area of electrochromic glass consists of liquid crystal particles located between two layers of a special electrically conductive film. In the off state, the crystals are arranged randomly, forming an opaque matte white surface. When voltage is applied, the crystals instantly take a parallel position with respect to the electric field and the glass becomes transparent, allowing the light flux to penetrate into the room without hindrance. Magic Glass not only delimits the space in the room, but can also serve as a projection screen.”

“Mauer Büro is a company for the sale of German doors, fittings and floor coverings, as well as the development of partitions and innovative materials for interiors. The bureau was founded in 2005. The main office is located in St. Petersburg. Representative office – in Yekaterinburg. Mauer Büro specializes in the implementation of complex architectural ideas with the help of optimal engineering solutions and quality products from partners.”

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Door Wrench: Tool-Style Knob Fit for Industrial Interiors

Loef — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:00:44 +0000

Instead of waiting for your door handle to break on its own, then pulling wrenching it open, this clever grip skips straight to the toolbox for design inspiration.

While it might prove kitschy for your kitchen or a bit too mechanical on a master bedroom door, it could look great as a garage or workshop entry piece or inside an industrial loft conversion.

Swing it to the other side and you can open doors in reverse – or leave it in the middle as a tactile method of feeling the nature of applied leverage and angles in context.

Tirdad Kiamanesh of Tehran, Iran, envisions simple glossy metal, matte black or coated and colored finishes for the attachment hardware as well as the rotating hand grip, making them a fit for any setting offbeat enough to handle them.

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