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London Design Festival - 100% Design - Good Design Manifesto
Core77 — ... More impressions from today's 100% Design in London. Again it was curated by Tom Dixon who himself showed more of his "shiny balls" and solid wooden chairs that he presented in Milan earlier this year. Also in the pictures above is the velcro lamp "Face to Face" by ...

London Design Festival - 100% Design
Core77 — ... More impressions from today's 100% Design in London. Tom Dixon showed more of his "shiny balls" (Mirror Balls) and the solid wooden Slab Chair that he already presented earlier this year in Milan. Also in the pictures above (amongst others) is the velcro lampshade "Face to Face" by ...

London Design Festival: Tom Dixon - The Factory
MoCoLoco — A Bit of Rough is Tom Dixon's theme this year, referring to the quintessentially British way of looking at things: straightforward and uncomplicated. This directness, frank attitude and lack of pretension are found in many aspects of British industry and Dixon's work is a fine example of this. "A British brand should stick out through its no-nonsense approach to honesty in surfaces and materials, demonstrating innovation and a robustness that goes beyond short-term fashionability," says Dixon. The new pieces from the Tom Dixon collection fit the ...

Block Table by Tom Dixon
MoCoLoco — Tom Dixon will be launching a few new products in Milan next month, including the Block Table, a combination of bling, minimalism and functionality. A granite top sits atop elegant electroplated copper legs with adjustable feet to allow for uneven floors. The surface of both dining table and coffee table is heat resistant and has been treated to minimize grease marks. + tomdixon.net

Pressed Glass by Tom Dixon
MoCoLoco — Tom Dixon's new lighting is work of substance that fits perfectly with the concept of Back to Basics - Utility. Tube, Bowl and Lens are the three styles in the Pressed Glass series, a collection inspired by heavyweight industrial components. The satisfyingly heavy lamps are surprisingly honest in form and bear imperfections along with sinuous marks that reflect their industrial nature. + tomdixon.net

Milan Design Week 09 Preview:Tom Dixon
Core77 — Tom Dixon will be in Milan this month with some bold designs: Fluoro Shade: Made from blow moulded polycarbonate, externally powder coated in fluorescent orange and demonstrating Tom's passion for roughness, the Fluoro Shade is inspired from heavy duty work paints in industrial factory environments. A colour often used in high visibility safety clothing, Fluoro Shade brings an energetic light source to any interior either used alone or grouped as multiples. Spot Table: The Spot Tables are enamel ...

When France Gives You Champagne, You Make…
Yanko Design — ... 2) Lamp by Tom Dixon: part of an edition of 500 lamps for the greater good of cut-up letters! Slicing graphic design projects up like this can go wrong, but sometimes can go terribly, terribly right. This sort of letters-to-chopped-pattern motif is a trend that’s not quite reached it’s peak yet. It’s still big in the designy-shops in my city of Minneapolis - here Dixon does it right. ...

Tom Dixon's new stools and showroom
Core77 — ... Tom Dixon is opening a new showroom in London which wil permanently display the full Tom Dixon collection. The showroom opening, coincident with the London Design Festival, will include the launch of two new stools. ...

London Design Festival 09: The Dock
Core77 — LDF 2009 47.jpg LDF 2009 49.jpg Last night was the opening party of The Dock , the design extravaganza curated by Tom Dixon . The newly developed ...

London Design Festival 09 Preview: Art Car Boot Fair
Core77 — ... and Tom Dixon's design week extravaganza. All manner of artworks, artwares and services direct from the car boot from art world luminaries and emerging talents  including Sir Peter Blake, Bob and Roberta Smith,  Nick Reynolds, Ian Monroe, Pure Evil, Gavin Turk, the House of Fairytales, Scrawl Collective and Stuart Semple. Fine art, street art, limited edition prints, cool sculptures, art for kids and live while-you-wait portrait painting plus lots of arty entertainments. ...