5 years in the making, this chair is produced in a single mold, reduces waste & saves space!

Chairs are one of the most common projects given to design students because it takes a lot of creativity to turn an everyday mundane object that has already been redesigned a million times into something innovative – it is the design world’s equivalent of “How will you sell me this regular pen?” Designers Martinelli Venezia and Alessandro Stabile discussed the idea of a chair that represents the contemporary world, in terms of production technology, sales methods, and features. The chair had to be an iconic, democratic product, meant to be sold online, and explored the theme of hyper-seriality.

Chair 1:1 was born after a rigorous five-year design process. Venezia and Stabile had finally achieved their goal and created a mountable/demountable chair whose every piece was molded in one go. This optimized the mold size, speeded up production, and reduced waste drastically when compared to a traditional chair. “The chair is sold just as it comes out of the mold, bypassing several steps; it will be the buyer who will complete the process: this is what we call hyper-seriality,” says the designer duo. “When looking at the Chair 1:1, it is inevitable to have a blast from the past, remembering the boxed toy kits. As in that case, there are no screws nor bolts: assembly is effortless and immediate. Mounting an object makes a bond with it and makes you feel its full value; it builds an affection that stops you from getting rid of it.”

The fastening elements of the individual parts are made to be easily producible and extremely resistant. It has been designed to be easily stored, shipped, and transported – 26 boxed up chairs take up only 1 square meter which is the key to increasing online sales as well as shipping sustainably! “While designing, we have often wondered whether in a world saturated with products, it was right to work in the direction of hyper-seriality with a material such as plastic. We believe, however, that the real mistake is to combine it with other materials that make it hard to recycle as well as to use it for packaging or in disposable products,” explain Venezia and Stabile. A sustainable product also has a long lifespan which reduces the need to replacement and therefore reduces excessive consumption as well as production waste which is why Chair 1:1  is made with single-material.

Designers: Martinelli Venezia and Alessandro Stabile

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A wall-mounted air-purifying radiator with easy touchscreen controls will uplift your home interiors

Winters are fast approaching and it’s time we start thinking about keeping our homes warm. We take great care to make sure the home is ready for the chill, but we overlook the air quality indoors. This year, when we are spending a great deal of time indoors this is one factor we should not be neglecting. In that account, we need a radiator that also doubles as an air purifier – exactly what Italian designer Alessandro Stabile has conceived for kitchen appliance stalwart De’Longhi.

The designer has taken the scheme of this appliance very seriously and has fashioned it to be – easily wall mountable. Dubbed “Hygge”, it is according to the designer the world’s first wall-mounted air-purifying radiator. Aesthetically pleasing, the appliance can be integrated into any room in the house; it can instantly remove odors from the kitchen or offer comforting temperatures in the living room. The air purifying radiator when used in the bedroom can guarantee allergy sufferers a peaceful night’s sleep. Controlling the Hygge is as easy as it gets – a circular touchscreen panel on the top would allow you to effortlessly control the settings – like temperature and switching to air purification option with a simple click.

Hygge lives up to its Danish meaning of “action associated with a sensation of comfort, safety, and coziness” and presents homeowners with a sense of happiness – with pure air and a cozy warm environment. The patented idea is an integral part of the De’Longhi Home Radiators 2020 and may be ready now to keep homes warm through the winters and the indoor air – pure, clean, and healthy to breathe. After all, that’s what we are craving for this winter stint, aren’t we?

Designer: Alessandro Stabile for De’Longhi