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Quirky-looking furniture uses a virus-inspired pronged design to stack and stick to one another!

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I’ll admit, the word ‘virus’ probably gives you a bit of anxiety. It definitely isn’t associated with any pleasant experiences, although designer Andrea Cingoli is trying to make the word virus sound less scary and more harmless. In an attempt to have us get over our fear of microorganisms, Cingoli’s furniture borrows from the very design of the virus. Meet Oleg, a series of multifunctional furniture with ‘spike proteins’ that allow them to be stacked in multiple ways!

Oleg aims at rebuilding our association and relationship with viruses. Rather than associating its shape with something bad, Oleg showcases how the almost naval-mine-like furniture can be used and arranged in multiple ways. The spiky exterior of the furniture looks unapproachable, but that’s also negated by the Oleg’s use of a playful yellow along with the black to create a colorful furniture arrangement. The spiked exterior allows the Oleg to be oriented in many ways. Individual modules can be placed on the floor as the spikes work as a pair of legs, or they can even be stacked one on top of the other, allowing the spikes to interlock into each other to create fun and quirky cabinet arrangements! It looks eye-catching no matter how you orient it, although you may want to be careful if you’ve got a pet (especially a cat) in the house!

Oleg is a Silver Winner of the A’ Design Award for the year 2021.

Designer: Andrea Cingoli

A Light That’s Inspired by Architecture!

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Inspiration for a design can come from anywhere and it’s what both launches and drives the project, but what I find most interesting is the narrative that it creates! Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unlikely of sources, which is the case for this design where it was found during the repairs that were needed after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, more specifically, the mechanism that stabilized the damaged buildings.

Using this mechanism, the appropriately named Xtension Light can extend from 1500mm to 3000mm, and thanks to its spherical latch points, it is able to be securely fastened in any household room and onto any surface. Its extensive dimensions and bold design enables this light to really become a part of the room’s architecture as opposed to an item of furniture!

Extension also has a party trick! As the LEDs are programmable, it can become a signal light for occupied washrooms or indicate directions of intended travel, making it ideal for use in both a commercial and domestic environment!

The Extension is a winner of the A’ Design Award for the year 2018.

Designer: Andrea Cingoli of CONCEPTICON

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The Best Lamp for your Bedside

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Once you’ve crawled into bed and gotten cozy, the last thing you want to do is get up or lean over to switch off the lights! Designed with this feeling in mind, BALAMP utilizes a unique on/off functionality to make going to bed and waking up a more enjoyable experience.

It’s dish-shaped lamp features a flat surface that’s equipped with a weight sensing system. When an object is placed on the surface, it switches off and vice versa. This way, when you’re dozing off to a good book, you can simply close the book, roll over, and place it on BALAMP to turn off the light in one easy motion. You can also place your mobile device on the surface so when you pick up your phone to turn off your morning alarm, you have instantaneous illumination to help wake you up. Better yet, it sports a projected clock so it’s easy to tell the time and you can also adjust the tone and intensity of the light with a smartphone app so it’s just how you like before and after bedtime!

Designers: Andrea Cingoli & U. La Sorda

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