David Derksen Design
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Transcience
Transcience shows the beauty of the natural oxidizing process of mirrors.
By accelerating and manipulating this process, the Transcience mirrors show various stages of oxidation in three different geometrical patterns.
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copper lights
The Copper Lights are a translation of the Copper Cabinet into more functional products. The bending and soldering techniques have been perfected, resulting in delicate but very useful lamps, which can be produced in series. (more…)
copper cabinet
The Copper Cabinet is a fragile cabinet for storing precious belongings. It is completely constructed out of 0,1 millimetre thick copper foil. The bends in the material give the structure its stiffness and almost a paper like appearance. (more…)
garden living tools
This garden or pick-nick furniture set is inspired by the use and the aethetics of garden tools. They invite you, just like these tools, to be grabbed,put in the ground and carried. (more…)
rope stool
A stool made out of synthetic rope. The rope was heated to make it stiff and then melted to form the seat. (more…)
focus lamp
This lamp for above a table works light a torch with an adjustable lightbeam. Because the lightsource can be moved independently from the lampshade, you can adjust the light according to you preference at that moment. (more…)
polder walls
The Dutch polder landscape was with it’s converging lines was the the inspirationfor this research. Like in this typical scenery, functional lines become aesthetical lines. (more…)
Foldable kitchen
This is a semi-permanent kitchen for temporary housing or outdoor use. It consists of a foldable framework that is fixed once the sink part is put inside. (more…)
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Bensimon opening
Transience mirrors at Bensimon gallery Paris
During Maison et Object, the Transience mirrors will be on show at Gallery S. Bensimon in Paris. (more…)
Transience mirrors at Pierre Berge auctions
Recently, they Transience mirrors were in a Pierre Berge auction in Brussels. (more…)
Objects Rescoped Dutch Design Week 2011 Eindhoven
Last week the Transience mirrors were presented at Objects Rescoped during the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven.
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Transience at Transnatural workspace Amsterdam
Transcience mirrors, result of the project on oxidized mirrors together with Lex Pott will be part of the Transnatural Art & Design Collection! The collection will be launched for the first time this Friday at the Transnatural workspace in Amsterdam.
Transience mirrors
Recently I started a new project with Lex Pott. In this project we show the beauty of oxidated mirrors. The result will be shown during the Dutch Design Week 2011 at ‘Object Rescoped’
O L S E N restaurant Buenos Aires
A while ago we produced some Copper Lights for restaurant O L S E N in Buenos Aires. The renovation is now finished and the lamps installed! Here you can find some snapshots.
Graduation at Ahrend office furniture
In July of this year I graduated at Royal Ahrend for Industrial Design TU Delft. For this project I focussed on material and production research. Finally I designed a so-called Cradle to Cradle material that could be suitable for Ahrend office furniture products. We are currently working on the continuation of this project and trying to get it into production. As this is still a confidential project, I cannot show any pictures yet! To be continued…
Exhibition Objects Rescoped DDW Eindhoven 2011
During the Dutch Design Week 2011 in Eindhoven, I will present a completely new project called Transience. In this joint project with Lex Pott we show the beauty of oxidation of mirrors.
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Moss Bros
Some of the Copper Lights were recently installed in the Moss Bros shop in Liverpool UK. More shops to come! (more…)
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