Daniel Becker will present two ideas for shelving systems, which originated in a close aesthetic relationship to his latest lighting designs. Becker attempts to design sustainable pieces, that means in the first instance durable products with long life-cycles. For him, durability means not only flawless functioning but especially an emotional durability, which is most difficult to create.
Respected pieces though are those which will be preserved by the user. If every product had the ability to outlast for more than one generation, this would already have a huge impact on the contemporary consumer society, which is the most desirable goal, he says.
Biography
* 1983 Frankfurt, Germany
2004-2009 Industrial design studies at braunschweig university of art
2009 Diploma in industrial design
Exhibitions
2008/01 - BeComeReal at nhow hotel, zona tortona, milan/italy
2010/01 - galerie auf zeit braunschweig/germany
2010/01 - tatorte - design braucht täter, passagen 2010, design festival cologne/germany
2010/02 - ambiente talents, frankfurt/germany
2010/03 - blickfang, stuttgart/germany
2010/04 - light+building trendforum, frankfurt/germany
2010/04 - art affair gallery, regensburg/germany
2010/09 - direktorenhaus, Berlin/Germany
Awards
2009 - Incheon international design awards - sparks (shortlisted)
2010 - Ambiente talents
2010 - Blickfang NEXT
2010 - Macef design award - edda (shortlisted)
Publications
2008/01 - konstvärlden & disajn, stockholm/sweden
2008/02 - mh - modern home, hong kong
2008/07 - arquitectura y diseño, barcelona/spain
2008/10 - desire: the shape of things to come, book by gestalten verlag, berlin/germany
2008/11 - weekend magazine, linz/austria
2008/12 - financial times weekend, london/uk
2009/02 - maison & decoration, athens/greece
2009/02 - RUM, stockholm/sweden
2009/02 - inhouse, arhus/denmark
2009/04 - the independent design guide, book by thames & hudson, london/uk
2009/07 - nisha, israel
2009/10 - new product design, book by feierabend unique books, cologne/germany
2010/01 - RUM, stockholm/sweden
2010/02 - H.O.M.E., berlin/germany
2010/03 - retrotrend., hamburg/germany
2010/03 - form - the making of design, basel/switzerland
2010/05 - pace, hong-kong
Victor low | 88 x 35 x 90 cm | 560 EUR
Victor high | 171 x 35 x 90 cm | 890 EUR
Victor wall | Wood, textile | 75 x 25 x 75 cm | 480 EUR
Victor is a series of wooden shelves which is designed for home and commercial use. It represents a warm companion with a special character in every environment. The shelves are offered in several sizes, all of them can be flat packed for easy transport. A variety of different woods and upholstered panels in lots of colours are available.
Vincent bookshelf 2011 | Wood, powder-coated steel plate | 80.6 x 183.4 x 30.6 | 750 EUR
Vincent is a visually light but physically stable bookshelf which is useable either from the front and the rear side. The bookends as the main design element are innovatively designed as an integrated part of the structure. It is built from powder coated sheet steel and shelves of solid oak wood and can be flat packed for economic transport.
Sparks | Up to 40 pieces 330€ each | 41-100, 300€ each | From 101 pieces 270€ each
Sparks is a modular lighting system which consists of three different modules with the ability to be arranged in various configurations to form a three-dimensional structure. Every module can be rotated freely in 360° which makes the whole system easily adaptable to every possible architectural situation. The lighting elements are based on low-energy LED technology.
Emily pendant light 2010 | 120 x 90 x 30 cm | 320€
Emily. Series of pendant lights | Painted sheet steel, oak wood, plexiglas | 320€
Emily is a series of pendant lights with shades made of sheet steel, which are covered with frosted plexiglass for diffuse illumination. The aesthetics of the lamp emerged as with "Edda" through the examination with manual metal processing methods. A central aspect of the design is to achieve a long life-span and therefore sustainability. The use of materials that age gracefully underline Emily's special character.
Edda Standing Lamp 2009 | Steel, concrete | 37 x 120 x 26 cm | 550€
Edda Table light 2009 | 43 x 44 x 26 cm | 550€
Edda is a functional family of lights which stand out through contrasting materials.
Their big, conical shades made of painted steel house most commercially available CFL bulbs invisibly. The concrete base provides stability and creates an optically and tactilely unfamiliar character in the working or living space.
All prices are quoted inclusive of VAT (7%). Shipment is not included.
