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May 13th, 2008
bklyn designs: part 2


this post is a continuation of d*s’s earlier bklyn designs coverage

alright, bklyn designs part two! i wanted to kick off today’s coverage of bklyn designs with one of my favorite booths: the pratt booth. it’s always so fun to see what pratt students are up to and this year students seemed to really be focusing on re-using and re-purposing found or sustainable materials. i absolutely loved the cast porcelain lighting (above) by jennie maneri- it cast such a soft light. the rest of the work below is from pratt students- if anyone knows the names for each student designer just let me know and i’ll add them asap.


[woven lighting unit by Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn]



[images above: Urban Drift wood by senior Ian Colling]


[floating chaise by Paul Crotty]


[memento table/casket by charles constantine (Tea light candle holder -Mino Kodama)]


[’Constellation’ LED Chandelier by Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn]



the coat/key hook unit above is from desu design. this small rack is perfect for city dwellers who don’t have a lot of wall space but still want something sleek to hold their coats and keys. simply lift up the cover to hang items and then close to conceal the hooks.



beautiful wooden tables from ‘from the source’.



beautiful LED lighting from wang jinshen studio.




wallpaper from jill malek, pictured above. i especially loved the pink elephants.




above: uhuru design’s incredible series of furniture made from recycled bourbon barrels.




furniture from red hook’s ‘big prototype‘. i love their zipper chair (above)- the zipper-like detailing on the side of the chair is fantastic. and their convertible dining to coffee table is just what every strapped-for-space new yorker needs.

7 comments
May 13th, 2008 - 11:03 am

Nice works using recycled materials.Especially liked the porcelain lighting,along with the bourbon barrel furniture,and wooden tables “from the source”

leslie said:
May 13th, 2008 - 1:58 pm

Love the pink elephants, too - bright, subtle, clever!
And that black planked bourbon barrel chair-yum!

leslie said:
May 13th, 2008 - 2:03 pm

Love the pink elephants, too- clever, bright, understated.
Totally smitten with the black plank bourbon barrels chairs!

Kristin said:
May 13th, 2008 - 4:52 pm

Love seeing the student work! I want to see more. speaking of student work, when will the scholarship finalists be announced?

May 13th, 2008 - 10:05 pm

Just wanted to let you know that the link you have for Wang Jin Sheng Studio is broken. The correct link is: http://www.wangjinshengstudio.com/
BEAUTIFUL stuff!

teri said:
May 14th, 2008 - 4:38 pm

Wow! Those driftwood stools are fantastic! I’m totally in love with them!!!!

Athena said:
May 19th, 2008 - 12:42 pm

who’s that cute guy on the chaise lounge?

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