Ionna Vautrin’s friendly lamp

Binic is a small sized table lamp (only 20cm high), designed for Ionna Vautrin Vautrin by the Italian firm Foscarini. The young designer comes from the coastal town of Bretagne of the same name, and its shape is inspired in the typical ventilation shafts of a ship deck. Made from aluminium and a polycarbonate projector, it is available in six different colours.

La lámpara amigable de Ionna Vautrin

Binic es una lámpara de mesa de pequeñas dimensiones (tan sólo 20 centímetros de altura), diseñada por Ionna Vautrin para la firma italiana Foscarini. Su nombre es el de un pequeño pueblo portuario en la costa de la Bretaña francesa de donde es originaria la joven diseñadora y su forma está inspirada en los clásicas mangas de ventilación de cubierta de los barcos.

Designing glasses with social awareness

American studio FuseProject, in collaboration with the Mexican government, has developed “See Better to Learn Better”, a project set to put design at the service of education. These glasses are specially designed for pupils and are freely distributed amongst those families who cannot afford spectacles apt for their children.

Quinta do Portal Winery

The Quinta do Portal Winery commissioned Álvaro Siza to design a project aimed at turning their winery into a landmark destination on wine tourism routes. The result is an enclosed space which fits perfectly into its natural surroundings.

Views of the project overall.