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DECAFE DESIGN BY RAUL LAURI PLA
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DECAFE DESIGN BY RAUL LAURI PLABeing inspired by biodegradable materials made out of coffee grounds, led Spanish designer Raúl Laurí Pla to create his series of table & floors lamps and bowls named the DECAFE project winning first prize at this year’s SALONE SATELLITE AWARDS. Whilst bestowing a sense of a second ‘life’ on the sacred coffee grounds, which are commonly thrown away, the designer believes that this project also promises to enhance the coffee time experience through the senses of sight, smell and touch.
It took two years to master the process which produces the DECAFE material created through an experimental process looking towards traditional culinary techniques as a point of reference. The lamps and bowls actually smell like coffee. Where the design is minimalistic but stylish, the unique factor is that these items combines recycled material boosting the whole idea around eco-sustainability and the latest technologies whilst fully celebrating the whole idea of the coffee experience. It is therefore a conscious project with emotional references where the designer explains how so many important and personal things happen in our lives and take place around a coffee table.
The design, apart from being welcoming, is also interactive. The lamp interacts with the user as its light can be regulated according to its vertical angle; a definite plus point, we believe.
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ALIKA
ALIKA
“Decafé”material-made bowl. ALIKA’s shape and size reminds us of
simplicity, beauty and exclusivity. It is just the singular character of this
item itself what makes it a valuable object which recalls us to any single
culture where coffee is present. This is also due to achieved thanks to its
extraordinary texture and aroma. The pack in which ALIKA is packaged leaves
some portion of the product visible to anyone, so that it is easier for the
user to be attracted and near from it. It matches perfectly with any
environment and this is what makes ALIKA being the absolute ideal present for
any occasion.
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KOJI S
KOJI S
Small pendant light made of “decafé”. The semi-handcraft
manufacture and the material employed in this process are the responsible
circumstances for making any single finished product of this kind of lamp a
uniquely distinctive item. In this way, KOJI lamps are characterized by
differing from one another and for having exclusive scent and character. The
light hotness we feel when touching these lamps, brings us memories of hot cups
of coffee. It is ideal for peninsula, small side tables and benches, both alone
and in combined composition. The textile cable is available in different
colours so as to be adapted to any environment where we place it.
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KOJI
KOJI
First prize winner item at Salone Satellite 2012 in Milan. “Decafé”
material made table lamp with beech wooden-based panel surface. KOJI
constitutes the interpretation of such a relaxing moment as the one of having a
coffee is. Its small size and texture make KOJI an attractive lamp, which is
not an ordinary one, but a lamp the user can interact with and get his senses
aroused. In addition, its light intensity depends on the movement and
orientation choices the user makes, what contributes to the creation of a
relaxing atmosphere. Another interesting and relevant feature of KOJI is that
it turns off when being up-side-down and that its maximum light intensity is
achieved in the horizontal position thanks to its exclusive intelligent system
designed by David Laurí Pla. Due to the fact that it is a wireless item, we
could say that it is a “take away” lamp. It has a special charm leading us to
the wish of having it.
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KAMARIA
KAMARIA
Pendant lamp made of “decafé”. The textile cable is available in different colours so as to be adapted to any environment where we place it. KAMARIA is a perfect example of strength and character. This lamp shows the strength and quality of the material from which this item is made of: “decafé”. The beauty itself of KAMARIA increases when being placed at a wide, spacious and inside location.
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