Milan 08: German design team ding3000 present a new animal-inspired collection of furniture, lighting and accessories called Animal Tales at Salone Satellite in Milan this week. The collection features a sofa inspired by an Afghan hound, a vase that imitates a baby cuckoo, a floorlight resembling a giraffe and a sideboard based on a mule.

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ding3000’s Animal Tales!

The folks from ding3000 thought to themselves: “Mother Nature is still the best designer in the world”. That’s why they started copying her most fascinating creations. Visit ding3000´s petting zoo during the Milano Design Week 2008 and admire floating afghan hounds, shy giraffes, greedy chicks and not-at-all-stubborn mules. (DING3000, SALONE SATELLITE, GANGWAY C, STAND Nº 36)

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ding3000’s Animal Tales!

During the Milano Design Week 2008 the german design studio ding3000 will present its new collection themed Animal Tales. It’s a set of furniture, luminaries and accessories all inspired by the animal kingdom.

tazi (above)

Elegant afghan hound – floats swiftly through every living room!

The sofa tazi is inspired by an afghan hound. A curtain of white fringes covers substructure and legs. Only the seat remains visible. Due to this design-trick the sofa seems to ”float” above the floor.

2-seat sofa with 3 cushions

measures: 2040 x 900 x 680 mm

colours: dark magenta, white

materials: legs – solid oak; substructure - birch plywood, moulded cold foam; cover - Kvadrat Hallingdal (100% wool); trimmings - polyester

cuco (above)

Greedy chick – always hungry for fresh flowers!

The cuco vase is a sphere with a beak-shaped opening glazed in copper and taking in the flowers. This design is inspired by the image of a hungry cuckoo chick.

sphere-shaped vase in 2 sizes

measures: 250 x 210 x 210 mm or 200 x 170 x 170 mm

colours: white, copper

materials: china

jirafa

Shy giraffe –being all bright, it hides in the lampshade!

Characteristic feature of the floor lamp jirafa is the construction of the lamp´s base. The three legs differ in length and are attached to each other following a mathematic algorithm. Despite this technical design principle the lamp has a natural appearance and offers different impressions when looking at it from varying angles. The design is inspired by a giraffe.

three-legged floor lamp

measures: 1520 x 600 x 600 mm

colours: dark cyan, baby blue, copper

materials: shade – pvc-cotton-laminate, lacquered steel frame; base – lacquered steel tubing

muli

Not-at-all-stubborn mule – carries almost everything without a moan!

The sideboard muli is inspired by a mule. The body is made out of solid oak and houses a big drawer and a shed which is accessible from the top. The angled legs leave the impression of the sideboard being „walking”.

sideboard with one shed and one drawer

measures: 1320 x 600 x 420 mm

colours: white, oak

materials: lacquered solid oak, untreated solid oak