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MAKE /SHIFT to become a design classic?
Where can I buy a future design classic?
Whether it's experimenting with innovative manufacturing techniques, working with bees to create a vase or using geometry to design shelves that don't need to be attached to the wall, young designers in Britain today are developing outstanding products. We asked design specialists to pinpoint the classics of the future - design that is likely to hold its own in 10, 20 and even 50 years time and give classics of the past a run for their money.
By Trish Lorenz
The Independant, Sunday, 30 March 2008
Make/Shift shelves by Peter Marigold
Selected by Libby Sellers, design dealer and gallerist
Make/Shift, says Sellers, reflects the virtues of temporary living. "You don't need any fixings to hold it to the wall so it's versatile and ideal for the increasingly nomadic nature of our domestic arrangements," she says. Marigold (pictured), 33, has a Fine Art sculpture degree from Central St Martins and spent almost 10 years in theatre and stage design. Make/Shift is his first commercial project; made from polypropylene, the shelves are simple yet arresting. "I think creating banal objects that are highly polished but have no substance is a bit of a crime," he says. Manufactured by http://www.movisi.com/
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04 - 12 April : Malaga Film Festival /Festival De Malaga (Spain)
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Special guests this year are Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodovar.
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MAKE/SHIFT nominated for best in furniture
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January 2008: movisi at the IMM Cologne Furniture Fair
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May 2007: movisi on the Terrace of Servei Estacio in Barcelona
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