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Field - A Guy Thing

We founded Field with the commitment to creating objects that are well made and timeless; practical goods that will age well and remain useful and relevant for years to come. 

We are an American brand with a distinctly global perspective. Our products are designed in collaboration with an international group of designers, and manufactured in the USA by a network of independent craftsmen. What results is a balanced collection of thoughtful objects, made with honest materials.

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Ink Calendar - Oscar Diaz

Calendar using the capillary action of the ink on the paper.
“Ink Calendar” make use the timed pace of the ink spreading on the paper to indicate time.
The ink is absorbed slowly, and the numbers in the calendar are “printed” daily. One a day, they are filled with ink until the end of the month. A calendar self-updated, which enhances the perception of time passing and not only signaling it.
The ink colors are based on a spectrum, which relate to a “color temperature scale”, each month having a color related to our perception of the weather on that month. The colors range from dark blue in December to, three shades of green in spring or oranges, red in the summer.
The scale for measuring the “color temperature” that I have used is a standard called ‘D65’ and corresponds roughly to a midday sun in Western / Northern Europe.
The “Ink Calendar” was developed for “Gradual “, an exhibition featuring works, which were evolving during the exhibition time at the London Design Festival 2007

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Oscar Diaz - Loop

Diaz approached this bottle opener as an industrial tool, simplified in a manner to provoke curiosity. The Loop has a rough tumbled finish, and will open bottles for as long as you're drinking them. 

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D4R

You will find us nestled in the countryside on the outskirts of Leicester, different from most design agencies we know but we love it as it gives us time to think. Our landscape inspires us to be creative and we stay true to our roots.
Since our birth in 2003 we have been working with brands and retailers on all kinds of retail design projects. Now 9 years on we are a leading retail design agency still working with many of the same brands but have expanded our portfolio and now work on a global scale. Now 30 strong, we have built a team of talented, creative individuals, a handpicked group chosen for their intelligence, passion and love of design.
As creatives we can draw, conceptualise and organise each individual project we work on. We start with a blank canvass, listen to our clients needs and gradually, sometimes miraculously new creations are realised. Our complete range of services are utilised to their fullest extent by the entire retail design team from concept creation, graphic design and artwork, surveying, technical development, sourcing, project management, manufacture, installation and finally, logistics and warehousing.
Our approach is simple; we use our creative intelligence and apply it to everything we do!

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Dacha's Origami - Peter Kostelov

This all-white summer house outside Moscow by architect Peter Kostelov has sunbeds and a see-saw but no windows or doors. 
The house was designed for a Russian TV programme in which the clients and the architect meet only once to exchange ideas before the architect takes the project through to completion.
The clients were an active family who wanted their dacha, or summer house, to be a place for sport and exercise as well as sunbathing, barbecues and parties.
The only requirement from the parents was that the architect didn’t add a basketball court, so this gave Kostelove “complete freedom for fantasy and creativity,” he said.
Kostelov designed a building that’s open to the elements, with rolled-up blinds fitted into the wall openings to provide shelter when needed.
The built-in sunbeds are positioned alongside a small sunken bathing area at one end of the house.
A small cubicle with a bucket of water suspended above it allows residents to cool off after a session in the sauna room next door.

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