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folded
by raw edges design studio for mutina

at this year’s CERSAIE in bologna the italian manfacturer mutina presented this new series of bathroom tiles by the isreal design duo raw edges. the designer’s idea was to reproduce the effect of folded paper on ceramics – the visual reference is the traditional ceramic patterns which were common in the apartments in tel aviv in the fifties and sixties. raw edges recreate them simply by using “folded” lines.



:: via daily tonic

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K R I S T I I N A said…
This is clever! wow! impressive. Thanks for sharing!
October 21, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Vence said…
You can find a article on the last products designed by Yael Mer and Shay Akalay presented at the Fat gallery, Paris on http://blog.paris3e.fr/post/2010/12/08/Raw-Edges-Design-studio-The-coiling-collection
December 11, 2010 at 2:12 PM
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