Red telephone box. An example of the most common red telephone box model (K6), photographed in London in 2012 The red telephone box, a telephone kiosk for a public telephone designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, was a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar. Despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, the traditional British red telephone box can still be seen in many places throughout the UK, and in current or former British colonies around the world.
The colour red was chosen to make them easy to spot. The paint colour used is known as "cherry red" and is defined by a British Standard, BS 381C-539[2] Design history[edit] K1[edit] The first standard public telephone kiosk introduced by the United Kingdom Post Office was produced in concrete in 1920 and was designated K1 (Kiosk No.1). K2[edit] The Royal Fine Art Commission was instrumental in the choice of the British standard kiosk. K3[edit] K4[edit] K5[edit] K6[edit] K6, illuminated at night Fabrication[edit]
Philippe Starck - Official website. Philippe Starck. Philippe Starck is a French designer[1] who has become widely known since the start of his career in the 1980s[2] for his interior, product, industrial and architectural design work. Career[edit] The son of an aeronautical engineer, Starck studied at the École Camondo in Paris. An inflatable structure he imagined in 1969 was a first incursion into questions of materiality, and an early indicator of Starck's interest in where and how people live. Starck's iconoclastic designs brought him to the attention of Pierre Cardin who offered him a job as artistic director of his publishing house. A year later he designed the Asahi Beer Hall in Tokyo, a building topped with a golden spermatozoon. This was followed in 1992 by Le Baron Vert office complex in Osaka.
Alhondiga, Bilbao, 2010 From 1990, Philippe Starck embarked on another crusade to democratize quality "designer" hotels, beginning with the Paramount in New York. Mama Shelter, Marseille (France), 2012 Volteis, Electric Car, 2012. Alessi. Eames Lounge Chair. Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman Design[edit] Charles and Ray Eames aimed to develop furniture that could be mass-produced and affordable, with the exception of the Eames Lounge Chair. This luxury item was inspired by the traditional English Club Chair. The Eames Lounge Chair has become iconic with Modern style design, although when it was first made, Ray Eames remarked in a letter to Charles that the chair looked "comfortable and un-designy". Other creative uses of materials include the seat cushions - which eschew standard stapled or nailed upholstery. History[edit] The Eames Lounge Chair first appeared on the Arlene Francis Home show broadcast on the NBC television network in the USA in 1956. In 2006, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the chair, Herman Miller released models using a sustainable Palisander rosewood veneer.
Market[edit] New[edit] The Eames Lounge Chair is a classic design that has been in production continuously since its creation. Used[edit] Curated examples[edit]