According to the Greek philosopher Anaximenes of Miletus, air is the source of everything. And whereas in the intervening 2500 years we have come to better understand the true nature, character and properties of air, as the exhibtion Design on Air at the Centre d'innovation et de design Grand-Hornu illustrates, air remains a very potent, stimulating, and protean creative force. Design on Air, Centre d'innovation et de design au Grand-Hornu Omnipresent yet absent, perceptible yet
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If DMY Berlin 2011 had one small disappointment for us it was that Helsinki based German designer Florian Ganter wasn't there with his delightful AIR shelving system. And that despite DMY Berlin being a German design fair with a 2011 focus on Finland. Fortunately, during the festival we received Florian's latest press photos for AIR. Photos which improve greatly on our Stockholm efforts. As we wrote from Stockholm, AIR is just a wonderfully simple, multifaceted modular shelving system that
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