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Round Up: Faceted Decor

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If you like design that's organic but aren't really into curvy, blobby shapes then this round up of faceted decor should give your freeform tendencies a little more structure. Facets have been popular for quite some time in architecture and now they're being embraced big time by product and furniture designers...

 
 

Facets — no matter the scale — play with gradients of light and shadow, interacting with it differently on each surface to make the object look unique in changing light. Here's a quick round up of different faceted products ranging from tabletop to furniture and lighting...

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Facet Lamp from West Elm


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Grcic Chair One stacking chair designed by Konstantin Grcic


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Crushed Bowl by Fluke Collective


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Asteroid Lamp


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Real Good Chair by Blu Dot


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Shattered Teapot and Tea Cup


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For a little fun DIY faceting head over to Foldschool and download their children's furniture templates to make your own faceted chairs, stools and rocking chairs.


Some faceted architecture inspiration:


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Roundup, Blu Dot, facet, Konstantin Grcic, Fluke Collective

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It's all Czech Cubism from the 1920s. Nothing new here.

posted by readingglasses on November 24th 2008 at 4:21pm
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