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In
June boo will present it's friends at the
Design District Fair in Zaandam.
website:
Design
District
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boo+friends
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As
of today we've added a webshop, boo+friends,
to our website. We will be selling our own
designs and designs by some of our friends.
We start off with just a few products, mainly
lighting, but we will be adding new and all
kind of other interior products on a regular
basis.
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and check out boo+friends
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Be-Leaf
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New
LED light by Boo for IdFrm
Starting
point for the Be-Leaf was to make an indirect
lighting fixture for IdFrm using their own
LED module.
Indirect lighting creates a nice atmosphere.
Because there isn't always a white ceiling
at hand we decided to create a ceiling in
our fixture. The result is this playful lamp
which comes in several different colours and
with various cords.
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Orb*
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Orb*
After the successful launch,
our new lighting fixture Orb* is now for sale.
For sales and information contact:
BOO
ILLUM
The Orb* comes in three sizes,
several colours and applications.
S: 22W, ø 44 cm, h 11 cm
M: 40W, ø 56 cm, h 11,5 cm
L: 60W, ø 69 cm, h 12,5 cm
light source: TL5 Circular.
30 Orb* lamps are already installed in the
tower of the Culturalis theater in the Hague.
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Schiecentrale
model apartments
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| Boo's
rotterdam guide |
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Boo
was asked by Ehren Seeland of Ava
Living to be a guide to Rotterdam.
The idea was to have a resource list
for people that would be visitring
Rotterdam. But then from my personal
point of view. Busy as I am I created
the concept but had my daughter Sammie
do the writing. So now here it is:
boo's
rotterdam guide> |
Sammie & Ben Oostrum |
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| Paint
it black |
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Hoppy
Our
Hoppy is now also available in black.
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Erect1
Don't you just
hate it when you never seem to have candles of the
right size at hand when you need them? That problem
is over now, for the Erect1 holds candles from 19
mm up to 24 mm and always straight up. No more bungling
with matches, knives or whatever it takes to make
your candle fit and get them straight. No! Just
simply press the candle into the candleholder Erect1
and the cutting edges will cut right through the
candle creating a solid fixture.
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Low Res Jenever
bottle
When Ben Oostrum
was asked by the European Ceramic Work Centre to
come up with some new ideas on Dutch souvenirs,
he realised that most of the things he brought home
from abroad were things that were not actually souvenirs,
such as food and drinks. If he were to visit the
Netherlands a tourist, he would probably take home
a bottle of Jenever: Dutch Gin sold in a traditional
stone bottle. He made a model for a ceramic Jenever
bottle, and worked on it with a rapid prototype
milling machine to discover that the machine, with
a certain setting, began to create patterns on its
own. He let the machine do its work and so the relief
on the traditional stone bottle was created. Oostrum:
‘The combination of the old-fashioned, authentic
stone Jenever bottle and modern high-tech machinery
is what makes this design stand out.’
Ben
Oostrum (1960) studied sculpture at the Willem de Kooning Academy in
Rotterdam. As a designer, it is this background that distinguishes him
from the other designers. Oostrum: ‘My approach is different.
Most designers start from a package of requirements, and I use form and
shape as a point of departure.’ But to Oostrum, design is not the
only thing that is important. Design and function must be in balance.
‘I hate things like a beautiful chair that is uncomfortable, as
well as an ugly chair that is comfortable.’ When Oostrum designed
the Jenever Bottle he collaborated with Jan Melis under the name of
MNO, but now his studio is called BOO | Ben Oostrum Ontwerpt. BOO
focuses mainly on the design of interior products, such as furniture,
lighting and accessories.
More
about the Low-res >
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