tdw - karich design

red swan lamp - preview

o my dog - retractable leash

The o my dog retractable leash is a prospective projet about pet life and how accessories can evolve in their shape, function and aesthetic. The ring leash can be playfull colored or elegant and neat. The leash is still under study and I hope to solve the mechanical issues soon in order to find a way to put it to production.

Memphis Stool / Work in progress

The memphis stool is a simple design, which takes its influence from the 80's design group by ettore sottsass. The straight geometry give the stool a clean and balanced aesthetic. The stool comes with a chamfer solid seat. The prototype is in progress photographs will be available soon.

I don't have a car but I have a rug - design in progress

"I don't have a car but I have a rug" is a rug for indoor use only. You don't need a driver license to use it and is the ideal rug for people who lives fast but smooth...your interior will have new look, making you more warm and comfortable inside with the feeling of traveling without moving.





size : 1200x1400mm
fiber : 100% wool
hair weight : 11mm

xray macbook pro case - prototype

This is the first prototype of my frindly version of the xray case for laptop computers.This case is exactly what you need for your indispensable laptop when you travel a lot. Since it’s X-Ray friendly you won’t have much trouble at the airport either, at least you shouldn’t anyway because everyone can see trough it.

TDW Preview - Canyon Stool

The Canyon stool, is a very simple yet sculptural piece of furniture, it made out of discs of solid wood, these discs are piled up increasing in diameter all the way up to the seat composed of 3 larger diameter discs, all the discs are mounted disaxed. This gives the stool a particular organic and sculptural shape.

This is the tall version of the stool, it will have a steel ring footrest. This project will be shown at the next Tokyo Design Week.

Prototype by T.Michon & V.Montant.

TDW Preview - Stainless Steel Swan Desk Lamp

This is a folded version of the Swan Desk Lamp, It's laser cut from stainless steel and folded, the shape is made using a plate of 750x120mm and integrates a halogen light source.

The wire goes down in the back railing inside the folded leg of the lamp. This project will be shown in the next tokyo design week along with other versions of the lamp.


Prototype by j.c.karich, laset cutting by Sudinox.

TDW Preview - 37 Armchair

This is one of the projects I will be showing at the next Tokyo Design Week from October 28th to November 3rd in Japan.

Prototype by T.Michon & V.Montant.

Exibart / il buongiorno si vede dalla tazza...

p/a award object for architect magazine

I recently designed the award object for the 57th annual P/A Awards, it recognizes nine projects that exemplify the speculative value of progressive design.


http://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/pa-awards/

Silver Where? - New Flat Salad Set

This is a new and refreshed version of the flat salad set I designed a couple of years ago, this particular set is made of mirror plastic polystyren. The fact of being able to fold and unfold them is a pretty magic experience. This because once mounted they look exactly like silver but not. I've been looking for the right material choice for this set, though I have not fout the perfect material, flexible enough to fold and bend but strong enough to actually use. Next model will be made of film cardboard, hopefully they wont be wasted even if they are suppose to be one time use servers...

east side magazine - diseño universal

Entrevista reciente publicada en East Side Magazine, es un poco mas que solo imágenes y texto, el titulo retoma el diseño universal, como una entrevista de vyd del año pasado, creo que es de verdad algo que me interesa desarrollar, no tener una firma muy marcada y poder hacer objetos que se adapten y encuentren reacciones equivalentes en cualquier parte, esperando que los proximos diseños en los que estoy trabajando integren ademas algo de interactividad y riqueza para el usuario.

Rayli Home - January 2010

faces magazine - switzerland

Mount It Yourself - Red Flat Salad Set

work in progress - time to drive

temps interdit


defense de temporiser, temps interdit, fin du temps

swan lamp - red / in progress...

more images here

The “Swan” lamp, is a very simple lamp that takes form from a single folded piece of steel or aluminium plate. After being folded it takes a shape that reminds you of a swan, elegant and light shape. The shade is in the upper part, with a small perforation that can recive the lightbulb support. It’s a small and simple lamp, made of a few simple folding operations, the back side leaves place for the cord to run down easily.



steel die cut unfolded

Camard 20-21 - vente aux enchères - plant lamp

KARICH Jean-Christophe (né en 1976)

"Plant" Trois lampadaires de parquet à piétement en tiges de métal laqué noir et abat-jour pot-de-fleur en plastique rouge vif. Hauteurs : 144 cm - 128 cm - 112 cm La lampe Plant a des réminiscences surréalistes d'un monde sans dessus-dessous. Et pourtant, l'oeil n'est pas perturbé, un univers cohérent se met en place : les tiges deviennent racines et se transforment en pied, le pot de plastique retourné ne contient plus de la terre mais une source lumineuse. Si la plante prend son énergie du soleil alors J.C. Karich se demande « pourquoi pas créer une plante qui génère de la lumière » ? D'origine chilienne, le designer réalise ici un objet sculptural délicat, supporté par une structure aux tentacules fines entre lesquelles le fil se dissimule habilement pour partir jusqu'à la prise. La Plant allumée émet une lumière chaude et reste présente même une fois éteinte. A travers cette réalisation, le designer révèle son goût de la belle ligne, qu'elle soit angulaire ou souple, elle reste légère et gracieuse.

Estimation : 800 / 1 000 €

o.stool

This is a new stool I've been working on, it's a light wireframe structure with a wooden seat. The concept for this stool was to make something out of very few parts (4) legs, rings and seat. The upper ring is very useful when it comme to pick up or move the stool, this because of the small gap between the seat and the exterior ring ( O stands for orbit, the ring trace and orbit around the seat) and the lower ring is a little wider to prefectly become a nice a comfortable foot rest when in use. Materials are brushed stainless steel structure and the seat is solid beech wood or oak. I will add more images for details later on.

Салон № 9

This is one of the recent publications inside Salon Magazine from Ukraine Салон
In the issue N°9 were published the Artist' Rest Armchair. And in the Kitchen Special you can also find the Flat Salad Set and the Punch Coffee Mug.


Artist's Rest Armchair


Silver Punch Coffee Mug & Black Flat Salad Set

couple cups

This is a set of two cups in porcelain or melamine. I've called them "couple cups" because of the handles; the cups have two different grips representing male and female symbols. These cups are also stackable. I wanted to design a new simple cup, for serving coffee & tea trying to create a cup with a shape that can me easily recognized by its handle, the essence of the project. click here for more images >

Limited Edition

Punch Coffee Mugs Second Limited Edition can be recognize by the bottom black signature. (100) and the First Limited Edition is recognized by the same signature in light blue print in the bottom of the mug. I will probably change something in every edition so people can recognize the cups the bought. This is a picture of the white version of the second limited edition mug.

manta design - maison & objet

Fue una verdadera sorpresa encontrar mi taza en el stand de manta design en el salon maison & objet de paris, no lo esperaba, ya que en teoria la taza deberia salir a fines de septiembre, pero habia ya una de muestra en el stand de la marca que distribuye los productos de fred and friends en francia.

Y por una vez mi nombre estaba bien escrito al fondo de la taza, que importante que es eso, bueno ademas sale todo lo de rigor, el logo de "Fred", "not for use in microwave", "hand wash only" y el infaltable "made in china". Me di cuenta que las originales que hice en edicion limitada en blanco y plateado no tienen nada que envidiarle a estas, creo que como siempre hay muchas cosas que se pueden mejorar, pero claro que a que costo.

ideas are around...

this is what fernando campana told me in 2006 during a workshop at boisbuchet. This has been turning around in my mind for quite some time until last year when I decided to take more seriously my work as a designer, to believe more in my ideas in a certain way.

during the workshop under the direction fernando and humberto campana I developped several sets of cutlery from empty bottles and canisters, I believe this was a great way to approach design and to create something out of rubbish, the first model I did looked something like this (I believe this was a empty bottle of ginger ale or seven up....)

After that, I notice something was really bad in my idea, the cutlery wasn't strong enough to be actually used. but like most of design work doing this little steps pushed me into going forward with this idea. I switched the bottles for empty canisters, this was perfect, the plastic was soft enough to work with but strong enough to use as real ustencils. one plus I did not planed was that canisters came in various and bright colours, this added a playfull meaning to the project, the only thing I did not wanted was to do a project that was to straight or to serious. The following images are some versions I did in the middle of the whole process

I don't have this pair anymore, Fernando Campana bought it from me for 5€!

I don't have this one either, I think Martin Guntert from kassel bought it.

"Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed constantly."

Anyway, the project turn and became a elegant folding flat salad set, it was picked up by pandora design in milano and presented during the milan off in 2007 but never got to production, I'm still looking for a cutlery manufacturer. Here are some of the final models and images from that workshop in summer 2006, It was without a doubt a great and rich experience.

This one is also missing from my models! I hope they are aroud somewhere...

Other versions...

You can check the Flat Salad Set in my website at http://www.karichdesign.com

Clientele Magazine - Bahrain

Fisticup - Fred & Friends

FISTICUP™
This man-size coffee mug packs a serious punch!

Do you take your morning brew light and sweet, or are you a hard hitting black coffee type? Either way, you’ll get a fistful of your favorite beverage with this smashing new mug. Sleek ivory high-fire ceramic contrasts dramatically with the steely metallic handle. Packaged in a full-color illustrated giftbox.

Design: Jean Christophe Karich

http://www.worldwidefred.com/fisticup.htm