Studio Libertiny

ID magazine has an article on Studio Libertiny- very cool ideas....
http://www.id-mag.com/article/Studio-Libertiny/
the bees vase (for Droog!)



and the paper vases (note the tree print that faintly appears on the surface)



I liked both of these as the emphasized process. And non-traditional processes that created traditional forms.... The bees vases were made by creating a mold that the bees then made their honeycomb inside of, thereby creating the form. There are more photos in the press release downloads that show all the different final products that came from that one mold. The paper vases are lathed from blocks of paper which are created by gluing individual sheets with the tree print on each sheet together.
The labour involved in creating each of these is tremendous and yet, forward thinking and embracing an open outlook to design.