Stockholm Design Week: Xile, a flexible tunnel designed by Swedish designer Mats Karlsson, is one of three winners of the Forum AID Award 2008, announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.
The plastic product, which won the awards’ interior design category, can be used indoors or outdoors and is expandible.
The Forum Aid Awards are organised by Swedish architecture and design magazine Forum Aid.
The other two categories, for architecture and for design, were won respectively by 3XN Architects from Denmark, and Danish designers Komplot. 3XN won for their
Komplot won the design category for their Nobody chair
The Forum AID awards are for projects by designers in Nordic countries.
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Posted by Rose Etherington
Was the Xile not exhibitioned on the Interieur 06-Expo in Kortrijk (Belgium)?
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February 7th, 2008 at 11:35 amthose lights are sexy!
February 8th, 2008 at 7:45 amI really like the design. Nice!
February 8th, 2008 at 6:34 pmYes, this tunnel was exhibited for the first time outside Sweden during Interieur06 in Kortrijk, Belgium. During ten days Mats Karlsson worked hard on building this tunnel, connecting two exhibition halls. Spectacular!
February 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pmThat must be the most beautiful tunnel I’ve ever seen. Wonderful creation! ^_^
February 16th, 2008 at 12:13 pm