DMY Berlin 2010: these oak and ceramic centrepieces by Eindhoven designers Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders were one of three winning projects at the DMY Awards, announced in Berlin on Saturday.

The ceramic components are dyed with pigment, sanded back and oiled to give a matte finish.

Called Tafelstukken, the pieces combining lamps and containers were shown at Dutch Design Week in 2009 (see our earlier story), and are now produced in the designers' studio in altered shapes and different colours.

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Here's some more information from the designers:

Tafelstukken

The five 'complete' lighting objects shine upon themselves as well as the objects placed in them.

The lamps are open for your own interpretation. For example, a 'Tafelstuk' can be used as a container to highlight your everyday objects (keys, fruits or a magazine).

All the pieces are produced in Daphna and Laurens' Eindhoven-based workshop.

With their series 'Tafelstukken' Daphna and Laurens won a 'Three out of ten' DMY award. Awarding Daphna Isaacs & Laurens Manders, Hella Jongerius as a representative of the jury pointed out that Berlin stands out in terms of research, experimenting and prototyping but it is also important to acknowledge the finishing of products and that is why the jury chose this accomplishment of a very tactile and nicely-functioning product.

Tafelstukken is a limited edition of 15.

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Eindhoven designer Laurens Manders has created this lumpy safe for stashing possessions with sentimental value.

Called Vault, the piece of furniture has five drawers and is made of lacquered steel with walnut legs.

The cabinet will be auctioned at Pierre Bergé & Associés next month.

Photographs are by Daphna Isaacs.

Here's some text from Manders:

Valuable worthless vault in which you can treasure your personal richness.

In this project I am trying to find out what value really is, by questioning myself which 'things' are of real value to me. I found out that for me most of it is about family, friendship and love. Things that, as much as you want, you can't really put in a safe.

Only 'things' that remind you about your value can be kept safe. This is why in the vault there are only five small drawers in which you can put photos, letters and tiny objects. Realizing that some 'objects that carry emotion' are even smaller or much larger, the vault project will be continued.

This vault's appearance is inspired by the mineral pyrite, also known as fool's gold. Because of its resemblance to gold pyrite is often mistaken to be highly valuable being actually almost worthless. This now resembles my vision on value. You can steal the vault and/or its 'valuable' contents but you will find out that it's of no value to you.

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Dutch designers Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders have designed a collection of lamps made of porcelain and oak.

Called Tafelstukken (Centrepieces), the project was on show at Dutch Invertuals as part of Dutch Design Week last month.

Photographs are by Raw Color.

Isaacs and Manders also designed the exhibition for Design Invertuals.

Here's a little information from Daphna Isaacs:

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Centerpieces (in Dutch: Tafelstukken)

The lamps are a contemporary translation of the classical centerpiece.

The centerpieces stand out by shining upon themselves and their contents.

Three quaint characters arise by using this combination of shape, material and light.

Material: porcelain and oak

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