Animal-Inspired Furniture - Ding3000 Animal Tales (GALLERY)

German design studio Ding3000 presented its exciting new collection Animal Tales during Salone del Mobile 2008. The collection consists of furniture, luminaries and accessories, all inspired by the animal kingdom. The collection received a Special Mention at the Design Report Award 2008.

According to the press release from the designers:

The sofa tazi is inspired by an afghan hound. A curtain of white fringes covers substructure and legs. Only the seat remains visible. Due to this design-trick the sofa seems to ”float” above the floor.

Characteristic feature of the floor lamp jirafa is the construction of the lamp´s base. The three legs differ in length and are attached to each other following a mathematic algorithm. Despite this technical design principle the lamp has a natural appearance and offers different impressions when looking at it from varying angles. The design is inspired by a giraffe.

Furniture design is not the only one taking its inspiration from nature, check out these animal and flower inspired fashion designs:

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