Spillers, 2012
For Atlanta Bar Alto and commissioned by Design Marketo, DuHO has created ‘The Spillers’ a series of twelve overthrown tumblers. The rubber bases are holding the increasingly leaning glasses, creating the illusion of spillage and overflowing. The color scale indicates the angle of inclination of the tumbler, going from yellow, straight, to dark blue, horizontal.
Video made by Romain Nicoloso on : https://vimeo.com/43097265
‘Pouch’, 2010
‘Pouch’ is a Malleable Carafe that enables the consumer to fill up their glass by pulling and squeezing the container, with beverages including beer and wine. Inspired by the cow’s udder mechanism and symbolism, ‘Pouch’ proposes an innovative way to serve, consume and share drinks.
Materials and process:
The product is made of food-grade liquid silicone rubber. The material is tasteless, sustainable and safe according to general health and safety rules. Pouch is Heat and cold resistant: it could be stored in the fridge for cooling.
According to its shape and thickness, the object requires being rotomoulded. The rotation moulding techniques enables to obtain a very thin layer of material that will expand when filled up with liquid. That process also allows an ongoing self production.
Video of the process on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/15802994
Designed by Olivia Decaris
‘Drop Series’ 2009
Family of sheltering structures designed for restaurants, hotels and open spaces and based on domestic daily activities such as dining, working and sleeping.
The project proposes to reconsider the interiors’ layout and organization: the traditional partition walls are replaced by collapsible capsules covering tables, desks and beds and then offering the inhabitants a feeling of safety and wellness. The series illustrates and expresses a need for security and withdraw, in a world within we need more and more softness and calm.
The ‘social’ structure gathers people around the table thanks to its concentric and round shape: it transforms the ritual of dining into a more intimate moment. As daylight fades, the Drop lights up to create a poetic atmosphere.
The Social Drop could easily be used to create a new and varied layout in a restaurant. It would transform the existing architecture, giving the room a warm and original ambiance. A Drop would be suspended above each table, giving the diner the choice to create their own private space. They can choose whether to reveal or conceal themselves. It would be a brand new dining experience.
The office Drop is based on ergonomics, according to the space the body needs when working: the result is an oval shape. This Drop is particularly efficient in open spaces, to be encapsulated, cut off from the outside sounds and other disturbances.
The sleeping Drop is adopting the shape of a standard mattress: it is a cocoon, creating another layer, between the bed and the house’s walls.
Materials: Polyester fabric, lasercut birch plywood, aluminium, steel and Nylon
Design by Olivia Decaris
‘Hug-Me’ 2009
Based on research about comfort and well being, Hug-me proposes new ways of using furniture. Hina is in weightlessness and adopts unusual postures based on relaxation. Her body is tightened and hugged by the soft wall pieces: she feels relieved and circulates like a worm into the ground. HugMe aims to create a graphic and animated picture of the human body flowing, dancing and simply concentrating on comforting.
Designed by Olivia Decaris
Lemonator by DuHo enables the user to squeeze a lemon directly into a glass or a jug.
Materials: FDA Silicone, Styrene
Designed by Olivia Decaris & Hina Thibaud
‘In Between’ 2011
Tea or coffee? Famous question at the end of a British meal.
In Between is used as a double sided saucer: one side is used for the espresso cup and the other side for the mug. The toffee sesam is created in between the space of a tea and a coffee saucer. The guests will relish their comestible little plate while drinking a hot beverage, to end the dinner with a flourish.
Culinary project commissioned by Food Marketo for a dinner at the third floor of the Barbican centre. Duho is currently working with the Barbican restaurant on the development of the recipes and on the realisation of the models.
Designed by Hina Thibaud
Credit picture: Amandine Alessandra
‘Bang!’ 2011
Bread is a fabulous material. During the baking process the volume of the dough triples and its colours transforms radically. The crust hardens, cracks and browns while the inside becomes soft and elastic. ‘Bang’ represents the incontrollable expansion of the dough, as a volcano eruption and recreates dramatically the strong contrast between the crust and the soft part of the bread. During the dinner, sixty ‘Bangs’ with different flavours, such as tomato, oregano, poppies and olives will be distributed to the guests.
The mould has been milled and moulded with FDA silicone, to control the expansion of the crust and to obtain a series of similar geometric volcanos.
Culinary project commissioned by Food Marketo for a dinner at the third floor of the Barbican centre.
Duho is currently working with the Barbican restaurant on the development of the recipes and on the realisation of the models.
Designed by Olivia Decaris
‘Line Levels’, 2011
Series of horizontal decanters, inspired by Newton’s law of gravity.
Liquids are usually kept in vertical containers, for balance and stability reasons. What about storing wine into a suspended Horizontal tube? The exercise challenges Newton’s theory, as the centre of mass will always be dislocated by the moving liquid, looking for equilibrium and concave refuges.
The ‘line levels’ are in balance and redirect the liquids in their centre points: they are designed for events such as dinners and receptions, to create entertainment and to gather the guests around the festive beverage.
Materials: glass, aluminium, cork
Designed by Olivia Decaris & Hina Thibaud
‘Plump Carafes’ 2009
The glass form of the plump series tells the story of breaking free and overflowing from the traditional constraints of the bottle frame.The illusion of double volume is created for the liquid, with overflowing, spillage, cracks and explosions.
Materials: aluminium, brass, copper, borosilicate. Glass blower: Jochen Holz
Designed by Olivia Decaris
‘My Theatre’ 2010
‘My Theatre’ is suitcase contains a colouring set for children. The inside of the box represents a landscape. Each item symbolize a part of the city: The child is an architect and participates to the layout of the suitcase by sticking his drawings in the background .The project brings the child a protective feeling while travelling. They take their suitcase everywhere and transport their little world they have created, to feel more comfortable in a place they do not know.
Designed by Hina Thibaud
My little bird told me…
Collection of shadow puppet accessories that enables the children to reveal a special world; a world of imagination where they can create their own stories.The colours and the variety of materials used for the puppets give the collection both playful and artistic characteristics.The Children can enjoy their new creation: a wonderful world representing their dreams and their fantastic mind.
Designed by Hina Thibaud‘Brouette’ & ’Watering Bag’ 2011
DIY Wheelbarrow and Watering Bag, commissioned by ‘At Casa IT’ for the exhibition ‘live the Green’, Milan 2011.
Designed by Olivia Decaris
‘Edison’s tribe’ 2008
This is a homage to the almost extinct filament bulb. The characters are in action, populating the houses’ tables, walls and ceilings: this gives the bulb human characteristics and a personal identity, with a lifespan of 1000hours. As the bulb runs out of energy it fades like the end of a human life.
Designed by Olivia Decaris
‘Cache-Cache’, 2010
Cache-Cache is a contemporary headpiece inspired by the armours of the 17th century. It is designed to improve the comfort of the citizen in the city, as a protection against the outside world . The crowd can be perceived as an aggression and Cache-Cache enables the user to hide, disappear and forget the danger within the horde. The lasercut acrylic eyeshades are reproducing the oriental Mashrabiya system, bringing privacy and intimacy to the wearer. They can see through the ornaments without being seen.
Designed by Hina Thibaud
‘Body-Fillers’ 2009
The human body naturally creates triangular shapes, especially during rest and relaxation. What about filling the geometric holes and make those relaxing position even more comfortable?
The project represents a crossover between two disciplines: ‘wearing’ and ‘furniture’ and enables to create a graphic image of the wearer.
Designed by Olivia Decaris
Designers and Makers - London / Paris
Olivia Decaris & Hina Thibaud
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Olivia Decaris and Hina Thibaud met in France in 2005, while studying for Bachelors degrees in Art and Design. Two years later they met again for their Masters of Art at the Royal College of Art’s Design Products department, graduating in 2009. After their second graduation together their common interests and points of view about design, led them to found the studio ‘DUHO’.
DUOH finds inspiration in social aspects of design. From concept to delivery, DUOH gets involved in every level and detail of the process.
