Honorable Mention 2017 / Home Interior Products / Professional

cooper

• Company
  Nina Mair, Austria
• Lead Designer
  Nina Mair
• Design Team
  Stefanie Budweiser
• Project Link
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• Other credit
  Photo Credit: Peter Philipp

Cooper quotes the round sieves used for
cooking in Egypt, consisting of a grid
structure fixed by a wooden frame. The
two-piece body of the Cooper side table
(consisting of several veneer layers) sits on
three steel legs, which in turn are fit into
a ring. The table top can be removed and used
as a tray. Its delicate pattern, inspired by
Arabic tile that has been stripped down to
basic geometric elements, creates a sense of
transparency and lightness. Cooper offers
different color combinations.

Material: beech, steel powder coated
Dimensions: Ø55 cm, H=47cm
The colorful city life of Cairo provided
inspiration for the unique design of the
Cooper side table through magic, charm and
the diversity of unique colors, smells and
moods of light which Nina Mair translates
into her typically European and distinctive
signature, creating a timeless piece of
furniture with oriental flair.

Bio
Nina Mair is a Innsbruck / Austria based designer and architect. She studied architecture at Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, Italy and at the University of Innsbruck, Austria and graduated in 2006. In this year she founded together with two partners the design studio Pudelskern, which she led until 2012. Since 2012 Nina Mair is working by herself as product designer and architect in her own studio. The designer is known for her narrative design and contemporary style. Her work draws from her passion and enthusiasm for materials, handicraft and various industrial production techniques.