Nude Simple is beautiful Published by Nude nudeglass.com Nude, 2016. All rights reserved Design and layout Saffron Brand Consultants saffron-consultants.com Designers’ interviews by Caroline Roux Simple is beautiful and Memento Mori photographs: Getty Images Copy of sections Simple is Beautiful and Memento Mori by Simon Fellows Printed by Ömür www.omur.com.tr We protect intellectual property. Nude is a registered trademark. The names, brands, and industrial models of the products have been registered in the respective offices. The technical information provided by Nude about its products, in...

simple reveals the beauty that surrounds us.

simple makes the ordinary extraordinary.

simple allows us to find inspiration.

simple is all of these things… and also the reason things are so rarely simple.

‘Nature is pleased with simplicity.’ — Sir Isaac Newton

simple is living in the moment.

‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.’ — Leonardo da Vinci

simple allows us the space to feel.

‘Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.’ — Coco Chanel

simple brings all of our senses to life.

simple is the ultimate achievement.

simple is timeless… convenient… reliable.

simple… is not as simple as it seems.

Memento Mori In life there is only one certainty: it begins and it ends.

Memento Mori by Ali Bakova

Nothing lasts for ever.

‘Death twitches my ear; ‘Live,’ he says... ‘I’m coming.’ —

Memento Mori by Ali Bakova

‘Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.’ — Bertolt Brecht

Memento Mori by Ali Bakova

‘A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.’ — Mark Twain

Memento Mori by Ali Bakova

‘I’m gonna live ’til I die.’ — Frank Sina

‘The future’s uncertain and the end is always near’. — Jim Morriso

Memento Mori by Erdem Akan

Live today as if it were your last. Life is happening now. Live it.

Memento Mori by Erdem Akan

Nigel Coates Creative from soul to mind Believing function and aesthetics are inherently bound together, a sensual, organic fluidity of line is the main way Nigel Coates redefines creativity. His thought process starts with raw ideas, goes on to shape buildings, while inspiring and educating new generations of creative minds.

B: 1949, Malvern, United Kingdom Nigel Coates is one of the UK's most creative thinkers, architects and educators. He is the designer of everything from ground-breaking restaurant and retail interiors in countries as diverse as Japan and Turkey, to museum extensions in London, and high-end products for grand European marques, all informed by a sensual and organic quality and a fluidity of line. He has written with unbridled imagination about what cities could be, and fiercely defends the idea that function and aesthetics can happily co-exist. From 1995 to 2011 Nigel Coates also led the Architecture...

have to be original and capture a precise spirit, but they have to summon up archetypes too. N: Your signature collection for Nude is called Heads Up. Why? NC: It began with the wine glasses that are sensual and undulating, simple but with personality, like characters in a family. The red wine glass is deliberately on the big side, which comes from my familiarity with the Tuscan wine experience. Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines are always served in large glasses so you can draw in the perfume. The double curve swills the wine perfectly, helping to aerate it. The overall fluidity...

White wine glass 31962 vol: 480 cc h- 215 mm 0: 89 mm Red wine glass 31963 vol: 740 cc h: 230 mm GLASS IS

Living Nude Life should be liberating. We bury ourselves in unnecessary ornamentation, allowing ‘opulence’ to disguise life’s natural beauty. There’s a simpler path. Because the simplest things in life are always the most beautiful, and always the most smart.

Living Nude Mr. & Mrs. by Erdem Akan

Living Nude Moon by Erdem Akan Interview with Erdem Akan Mirror 28225 h: 280 mm 0: 200 mm b: 1973, Istanbul, Turkey Erdem Akan is one of the most energetic exponents of Turkish design, creating interiors, products and exhibition designs that combine “East" with “West", and old with new, reflecting both his upbringing in Istanbul and his design education in Britain. “I love the purity of Scandinavian design, for example," he says of his influences, “but in Istanbul, nothing is straight, not even the streets, so you'll see both in my work." Designing for Nude since its launch, Erdem has chosen to...

Living Nude Contour by Pentagon Design Interview with Pentagon Design Bowl 28435 h: 135 mm 0: 240 mm Arni Aromaa b. 1971 Helsinki, Finland Sauli Suomela b. 1969 Helsinki, Finland Arni Aromaa and Sauli Suomela established their agency, Pentagon Design, in 1996 - even though they were still studying for their MA in Industrial Design at Helsinki's University of Art and Design at the time. Now they run a studio of 15, including industrial, graphic and interior designers, engineers, and economists. Their projects range from packaging for a Finnish confectionery company to the interior of a new library. At...

Living Nude Midnight by Alev Ebuzziya Interview with Alev Ebuzziya Bowl 28394 h: 74 mm 0' 310 mm B: 1938, Istanbul, Turkey Alev Ebuzziya is an internationally renowned artist, best known for her unique ceramic bowls which are in 30 museum collections around the world, though she has a real passion for glass and textiles too. “I knew by the time I left school that I wasn't going to be a dentist or a lawyer," she says. “Art is very important to me, but I like to work in the design world too, in larger scale production, so my pieces can reach many more people." In the 1960s, Alev headed to Copenhagen,...

Living Nude Mist by Tamer Nakisci

Living Nude Mist by Tamer Nakisci Interview with Tamer Nakisci Vase 15558 h' 210 mm 0: 270 mm B: 1982, Istanbul, Turkey Tamer Nakisci, who currently lives and works between Istanbul and London, describes himself as an interdisciplinary designer, whose ultimate objective is to bring new perspectives to the world of design. His belief is that even a designed object should be open to interpretation, created so each individual user can engage with it in their own way. Tamer studied industrial design at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul and was invited during that time to join the prestigious...