Godspeed - Furniture in less than an hour
All of Godspeed's furniture are assembled in a one hour time frame, so we're talking real fresh handcraft. Naturally every piece is unique. Other conditions: The products must serve a useful purpose and it must be designed by re-use of materials. Godspeed furniture is available in 3 different versions, Raw, Medium and Well done. Raw is unpolished version, in which the materials are untouched and kept pure. Medium is a combination between the raw conceptual line and the fine, user friendly line. Well done resembles the "fine line". This version allows the most comfort.
The mineral collection by Lazerian
Awesome collection of candle holders in solid beech by british design partice Lazerian. The shape is inspired by the conical flasks normally used in chemistry laboratories. Each of the five designs in the collection is named after the mineral which is used to give the candle its distinct color. The collection is to premier at the 100% design exhibition in London in September along with a selection of other new designs.
Seen on Yatzer
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Tube Chair by Hay
Tube chair (my favorite chair) was launched at Stockholm Furniture Fair in february 2009. The chair is designed by Lars Larsen (Kilo Design) and Bjarke Ingels (BIG) and manufactured by Hay.
I'm waiting anxiously for its release. Promise to keep you updated, friends...
Box Top Shop
During Design Miami 2008, I.D. Magazine hosted a 1,000-sq.ft. pop-up shop and lounge in the heart of Miami's Design District, selling limited-edition design objects from Areaware and Charles & Marie, as well as an edition of 300 I.D. tote bags. Using the language of shipping materials, namely cardboard boxes and tape, Rich Brilliant Willing has devised a practical solution to create a temporary retail environment. By using flat-packed hollow volumes (cardboard boxes), a shop is assembled in a single day. The boxes provide the necessary presentation requirements of merchandise using a minimal amount of material--the boxes themselves are readymade components drawn from a variety of manufacturers and industrial suppliers.
Belt up
Wauuu... These vintage leather belts have been reinvented as handcrafted tiles by brit design company Ting. Can also be used for flooring wall panelling and even table tops. This is inventive recycling at its best...
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Tracey Neuls' Shop & Show
Outstanding shop decoration from shoe designer Tracey Neuls. During London Fashion week she opened a temporary shop at No. 1-5 Exhibition Rd. in Kensington. Open for only 3 weeks the space sold Tracey's current collection and displaying shoes from her impressive 10 year archive amongst the objects that inspire her.
Ideas for inspiration: The shoes were displayed hanging from the ceiling above recycled drawer units that were stacked on top of each other. The drawers were also arranged vertically and clamped together to create shelving.
(Via dezeen)
Strandboard furniture
Strandboard is normally used in construction, but has now found its way into furniture design - a cheap material and actually quite environmental because it's (re)made of disposable wood. American designer Chris Rucker uses strandboard for his furniture collection. I love this new trend using cheap material to immitat fine furnishing. I got myself a really cool diningtable in strandboard last year, and now workning on a coffee table.
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Petits Fours by Eijffinger
My favorite retro wallpaper from dutch Eijffinger. The wallpaper is part of the Petits Four collection. Perfect for kitchen decoration if you're into the cool retro-romantic style. In Denmark you can get Eijffinger wallpaper at Mandrup-Poulsen tapeter.
Mama's Boxes
Storage boxes made in different sizes. Shaped so they can be piled up in various combinations.
Available in 3 sizes, low or tall, and with grey or red lid. The sides are made from 15 mm OSB board treated with oil. The bottom is masonit, and the lid is made from acrylic plastic sheet.
Art Works by Iittala
Finnish designer Harri Koskinen has created a collection of glassware for Scandinavian design group Iittala, the first in the new Art Works concept range which will be launched in September.
(Via Dezeen)
Doubleface by Postfossil
The idea behind doubleface's design is both simple and intriguing. The outline determines the form of the collection, a fruit bowl and a vase. Both objects are made of ceramic and cherry wood. The objects' form plays with symmetrical lines as well as natural complementary structures. However, at the same time, the bodies are clearly separated in terms of material and function.
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Selfridges celebrates the future of design
Selfridges has teamed up with leading creative agency Wieden + Kennedy London to create ‘Future A-Z' - 26 ‘IT' products for 2109, a special window installation which looks at the life we may lead through the essential objects that may become commodities in the future. The installation launched on Friday 3rd July.
A Capella table
An interesting combination of fashion and furniture from Swedish furniture company Källemo. Designer Anna Kraitz has created a table in solid ash strapped with a bronze belt. The table was launched in Milan during Salone del Mobile 2009. Click on photo with cursor to see detail.
Colourful staircase
Is your staircase dull and ordinary? Well, here is a perfect solution. Fresh it with a beautiful Pantone colour scale. This is just so cool!
Simple living i Japan
If I should choose to build a house, it would be something like this amazing modern pit dwelling house. The house is build by chief architect Makoto Tanijiri of Suppose Design Office in Hiroshima. It looks like something from the future without any warning hit a relative peaceful surbubian area. But in fact the house is inspired by the traditionel japanese pit dwellings dated back to the Yayoi era (200 B.C. - 250 A.C.). Makoto Tanijiri demonstrates that only a mind free of restraints and rules can create a non conventional way of living. Where spatial arrangements and the concept of interpenetrating exterior and interior space is long achieved by Japanese architecture and living.
TAF Architect Office
Okay, we beat the Swedes in football, but when it comes to design the blue and yellow team is at the very top of the league. TAF architect office in Stockholm is runned by the two designers Mattias Ståhlbom and Gabriella Gustafson. During Milan Design Week they were commissioned to create a design installation at the famous Rossana Orlandi shop. The result was "Soft Parcel" - a series of articles which were "wrapped" and upholstered in textiles. The lamp from TAF was designed in connection with the refurbishment of the Swedish RH Chairs' showrooms this year.
Joyful memories from the beach
Beach ball lamp shade from is one of the funniest lamps ever...
Made from a recycle beach ball and transformed into a lamp, it surely brings back memories from your childhood at the beach.
The art of styling
It's all about love, style and passion. I give you my two favorites in the world of styling: Studio Pepe and Ilse Crawford. Take a brief look at their amazing work.
Both are among the most attractive set designers for the major international interior magazines. Too me, they're simply the best and an important source of inspiration for my work.
Distrito Capital Hotel - hip in Mexico City
GRUPO HABITA, celebrated worldwide for exceeding expectations in hotel design, unveils its 8th property, DISTRITO CAPITAL, in Mexico City's international business neighborhood of Santa Fe, and most resolutely the world's 21st-Century metropolis.
So close to the US, Mexico will focus on travel with easy access, year round warm climate and increasing business. With Distrito Capital Grupo HABITA once again carries its signature chic and outstanding service to previously unthought-of environments and transforms them into instant classics.
Supermarket concept in Belgrade
Nils Holger Moorman's Alpine retreat
If you find yourself near the mountainous German-Autrian border this summer in a car full of screaming kids, here is a golden opportunity to recharge at the Berge retreat.
Located in a converted bakery that dates back to 1671, the german designer Nils Holger Moorman has painstakingly transformed the building into 13 neat alpine apartments. It's all self-catering and all are blissfully void of any communication device including computers, phones or even televisions. Instead guests are offered a well-stocked library and a communal ‘Gute Stube' - a space to cook, socialise and work together around an open fire - for entertainment.
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From a lost city - storage by Christian Vivanco
A relationship between fabrics, wood sticks and boxes in different dimensions and materials (osb, bamboo and polycarbonate), all put together by designer Christian Vivanco to show a different piece of furniture with a complete and eficcient functionality.
It can be used for storage, work surface or kitchen furniture. It drawers came in different sizes, according for different necessities (office, kitchen, workshop, bedroom, living room, etc.).
Droog Design opens in New York
Famous dutch design group Droog Design recently opened a new store in Soho, New York. The interior is way too cool, so don't miss it next time, you're in the Big Apple...
Merci, Paris!
The new concept store in Paris
Located in a three-story loft space in the 3rd arrondissement, Merci's atmosphere is open and inviting; it's the kind of place where you can spend an unrushed afternoon browsing merchandise, sipping tea, and simply exploring the space, which measures roughly 1,500 square meters. Part-loft, part-library, part-garden, the store is defined by an aesthetic simplicity that balances elegance with playfulness. In addition to housing a range of merchandise, Merci also includes a café and a restaurant on the lower level. Merci stocks everything from clothing, to flowers and garden accessories, to perfumes by Annick Goutal, to custom furniture and home goods, to second-hand books in multiple languages.
New lamp by Ilse Crawford for Wästberg
Honest materials carry clear messages: iron for its feelings of stability, reliability, trust; wood with its warmth and life, and porcelain for its intimate glow, as well as its tactility. The Studioilse lamp designed by brit guru designer Ilse Crawford is a modern masterpiece. Manufactor is the Swedish lighting specialists, Wästberg.
It's a lamp, no it's a vase!
Happy Industry, a new Swedish company started by designer Johan Wagell, will launch these new multifunctional products in August 2009. They are called the Odd collection and consists of four lamps and four vases in aluminum, procelain and birch wood.
The products will be sold from the website.
Empty the Minibar in Amsterdam
A new bar concept has opened in Amsterdam called Minibar. Three dutch guys got the brilliant idea from the hotel minibars and simply transformed the concept it into a real bar. When entering the bar, leave your credit card at the reception and you get a key to your own minibar. Enjoy!
Residence in Stockholm
I love the pattern of the floor in this 19 century appartment in central Stockholm. The tranformation from a badly treated flat to a colourful modern space was done by the Swedish architects Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård Hansson.
Spotfestival 2009
Mads and his son hanging out and playing cool at the Spotfestival in Aarhus. The best spot for upcoming bands.
