Drawing from the colorful, geometric paintings of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, this design is called the Piet Side Table. The table has an asymmetrical leg structure made from solid walnut and a bright matt lacquer top. This design is available in white, black, red, blue, or yellow; naturally these colors are derived from Mondrian’s paintings.
Friday 28 September 2012
Thursday 27 September 2012
Silent Machine
Silent Machine is a tea set, created by Sweden based designer Eunjae Lee. The laconic and unadorned pieces, inspired by industrial machinery, adhere to function-based aesthetic. Each item of the set, while being a self-sufficient object on its own, is a part of the whole.
Wednesday 26 September 2012
#3 chair
The #3 chair by StudioGorm, minimalist and strong chair influenced by classic Egyptian furniture. The seat, made of laminated wood, is gently curved at the top and bottom edges and placed on a triangulated joint, giving the chair its strength. The #3 chair comes in a neutral or a crayon colour finished seat. There is also a slightly wider seat version available which can be used as a small bench for two.
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Skale
Sarah Böttger, a Wiesbaden born industrial designer is fascinated by simple and easy things and her most recent design is the multifunctional wardrobe Skale.
Comprised of coated metal and measuring 85cm x 155cm, the result is a harmonious acting helper for those who like order.
Monday 24 September 2012
Minimal is Good
Based in Darwen, UK, illustrator and designer Chris Thornley, also often referred to as Raid71, has drawn these illustrations as an exercise of warming up before a day of drawing.
The result is the collection, titled Minimal is Good.
Sunday 23 September 2012
Muller Van Severen Chairs
Photographer Fien Muller and artist Hannes Van Severen combine forces to create a collection of chairs, creating the furniture out of sheer necessity and function.
Friday 21 September 2012
Simple Peace Bags
Simple Peace shopping bags were created by California based designer and green movement enthusiast DeAnna Reposa. She found herself frustrated with poor quality of reusable bags offered on the market, so she took it upon herself to create a perfect eco-friendly shopper.
Thursday 20 September 2012
Nocturnes by AM projects
Nocturnes is a box set of six books with silkscreened covers in a slipcase by the new photography group AM projects and published by dienacht Publishing. It is the first AM project and explores six different photographic journeys into the night.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Empty Memory
Logical Art, a London based design studio had the idea of making technology disappear in the form of these Empty Memory flash drives. The absence of a portion of the drive alludes to what might hold the ‘memories’ is replaced with 2 minimal elements of emptiness: Transparency, which is a clear plexi attached to a stainless brushed or mirror finish and Structure, an asymmetrical hollow frame in a stainless steel finish.
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Tilta Lamp
The Tilta Lamp is a light fixture designed by Scoope Design. As the name suggests, Tilta Lamp can tilt back and forth on its concrete base. The concrete is molded so as to allow the lamp to rotate at almost 360 degrees. The metal piece at the top of the lamp acts as a handle for which to move the light, and gravity does the rest of the work.
Monday 17 September 2012
Cargo Coffee Table
This table, called Cargo, has been created by French designer Frédéric Saulou. The idea lies in the expandable surface of the piece, achieved by sliding or swiveling its main frame and drawer. The alluminium powder coated components are attached to the wooden base and move freely among it thanks to the joint mechanism.
Sunday 16 September 2012
Unique Bull Chair
Beautiful Ideas Unique Bull Chair is a unique design for children’s chairs. Designs are lever and unique and can be reversed. Looks like a toy seesaw. Bull Chair is small, and to the rolling circle has worked out the back because the baby can roll it on the floor by placing it upside down.
Saturday 15 September 2012
Privacy International
Privacy International is a human rights ‘watchdog’ organisation, an NGO focused on fighting against unlawful privacy intrusions by government and businesses. The prospectus outlines the current work and future targets of the organisation and is packaged within an embossed cover that doubles as an envelope, keeping the ensemble minimalistic in function and design. The perforated cover even keeps the content private until physically opened by the reader.
Friday 14 September 2012
So-So Chairs by Jean Nouvel for Emeco
Architect and designer Jean Nouvel unveiled a collection of aluminium chairs for Emeco at his studio in Paris.
Friday 7 September 2012
Smart Console
This desk by German-based designer André Schelbach is equipped with storage arrangements, multiple power outlets and wire management components. All hidden underneath the sleek console frame.
All drawers are lined with velvet (so that our precious devices can be stored scratch-free). Wires are organized via magnets, allowing running the cables through a metal frame, concealed from the view.
Thursday 6 September 2012
Ker
Ker is an attractive coat stand designed by Lluïsa Morató for the Spanish company Systemtronic, which specialises in office furniture and accessories since 1984.
The coat stand is made using twelve beech wooden bars fixed slightly inclined to a lacquered steel hoop with butterfly screws.
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Ladder Coat Rack
Inspired by traditional ladders, former Konstfack student, Yenwen Tseng created the Ladder Coat Rack. Last year the Taiwan based designer founded his own studio.
You can easily arrange this light-weight rack according to the use and space arrangement. The rack can stand alone because of a pair of hidden hinges and offers numerous ways of storing your clothes.
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Timp Lamp
Timp is a desk lamp by German-based industrial designer Lutz Pankow for Pliet. It is designed with efficiency by using only 21W, is dimmable and creates a crisp light that illuminates without any reflection. Being produced in 3 types of solid wood, it can be adjusted to secure to any table thickness between 10-60mm and the spread and amount of light is optimized in its fixed height from the surface of the desk.
Monday 3 September 2012
Landscape
Matt Wisniewski is a NYC-based web developer and visual artist.
Working with found imagery, Matt superposes different textures and colors with portraits and silhouettes. The work featured today is a series entitled Landscape, where majestic images of nature fill in the quiet, somber human silhouettes, creating haunting pieces of still life.
Sunday 2 September 2012
Clopen
Clopen is a floating shelf with the neat storage compartment. The team at Torafu Architects envisioned it looking like a solid wooden piece. The illusion breaks when the face panel slides open, revealing a hidden storage area.
Photography by Yosuke Owashi
Photography by Yosuke Owashi
Saturday 1 September 2012
Drip Candle Holders
Drip Candle Holders is a collection of glazed ceramic candle holders inspired by drips of paints. The collection was designed by London based Gemma Fabbri for Ex.t, a young Italian brand of interior decoration, particularly for bathrooms, but also for the home.
Each peace is handcrafted in a traditional Tuscan laboratory and they are available in different length of the stem sizes and in a range of colours and material finishes.