Round and Round Calendar

British designer, David Weatherhead has developed the Round and Round Calendar which involves three discs that read the date at the finger turn of a disc. The innovative calendars are available in a variety of colours and sure beat turning the page on the usual desk calendar.

A minimal shape, color language and hand gesture movement are brought together for a design that is both playful in use and in it’s visual presence. Round and Round Calendars are produced by Seletti.

laptopcase.ian

c.dellstrand is a Paris based company founded by Swedish designer Chistoffer Dellstrand. Specialising in working with leather, Dellstrand’s inspiration comes from Scandinavian architecture and interior design, personal belongings and everyday life.

The designs are focused on true craftsmanship, patiently producing unique accessories in which the leathers are hand cut, carefully sewn together, while the edges are painted and polished by hand. One such accessory is the laptopcase.ian. Made from only a single piece of cow leather and measuring 35.5cm x 29cm.

Photography by Lexception and Damien Vignol.

Ordinary House

Ordinary House is a single family residence, recently completed by Japanese bureau FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects. Located in Shiga and surrounded by an underdeveloped area, the house makes an exciting visual statement. Slick and minimal, the structure has very few windows. Each window strategically laid out to direct movement of natural light in the interior.

Inhabitat Furniture

This Inhabitated Furniture apartment in Paris, France was designed in 2011 by Nicolas Reymond. Besides the large volumes, very simple in form, the architect explain the maximum and innovative use of space.

The renovation proposes, instead of walls, two large furnitures accessible by each side, to set up the space. These furnitures include and hide storages, kitchen cupboards, dressing, doors and bathrooms. They also separate day from night uses. A fluid and multipurpose space is provided: the entrance space is used alternately as a kitchen or as an office.

clOck

clOck is a strikingly minimal project from UK based designer ShihWen Wang. The shape of this simple and rather unique timepiece has been stripped down to just a ring, making its visual impact on a wall, subtle and elegant. The look of the clock changes depending on a surface it put against, allowing the user to co-create the design in some way.

betweenShadows

Designed by Benjamin Graindorge, in association with Paris based Design Gallery YMER&MALTA, betweenShadows is a minimalist alcove. A piece of art produced in only 8 pieces signed and numbered.

Cards by Sam Dallyn

Oxford based designer and art director Sam Dallyn recently created these minimal playing cards as a personal project.

Framed Moca

Designed by Koenraad Ruys for Belgian product company Moca, theFramed storage unit is a varnished buffet composed of multiple compartments in different colors, all integrated into a black steel frame.

Sail

Sail collection of etherial chairs by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga has been recently revealed at Andreu World in Valencia. The silhouette of the Sail chair is slim and simple, the weight is reduced to a minimum thanks to the clever combination of polypropylene and fiberglass. The shape goes beyond aesthetics, however, embracing human body and providing strategic curves where needed.

Rest Days

Luca Sironi is a Milan based photographer and filmmaker who recently completed his conceptual photography project titled Rest Days. The project comprises 24 colour photographs depicting a series of closed shop shutters.