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Christmas inspiration / svenskt tenn

Svennsk Tenn has the most beautiful inspiration images (and the most beautiful, covetable products & patterns);  their Christmas images are no exception. I wish I had a drawer that looked just like this! Click the images for extra-luscious views:

six pointe one

I'm in love with everything Québec City-based SIX POINTE ONE does. 6.1 is co-designed by Claudia Després & Jérémy Couture and their designs are equal parts charm and friendly utilitarianism:

From top to bottom:

The Fence coat rack

T Collection; a modular system that includes a bench, a stool, and three cubes

Log Bench; meant to store wood for your fireplace, the top half lifts off and is easily transportable.

jonathan saunders / spring 2012

Really excited to learn that Smythson's next designer collaboration is with pattern-master Jonathan Saunders. The line of notebooks, journals, and assorted stationary will feature patterns from Saunders f/w 2011 collection. It's set to launch soon- in early October. While we wait, the colours and patterns from Saunder's recently debuted Spring/Summer 2012 are delectable eye candy!

geoffrey lilge / charcuterie & cutting boards

So sorry for the blogging drought! I'll be better now- I swear!

How beautiful are these cutting boards by Edmonton-based designer Geoffrey Lilge? Made from Walnut and Maple, these boards come in a variety of covetable, dare I say collectible shapes. Growing up among woodworkers, potters & musicians in a commune in Alberta, Lilge got an early start and has spent the past four years prototyping and testing these gorgeous boards. Specifically designed to be nice to hold, each board is also hand polished with natural oil and given a beeswax finish. Priced at $150-250 each, you are paying for something that's made by hand from quality materials; something sure to be cherished for generations! Onto my Christmas list, you!

periphere / helsinsky

With two levels and the proportions 89¾ x 15¾ x 18¾", Periphere's Helsinsky Console sure does give you a lot of space to play with. Talented Brother and Sister team Thien & My Ta Trung are the designers behind the Periphere name, but they run and stock a furniture shop here in Montreal called Domison- a must-see. While Helsinsky is available in a variety of woods and tripod finishes, I'm entirely smitten with this white & yellow combo.

 

line depping / tool boxes

Imagine the pretty papers & pens, grommets, glue & glitter- the fun supplies you could store in this wonder! With open, easily accessible drawers that can be removed entirely for full access, it's meant to be a place for tools. So minimalist but visually intriguing, it could be used for perfectly curated small anythings. Say hello to Line Depping's jewelbox of a unit of drawers: Tool Boxes.

Last image from Danish Craft's Mindcraft11 exhibition in Milan.

addinterior / lili & lean

Addinterior's new Lili table was designed by Takumi Hirokawa while their Lean lounge chair is by GamFratesi. Still, they make a perfect pair.

autoban / kitchens in silver & gold

Beautiful, uptown/old world kitchens designed by, who else, talented Turkish outfit Autoban. Another case of I didn't know I wanted it until I saw it.

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Images 1 & 2, Ayazpasa House, 2010

Tünel House, 2008

Beyoglu House, with a hide-away mini kitchen, 2006

 

PS, Autoban's new website is perfect. Be sure to have a look around.

back to school with quentin's abc

Looking for a fun, perhaps inspiring spruce-up for back-to-school? Osborne & Little's Quentin's ABC wallpaper is already a classic, but look how amazing it is with one contrasting panel in the middle of a wall. An idea definitely not reserved for little ones.

Illustrated by Quentin Blake, Quentin's ABC is part of the Zagazoo collection and is available in 7 different colours, 2 of 'em black.

1st image, photographed by the ridiculously talented Damian Russell for Ideat magazine, remaining images Fabricsandpapers.com.

dag & natt / petra lundblad-fridén

Through experimentation with shape & colour- and most importantly- layers, designer Petra Lundblad-Fridén has created Dag & Natt, a dreamy collection of rugs for Swedish rug co Kastnall. Translated into English, the series is called Day & Night. From the manufacturer:

Perhaps the sun is breaking through the clouds after a rain, or rolling waves are in contrast to a dark sky, or trees and bushes are thrashing in the wind. The four colour combinations have names reflecting the weather and sky phenomena: Haze, Thunder, Summer Dawn and Autumn Dusk.

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Haze, Summer Dawn, Autumn Dusk. Via dailytonic.