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sebastian herkner / tauber for pulpo

Hey- I'm back!! I hope to be posting on a regular basis again, starting now. I've got lots of beautiful designs bookmarked and ready to share with you. Shall we start with...

German designer Sebastian Herkner's new Tauber Collection is inspired by something rather dull & generally uninspiring: the covers of ventilation shafts. And the folds found in the facades aren't just there for beauty's sake either- they help to provide stability. The collection consists of a cabinet, bench and individual boxes. Made from powder-coated steel, they're manufactured by Pulpo and come in white, black, grey & the perfect shade of green.

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.

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.

best of milan 2011 !

I've bookmarked so many lovely things that were featured in Milan, thinking I'd showcase this 'n that over the next few weeks, but I can't help myself! Here's a grouping of good stuff; let's call it Best of Milan 2011, part 1:

Il Salone del Mobile 2011, top to bottom:

Muuto's super-adorable and squambly* Bulky sugar bowl from the Bulky collection by Jonas Wagell

Cappellini's Tafelstukken table lamp by Daphna Laurens, part of a 3-piece collection of lamps that incorporate useful bowls for mini-storage and safekeeping

Switzerland's INCHfurniture's Papat table; long, lean, handsome

Established & Sons Takeaway; challenging the theory that what's inside the box is more interesting than the container itself- in a Tobi Wong-esque way. Charming.

The Bouroullec Brothers new & covetable creature is all set to replace old-school classics like Vitra's Eames House Bird and Kay Bojensen's Monkey for Rosendahl. He's called L‘Oiseau and will be manufactured by Vitra

Florinda Chair for De Padova by über-talented young designer Monica Förster

Somehow both lightweight & substantial, Established & Sons Mesh table by Ed Carpenter and André Klauser

Part plastic shell, part cloud, atop wooden limbs, loving B&B Italia's Husk stool by Patricia Urquiola. Supremely cushiony chairs also available

Most of these items should be available towards the end of the year.

 

*technically not a real word but I'm thinking it should be!

fritz hansen / favn by jaime hayon

They say Favn is Danish for Embrace. If so, it's the perfect name for this new super-enveloping sofa by Fritz Hansen. Designer Jaime Hayon was inspired by Arne Jacobsen classics like the iconic Swan & Egg chairs (notice both are shown in the following product shots), wanting to design a sofa that would be beautiful from all angles. Success! Favn should be available towards the end of 2011.

bed perfection

I'd be willing to sell half my furniture, maybe all of it, for this bed. After searching the internet for pictures of it in this gorgeous shade of dusty pink (a hue that was exhibited at Maison & Objet), I finally found a couple of them in a Ligne Roset PDF. So, here you have it, my second Inge Sempé post in a week, the glorious Ruché bed by Ligne Roset:

First image via Apartment Therapy.

sam baron / casamania

Casamania's new café-style tables are called Philippe I and were designed by Sam Baron, the talented young designer who brought us last year's Marie Antoinette Pop. The Philippe I tables look a little like the offspring of an elegant antique and a majestic jellyfish- a most charming hybrid! Made from lime wood, walnut & MDF, they're topped with a perfect sheet of glass.

obsessed with: orange & copper

Desperately in love with orange & copper. Swoony perfection.

Orange and copper, from top to bottom:

Tom Dixon, quite possibly the man who started this obsession: images 1 & 2

e15 Habibi table/tray in polished copper

De La Espada low stool in chestnut with copper feet, by Studioilse

Svenskt Tenn's Elephant cushion in orange; pattern designed by Estrid Ericson in the 30s

Artecnica's La Couronne pendant

e15 Jack table & Jane bench

Cieling shot of many Copa Cabana pendants by Metalarte at Jaime Hayon's reno project, the Groninger Museum

(want) Bois de Rose ring in rose gold by Dior

Proenza Schouler, Spring/Summer 2011

Grown Design. Added in pendants; Copper Shades by Tom Dixon, Free Spirit 3 arm Candelabra by Rosenthal

 

XOX

elisa strozyk; accordion cabinet

The Accordion Cabinet is a new, brilliant piece by the talented Elisa Strozyk, created in collaboration with artist Sebastian Neeb. It's made from mixed woods and Strozyk's brilliant creation: wooden textiles. If you haven't seen her top-of-my-want-list pendant light, Miss Maple- you must! Have a look here.