If you've been obsessed with Clara von Zweigbergk's Themis mobile for Artecnica (guilty!) since its 2010 debut, I'm thinking you'll be a fan of her equally graphic & gorgeously-hued metal trays called Kaleido. Available in 5 sizes/shapes and 9 super-charged colours, they're designed for one of the most interesting design cos around, Danish manufacturer & shop Hay.
One day, who knows when, I'll make it to a Hay shop in person and it's going to be dangerous.
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.
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's new Lili table was designed by Takumi Hirokawa while their Lean lounge chair is by GamFratesi. Still, they make a perfect pair.
The Balance desk lamp is quite clever and rather beautiful too. Designed by Nathalie Dewez, this clean, simple-looking light is being manufactured by Established & Sons and was featured by them at Euroluce in Milan. The trick? Its tubular base is weighted, keeping the LED stable and allowing you to rest it on your work area or balance it on an elevated surface. No need to worry that an unintended nudge will send it tumbling to the ground- give it a poke and it'll merely pivot slowly for you, counterbalanced to perfection.
I'm rather taken with Bonny, the new drool-inducing, sculptural (poetic!) mirrors from Zeitraum's 2011 collection. Bonny is designed by Formstelle, the talented design duo also responsible for this top-of-my-wish-list piece.
More carpets! Hey, it's cold outside. ;)
I've never really been interested in the idea of layering rugs- but I'll make an exception for these! e15's Kavir rug collection by Philipp Mainzer & Farah Ebrahimi have been released in gorgeous new colourways. Don't they look beautiful and plush? Love their choices of colour for the vibrant contrasting trim. Perfection!
No, not that Daniel & Emma! Daniel To and Emma Aiston, young designers and 2007 grads of Industrial Design at the University of South Australia who are all set to start selling their first products in the next weeks; the D.E. desktop set. Perfect and luxurious, the set consists of a brass paperweight, magnetic tower, rubber band ball, thermometer, and a stationary container for stamps, coins, etc. with glass balls to keep everything hidden and in place.
D.E. is being distributed by Neo-Utility and should be hitting shops super-soon. Prices for the collection will start at about $100.
Castle is an Australian company that features handcrafted artworks and a beautiful range of almost all-white bedlinens. What makes the bedlinens so special are their small pops of hand-printed colour; perfect to mix and match. Castle pillowcases are the most colour-saturated of the lot. They come in a spot or flower print, in your choice of fluoro orange, coffee, blue, yellow, grey, or charcoal. Sheets have charming 10cm printed cuffs, and comforter covers are all white, save for a fun detail: flowered coverlet buttons. All items are made in Australia and available online. Be sure to check out Castle's velvet pillowcases and cushions too!
Ingenious!
Instead of adjusting the head or neck to tweak your light just so, the Miyake lamp by Studio Arihiro Miyake asks that you adjust the base instead. Turn the asteroidal base a little this way, lift it just so, and your light shines differently.
The base is made of sturdy powder-coated concrete and the light source is a halogen bulb. Moooi should be putting Miyake into production later this year.
