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.
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.
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.
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.
Korento is Iittala's newest dishware collection by Klaus Haapaniemi. You may remember the hugely successful Taika pattern he designed for them in 2007. This new pattern is a summer one, incorporating dragonflies and flowers; it's meant to portray the short, intense summers that are native to Finland. The colours here are absolutely summery and luscious. Korento also works beautifully with Teema dishware, an Iittala classic since the 50s- now coincidentally available in perfectly contrasting hues of terracotta and turquoise.
These make me happy. How delightful are these mugs? Utterly! Called Head or Tail, they're designed by talented young Danish designer Anna Olivia and are sold in sets of two: a head and a tail. Choose from Pigs, Horses, Cows & Sheep. I can't imagine stacking them without seizing the opportunity to create fun Griffin-like barnyard creatures. Hope to cross paths with a retailer for these soon!
It'd be fun to change up Adonde's new Wood and Stoneware Candleholders for every occasion. Each set comes with a stoneware component, meant to house the candlestick, and a wooden, reversible and stackable base, to elevate. Made from alder wood, it's available in white, silver, fluoro pink & yellow.
Oh, yes! The colours, the textures, the patterns, and most of all, the bag. In lust with Proenza Schouler's gorgeous Pre-Fall collection.
I believe I could be persuaded to trade in my plain Jane Mac mouse for one of these little charmers. Designed by Nendo, Oppopet is wireless and features a built-in USB receiver. Choose your pet, but before you go thinking about how the cute little tails that set these mice apart will only irritate you and get in the way, know this: the tail is the receiver- you remove it from the mouse and plug it into your computer and voilà! you're all hooked up.
Images via Nendo.jp & designboom.com
