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.
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.
Top to bottom:
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.
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!
Materia is a collection of objects made from cork; a collection that's brought to you by a company called Amorim, the cork biz industry leader. Here's a sampling of the 12 projects by 10 designers that highlight this sustainable, and quite handsome, material:
From top to bottom:
Studio Pedrita's Rufo is a 3 drum kit that Mum & Dad will love; the cork provides a range of sounds that are never actually loud.
Pino Voodoo memoboard by Daniel Caramelo promises functionality & fun
Par salt & pepper shakers by Nendo
Bote floating bath toys by Big-Game
Miguel Vieira Baptista's centerpieces, Aro
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.
Just discovered Adeline Adeline thanks to the launch of the Kate Spade bike; ah, bicycle perfection. Check it out in action here in the adorable video up on Kate Spade's Tumblr.
Their other selections are pretty fabulous too:
At 3.5 x 5", they're small. Printed on beautiful, thick white cardstock, they feature charming illustrations and witty messages. They're blank inside, giving you space to craft the perfect note, and some of the illustrations wrap around the backs of the cards, which is fun, don't you think? And, very importantly, they all feature the perfect amount of hand-glittered accents. They're small treasures. Tokyomilk provides a spot-on description: As much a treat to give as to receive. I'm so looking forward to collecting and giving this collection of beautiful any-message greeting cards.
Sorry that the glitter doesn't show up on the Tokyomilk site's product shots- you'll just have to trust me. ;)
ABR, exciting Spanish newcomers on the furniture front, wow with their Latten shelving system. Its concept is simple, but wait until you hear how it's executed. Designed by Hannes Gumpp, Max Gumpp & Toni Pallejahese, these shelves are actually created with... chairs. The materials used are pine chairs with MDF seats and thin pine planks in a natural finish to add stability lengthwise, while planks in seven lacquered colours secure the unusual components vertically. It's all bound together with humble plastic ties. Wow. Woweeeee.
First image: Nanimarquina product shot of their gorgeous Digit rug by Cristian Zuzunga. Other images, ABR.
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
