Inspired by animals, plants, Ernst Haeckel, Odilon Redon, and mythology, designer Jennifer Maestre’s sea urchin sculptures look like intricate wood sculptures and in a way, they are. These unique pieces are created using 100’s colored pencils.
To make each pencil sculptures, she takes hundreds of pencils, cuts them to size , drills a hole in each [...]
Korean designer Wonsik Chae’s Tea Bag Lights are really cool but don’t try taking a sip! The cup is filled with a chemical intermediate and the teabag contains fluorescent molecules, when the two come together the mixture gives off a yellow luminescence. The more you steep the bag, the deeper the glow.
Check out the nifty [...]
This set of early 1970s tableware, stacks into a neat and tidy ball. Avant Garde by Helen von Boch, serves four and includes plates, side dishes and bowls in different sizes. When the tableware is not needed you simply stack the dishes together to form a curious conversation piece.
While I wouldn’t take this particular one [...]
Designer Leonhard Pfeifer was nice enough to forward us his latest design the CoCo Mini Bar. The compact modern drinks cabinet was launched at the MoMA store last Autumn in New York. Expanding on his winning design, Pfeifer, created 8 one of a kind pieces-the Mini. Barboudoir collection. Drinks anyone?
We’ve always had an interest in learning to upholster furniture. We like the idea of ripping a chair apart, tearing it down piece by piece then, tenderly reupholstering it, giving it a whole new look and feel. Just the idea feels us with such a sense of accomplishment! Since we love the unique and colorful, [...]
The Spring Bed by Thor Høy
We’re always interested to learn what makes a designer tick. We sat down with Danish designer Thor Høy to discuss his Spring Bed design and learn a little about his design inspiration.
What inspired the Spring Bed? Where and when did the idea hit you???
Thor Høy: The idea came suddenly, while [...]
If you know a skateboarder then your probably also familiar with the mound of broken boards they possess. A skater pounds a lot of love onto their deck and when it meets its end, as all decks do, they have a hard time parting with them.
So where do busted boards go after they die? Japanese [...]
