Entries Tagged 'Design' ↓
March 18th, 2013 — Design
When Kenneth Schiller, founder of Kontextür , visited Paul Loebach’s studio, he was expecting to talk about bathroom products but noticed models of watering cans on Paul’s desk and thought that a watering can might be a good addition to Kontextür’s new lineup of non-bathroom accessories. Considering Spring is in the air, we feel the same way as Schiller – bring on the watering cans! Inspired by the bold, yet minimal and functionalist aesthetic of Eastern European motorcycles, this watering can will rev the engines of your plants.
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Paul Loebach + Kontextür Design Sleek Watering Can, Plants Everywhere Rejoice
March 16th, 2013 — Design
You’ve heard of stacking chairs, right? But what about a Stacking Lamp ? Canadian designer William McDonald created one inspired by the classic stacking ring children’s toy, Stacking Lamp is versatile, customizable and colorful. You can choose any combination of stacking components that cover the wooden dowel – lampshade, coat hanger or spacer, making this lamp a multifunctional and completely customizable product. Plus, they come in a few nice colors. Stack the shades upside-down for some ambient lighting
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Stacking Lamp by William McDonald
March 16th, 2013 — Design
Les Ailes Noires is a minimal design created by Toronto-based designer John Tong of +tongtong . Prior to establishing +tongtong, John Tong was a co-founding principal of the design firm 3rd Uncle Design Inc. from 1993 to 2012. The focus of +tongtong is to provide products and designs that enrich peoples’ lives through dynamic environments and phenomenal experiences. Les Ailes Noires is a collection of clothing racks inspired by the simplicity of geometric line drawings.
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Skim Milk: Les Ailes Noires by John Tong
March 15th, 2013 — Design
Bright Beads is a lighting collection by Australian designer Coco Reynolds of Marz Designs . The core range includes six pendant configurations named Aztec, Abacus, Art, Aleenta, Africa and Alice. They can be grouped together to form a chandelier or used as a single pendant. Handcrafted from FSC-certified wood (oak, walnut, maple, and ash), each turned wooden bead is a testament to traditional craft, something that Coco Reynolds is very passionate about. You can purchase them at various retailers and through the Marz Designs website
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Bright Beads Wooden Lamps by Marz Designs
March 15th, 2013 — Design
Mexican designer Christian Vivanco explores supreme functionality, without compromising simplicity, in his latest design, the Toldo table . The multi-layered surfaces were influenced by the aesthetics of the temporary fabric roofs found at street markets in Mexico. They’re at various heights and hover over each other as needed. Each surface provides flexible storage options based on how easily one needs to access certain items.
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Multilayer Toldo Table by Christian Vivanco
March 14th, 2013 — Design
The Sorri Lounge Chair , designed by Gonçalo Campos for WEWOOD , is an inviting chair with curved construction meant to reflect a smile. And how can one not smile looking at that pup sitting in the chair? The Portuguese designer put lots of thought into the details, like the wide seat and back so you have room for not only your bum, but your bag, books, or even a coat to sit by you or to hang on the back.
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Smile: Sorri Lounge Chair by Gonçalo Campos
March 14th, 2013 — Design
Matthew Allen, the painter-turned-furniture designer behind Red Hook, Brooklyn-based company Mallen4, uses a distinct process of inlaid colored resin to add painting sensibilities to modern furniture. A graduate of Pratt Institute, Matthew struggled to find a way of incorporating color and composition to furniture. Ultimately, he created a signature process of inlaying colored resin into a substrate material which acts as a functional surface. The pieces can be created in a wide variety of materials, including Corian, wood, metal, and plastics, in any color, from transparent to opaque.
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Deconstruction: Mallen4′s Inlaid Resin Table
March 14th, 2013 — Design
While previously British designer Faye Toogood made mostly one-off pieces, the Batch series is a small production “batch” of design products that make her work more accessible. The series explores clean geometric forms and simple honest materials. Element Table (this reminds me a little of some pieces I saw by Massimo Vignelli while at the Vignelli Center for Design Studies ) has simple tinted glass atop three ash “elements” that are basic shapes: a square, circle and rectangle. The spade is an icon of rural life in the English countryside and the majority of these pieces are named after the Spade: Spade Chair is made of ash and has simple milking stool bottom with a gardening tool-style handled back. The Spade Side Table is turned from a mono block of wood
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Batch Series by Faye Toogood
March 14th, 2013 — Design
Babele is a playful, self-produced lamp from brand new design studio based in Ivrea, Italy called MID (manifattura italiana design) . Their starting point was a classic abat-jour silhouette, which they played around with: disassembling it in plain sections, shuffling and putting them back in order, creating and defining light gaps.
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Babele Lamp is Like A Giant Puzzle
March 13th, 2013 — Design
British-Japanese designer Reiko Kaneko pushes the boundaries when it comes to fine bone china. Gone away are traditional figurines or your grandmother’s not-so-exciting tea set, and replaced with beautiful, modern designs, oftentimes inspired by her Japanese heritage. Now back to that tea set… The Drip Tease collection might be a classic looking tea set in form, but this one has a bit of a contemporary twist. Drip Tease teapot in gold Each piece in the set comes complete with playful drips of “tea” represented in precious gold and platinum
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Drip Tease Collection by Reiko Kaneko