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January 13th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
Materials: 5 Gorm 1'x3' shelves, hand saw, mallet, workbench vise, electric screw driver, 14 drywall screws, 4 'dowel' screws, 2 wall anchor screws, wood glue
Description: Shelf Your Recyclable Cardboard… with this quick, fun project: Storage and binding station for your pantry, mud room, or garage.
Assembly time was about 2 hours:
1) Set aside (intact) 4 of the 5 Gorm 1'x3' shelves.
2) Using a workbench vise (or a work table and a clamp) with a hand saw, cut off 1 of the 3 slats that make up a 1'x3' Gorm shelf section. Do this as follows.. this the only challenging part of this project!:
a)clamp down the shelf so that a 1' long edge is on horizontal to you and on top, and the 3' sides are vertical. b) Refer to the attached pictures (”Gorm 1ftx3ft shelf.jpg” and “Cardboard recycler_Side view.jpg”)
You will be cutting the L-shaped molded edge piece and not the slat itself: Locate the first 'gap' between the slat you are removing and the middle slat. c) now angle the hand saw blade so that you are cutting the L-shaped molded edge from against the slat you are 'keeping' outward to up against the middle slat. d) Turn over and clamp down the 1'x3' Gorm shelf section and do the same cut to the other L-shaped molded edge on the other side — but make sure to have the angle of the saw blade and the cut itself match the direction of the cut done in able step c. That done.. the 'difficult' part of the project is complete!
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January 12th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
There’s nothing fake about the Fabricate lamps.
A self-assembly pendant light, the Fabricate is a unique pendant lamp. It arrives in a flat package that includes the outer cloth, a spiral wire frame and the electrical light fitting. The cloth is available in many different colors and can be twisted and straightened in whichever way you desire.
The fabric of the Fabricate can be sewn with several cloth pockets to create a connected light fixture with one, two or three lights attached, as three are seen together in the image above.
Fabricate lights are designed by the Studio Henry van Nistelrooy, a London based product designer.
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January 11th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
The Vintage Bookshelf stylishly takes a vintage approach to contemporary furniture. Using the outline of an old-fashion bookshelf, design studio Munkii makes it modern by cutting the silhouette within a glossy white rectangle.
About the Vintage Bookshelf, Munkii’s website states that it “blends flamboyant baroque style with the simplicity of the contemporary approach that will be easy to adept to any interior settings.”
Made of a durable, eco-responsible MDF (medium density fiberboard), the exterior of the Vintage Bookshelf in finished in a glossy white polyurethane. The interior of the bookshelf is finished in your choice of matte Cool Grey or Liver Red.
Munkii is a design studio that was founded in 2006 in Singapore, with production based in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. For more information check out Munkii’s website at http://www.munkii.com.sg/.
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January 11th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
Designed by Standard 41, the Oh! Donna is a natural wood chair that can be used as a modern dining chair or a side chair. As desired, the Oh! Donna can be requested as customized item in the size, finish and wood of your choice. Typically it is offered in walnut, maple, cherry, oak red or black.
The Oh! Donna also comes in masculine form, known as Oh! Donald.
Both are designed by Standard 41, a company based out of Brooklyn, NY and owned by Andrew Raible. His intention was to “create a line of furniture that tends toward “green” reinterpretations of mid-century Scandinavian and American designs with a sculptural twist.”
Standard 41 has a wide collection that spans from various dining and living room seating arrangements to tables, desks and beds. To view more of the products from Standard 41 , check out their website at http://standard41.com.
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January 7th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
Porcelain Topographies is a collection of benches and stools that utilize the beauty of porcelain in their design. They were created in a limited edition for the Karen Schuessler design studio in Berlin. Designer Judith van den Boom created the Porcelain Topographies collection as a way to bring porcelain back into use.
The porcelain used on the benches is made with a press-mold technique. The models used for the collection were blankets that were folded, stacked, crumpled, or hanging.
To create the benches and stools in the Porcelain Topographies Collection, Judith van den Boom collaborated with a team of people from the Netherlands, China and Germany. The Porcelain Topographies are produced under the name BoomWehmeyer as van den Boom worked closely with partner Gunter Wehmeyer to produce this collection.
Learn more about Judith van den Boom’s experience working in China on the Porcelain Topographies, by reading this interesting catalog.
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January 6th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
How about the Shadow Chair?
Available through Duffy London, the Shadow Chair is a unique dining chair that appears to be defying gravity by standing on two legs. Take a closer look and you’ll see the shadow of the chair is actually the base of the chair and integrated into the design.
Made of powder-coated mild steel, the Shadow Chair is available in a variety of finishes, including a special edition polished stainless steel version. There is also a Shadow Sofa and a Wolf Within (Shadow Chair) to complete the Shadow Collection.
How many friends and family members do you think you can fool with these illusionary chairs?
Duffy London is a furniture design company started by Chris Duffy in 2002. For more information, visit the Duffy London website at http://www.duffylondon.com.
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January 5th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
The Walking Family is a set of console tables and small end tables designed by Alessandro Loschiavo. Although the overall design of the Walking Family Collection depicts simplicity, you can see the inspiration behind the name of the collection in the curves of the legs. The twisted angles created for each leg resembles a walking animal, such as a group of deer.
The tables within the Walking Family Collection are made in rosewood or mahogany. There are console tables and smaller tables that each have a rectangular top and the curved legs that create the walking illusion. Each table is made using a waste-free process that uses a single slab of wood with no wasted shavings.
Alessandro Loschiavo designed the Walking Family Tables for Maoli Italy.
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January 5th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
Knitting has become a modern hobby in recent years, no longer just something our grandmothers do. Creative knitters all over the world find innovative ways to use their finished knitting products. This is exemplified by the London-based Irish designer Claire Anne O’Brien as she brings us a new take on traditional knitting with modern stools.
How comfortable do these Knitted Stools look?
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January 4th, 2011 — Designer Stuff
Created by Kenyon Yeh, the Jufuku Bamboo Collection consists of a table, stool and cabinet. Each piece is made from sustainable, lightweight bamboo.
As Jufuku means to overlap or repeat in Japanese, Kenyon Yeh used a single shape to begin each piece. He then repeated that single shape to complete each design and create an end result. By looking at each piece in the collection, the repeating shape in each is easily identifiable.
To get a closer look at each piece:
Jufuku Cabinet
Jufuku Stool
Jufuku Table
Kenyon Yeh is a designer based out of London, England. Check out his website to view more of his designs.
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December 30th, 2010 — Designer Stuff
Round and brilliant like the ball that will drop tomorrow night for New Years Eve, the Calmares I and Calmares II are unique modern light fixtures for your home.
Shown above, the Calmares I is a limited edition fixture of 15 pieces. The Calmares II, shown below, is of a larger limited edition run with 125 pieces. Both are designed by Strala, a design company owned by Tom Strala, an architect “who does not build houses, but tables, chairs and lighting.”
Both the Calmares I and the Calmares II are made from fluorescent tubes that are connected to form a spherical shape. The Calmares I is made of 73 connected tubes, while the Calmares II is made from 13. Each light is energy-efficient, as each consumes only 24 watts of energy.
Would you rather be celebrating New Years around the Calmares lamps than the ball in Times Square? To learn more about Calmares I and Calmares II, take a look at Strala’s website.
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