Outdoor furniture has come a long way from wooden rocking chairs and wicker love seats with the ultra-modern Shadowy collection by Moroso. Designer Tord Boontje worked with the Italian design firm to create sleek, pop art seating in the form of deck chairs, sunbeds and loungers. Brightly colored patterns Read more
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Spring has sprung! Bonaldo brand recently teamed up with Italian designer, Mario Mazzer to create these bright, Eastery coat and jacket hangers. Inspired by the silhouette of a Crocus flower, the hangers appear to be in mid-bloom and are a perfect addition to any dressing area. Read more
It’s amazing how paper can be manipulated to visually embody almost any form. The Molo, constructed collaboratively by a Canadian design and production studio, is a great example of that. It’s shell, as well as its corresponding interior peices, were developed from stacked paper blocks. As they Read more
Let me introduce you to Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist, and photographer Ben Heine. When I happened across some of his awesome illustrations, I couldn’t wait to share! Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and currently living in Brussels, Belgium, Heine seems to have a keen eye for Read more
“For my collection I ask myself the question: is a chair purely functional? Is it a showpiece and a visual story? Or is it an expression of technical know-how and therefore representative of its era?” - Sjoerd Vroonland Read more
I stumbled across these cut out portraits by Lucas C. Simoes and found them to be strangely interesting. By stacking a seemingly ordinary image and Read more
Jean Nouvel recently unveiled his blueprint for the new National Museum of Qatar. The French architect’s design makes it seem as thought the building is magically emerging out of the desert ground. Read more
Ok, I’ll admit this is the from my inner hippie, but Milanese design team, Carnovsky‘s birdcage bags make a bold statement. Officially titled Artificialia, the line of purses are crafted from natural materials including wood, silk, velvet, leather and tagua seeds from South America before being painted a bright Read more
Carnovsky is a Milan-based collective comprised of Francesco Rugi and Silvia Quintanilla. Their recently ran RGB exhibition in Berlin included vibrant wallpaper that, at first glance seemed rather confusing. Only when illuminated were the true images revealed. Read more
Hired by UPS, advertising firm ogilvy & mather has created a campaign designed to insinuate the promptness and speed of UPS’s express service. Living up to the challange, they created a collection of eye-catching sculptures, comprised of blurred lines, that visually allude to ultrasonic speed. The only problem is, these sculpture share a striking resemblemse to Ryan Johnson‘s “Pedestrian” sculptures done in 2007. Read more
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