this is ‘tonic’, by reinhard dienes, a piece of furniture that can be either a standup bookcase or a low storage unit, by flipping the oak shell and moving the feet.
i thought the legs were maybe black rubber, but seeing the closeup shot (below) it looks like they are darker stained wood. i really like [...]
this is moving mondrian, by vladimír ambroz. the white frame is made from corian, and the doors and drawers can be moved around inside it as the user wishes. this seems like the kind of thing i shouldn’t like at all, but i really do. more so, in fact, every time i see it!
via dezeen
i saw the new alessi collection by spanish designer marti guixe today, and my eye was caught by two of the designs in particular. above is the ‘communicator plant’, which has a trunk and branches for holding notes (presumably green post-its for best effect), as well as the pot for holding everything else.
from the original [...]
i came across this today, and have been wondering whether or not it would (or could) ever actually work. designed by julien bergignat and patrice mouille, the comments on the original article are full of such questions. having worked a lot with polypropylene (the material of which the outer shell is made of) i would [...]
this is the e8 table, by mathias hahn. made of lacquered redwood, i think this table looks amazing! a great shape, and a great colour too!
here’s what he says:
The E8 table is based on an observation of an impromptu composed piece of post war time furniture that ended up as a dining table.
The long and [...]
these are the ‘gravity ruler’ luggage scales, by politecnico di milano students marcella maltese and lin wei. you wonder why no one did it before. for me, it’s another one of those ‘i had that idea a few years ago’ kind of designs. not to take anything away from it though, this is such a [...]
these are ‘rocket’ planters by minali singh from qatar.
rocket is a reversible terracotta planter which can be utilized in two ways. smaller plants can be planted in the three small pots on one end of the pot. but the pot can be turned over to provide a larger pot space for bigger plants. the planter [...]
above is ‘tidelight’, a glass and cork table lamp by paris designer pierre favresse, part of the inaugural collection by the new french design company petite friture.
This table lamp plays with diffraction, with a design that draws its inspiration from the techniques and codes used in the car industry. By its texture and shape, Tidelight [...]
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