in 1974, italian designer enzo mari came out with 19 designs for wooden furniture called autoprogettazione. autoprogettazione (or ’self design’) was his collection of designs for furniture you could make yourself with just a hammer, some nails, and some standard lengths of wood.
as mass produced items were becoming more popular, mari wanted to [...]
Sep 042010
Aug 112010
some more great designs from outofstock, previously featured here. above are the ‘v-shelves’, which have a gentle v at one end to display an open book. even the brackets are clever, with bookend covers that slip over them, and look really simple and discreet.
i like the ‘raft’ sofa (below), which can be easily disassembled and [...]
Aug 022010
i like this nice simple desk by latvian company mint (it’s a kid’s desk i’ve just found out, but i still like it). i also like their screw stool, below. check out their site for lots of other nice looking furniture.
via design milk
core77 has an article about edition20, a website that helps you find 20th century design classics still in production under their original license.
the products are organized by product group, theme, style, designer and manufacturer, and it is quite a comprehensive list! great as a reference, and a way to track down the classics and [...]
rca graduate seongyong has come up with a way to make tubes out of wood veneers. made in a way similar to how cardboard tubes are made, they are very light but very strong. i think the possibilities are endless, and like dan said when he forwarded me to this ‘i can’t believe no one [...]
Jun 282010
after posting about atelier takagi’s screw in table and stool legs the other day, i came across this: the peg system by studio gorm. the set comprises wooden tables and benches that can be dissembled and hung on the wall when not in use.
via dezeen
Jun 242010
i like these tables and tools by atelier takagi for mattermade. made from white ash, the ’simple machines’ series consists of a variety of tops with legs that screw in.
via designboom
Jun 032010
it’s been a while since i posted any furniture, or things about skateboarding, so lucky i came across this! the designer, jason podlaski, uses old broken decks and one truck to create these stools. from the original post:
podlaski observed that most broken board are severed at the truck while a smaller majority are split in [...]
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