Hoof Tables by Samuel Wilkinson
UK-based designer Samuel Wilkinson launched his Hoof tables at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. The tables are named Hoof because of the design of the feet, which resemble hooves (or also sharpened pencils).
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Marginal Notes 2012 by Note Design Studio
Marginal Notes 2012 is a collection of prototypes by the Stockholm-based design firm Note Design Studio. The collection is in collaboration with Lerch Träinredningar and was presented this week, which is Stockholm Design Week. The group of designers examined the sketches that had been made in the margins of their notebooks and upon a second look realized they needed to be made.
Armadillo and Lodge Chairs by Baltasar Portillo
Believe it or not, that’s a chair pictured up there.
The Armadillo and Lodge Chair by designer Baltasar Portillo of El Salvador “sit” exactly where furniture and sculpture intersect. Resembling a bridge, each chair fills space and performs a function without disturbing your view. You could say they enhance your view.
Friday Five with Josh Owen
You’re probably familiar with Josh Owen’s cast iron menorah for Areaware, which we believe is on its way to iconic status. Owen, who is currently based in Rochester New York and teaches at Rochester Institute of Technology, turns out some pretty amazing clean-lined designs. Most recently he debuted the WC Line for Kontextur, a series comprising a plunger, toilet brush, and waste bin that elevates the mundane. As you can see from this week’s Friday Five, Owen revels in the functional and simple.
Plus Side Table by Goodwin + Goodwin
Designed by London-based designers Goodwin + Goodwin, the Plus side table is a continuation of their Plus Desk. It was designed so that it could be assembled in moments without the need for any tools or fixings. The affordable table is made in the UK and comes neatly flat-packed in a small box with the legs sitting inside the top.
Kartell 4801 Chair, Reissued
Kartell is bringing back its 4801 chair designed by Joe Colombo, first manufactured in 1965. The curvy, low-slung piece is the only chair the company ever produced in wood. To mark its 60th anniversary, Kartell is re-issuing it, this time in plastic, just as Columbo originally specified it. Kartell has also mounted a new exhibition, Homage to Joe Colombo, at the New York City gallery R20th Century.
Tentacle by José Hurtado
The Tentacle wall shelf by Madrid-based designer, José Hurtado, is more than just a simple shelf. The pine cabinet with interchangeable shelves can be adapted to any combination you see fit. Whatever your needs are, the Tentacle can be modified by attaching each shelf piece to each other in varying combinations to make the most useful shelf for you.
Flat Clock by Johnson House
Nick Johnson, owner of new Seattle-based design company Johnson House Design, has released his first product: Flat Clock. The clock is a customizable modern wall clock that’s created completely out of your own custom specifications using the Flat Clock interactive website. Be prepared to spend some time on FlatClock.com making a ton of fun designs – I know I just wasted at least an hour.
Seung-Yong Song
Korean artist and designer Seung-Yong Song, who studied and worked in France but is currently based in Seoul, recently sent us these images of his work. Part furniture, part art object, part art installation, they’re quite beautiful, as are the words that describes the concept for each piece.
Design Store(y): David Stark’s Wood Shop at Haus Interior
Editor’s Note: After asking you what you were most interested in seeing more of on Design Milk, we decided to launch a brand new regular column called Design Store(y), which will spotlight brick-and-mortar retail shops from around the world. We’ll get an intimate look at the products on the shelves and the store-y (ha! get it?) behind them, direct from the store owners and managers themselves. Perhaps you’ll get the chance to visit one of the features stores yourself one day, but if not, at least you can take our virtual tour. This first article is a bit of an oddball, as it features a shop within a shop, but we’re so excited to have the inside scoop on this unique shopping experience.
Over the last nine months, designer David Stark developed a collection of 75 wood shop-inspired home accessories. Last week, Haus Interior shop owner Nina Freudenberger emptied her shelves, ceding her boutique in New York City’s NoLIta to Stark’s creations. Wood Shop, an event that pushes the boundaries of traditional retail in that it’s more “ambush,” as Stark’s coined it, than pop-up, runs through February 27, 2012.
