New York City native and textile designer Thomas Paul is in this week’s Friday Five hot seat. A former neckwear and scarf designer for Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, and DKNY, he went off on his own — in an entirely new direction: the home. You can definitely see the neckwear inspiration in his designs, which range from bedding to pillows to rugs and our favorite: the Luddite collection. P.S. he still does scarves, too!
Gravity Stool by Amsterdam-based designer Jólan van der Wiel is a project that if nothing else, it’s quite magical. Using a combination of gravity and magnetic fields, he’s able to sculpt these organically shaped stools that are unique and one-of-a-kind.
Israeli designer Hagit Pincovici is a third generation artisan and continues the legacy of solid craftsmanship but adds her own modern aesthetic to her work. She designed the A line chest of drawers for the Italian design label Colè.
Plug Lamp was designed by Form Us With Love for ateljé Lyktan to solve a simple problem: we’re always looking for more plugs to use! For our smartphones, computers and tablets we always need a charge, so the Plug Lamp is here to help make it easier to fin a nearby electrical socket. Made of powder-coated aluminium with a bulbous lamp shade shape, the dimmable Plug Lamp is also pleasant to look at. This would be perfect for on my nightstand!
Visit a taco kiosk on the streets of Mexico and you’re sure to see a plastic bag full of water hanging from the ceiling.
The three members of Front merged their actual doodles that they had drawn during design meetings to create the pattern of the Doodle Sofa for Moroso. The sofa form comes from a circular shape that is folded to make the perfect little sofa. But the best thing about it is the “absent minded” doodling they were able to capture and inscribe into the piece showing bits of their creative minds.
Pierre-Félix So re-created Richard Sapper’s Tizio Lamp out of LEGO bricks. What famous lamp would you like to see made of LEGO next?
The recently formed Thai design firm 56thStudio has released three new collections, with our favorite being Caricature as Furniture. The new line of chairs are kitschy, comical, and most definitely, quirky. The studio is clearly inspired by pop culture and brings a taste of it to each piece. The bold chairs come in yellow, black or white and are incredibly fun to look at.
Part of Ventura Lambrate’s Instant Stories by DMY, Werner Aisslinger presented a vision for the future, when furniture could be grown rather than made.
