Butterfly Tea Light Holder
I came across this Butterfly tea light holder at Hidden Art Shop and I just thought it was cute.
Bite Silverware by Mark A. Reigelman II
Mark A. Reigelman II has designed this Bite silverware in an effort to help raise awareness of worldwide epidemics such as starvation and obesity.
He explains “each day millions of individuals lay in hunger while millions more are wastefully overeating. This set of ‘bitten’ silverware highlights the daunting reality of both worldly plagues.”
Scout Books
Customization and options are awesome! People love having color options for their iPod nanos, designing their own skins for their laptops and much more. Now, you can do the same with 100% recycled paper notebooks thanks to Scout Books. You also have an option to purchase ready-made designs in three-packs. I’m definitely bookmarking this.
The Lifeguard Tower in California by Steve Lazar
Design/Builder Steve Lazar is an avid surfer and craftsman who has always been inspired by iconic seaside architecture. His latest project, entitled “The Lifeguard Tower,” rises three stories high on a corner lot with an expansive view of Hermosa Beach in California. If this isn’t a dream location, I don’t know what is…
Casa Shelly in Mexico by ColectivoMX
Casa Shelly, by ColectivoMX, is located 20 minutes away from San José del Cabo, in the Laguna Hills community, Cabo del Este. The client is a photographer and surfer, who wished the home to be urban-looking, with low water and energy use as well as low maintenance.The architects added additional requirements — preservation of unique vegetation, minimum pollution during the building process, use of workforce and local materials, and natural ventilation. Therefore, they ended up only using a base of five materials: concrete, steel, wood, aluminum and glass. The exterior was finished with tinted, polished concrete so that it is low maintenance and can withstand the heat and water. The interior walls are white-painted plaster.
Gaia Chair by Tuyo Design
The Gaia Chair designed by María Margarita García Munzer and Pål Jacob Jacobsen of Tuyo Design features what looks to be felt in between wood slats. On the back, the felt protrudes in the shape of a bird and leaves. It was recently on display at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.
EXOvault iCases
Based in Brooklyn, EXOvault’s cases for the iPhone and iTouch are created to counter the mass-produced options already on the market. Made with aluminum or brass, many of these cases come with rich wood accents.
Resign
I got a kick out of seeing these new products designed by Andrea Magnani and Giovanni Delvecchio of Resign (especially the table pictured above disguised as a chair).
Reinhard Dienes Cardboard Bookshelves
Reinhard Dienes’ cardboard line is now available at Fashion4Home, a new website that recently launched in the US. Fashion4Home launched in Germany in November last year, and integrates social networking and social shopping. New designs are released and comments/feedback is collected to help launch new prototypes and products. The site essentially offers 30-50% off retail prices on over 80 models of modern furnishings, including a number of exclusive designs. Definitely worth a look.
Hannah Stouffer’s El Arbol de Amor
Oh I am in love with this new BLIK wall decal by artist Hannah Stouffer.
