Danielle Vroemen 2010 Collection
Danielle Vroemen’s newest jewelry collection called Geom explores facets.
Designer Dailies: Samantha Hirst of Inklore
Samantha Hirst of Inklore chronicles an average day in her life.
Music & Design: Triangles on Album Covers
Check out some very different albums with one common design theme.
Friday Five with Randy J. Hunt of Supercorp
See what one of the brains behind Supermarket draws inspiration from.
Eva’s Bed by h2o Architects
When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of having a bunk bed. If I were a little girl now, I would dream of having this piece of multi-use furniture designed by h2o Architects all to myself (even though it’s designed to be shared by two children). The entire piece consists of multiple spaces that allow each child to have their own personal space. It’s also a fun-inducing area that provides fun possibilities for climbing, storing, hiding, and drawing.
Studio Cave Canem Vases
New glass vase collections from the Studio Cave Canem.
FLUCTUS
Design should makes you feel a sense of moving with glowing abstract shapes, light rails, and whirls.
Neffa Wall Sockets
Why do our wall sockets have to be hard-to-reach eye sores? That’s the question Dutch design firm Neffa asked when they undertook the emerging work of I WANT contact wall sockets. Created to complement the decor, these socket covers remain both visible and functional.
Fold Chair by Nina Bruun
Nina Bruun is a student at The Danish Designschool in Copenhagen. Her Fold chair, which was just completed, will be shown at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. She was inspired by origami and wanted the chair to be fold-able with references to both Scandinavian and Japanese design.
The frame consists of 10 mm plywood cut into six profiles and assembled with hinges. The shell is six pieces of hard plastic, and padded with 3 mm foam on both sides of the plastic. Finally, the chair is upholstered with woolen felt. All the seams on the chair were hand sewn, which took Nina a total of 105 hours!
She says, “The seams are visible to create a more industrially expression and to create sharp edges which gives the chair a lighter expression. It was important for me to achieve this ‘light expression’, so the chair doesn’t have too many references to elder heavy upholstery chairs.”
Win $2,500: Smart Furniture’s Smart Space Design Contest!
Smart Furniture’s newest contest is up and running: “Smart Space Design Contest: Design and Win Your Dream Space.”
SmartFurniture.com is giving away some awesome chairs to folks who design the best interior space plans using its new space-planning tool: the Smart Designer®. You could win your choice of a Herman Miller Aeron Chair, Herman Miller Setu Chair, Herman Miller Mirra Chair, or a Herman Miller Embody Chair, and be entered to win the grand prize of $2,500 gift credit to Smart Furniture so you can buy your very own dream room!
Each week in February, the Smart Furniture Team will pick their favorite Smart Space Design to be a Finalist — go here to get the software and the details!
In addition, the Smart Space Design entry receiving the most votes on Facebook and the Smart Space Contest Page will be the People’s Choice Finalist. The $2,500 Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from the five Finalists. The Grand Prize Winner will be decided by a panel of guest judges (one of them being yours truly!) So, get your act together and go to the site to get started now — time is ticking! Or, just check out all the entries here.
Native Shoes
Love Native Shoes — just discovered them via Design Catwalk. Website coming soon, but you can preview the collection here.
Pinch and Splay Lamps
The Pinch and Splay floor lamps were launched this week by Irish designer Davin Larkin. In a positive response to the downturn Davin has designed a product that is still unique, fresh and innovative but also affordable to all.
Davin assembles all the lamps by hand in his studio where visitors are always welcome to see his latest work. The Pinch and Splay lamps are elegantly formed and Davin said “they create a truly unique atmosphere casting light and shadow across walls, floors and ceilings alike which is enhanced by their cylindrical design”. See below for the process photos.
Plastic Bag Lights by Burojet
Burojet has taken plastic bags filled with air and created lamps out of them. Each is closed with a tie, the bottom cut out and the rim of the bottom taped with aluminum or plastic tape to shape the lamp any way you want. With the introduction of an LED light, the bags become a light fixture.
Hill House by 123DV Architecture
Remember last week we featured 123DV Architecture’s beautiful Dali-inspired home? Well, The Hill House is another gem by 123DV Architecture that has has quite a bit going for it: Funky looking fireplace: check. Large expanses of glass: check. Floating stairs: check. Cantilever second-story design: check. Totally awesome: check. This home is still a work in progress but you can see where is it going. I would love to see all the furniture in place when done.
