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.
It’s been a while since we featured Palette Industries – a few years in fact…
They’re new “electrifying” Nanton Coat Rack caught my eye. Designed to look like a giant transmission tower, which is often something regarded as an eyesore, the coat rack celebrates the sculptural design that carries important information from one place to the next — connecting us all.
Bangkok-based Studio248′s INF collection, designed by Purim Kraiya, came out of the idea of architecture’s connection of lines and surfaces, with just a hint of origami.
Recent furniture and product design graduate Edward Taylor studied the way in which people store their clothing and created The Show-off. The Show-off is a clothing storage unit that features an attached tree-like stand to hold garments and accessories that you might want to show off and a closed storage area for the less preferred items. The piece is made from oak, walnut, laminate and ply, and would provide great storage in the bedroom or by the front door.
It’s been a while since we featured the work of Dare Studio, but they’ve built quite a collection of mid-century-inspired sleek furniture that has me wishing I had more room in my house.
What would you hang on a 23-carat-gold plated limited edition nail?
There’s no mistaking the function of this coatrack. Designed by Juozas Brundza of LTD Studio, Coatrack is available in 13 different languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian, as well as five colors.
Italian product design firm Ex.t recently launched three new products: Fir, a freestanding coat stand/towel rack; the Flat Washstand bathroom vanity; and a ceramic version of its Blub 4 pendant. All broadcast the the sparse aesthetic for which the brand is known, and like its predecessors, embody an exquisite synthesis of form and function.
e27 has expanded its Loll line to include a coffee table and coatrack. The Loll pieces use stretched metal to create 3D designs out of 2D sheets.
I discovered the Ten Spot coat hooks when AMINIMAL Studio had a sale over on Fab. I wish I had the wall space for these!
