Talk about a two-for-one. This combination table and lamp is brilliant – it’s super sleek and simple but with the utmost functionality. Illusion, designed by Hareide Design for Northern Lighting, is a wall-mounted lamp (or hanging lamp, see below) that is literally cut in half, making quite a statement. It’s the perfect place to set your keys or mail without taking up tons of space.
GDG Studios is the New Jersey-based design studio run by Joseph Gower who creates handmade porcelain objects with a contemporary twist. The Crochet and Styroware pieces are so unique and completely fun to stare at. I love the textures and shapes that he creates along with the added touches of gold or silver and even cotton.
We stumbled upon the work of Christopher Marley while at High Point Market this year and we’re sure glad we did. His Pheromone collection incorporates everything from insects, fossils, crystals, and even feathers. For 15 years, he has been collecting and arranging these pieces by hand. Each insect or object is laid out symmetrically and become studies in both color and scale.
Let’s talk radiators. While maybe not the most exciting home furnishing for some, they are practical for a large portion of people out there. We all know about the unsightly eyesores in older homes and apartments that people try to minimize with paint. Finally there is Hotech, an Italian company that’s doing it right with modern radiators that also function as an artistic element for your home.
These copper mirrors from London-based designer Michael Anastassiades are simply stunning. Copper covers a wooden frame in these geometric shapes that extend from the wall giving a far more beautiful look than your average mirror. They are minimal in design but with an edge.
The students from the Department of Interior Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design have created a collection entitled Prototyping the Domestic Environment currently being exhibited in Milan at Salone del Mobile 2012. The five works are interactive and multi-functional with the focus on “the formal adaptation of utilitarian furniture pieces into domestic spatial components.” Each object is not only a functioning interior piece, but they also act as adjustable devices for play, i.e., “tactile or optical sensory exploration or kinetic transformation.” The designs are well thought out, as well as being aesthetically pleasing with their geometric attributes.
Whisper is an acoustic panel that was created by Finnish designer Tapio Anttila for Woodnotes. Designed to eliminate sound problems for any space, these panels come in different sizes and colors. The panels are made from an acoustic cellulose fiberboard that is upholstered in a classic cotton fabric from Woodnotes.
LeeLABS is behind a new line of concrete clocks, called Para Clocks, that were designed using parametric software to achieve the radial patterns they were inspired by. Despite being made of concrete, these clocks have a delicate look about them. They remind me of what you could draw with those Spirograph toys from childhood.
From Swedish designer Staffan Holm comes the Gym Hook for Denmark-based manufacturer Hay. The circular hooks made from natural or stained ash, can offer your walls a colorful and stylish way to hang all of your stuff. They are not only functional but super fun to look at, especially if you hang them in a playful arrangement.
The White & White Clock is designed by Vadim Kibardin and is meant to be a three-dimensional version of a traditional digital clock. We featured the original black and white incarnation years ago, but this new updated one is even more fantastic.
