April 2012

Gispen Classics Reinvented by Thijs Smeets

Thijs Smeets has reinvented some Dutch “Gispen Classics” called Gispen Today by Dutch Originals. The collection originally desig…

The Candy Room by Red Design Group

Red Design Group is an Australian company that creates creative and exciting environments for retail business across the board (from 7-11 st…

FFFFFF!!! Fan by Ivan Colominas and Marco Fossati

Milan-based product designers Ivan Colominas and Marco Fossati created a very attractive fan that can be used either on the floor or even ta…

Ventura Lambrate at Milan Design Week

Lambrate is one of the most talked about design districts of Milan Design Week. I headed over there on day two of my trip, having exhausted …

Cleansing Facial Brush

The Cord Collection by Ilan Dei Studio

The Cord Collection is a colorful new series of outdoor furniture inspired by those modernist string chairs made popular in places like Palm…

Tons of New Goodies from Gus*Modern

Gus*Modern launched a tremendous amount of stuff this year at High Point Market from textiles to sofas to tables and media cabinets (oh my!)…

Beans Collage by Sam Price

Sam Price from My Dog Collage created this adorable collage of Beans!

Bird Poop Chandelier by Wyatt Little

I am cracking up over the title of this chandelier, called the Bird Poop Chandelier, made by Wyatt Little. Paying homage to his elementary s…

Design Milk + Lost Crates

Remember I recently mentioned that Lost Crates has expanded their offering beyond stationery for their monthly and quarterly subscriptions?…

Cactus Seating by Maurizio Galante

Would you believe you can sit on that? The cactus-printed sofa and footrest from Maurizio Galante for Cerruti Baleri, might just be the only…

NewspaperWood Framed Cabinet by Breg Hanssen

Breg Hanssen has designed a new cabinet for Vij5 using Meike Meijer’s NewspaperWood (wood planks made from old newspapers). I really d…

Terrazzo Table

Margarita Chair by Vanja Bazdulj

London based furniture designer Vanja Bazdulj creates experimental pieces for her Rough & Ready collection. We featured the first part o…

Offices Made of Ultra Board

How would you like to work in an office like this? Dufaylite, makers of a 100% recyclable, robust and versatile core material (recycled pape…

SaloneSatellite at Milan Design Week

SaloneSatellite turned 15 this year, and in honor of the late great Steve Jobs, its theme was technology. Salone was the first design event …