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Ferry Staverman has created exquisite sculptures using a type of layered cardboard (which uses recycled cardboard, yay!) called Bee Board. The designer also has created a line of tree sculptures. They’re incredibly intricate and beautiful and hopefully they’re available in the States somewhere. Let me know if you find them anywhere!
Posted at: January 24th, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
Feinedinge is an Austrian company that hand makes beautiful, delicate pieces of pottery. Feinedinge is available in the States at Olio United.
Posted at: January 22nd, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
Liz Kinder is an alumna of London’s Royal College of Art where she studied ceramics and has since returned to the States (lucky for us!) to make her pieces in her Philadelphia studio. Kinder enjoys glazing and sees the color on her simple bowls as one of the signatures of her work. Her bowls are […]
Posted at: January 21st, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
WRLDs is a Seattle based company that takes all the numbers and code data from technology companies and realizes them into visual forms. Once made into a 3d objects they form into stunning sculptures. Explore a whole new WRLDs.
Posted at: January 15th, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
This chair is an award winning design made from bent birch and a steel frame. Other designs from this studio include a chair similar to this one made out vinyl billboards and one made out of cashmere. The shape is organic and warm and it actually looks comfortable.
Posted at: January 14th, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
Nathalie Dewez designs lighting that is not much more than wires and lights, but the effect of her pieces are absolutely stunning. Well thought out and executed, her lighting sculptures are not just another light fixture but a piece of art.
Posted at: January 12th, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dutch designer Wendy Plomp has finally seen some use for old pizza boxes besides recycling and hitch-hiker signage. Wendy believes that by printing a beautiful pattern on the inside of a used box you can create your own temporary space. She calls her creations “Message on a Box”.
Posted at: January 11th, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
So if you read this blog regularly you know that two things I love are recycled objects and unique ones. Well this blog features both! Two cool dudes in Brooklyn decided to make trash into treasures by reusing wood that was destined for the dump and turning it into wonderful pieces for your home. Every […]
Posted at: January 3rd, 2008 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
David Wiseman’s creations make you look twice. From sculptures to light fixtures, his work makes you want to touch the outdoors that he so elegantly brings indoors. Having a ceiling like this one will quietly enhance your room, and once your guests see it they wont be able to take their eyes off of it.
Posted at: December 31st, 2007 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 2
Decorative Instincts is an Etsy store feature brightly patterned fun wares for your home and kitchen. Their store features mainly pillows and kitchen towels and aprons, but it you’re looking for something different and one of a kind for your home then this is the place to look. I really like the feather place mats. […]
Posted at: December 21st, 2007 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
If you are looking for unique pieces for your home then you should check out the hodgepodge of interior design goodies at Tampa based Tonic Home. The tag line for the site is “A New Addiction” and I really did get sucked into the amazing selection and variety of items. I especially like this Treillage […]
Posted at: December 13th, 2007 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
I’ve posted about wall decals before but these really do step it up a notch. Chalkals are repositionable adhesive chalkboard cutouts, that allow your child (or you) to write on them, allowing your children to be creative while containing their artistic hand (hopefully). Easily erasable for reuse.
Available at ModernDose.
Posted at: December 1st, 2007 - 11:53 am - Number of Comments » 0
The “Con_sequence.mgx”, by One & Co, shows what technology is capable of when used in furniture and accessory design. The lamp was designed using 3d imaging software and because of that, the design is tighter at the top, almost solid, and looser on the bottom, allowing for more light to escape from below and making […]
Posted at: November 8th, 2007 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
Many homes are built with open foyers or other areas with tall walls and decorating them poses a problem. Depending on the space, there are couple of different solutions to a problem like this. If the area is in an area that is used regularly and not used so much for entertaining and presentation (like […]
Posted at: November 5th, 2007 - 12:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
