July 11th, 2013 — Design
Hansgrohe’s designer brand of bath fixtures, Axor , has always been ahead of the game when it comes to visionary designs for the bathroom. Continuing their relationships with top designers, Axor partnered with the Swedish design trio Front , and Japanese design studio Nendo , to create their very own Axor WaterDream installations. Having previously presented bathroom visions from Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Jean-Marie Massaud, and Patricia Urquiola, their latest partnerships are right on par with unexpected and unconventional answers to bathroom concepts. From Philippe Grohe, the head of the Axor brand, about re-thinking the shower: Within our overall understanding of the use of space, the interaction with water, and the multifaceted individual needs of people, we focused specifically on the shower this time, interpreting it anew with Front and Nendo.
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Re-imagined Bath Fixtures by Front and Nendo
July 11th, 2013 — Design
Hamburg, Germany-based designer Dahm Lee designed this stool that he calls Dami Und Damaki . Made of steel bars wrapped with rubber straps, it’s flexible, which makes the seat comfortable. Not only that, but the rubber straps allow the lower portion to be used to store items like your purse or a jacket
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Dami Und Damaki Stool With Storage by Dahm Lee
July 10th, 2013 — Design
The Glint lamp is a nifty little two-part design that joins a single lighting component with an angular metal storage holder. The light, designed by Filipa Mendes and Gustavo Macedo for Galula Studio , features a cork covered socket with super strong magnets embedded in the surface that let it adhere to any iron surface, like the storage holder it comes with. The metal contraption holds your spot in your book, acts as a magazine rack, or a storage space for your files. The magnets allow you to adjust the light in any direction you want on the metal surface to aid your reading or whatever your lighting needs are.
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Glint Lamp by Galula Studio
July 10th, 2013 — Design
California-based company MotoArt designs striking furniture pieces made from iconic aircraft. More sculpture than industrial design, MotoArt brings function, history, and a sense of eclecticism to their pieces. On top of that, their commitment and love for aviation radiates through their work. C-119 Rudder Desk All of the company’s desks are made from parts they have salvaged from vintage airplanes
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Desks Made from Salvaged Airplane Parts by MotoArt
July 9th, 2013 — Design
I don’t have a jewelry box. It’s not because I don’t want or need one, but I’ve had a very hard time finding one. Right now, all my jewelry is sadly and messily dumped inside a drawer. I discovered Balsabox a few weeks ago and I am utterly in love
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Balsabox Modern Jewelry Box by Nomess Copenhagen
July 7th, 2013 — Design
TILT , who brought you the collaborative furniture we recently posted about called Quiet and Call , has also released another chair as part of that collection called Open Book. While this isn’t the first bookshelf chair we’ve seen, this chair goes the extra mile in terms of function. In fact, it goes so far as to combine chair, bookshelf, lap desk, side table and magazine rack all in one, while at the same time giving you a little bit of privacy on one side. Whew. Photos by Patrick Quayle
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Open Book Chair by TILT
July 7th, 2013 — Design
Finnish designer Mika Tolvanen designs everything from lighting, furniture, and consumer goods, and has leant his design talent to companies like Muuto, FontanaArte, Frag, Blå Station, and Zanotta over the years. After graduating from Royal College of Art in London in 2003, he set up his studio in a former coffee shop in the Töölö neighborhood of Helsinki. Continuing to produce timeless classics with his signature Nordic slant, Tolvanen takes a pause to reveal what keeps him inspired in this week’s Friday Five . 1. You can find interesting things anywhere
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Friday Five with Mika Tolvanen
July 6th, 2013 — Design
As of July 4th, Periscope Gallery in Tel Aviv is hosting Zemayesh , an exhibition by Eli Chissik of colorful, artistic furniture from scraps which he has called “wood-con-fusion.” Using raw materials and offcuts from carpenters, the artist creates rich, new hybrid furnishings that cross over from furniture to sculpture. Assembling random MDF plates, colored Formica, and solid wood, Chissik builds texture and paint and layers into graphic elements, which soon become functional objects. Through personal interpretation, Chissik revives iconic elements characteristics from different periods, and gives an abstract interpretation to the past under names such as “Dada”, “Bauhaus” and others. Photos by Efrat Kooper.
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Zemayesh: Eli Chissik Furniture Art Exhibition
July 5th, 2013 — Design
Italian ceramicist Paola Paronetto’s Cartocci collection of paper clay objects has grown over time and most recently with new, oversized bottles and bowls. The line gets its unique texture from adding paper pulp and fiber to the ceramic mixture, giving each piece a delicate and tactile quality that screams fragile.
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Cartocci Paper Clay Objects by Paola Paronetto
July 5th, 2013 — Design
Netherlands-based designer Wout Wessemius takes a look at rubber, one of his favorite materials, in a series of home furnishings, and eventually outdoor structures, called Project RUBBER . Curiosity led him to see just what the material could do, so he began by using old rubber inner tubes and stretching them around parts of furniture and objects. Wessemius not only stretches it tautly, he lets the rubber drape loosely for different effects. Depending on how the rubber is attached, various looks can be achieved.
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Creative Furniture Made With Rubber by Wout Wessemius