The Future Perfect is a unique design shop with quirky objects and furniture. With two stores in Manhattan and one in Los Angeles, we chose a few of our favorite items from their website.

You’ll notice that each of the items we chose is technically an item that gets disposed of. Only here, they’re non-disposable and ready to be used [or displayed] forever!

The items above are: Crushed Cup, Porcelain Jar (Gold), Porcelain Milk Jug (White), Glass Water Bottles Large, We Are Happy To Serve You Cup

Which is your favorite?

The rest is here: sixdifferentways.com

Giancarlo Alhadeff, FAIA, is an international architect in the truest sense of the phrase. Based in Milan and London, Alhadeff was born in Egypt, educated in Japan, and trained in architecture at Harvard (Bachelor of Arts, 1972) and Columbia (Masters of Architecture, 1975). Since establishing his own practice, Studio Alhadeff in 1990, Alhadeff has designed residences, multi-unit housing, and commercial and retail projects around the world, from the Turkish coast to Lake Como, from Manhattan to Moscow. Even the firm’s client list — large multinational firms, jet-setting families — is quintessentially cosmopolitan. Being a global nomad has had a formative effect on Alhadeff’s character, and on the character of his architecture: as the architect himself puts it, “If you’ve lived your life moving from place to place, you either make a point of standing out, or you learn how to blend in

Read more:
Friday Five with Giancarlo Alhadeff

This month, Manhattan gallery ESPASSO will debut designer Carlos Motta’s latest chair: the “Havaianas.” Yes, that Havaianas . The chair, commissioned by the celebrated sandal maker, is made from sustainable Brazilian walnut and electric teal rubber. It’s part of a larger exhibition at the space titled Used and Resused Wood: Furniture by Carlos Motta , which will open on September 22

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Havaianas Chair by Carlos Motta