October 7th, 2011 — Design
Marte Haverkamp graduated last year from School of the Arts Utrecht, Netherlands and her graduation project, Shadow Construction. She explains, “I have been fascinated by shadows for a long time and I wanted to do something with that. By capturing shadows of different objects and then materializing them, I came onto new objects. Objects with a high level of recognition that make you look twice.” Now, she’s interested in exploring these conceptual objects further, giving them more practical function
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Shadow Construction by Marte Haverkamp
July 31st, 2011 — Design
Sander van der Haarod of Netherlands-based design firm Spell sent over some of their new projects, of which this Nomad table caught my eye. Because we are still discovering the ways in which we use tablets, we need to re-think how furniture might be better designed to accommodate these new lifestyles. The Nomad table has a special cutout that serves as a stand for your tablet, great for reading, watching movies, or working. Nomad comes in round or square and various colors. Contact Spell for purchase information.
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Nomad Side Table by Spell
March 14th, 2011 — Design
A series of three lightweight steel chairs inspired by the bicycle. American-born, Netherlands-based designer Max Lipsey will present a new project, Acciaio Series, in the Rossignoli Bicycle shop (Corso Garibladi 71, Milan) during the Salone Furniture Fair . The Acciaio Series (“acciaio” is Italian for “steel”) of three lightweight chairs is inspired by the classic racing bicycle. The chairs are constructed from specialized, c tapered steel bicycle tubes, using brazing techniques from the bike frame-building craft
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Acciaio Series by Max Lipsey
September 27th, 2010 — Design
Plankton is a Netherlands-based green and future-conscious design/label that focuses on eco-friendly design and sustainability. Their goal is to provide interior products that are produced with a minimal environmental footprint and maximal life-cycle through durable construction and “good timeless design with a little poetry and soul.” Their newest piece is a suspension light called Bird In Hand. It is made of ECOLOTEK, a durable, fully compostable material composed of natural hemp-fibers, minerals and binder that was developed by J.
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Bird In Hand Light by Plankton
July 11th, 2010 — Furniture, Modern Furniture
Materials: Numerar Worktop (246 x 62cm) / Vika Kaj Adjustable Leg
Description: Me and my girlfriend needed a new desk. A large one. So that we could work at it together. Inspired by this post, we decided to go for a Numerar worktop (length 246cm). We thought it would look best to use as few legs as possible so we mounted some wooden beams we had left to our wall for the worktop to lay on. On the one side where there is no wall we attached a Vika Kaj adjustable leg to the worktop. The result is surprisingly stable!
For some unknown reason our walls are not 100% straight. This allows for some neat cable management as can be seen on the pictures.
Hope you like it.
~ Oscar, The Netherlands
May 26th, 2010 — Furniture, Uncategorized
Materials: 2x LACK shelving units, 2x LACK small shelf, 1x LACK large shelf, 2×3 GRUNDTAL spots and dimmer Description: The inspiration came from a trendy furniture store where they had this white furniture in front of this blue-green wall. As it was way over my budget, I had to improvise: enter the Ikea LACK shelves. 1. I used 2 LACK shelf units and 3 LACK shelves and a number of MDF panels. 2.
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LACK of style
October 28th, 2009 — Design
Laikingland is a creative collaboration based in both the UK and The Netherlands, whose intention is to design and manufacture beautifully crafted kinetic objects that engage, and evoke a sense of play and nostalgia. Their most recent product are the Magnet Mobiles by Ivan Black, which consist of lightweight rotating forms that spiral around magnet and ball bearing mechanisms. The near frictionless mechanisms allow the Magnet Mobiles to be activated with a simple light blow. http://www.laikingland.co.uk
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Magnet Mobiles
October 24th, 2009 — Design
These suitcases actually transform into a 2-seater sofa. Designed by Erik de Nijs, it was inspired from his travels, homesickness, and the need for comfort while away from home. You can see it on display now at Utrecht Verplettert in The Netherlands through October 25th. http://www.utrechtverplettert.nl/erik.html
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Suited Case by Erik de Nijs
October 19th, 2009 — Design
This container designed by Nynke Boelens expands with its contents. It is made from 480 polygons that are connected by elastic, making the cabinet flexible.
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All The Things I Keep Inside by Nynke Boelens
