Russian designer Vaslyaev Maxim has created the Pteleobius Lamp. Pteleobius is a genus of beetles of bark beetle family. These beetles enter fallen trees and create unique patterns in which to lay their larvae. Using one of these “engraved” elm trees, Vaslyaev Maxim attached a chrome-plated pipe to emit the light onto the surface of the tree branch

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Pteleobius Lamp by Vaslyaev Maxim

I love FLOR . I am always surprised when they come out with new patterns and prints. It never ceases to amaze me how they can make carpet tiles get more exciting with each release

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New FLOR for Fall

The Cuppa Luck tea set is the concept of recent graduate from The University of Brighton 3D Design course, Jo Westrop . The set features an opaque, silver scratch-off coating which, if removed, reveals an unknown and randomly decided identity that combines an eclectic range of surface patterns inspired by the contrasts in British visual culture. Jo’s current work utilizes chance as a means to escape the confines of “safe” modernist design through anti-rationality, non-conformance to trends and the encouragement of risk-taking

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Cuppa Luck Tea Set by Jo Westrop