Obleeek, spelled with 3 e’s, sent over their beautiful collection of concrete planters. Makes me sad that it’s winter, but then again…I can still use a planter.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Roberto Cavalli's house
Italo Rota designed this home for designer Roberto Cavalli, located in Florence, which can change color based on the homeowner’s mood.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Tea bag Coffin
Where do tea bags go to die? (em homenagem as meninas do chá..)
Designer Jonas Trampedach provides a solution:
Usually squashed on the side of the saucer next to the cup, or if you have a little less decorum the table will probably be just fine. Jonas Trampedach has been observing the behaviour of tea drinkers and has evidently been learning a lot. Consequently he has developed a solution to the bag dilemma that is as simple as it is ingenious. With the ‘Tea bag Coffin’, the drinker can tidily bury the bag under the cup and out of the way. RIP.
The Karma Chair
The Karma Chair is a stylish piece of furniture designed for comfort and simplicity. It’s ergonomically shaped for lounging but the real story is the construction. Made from 2 identically shaped pieces of layered and formed bamboo veneer. They’re individually finished with opposing mating details so they slide-lock together with simple hardware.
Miso Soup Design
Miso Soup Design are the designers of the Za Stool, found in their furniture department. It looks simple and interesting. It’s a bent plywood stool, visually reminiscent of Sori Yanagi’s famous 1956 Butterfly Stool, with the exception that this one is stackable. Take the two halves apart, and voila! Stackable stool. Simple and brilliant.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Meyer Wells
Meyer Wells is a partnership between furniture designer John Wells and master craftsman Seth Meyer. Their approach is local: local reclamation, local production and local sales. In fact, 99% of their materials come from within 10 miles of their shop. www.meyerwells.com
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Hover Collection
The Hover Collection, designed by Kristoffer Kjær, is so simple and sleek that you would think you’ve seen it before. However, the craftsmanship is amazing, as each piece seems to hover above the ground.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Mareines+Patalano - House In Brazil
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The leaf house, on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!! Amazing architecture by Mareines+Patalano!!
Lamps
I've been totally obsessed with dark metal lamps lately, especially those in punched metal where a pattern of light is created from the pin holes in the shade...love these recycled globes, drum light,eat drink and be merry chandelier, and lotus light.
Friday, November 14, 2008
feeling mustard...
{left to right, top to bottom: vineyard bracket, linda & harriet stationery {via d*s}, perch frida lamp,bcbg silk gown, and mustard & sage necklace from anthro.}
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Bubble Calendar
The only problem is not to pop the whole year on the first day! Also from http://www.perpetualkid.com
Legoland
Ipod speakers, USB drives, Snack and stack...all for Isabella, my flatmate who is obssesed with Lego!
Kate Spade
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Friday, November 7, 2008
The new Penguin Classics
Penguin classics... I loved the these new pattern-inspired book covers!! some of my favorite books!!! I just adore Jane Austen and I can’t seem to find my copy of Pride and Prejudice…..
Alessi - Kaj Red Watch.
Kaj by Karim Rashid. This watch features a clean dial design without numbers. Made from polyurethane with an acrylic crystal face.
I definetly love Alessi!!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Carabanchel Social Housing by Foreign Office Architects
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The Carabanchel Social Housing by Foreign Office Architects. It has been awarded the RIBA European Award in 2008. Not only that, it is also implementing sustainable architecture.
FOA's architecture usually puts a brilliant idea in every single project it conceives, always with a strong concept and a direct delivery. At The Yokohama International Port Terminal it was the "no return pier" with roof acting as place, for the BBC Music Box (not built) it was the transparency of the skin, here they have designed a piece of municipal housing which shutters up to become a bamboo box, shielding the residents from the fierce sun of the central Spanish plateau.
Bamboo is the main protagonist here. An unexpected material to find as skin to a building, much less a public housing one. For most cities in the world, building public housing results in non-descript blocks of cheap looking appartments which are as bad for the casual observer as they are for their inhabitants. Not so for Madrid. Their public sector works office, EMVS, assigns well know architects to make interesting buildings for them that are also offering a nice space to live in to their inhabitants. Enter FOA at Caravanchel and, with sustainability as a pre-requisite, the bamboo skin/shutters idea was brought to fruition.
Caravanchel 16 is a simple rectangular 93-unit building. The appartments have various types and sizes. The building is organized around the north-south axis: that means it faces the east-west sun for most of the day. To avoid the heat gain from the sun, the architects have covered the facades with a 1.5 metre terrace enclosed with bamboo shutters. Mounted on folding frames, they can be opened whenever the occupants want to. A constant play of shadow and light keeps going on throughout the day, making for interesting changes at the facades.
The concrete framed box hides in its base a car park and generous storage rooms for each apartment. Elegant ramps reach inside the building from the place. The common parts are robust, white walls and galvanised handrails. The bedrooms are tiny but living spaces generous and all the rooms are easily reconfigurable. The louvres not only provide the necessary protection from the blazing summer sun, but also enhance security and, because they are completely under the control of each unit's occupants, they also highlight the latter's spatial independence.
Panorama
The Panorama is a wall system unit that is different from most in the sense that it can be combined multiple times due to its symmetric dimensions.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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