Art History

How awesome is this poster! It’s a pretty thorough art history cheat sheet. My favorite line is “Duchamp owns everything.”

http://thirddrawerdown.com/shop/product/Art-History-Part-c-vuk-vidor/

Fold Chair by Nina Bruun

Nina Bruun is a student at The Danish Designschool in Copenhagen. Her Fold chair, which was just completed, will be shown at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. She was inspired by origami and wanted the chair to be fold-able with references to both Scandinavian and Japanese design.

The frame consists of 10 mm plywood cut into six profiles and assembled with hinges. The shell is six pieces of hard plastic, and padded with 3 mm foam on both sides of the plastic. Finally, the chair is upholstered with woolen felt. All the seams on the chair were hand sewn, which took Nina a total of 105 hours!

She says, “The seams are visible to create a more industrially expression and to create sharp edges which gives the chair a lighter expression. It was important for me to achieve this ‘light expression’, so the chair doesn’t have too many references to elder heavy upholstery chairs.”

Bed by h2o Architects

When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of having a bunk bed. If I were a little girl now, I would dream of having this piece of multi-use furniture designed by h2o Architects all to myself (even though it’s designed to be shared by two children). The entire piece consists of multiple spaces that allow each child to have their own personal space. It’s also a fun-inducing area that provides fun possibilities for climbing, storing, hiding, and drawing.

Jorin & Matana’s Treehouse in Canada by Nicko Elliott

I saw some photos of this fabulous treehouse that Nicko Elliott designed, located in Toronto, Canada. Nicko is based in Brooklyn, NY.

Photography by Jesse Jackson.

Mandarim Oriental - Barcelona

All i can say is Wow!!!

The spanish architect Patricia Urquiola is responsable for the design of the new Mandarim Oriental hotel in Barcelona.

Expo Bookcase

Cool suspended shelves in the Expo Bookcase designed by Umberto Asnago and available through Resource Furniture.

http://www.resourcefurniture.com

The Wright Restaurant

The Wright Restaurant located inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by Andre Kikoski, a New York-based firm. It is named in honor of the great architect, Frank Lloyd-Wright. The designer drew inspiration from the original Wright museum design, which was contemporary and chic. The decorative elements used within the space are based on Wright’s underlying geometries. The overall design was created to embrace the excitement of today’s New York and it includes a menu of distinctive modern American cuisine to match.

http://www.akarch.com

Personality Socks…for Your Chairs

Do your chairs feel like they blend into the crowd? Let your chairs show off their true personality through their socks!

http://www.designspray.de

Leaf House

This is one of the strangest abodes I’ve ever come across. Designed by Undercurrent Architects, this curiously-designed house is a private residence located in Sydney, Australia. The roof looks like fallen leaves, thus it has been dubbed the “Leaf House”. The roof is supported by winding branch-like steel tubes and the interior is enclosed in glass panels. For more privacy, some rooms are tucked below a sandstone surround.

Photography by Hugh Rutherford.

http://www.undercurrent-architects.com

Goodbye Detergent!

These unique, spaghetti-like kitchen cleaning scrubs from Goodbye Detergent! are an eco-friendly alternative to cleaning and taking care of your cookware and appliances. Each uniquely shaped, pliable scrub consists of natural abrasives made from corn cobs and peach pits. There is no need for soap or cleaner since the abrasives are enough to do the trick. All it needs is moistening with water and if you would like to use soap, just a tiny amount would suffice.

http://www.goodbyedetergent.com