To commemorate the 100th birthday of Charles Eames (June 17, 2007), Vitra is producing a limited Anniversary Edition of the Eames Plywood Elephant. Designed in 1945, this piece attained legendary status in spite of the fact that it never went into production. During the early 1940s Charles and Ray Eames developed a successful technique for [...]

I am going on holiday at the end of this week and I am already in the holiday mood. If you have not decided on a trip yet perhaps this hotel in Italy is a suggestion (bring your wallet though!). Or just look at the hotel’s amazing interior for inspiration!

The Byblos Art hotel is a [...]

These cushion seats from G.T.DESIGN look so comfortable! The T-ki cushions are made from various materials with a felt or leather finish. Available in small, medium or large, they can be used alone or in combination to create a comfortable corner everywhere. The fabric is designed and chosen in order to obtain the very characteristics [...]

Have a great Easter weekend!

Not that long ago I saw this bag on Dutch blog Grijs and was struck by the simple beauty of it. Bag Take a way is designed by Diane Sterverlynck from Brussels, Belgium. The bag is a copy of our well known plastic bags, made with one singel piece of leather. This soft object can [...]

Design brand & store Normann Copenhagen introduces the Familia kitchen series designed by Ole Jensen. This series of pots, which is an addition to the Familia dinner service (images below), radiates a warm, appetising glow – on the stove and on the dining table.

Ole Jensen explains: “Nowadays, it is difficult to separate the kitchen from [...]

Anya Hindmarch’s I’m not a plastic bag has caused a real hype. The London based designer created this environmental friendly bag as an alternative for the plastic bags you get in supermarkets. This re-useable shopping bag retails for €7 but has been sold out everywhere. More bags will be available soon from Hindmarch’s website [...]

GAMplusFRATESI is Stine Gam from Denmark and Enrico Fratesi from Italy. They met while studying architecture in Italy and have been working together as GAMplusFRATESI since 2005. They say that the union of their two cultures is the gift that signs each project and idea. With their design they wish to tell a [...]

I earlier featured yellow as a trend colour here on the style files. Another trend for this season is the colour green. Green is perfect for spring and is a great colour for your home accessories. In the images above and below you can find some examples of furniture, wallpaper and accessories in pretty [...]