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Entries from October 2007

airport sofa by paola navone

October 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Paola Navone’s new sofa, designed for Italian brand Poliform, is simply gorgeous. Sofa Airport has a soft look and extraordinary wideness. The sofa has beautiful geometric lines. An overlock sewing characterizes the cover.

Visit Poliform’s website for more information and to see their entire collection of stylish furniture. Click here to find a retailer [...]

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new fabrics at ikea

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

IKEA has some gorgeous new fabrics in store! I love rocking chair LILLBERG with FROARP fabric (price is €99/$139).

The new fabrics line Patricia is designed by Linda Svensson. My favourite pattern is the one in the top left corner. This fabric will be great for making curtains! There are five different patterns in this line [...]

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a stylish mcdonald’s branch

October 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Egg armchairs and Swan chairs designed by the Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen, brown and beige colours with occasional splashes of white…. This could be a designer hotel, or a hip restaurant. But guess what? This is a McDonald’s branch! To be precise, it is the McDonald’s on Edgware Road in London, where the [...]

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porcelain vases by annette bugansky

October 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments

These vases look like they are knitted but they are actually made from porcelain. Can you belief that?! Designer Annette Bugansky brings together the soft elements of knitted textures with contemporary form. The result is a timeless product collection which although looks soft to the touch is actually made from fine porcelain clay.
For this [...]

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bookinist

October 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Many of you liked the Bibliochaise chair that can store your favorite books. Book lovers might also like this chair designed by Nils Holger Moormann. Bookinist is a movable chair designed especially for reading. It is based on the principle of a pushcart and can be rolled to a favourite spot.

About 80 paperbacks can be [...]

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balloon lamps

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

This specially designed fixture uses an LED light and two coin batteries to turn a balloon into a beautiful source of light, that lasts over 100 hours. The balloon lamp is designed by Kyouei co ltd. from Japan and is available for $25 from Designboom.

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huh

October 9th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Another great design from Dutch design label HUH is this ‘Not a Lamp’ light. In stead of a lamp in a box, this box is a lamp (do you get it?). You push out the pre-cut shape and the wire, fitting and lamp are in the box. And voila, you have a lamp!

Also from HUH [...]

Tags: dutch design · lighting · personal accessories

short break in stockholm

October 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This morning I will be flying to Stockholm where I am meeting up with Holly from decor8, Emma from emmas designblogg and the girls from Andyland. I am very much looking forward to spend some days in this beautiful city and meeting these great fellow bloggers. If you are planning a trip to Stockholm soon [...]

Tags: other · travel

heat sensitive wallpaper

October 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments

This wallpaper, designed by Shuyan, is sensitive to heat. The flowers of the pattern will be blooming when the radiator is on. How very clever!

Part of the same project is this calendar. The ink on the calendar will fade when it gets darker. The day disapears and so doe the ink. Visit Shuyan’s website for [...]

Tags: design

pillows by maison de vacances

October 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Another great item that I saw in Paris is this ‘love pillow’ from Maison de Vacances. This French company created by a former fashion designer and an art director. “Dress you interiors as you wanne be dressed up” is their philosophy.

These cute pillows are available in various sizes and colors. For more information and to [...]

Tags: home accessories

candy ottomans

October 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

The colorful Candy Ottomans are a fun and colorful addition to any modern home. They are available in a wide array of New Zealand Wool on a special order basis. Available here.

Tags: furniture

bookshelf made from two vintage tables

October 2nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

I know design label Umbra from their collection of home accessories. But when I walked by their stand at Maison et Objet in Paris I noticed that they have a furniture line as well. The bibliotheca bookshelf (part of the U+ collection) is designed by Matt Carr. Carr found inspiration when he found two vintage [...]

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tora urup from denmark

October 2nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

At Grijs I saw a beautiful photo of the work of Tora Urup. Tora is a designer from Copenhagen, Denmark, who designs table ware and interior details. She works together with architects and interior designers on small series of objects but also on single, unique pieces. Her beautiful work has been exhibited world-wide in cities [...]

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the colorful work of lucy renshaw

October 1st, 2007 · No Comments

I recently came across the beautiful work of Lucy Renshaw in a magazine and I was immediately drawn to her colour creations. This British designer works with found and recycled textiles and materials to transform reclaimed furniture and interior products. Her colourful environmentally friendly designs are quirky, unique, and functional. Lucy graduated from the well-known [...]

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