I am wishing you a wonderful Christmas! I am celebrating Christmas in beautiful Prague, Czech Republic. The city is gorgeous at this time of year with lots of Christmas markets. I will take a break from blogging for a couple of days. Have a wonderful time and I hope to see you back soon!

Restaurant La Terraza del Casino in Madrid, Spain, is one of the latest creations of Jaime Hayon. The Spanish designer has recreated a space that has completely changed the look of the restaurant, giving it “modern sophistication”. The stunning lamps, designed by Jaime Hayón himself, hang from the ceiling like large white spiders. Aren’t those […]

Turning this dish gives it another function, on one side it is a candle holder, on the other it functions as a bowl. Multi-functionality is a reoccurring aspect in the work of Dutch designer Willem Noyons. The dish/candle holder is available for €59.

Studio Willem Noyons designs and produces graphic and three-dimensional work. The studio collaborates […]

Warhol sofa, designed by Simone Brewster, is a system that enbables it user to live from one room in one multifunctional system. The individual elements include a desk, a bed, a seat and cushions. Each component acts as an ingredient with which the user can compose and create their desired environment.

Simone Brewster is a young […]

Designer Tara Murray is located in Calgary, Canada where she has recently completed her Masters Degree in Industrial Design from the University of Calgary. Her thesis project focused on product attachment - striving to maintain emotional connectedness to older products through new design. Her research and design interests have led her to explore products of […]

Mariella di Gregorio is a jewellery designer from Palermo, Italy. Her jewellery can best be described as ‘improperly’ designed jewels, created with bits of porcelain. Mariella’s earrings, bracelets and necklaces are born out of a careful analysis and study of this material. The accurate selection of each piece together with its very careful and professional […]

With Jonas Samson’s (The Netherlands) high-tech light-emitting wallpaper it’s possible to use a two-dimentional flat surface as light source instead of a 3D object. As long as the wallpaper is turned ‘off’, it is indistinguishable as a source of light. Instead, it is just what it appears to be: wallpaper. Visit Jonas’ website for more […]

Give a personal touch to your wallpaper. With wallpaper ‘Familjen’ (The Family) by Swedish designer Lisa Bengtsson you can transform your wall into a photo album! ‘Familjen’ tells us the story about how we frame and shape our lives. People fill the frames with different belongings, the same way we fill our life with […]

Do you recognise the distinctive pattern? This is a Paul Smith Christmas ornament!

Another non-traditional tree! I actually have this one myself. I bought it some years ago. Unfortunately this tree isn’t available anymore (but if you are handy perhaps you can make it yourself from wire?!). I love the simple design, it looks very good in a modern interior. That aluminium tray with lights under the tree […]

Bring polish and poise to any (Christmas dinner) table with the simple yet beautiful candelabra designed by black+blum form the UK. Stunning on its own or interlinked to create an eye-catching cluster, Loop is inspired by the Fibonacci curve that is seen throughout nature and looks correct and balanced to the human eye. It holds […]

Are you bored with the traditional pine tree as a Christmas tree? Use you imagination and create a unique tree! Here are some examples of non-traditional trees.

All these trees were part of a project initiated by the University of Arts and Design in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2004. Every year all kind of ‘trees’ are exhibited. […]

Today and the coming days will be about Christmas trees. Not the traditional pine trees, but special ones! I love this tree designed by Buro North from Australia that I found through Bloesem.

The tree is 80% more environmental friendly than a traditional x-mas tree. It is made with environmentally aware materials and a low-energy production […]

I found this image on Apartment Therapy but it has also popped up on a few other blogs. The origin of the photo is a mystery; it is not known who the photographer is and were this house with that special fence is located. But we do know that there must be a very creative […]

Every time I visit ‘De Bakkerswinkel’ (great scones with homemade jam!) in Amsterdam I admire their beautiful tableware (image above) designed by Mara Skujeniece. Mara, born in Latvia, has her studio in Amsterdam from where she works on her growing collection of ceramics, interior accessories and furniture.

Above you can see some of her designs. […]

‘Stuhlhockerbank’ is a bench, stool and chair combined into one object. The design, created by Yvonne Fehling and Jennie Peiz, is on display at Utrecht Manifest in The Netherlands until 11 February 2008.

If you are looking for some beautiful Holiday gift tags, Holiday cards or a calendar for 2008, do stop by Etsy shop ‘things are better with a parrot’.

All the cards, flatnotes, & prints are screenprinted & handmade by shop owner Sarah with her gocco using high quality paper and inks. Click here to visit […]

Zaishu is artwork that functions as seat, table or box, combining award winning design with ethical and responsible production methods. Transcending social and cultural barriers, Zaishu collaborates internationally with various artists such as David Bromley, Stewart Russell from ‘Spacecraft’ and the Florence Broadhurst print archive. Zaishu also features artwork from various community groups, endangered tribal […]

If you are looking for beautiful Christmas ornaments, you should check out Gosia’s etsy store bluebellbazaar. These vintage inspired ornaments were designed by Gosia in 2006 and are hand made and hand painted in Europe ($12-16 for a set of 4). You can also find great vintage gifts for Christmas in Gosia’s store.

When I saw this photo on Flickr I was immediately drawn to that gorgeous carpet. Esther from The Netherlands made this carpet out of the collection embroideries that she had collected. The result is this work of art! Esther is known for her beautiful bags which have been featured in various Dutch magazines. Check out […]