Inspired by a transparent bag used to collect rubbish, Jamie Wieck created a pair of carrier bags that quite literally ‘carry’ your shopping. Jamie is a graphic designer and illustrator based in London.

I love these paper cases that you can use for storing your cd’s (and creating beautiful wall art!). And the good news is that you can download these gorgeous cases, created by STUDIO LO from France, for free.

Go to this page and click on the photo with the design of your choice. The website is [...]

In “Re-Imagining the Workshop: Design w/ Conscience,” Los Angeles-based curatorial design firm Artecnica brings their award-winning Design w/ Conscience home design line to VIVID gallery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In creating Design w/ Conscience, Artecnica strives to reintroduce traditional craft into the high design landscape. Especially for this show limited edition versions of the Design [...]

You might know Johnny-Tapete for their gorgeous vintage wallpaper. But it is worth to know that they also have a great selection of vintage home accessories in their online shop. The images above show some of their items, but they have much more. Click here to check out their online store, they ship world-wide!

Through emmas designblog I found these images of this gorgeous apartment which I have seen before in a magazine. As I love this wallpaper (and white interiors) I had to post these inspiring photos!

Beautiful wallpaper from Cole & Son has been used in the apartment. The wallpaper in the kitchen cabinet look similar to the [...]

Weather girl, celebrity star, bistro chef or mummy preparing a delicious cake …. There’s no end to the possible story lines with this contemporary theatre in reversible cardboard. These cardboard screens, designed by Armelle Vetillard, very quickly and easily become a game that has infinite possibilities …. Easy to assemble, and very stable, the theatre [...]

I am a big fan of design store and brand Normann Copenhagen. They wrote me to inform me that they are introducing a great new design product in February: a vase called Grass designed by the danish design-duo Claydies. Grass is designed for ordinary flowers of the type we often overlook in our daily [...]

These pots from ATWATER POTTERY are simply gorgeous! Adam Silverman grew up in Connecticut, USA, and studied architecture, art and design at the Rhode Island School of Design. After graduating Adam moved to Los Angeles where he practiced architecture, then started a clothing company, then, in 2003 became a professional potter, after 25 years of [...]

Texas based Virginia Fleck sent me an email to introduce her art work made from plastic shopping bags. Virginia’s work, that can be used as meditation mandalas, has been commissioned for both temporary and permanent public art projects throughout the US and has been featured in several magazines.

Virginia: “My wall-sized mandalas, created from sections of [...]

Another Trunkt find are these gorgeous tables from Jessica Gonacha Studio. Jessica is a talented artist who besides her paintings also makes beautiful furniture. All furniture pieces are one-of-a-kind. entirely hand-crafted and can be made to your specifications (size, color, etc.). Please contact Jessica if any questions, requests, or would like a price list, please [...]

Marimekko has just launch new fabrics for spring 2008! The pattern world of Marimekko’s spring collection travels through both town and country, through fairy-tale forests and the depths of the sea. The rich colour palette includes many shades of green as well as happy pink, cheerful orange and red, and calmer blue, brown and black.

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On Trunkt I found this beautiful calendar with a lovely pattern in an elegant and simple design. This calendar from Etsy seller SusyJack is bound by two silver screw posts, and can be hung on the wall either with a wire, hook or string through it’s center hole. Months can either be torn off, or [...]

Isn’t this heart shaped teacup lovely?! Inside this gold-trimmed porcelain set, beverages take on the shape of a heart within the cups sculpted interior. Available here for $12.99.

I found the most gorgeous vases on Etsy today! These beauties are created by Joshua Daniel Stone, a Boston based designer who’s work, contemporary and creative, gives aesthetic structure to an otherwise rugged and banausic media. His sculptural, contemporary vase are handmade from industrial wool felt, borosilicate beakers and reclaimed wood. Made in a limited [...]

Last week I posted about MAX 5000W from thehomeproject * design studio. But this German/Portuguese design label has more beautiful designs that are worth mentioning! SALTY EGG - Re-Shaped Tradition (above image) is an egg holder that interprets tradition by bringing together past knowledge and contemporary aesthetics. An old Portuguese tradition sells boiled eggs out [...]

On this cold, dark day I am in the mood for some sunny images. These colorful photos are from the Club Med resort in Cancun, Mexico.

The resort recently has been renovated by architects Marc Hertrich et Nicolas Adnet. This architect duo has beeing using local colors, style and materials for interior decoration as well as [...]

I noticed these lovely table runners from Henry Road on Apartment Therapy. Click here to find a Henry Road stockist near you.

This gorgeous ‘honeycomb lamp’ is designed by Kyouei Design. This Japanese design company has used ‘denguri paper’ for lamp. Denguri paper, a local product of Shikoku region in Japan, creates a lantern-like shading effect.

The fold-out paper outline can surround any light bulb and socket, with the stretched folds producing a honeycomb pattern. When the lamp [...]

MAX 5000W is a mindful play of extensions in objects and their use by thehomeproject * design studio. What is the value of energy? How much light would you need?

You might know Domestic from their vinyl wall stickers but did you know that this French label also have a collection of mirrors called Narcisse? Mirror ‘I love me’ (top image) is designed by Ich&Kar. Ich&Kar is a tandem of graphic designers who cast an outlandish but qualified gaze on a range of subjects [...]