In my opinion the Swan Chair is one of the most beautiful chairs ever designed. Arne Jacobsen, one of the most influential 20th century architects and designers, created this iconic chair in 1957 for the lobby and reception areas at the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Both his buildings and products, like his Swan and Egg Chairs, combine modernist ideals with
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Yellow fever
Last week Kelly Hoppen’s London apartment was featured here on the style files. In her stylish home, Kelly has combined neutral shades with splashes of yellow. If you would like to have some uplifting yellow in your place, please find here some ideas for yellow accessories, furniture and wallpaper. Don’t go overboard but use the color as an accent throughout
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Yo Yo’s colorful ceramics
Yoyo Ceramics was set up in 2003 by Helen Johannessen who studied ceramics at Middlesex University and Oslo School of Art, Norway. Helen is a trained ceramist with particular expertise in modelling and mould making. For Yo Yo she designs beautiful kitchen ware in bold colours and strong forms that will brighten up any home. Her collection Is that plastic?
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INTERIORS
Fire-King
I see a lot of retro patterns these days. As a lover of Mid-Century Modern furniture, glass and pottery I don’t mind this trend! I love for instance these Fire-King mugs. They will look good in any kitchen! For those who do not know Fire-King: a Fire-King mug is a milk glass, jadeite, azurite or vitrock coffee mug or sometimes
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TUTI by Dominik Wimber
With his design TUTI, Dominik Wimber has put traditionally nomadic features in the context of our present lifestyle, intending to bring life back to the ground. The function of TUTI is multipurpose. It is not a carpet, nor a chair. You can create you own TUTI as the flexibility of the material makes every shape possible, stimulating the users to
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Lara de Greef
Lara de Greef is a young designer from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Since graduating from the prestigious Design Academy in 2004, she has worked on various projects. 1+1=3 is a series of three ceramic vases that are build up out of second-hand products. By making different combinations of these objects, new form arise. For here tablecloth collection Lara has combined paper
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OTHER
Happy Valentine’s Day
In honor of Valentine’s Day some love inspired images. I hope you have a great day! The photographer of these photos is Kim Carney. You can see more of Kim’s work on Flickr and on her blog Something to Say. Thanks Kim for letting me feature your gorgeous pictures! These very cute polaroid photos are from Supercapacity. Click here to
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Fill in the cat
The negative space of this furniture, in the shape of cats and birds, is not only fun to look at but also has a function as it can be used as storage space. The playful collection of foam furniture, called Fill in the Cat, is designed by NEL. This Mexican collective of designers has joined forces to explore, through concept
