I love these beautiful ceramic bows made by Colleen Hennessey. All of these are pieces of art! Colleen grew up in Mill Valley, California, spending most of her days outdoors. She was influenced by the natural beauty around her. Both her parents made things with their hands: woodworking, gardening, and sewing. Trained in sculpture at Kansas City Art Institute, Colleen
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SAMSUNG SERIF TV BY BOUROULLEC: WHERE TECHNOLOGY MEETS DESIGN
Over the years televisions have become bigger, better and thinner. But the shiny black screens remained a dilemma for a lot of us (interior) design lovers. Why not design a television that is aesthetically attractive and that blends with your furniture? With this idea in mind Samsung Electronics asked renowned French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to design a television
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CARRIE PORTABLE LED LAMP BY NORM ARCHITECTS
This beautifully designed lamp comes handy now it is getting dark again at an earlier hour. The Carrie LED Lamp created by Norm Architects has an opaque opal glass shade, which contains an LED lamp inside. The light can be adjusted in steps to provide a cozy ambient light. The lamp is also mobile, thanks to an internal rechargeable battery,
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HANDCRAFTED DESIGN FROM POP & SCOTT
Australian makers/crafters Poppy and Scott are a team in every way, they share a love for creating, bringing people together and for their daughter Frida. After road trips around Australia, the US and Mexico they felt it was time to turn their bold design aesthetic and enthusiasm for the hand made into a business. A florist and a plumber by
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TESTED: THE DYSON CINETIC BIG BALL VACUUM CLEANER
I am not into gadgets or appliances: I don’t need to have the newest iPhone or iPad. And my 5-year-old desktop computer works just fine so there is no need to buy a faster, newer, slicker version. But there is one electrical product that I do get excited about. And that’s … a good vacuum cleaner! With a dog and
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PETER’S CHAIR & TABLE DESIGNED BY HANS J. WEGNER
It isn’t cheap but isn’t this children’s set beautiful? The Peter’s chair (around 500 USD/EUR) and table (around 600 USD/EUR) were designed by Danish furniture designer Hans J. Wegner as a present for the baby son of Wegner’s friend and colleague Børge Mogensen. In the war years quality furniture was hard to find – so he made his own.
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DESIGNER LEVER HANDLES: THE FINISHING TOUCH TO A HOME
Door and window furniture (in Dutch: deur- en raamkrukken) should not only be functional, it is important that they are visually and aesthetically pleasing as well. After all, these fittings are the finishing touch to a home. This is why Dutch manufacturer Intersteel has collaborated with well-known designers to create a collection of high quality door and window furniture that
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BEAUTIFUL WOVEN TEXTILES FROM FINLAND
Johanna Gullichsen is a textile designer from Finland. With her label Johanna Gullichsen Textile Craft & Design she offers an extensive range of woven textiles for modern living. Bold and simple patterns, natural materials, a down to earth sensibility – the entire collection is all about comfort, colour and ease-of-use. Johanna describes her approach to design: “Handweaving with the loom
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A BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED CALANDER POSTER
Every month of this beautiful calendar poster has it’s unique paint texture and color, fitting the month and season of the year. Designed by and available from Coco Lapine.
