I have an obsession with hanging my clothes on a drying rack. I am not a dryer girl at all. Hence, I love this Clapper Drying Rack. If only it came with the backyard!
magnetic curtain by florian krautli
“A curtain which you can shape to any form. Through the incorporated structure and magnets, it stays in the shape you push and pull it to.” Florian Krautli official website.
(via lionhug)
Chiquita Chandelier
The biggest name in bananas can also mean the biggest contribution to cardboard waste—if thrown away. Dutch Designer Anneke Jakobs collected discarded cartons in the street during her days as a student at the Utrecht School of Product Design. Ten cartons make up the luxe chandelier. Desktop paper fasteners hold it all together. The look is unexpected, chic, and surprisingly upscale. Chiquita Chandelier.
Fantastic Headboard for your kid’s room?
Do you need a fantastic, funky headboard for your kid’s room? My wonderful office mate and friend Jennifer Ward designed a room for the Cookie House and is selling off the amazing headboard she built. Check it out!
Cocoon Lamp
Poland based Paulina Krauza and Jacek Ryń sent me a few of their projects and the Cocoon Lamp really had me stop and look. How poetic are these resin based and hand crocheted lamps? We want!
Middle Humidifier
The teardrop-shaped Middle Humidifier, designed by Takashi Hiroshi Tsuboi, can produce moisture for up to ten consecutive hours and boasts a relatively small footprint.
Mojo Toy Box
Mojo Toy Box. (I can’t help but think that this has been very much inspired by Argington’s Fuji Toy.)
Shoe Rack “Kickit!”
Shoe Rack “Kickit!” Obviously based on people’s observed behavior
nightwood: reincarnated furniture, textile and home
Saturday night I had the pleasure to chat with Myriah Scruggs and Nadia Yaron the lovely ladies behind NightWood, a Brooklyn based home décor business specializing in its own reconstructed furniture and textiles. Their ‘upsycling’ concept is not only appropriate of our times, the pieces are simply stunning. I am all for one-of-a-kind designs!
Bowling Pin Light
Bowling Pin Light turns off when you knock it over (gently). You might just want to get 12 10.
PLOPP
I discovered Plopp by HAY through the latest modobjects.net newsletter. Plopp, designed by Oskar Zieta has received the prestigious German design prize “Red Dot Design Award”. The prize is an acknowledgement awards to products with the highest standards in innovation, functionality and formal quality.
a designy and affordable toddler bed
Check P’kolino Toddler Bed! This playful bed smartly folds into a cozy chair to extend the use; change it back again for sleepovers. Fantastic! Finally a cool toddlerbed that doesn’t break the bank!
SOLo Lounge Table
The SOLo Lounge Table by iF collects solar energy to power personal digital devices. During the evening, internal LED lights provide an intimate glow. It can harness approximately 73 kilowatt hours of solar energy every year in a typical outdoor setting (using southern California as an example). This amount of power provides the equivalent of over 100 mobile phone or iPod charges per day, 40 iPhone charges per day, or 3 laptop computer charges per day (or 12 hours of laptop operating power per day based on a 4-hour average battery life) – all without draining traditional, overextended sources of energy.
(thank you peter)
Don’t throw that broken chair out, fix it with the prosthetic seat
The Prosthetic Seat is made for cost-concious people living in NYC. You can find a ‘broken’ chair on the street any day, fix it with the Prosthetic seat, a prosthetic treatment for a broken chair seat! Hilarious. Made by 5.5 designers.
Sumo Bean Bag
A few days ago we were lucky to welcome a white SUMO Omni into our family (yes, it’s big, it counts as another family member). Ella is completely gaga over it! It is now her favorite, jumping, sliding and lounging object. G and I tested its lounging capabilities for two grown-ups as well and our verdict: Totally comfortable! At this point, I just say “SUMO?” and Ella starts cheering and says YES YES YES! Now if that’s not a happy product owner, I don’t know what is! Thank you Andrew! We love our SUMO!
Felted Wool Stones
Renowned South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan takes her inspiration from nature, and uses felt to give free rein to her imagination. Socially conscious as well as gifted, Jordaan has set up a women’s workshop in Gauteng- Johannesburg-where her personally trained artisans transform interlocking fibers, made from 100% merino wool, into these freeform oversized “stone” floor cushions.