Posts Tagged ‘hospitality’

Image: RVW Launches with the Mollis Easy Chair

RVW Launches with the Mollis Easy Chair

During the London Design Festival this coming month, a new Swedish brand is planning their attack. Based in Malmö, Sweden, founders Johannes Herbertsson and Jonas Nordgren of RVW have been working on their inaugural collection since last year in preparation for their huge Tramshed exhibition from the 22 to 26 September in east London. Read more…

Image: Color Between the Lines with Cementoresina by Kerakoll Design

Color Between the Lines with Cementoresina by Kerakoll Design

There’s a new composite material on the market called Cementoresina® by Kerakoll Design that was recently spun into the major MAXXI museum by Zaha Hadid in Rome. Read more…

Image: Cogito Ergo Cartesio Tub

Cogito Ergo Cartesio Tub

Although I have always loved sterile, impermeable bathrooms, today I became a hypocrite. But it’s not my fault, I blame Descartes and Agape. The modern philosopher who challenged traditional thought in mathematics and natural sciences has also inspired the presence of wood in a new bathtub by Benedini Associati for Agape. Read more…

Image: The Clear Channel: Vetroslide by GEZE UK

The Clear Channel: Vetroslide by GEZE UK

To the untrained eye, interior glass doors are as transparent to a space as the gifted vase on your shelf. With the new Vetroslide manual glass sliding door system by GEZE UK, the modest chemistry of a glass door and its innovation becomes, well, clear. Read more…

Image: The Bend into Bamboo Ceilings by MOSO

The Bend into Bamboo Ceilings by MOSO

Just because pandas don’t munch on the high “Moso” bamboo - also known as Phyllostachys Pubescens -  doesn’t mean we don’t eat it up in design. In fact, it makes it easier to appreciate a natural resource knowing our species’ affinity for good design doesn’t disturb the nourishment of another. Read more…

Image: A True Hollywood Stool: The Freddy by JANUS Et Cie

A True Hollywood Stool: The Freddy by JANUS Et Cie

Dangling, bent, or wrapped around; whatever your barstool sitting preference, a solid stilted chair fits every shape and size. Is it any wonder then that bellying up to the bar with friends or relaxing onto a local coffee bar Read more…

Image: In the Game of Monopod, Jasper Morrison Wins

In the Game of Monopod, Jasper Morrison Wins

Opting for wedge heels at a summer gathering is as vital as the flow of mint juleps and lawn bowling enthusiasts. Back supports, pillows, wedge heels - there’s just something about a rounded, triangular shape that cushions the many curves of the human body. Read more…

Image: Cube your Walls by Dotting Cersaie: A Kalebodur Preview

Cube your Walls by Dotting Cersaie: A Kalebodur Preview

Trade shows can be as chaotic and consuming as your first trip to an Ikea store. Tile shows - like Cersaie in Bologna coming up this September - dish out so much information on floor and wall applications Read more…

Image: Illuminate like a Swede: The Funnel Lamp by WIS Design for Örsjö

Illuminate like a Swede: The Funnel Lamp by WIS Design for Örsjö

It might be a bloodline bias that has got me believing the Swedes design the perfect balance of smart-modern and clean-practical everything, but I can’t help it. Read more…

Image: The FreeFlow by Gordon Guillaumier for Moroso

The FreeFlow by Gordon Guillaumier for Moroso

If you want the coolest still-life drawing subject that doubles for lounging, consider the FreeFlow seating system by Malta-born designer Gordon Guillaumier. Like a ribbon, it’s front and back bend and flip to your preference. Also, because it’s modular - and positioned on height-adjustable glides Read more…