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Multi-functional sleepers that don’t require a set a swimmer’s lungs to inflate or a posh extra bedroom are often the most gratifying choice for both houseguest and resident alike. So in honor of the 2010 Habitare fair in Helsinki that recently came to a close, I am reminded of the 2009 standout Sofabed design - literally, that is its name - by Harri Koskinen that boomed after it’s debut at the 2009 Habitare fair and 2009 Salone in Milan. Read more…
Appliances have just become a whole lot more interesting than dimensions or freezer to refrigeration ratio. Using over 300 colors from the popular RAL color directory, or whichever Pantone color code you desire, Summit Appliance is the first in the industry to offer complete color-matching on undercounter refrigeration. Read more…
Every so often I get the desire to act like a kid again. We sit and stand and walk, but how rare is it to see an ‘adult’ skipping, doing handstands or attempting multiple somersaults in the grass? I mean come one, have we become the boring adults during dinner conversations that we used to wish only upon our worst enemies from recess? Thankfully, the worry need not consume you. Fredericia came to Salone earlier this year, and within their “Danish Design Love” exhibition was a hanging coat rack they call Hook Me Up by FurnID that will knock your tube socks off (before you gingerly hook them up, of course). Read more…
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…
Although it may seem that the façade of a building falls victim to it’s surface material when it comes to color choice, Swisspearl creates an effect using cement composite panels in a wide assortment of colors that could change the way you see architecture. Read more…
Way back when, I profiled the work of Giancarlo de Astis, a designer who had the inspired idea of rifling the famed “boneyard”—otherwise known as Davis-Monthan Air Force Base—for the cast-off components of retired military aircraft. De Astis re-claims these skeletal remnants to forge intriguing side and conference tables with a decidedly industrial aesthetic. Artist Donovan Fell III of So-Cal’s MotoArt shares De Astis’ admiration for these estimable artifacts. Read more…
Back in 2007, the prolific Philippe Starck created a refreshing desk for Vitra that defied the standard right angles of office furniture. It was called the BaObab Desk, Read more…
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…
The other day I heard about a Parisian cordwainer who creates handmade leather shoes tailored to your foot size and shape. Supposedly, his shoes are so well made that a large french corporation in the design industry bought his business to keep his practice afloat. Read more…
Earlier this week we saw how “The Ledge” adjustable shelf and drawer gives residential real estate a bit more bang for the vertical buck. Read more…
