Furniture
22 Aug
Fine prep leather shoes from Sweden

Swedish prep label Tretorn, well known for their rubber-made products and simple shoes, has given us their Walden boots for Autumn 2011. The traditional shoe is crafted with a clean leather upper finished with suede trim. The insulated shoe also features Tretorn’s signature rubber sole. The lacing details make this no-hassle shoe perfect for the […]


19 Aug
Nika Zupanc's erotic fruit-inspired lighting

Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc is known for reinterpreting everyday objects into sharp, user-friendly pieces. Her latest series, Cherry Lamps, pays homage to the world’s most erotic fruit in a simple manner. The lamps, produced in four different color schemes, are made of blown glass bulbs and hung on metal tubing in either a single cherry […]


12 Aug
Stray Bullet Chair, aka "Survivor Chair", by Design da Gema

Inspired by a shooting at a carioca bar in Rio de Janeiro, Design da Gema, a Brazilian design studio, has produced the Stray Bullet Chair (also known as the “Survivor Chair”). The otherwise traditional plastic chairs are available in black or grey and, as can be expected, are customized to look like they (barely) survived […]


9 Aug
Handcrafted Claro walnut furniture inspired by the Golden State

J. Rusten Furniture Studio has presented a new series of desks and tables inspired by the geographical shape of California. The furniture is salvaged native Claro walnut, carefully cut into the state’s iconic shape in three sizes. The gorgeous rare wood is obtained from independent sawyers since the trees are not harvested commercially at significant […]


8 Aug
The "Mr Smith the Second" chair by Anthony Hartley

British designer Anthony Hartley has unveiled his latest piece of furniture, the “Mr Smith the Second” chair. Launching at the London Design Festival next month, the brightly colored chair is hand made of beech wood and then painted with a high gloss lacquer which makes it look like a giant rainbow-colored Twizzler. via Design Milk


22 Jul
Fabio del Percio's Hey* Chair for sustainable seating

Sure, the above photo may illicit a “WTF?” from you, but don’t let that deter from appreciating the work of Italian designer Fabio del Percio. Percio’s line, known as Hver?, has introduced a new range of furniture called Hey*. And guess what it’s made of? That’s right — hay. You may associate the material as […]


7 Jul
Walt's favorite piece of modernism gets a revision

Walt Disney, known for his perennial thoughts of dreaming, innovation and enjoying life like a kid (as well as some alleged racism), was a fan of the original Airline Chair. So much so that he personally selected the Airline when he built his original Burbank animation studio in the late 1930s. Now Los Angeles designer […]


6 Jul
Follow the Flow with two Spanish-made designs

Manufactured in Barcelona, the character cushions from Woouf feature two very stereotyped cover designs: The guy from the Bronx and Acne Prone Nerd. The covers are 100% polyester and the filling is made from a microfiber pad. Pick one up for $40 (€60.00)