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Sticks Cabinet by Gerard de Hoop

Shan Tara — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:16:43 +0000

“Stick’series is a composition of cabinets of different heights and different sizes evoking the protest signs while standing on one leg.

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‘Stay On Coasters’ by Dimmalimm

Shan Tara — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:20:25 +0000

The Hibiscus ‘Stay On Coasters’ from Dimmalimm are a set of beautiful table accessories that you can easily slip onto wine glasses to prevent furniture damage. It comes in different vibrant colors.

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‘REK,’ Coffee Table by Reinier de Jong

Hans — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:21 +0000

Designer Reinier de Jong has incorporated has created ‘REK’ coffee table an adjustable piece of furniture that grows or shrinks with your needs. The top and two sides of REK are white HPL and the edges are finished with your choice of solid wood: oak, berch or beech. The end grain side of the wood is beveled in order to get a grip: A subtle detail. The dimensions of REK table obviously vary with its configuration: 60 by 80 cm in collapsed state, its maximum lenth is 170 cm and its maximum width is 130 cm.

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‘Tip,’ Pendant Light by Tapio Antilla Design

Shan Tara — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:09:15 +0000

Tapia Anttila Design’s ‘Tip,’ pendant light combines the latest in LED technology with the traditional acrylic material. The tip in the middle of the sheet recalls a drop of liquid hitting a surface just before it starts to spread out. The thin acrylic sheet, 50 mm thick in the middle and tapering towards the edges, disperses light beautifully and also reflects it upwards. T Tip’s diameter is 600mm.Interior designer Tapio Anttila’s Tip pendant light for Keraplast Interior has won the esteemed international GOOD DESIGN Award.

‘Ottawa Collection,’ by Karim Rashid for BoConcept

Shan Tara — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:54:15 +0000

Egyptian designer Karim Rashid >has created the ‘Ottawa Collection,’ a series of furniture accessories for BoConcept.

The Ottawa Collection includes a complete dining room set with table, chairs, sideboard and cabinet. A light-hearted line of accessories complements the set, creating an entire environment for urbanites.

The minimalist but never ordinary style offers unique features and precise detailing that make each piece hard to resist. The dining table features a soft slanting under-skirting and leg clusters that make it welcoming. Inspired by nature, the dining chair celebrates the welcome simplicity of the leaf that creates an elegant cross-table profile when pushed in, and like the table, sits on a forest of legs, perfect for tucking in your feet. The sideboard has sensual and intuitive handles that are really functional eye candy. Colorful inserts can be used to customize the handles and ends of the sideboard piece.

The cabinet has large graphic easy-to-use handles that add a whimsical element and come in two colors, oak or green. Together, the pieces create an urban environment that is smart and savvy.

Accessories that complete the line include a bold black and white fingerprint rug created to speak about the “new global uniqueness where we are all empowered to express our individuality”, suggests Rashid.

A cheerful color palette of puzzle shaped vases, a futuristic bright orange pendant lamp, a coordinating glass touch lamp with the same bright orange cord, a hand-made aluminum bowl designed to form a pattern, and a set of originally designed cups, espresso cups and rimmed saucers that celebrate
Rashid’s art.

picNYC Table by Haiko Cornelissen Architekten

Shan Tara — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:40:44 +0000

Haiko Cornelissen Architekten designed this dining table with the intention to bring a little bit of nature into your city interior.

The picNYC is made from aluminum with sturdy square legs and a tray-like table top. Stones sit at the bottom, which is topped with soil and finally a layer of sod. Watering the sod is done by hand and drains down into the stones. Sunlight, irrigation and interior climatic conditions all determine the status of your table.

Buzzihood by Alain Gilles for Buzzispace

Shan Tara — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:07:26 +0000

This project designed by Alain Gilles for Buzzispace, is all about personal privacy and well-being. It is about being able to quickly protect yourself from the surrounding world, from a wild bunch of kids playing in your loft, to a host of colleges sharing the same open space office, to make some private calls.

The idea is to feel protect, but not isolated. You regain that too-often-lost privacy associated with the use of mobile phones but you never the less remain in touch with those surrounding you. You do not have to share your private conversations with everyone else and then again in some case you also do not “bother” everyone while on the phone. The concept is of course also reminiscent of those now fast-despairing open phone booth that use to be a common site in our cities, airports and hotel lobbies.

It has been designed in order to be very graphic and architectural. A colorful and lively piece that can bring warmth and personality to an office or trendy loft.
It is made out of recycled fabric, and is available in several colors, including: pink, lime, orange, grey, black and white and in some cases, it can also be customized. There is also the possibility to add-on a special little tablet so one can easily take notes or write down a number while making a phone call.

Armadillo & Lodge Chair by Baltasar Portillo

Shan Tara — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:44:22 +0000

Art, sculpture, furniture, all three terms are important in the description of the Armadillo and Lodge chairs, part of a series of unique pieces by Salvadorian artist Baltasar Portillo. The architectural form, brings to mind a spanning bridge which enhances the view without blocking it. The chair becomes a part of its environment by allowing the viewer to see through the chair, thus framing the scene in a new way. It is imposing, yet airy and light. The elegant shapes are inspired by organic forms.

Though a native of San Salvador, Baltasar is currently working and living in Europe. Armadillo and Lodge are suitable indoors or out.

‘Narciso,’ Vase Series by Giorgia Zanellato

Shan Tara — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:28:51 +0000

Narciso from Simone Cavadini on Vimeo.

Giorgia Zanellato introduced a collection of six vases that use mirrors to draw attention to the role of the flowers placed within. Made in borosilicate glass, powder-coated aluminum and mirrored stainless steel, the reflections, or refractions, range from simplest enhancement of a flower stem to a complex kaleidoscope effect.

“Narciso is a project which started with the intention of designing some vases, focusing on the functionality of the vase as an object. But what is the function of a vase? They are used to display flowers. Narciso is a collection of six different vases which use mirrors to draw attention to the role of the flowers. Mirrors are investigated in all their aspects, from the simplest reflection to the most complex one. In this way each vase shows flowers from a different point of view. They’re made in borosilicate glass, powder-coated alluminium and mirrored stainless steal.“

One&One Chair by Konstantinos Pamporis

Ian — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:58:45 +0000

One&One chair designed by Konstantinos Pamporis is basically formed of two distinct pieces and based on the concept that each of the pieces symbolized one person in a relationship.

“The idea behind this project was to create a piece of furniture that symbolizes the relationship between a couple. A relationship is only possible when there exists dependence. The elements that come with dependence are “faith” and “risk”. Because of that fact, one chair has only on one side a leg which makes it automatically dependent on the other one. As soon as you become dependent on something we can talk automatically about might!”

‘Pride of Soldiers,’ Pendant Light by Dominic & Frances Bromley

Ian — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:11:52 +0000

Dominic and Frances Bromley create a unique installation for the Land Forces Command Head Quarters in The Netherlands. The newly erected Kromhout Barracks stand on the outskirts of Utrecht and were designed by leading Dutch practice Meyer en Van Schooten Architects. Scabetti were approached to create a unique lighting piece for possibly the most important room on the site: the main board room.

Initially the scale of the piece is striking, standing at an impressive three meters diameter. each soldier stands in perfect formation and comes together to create the Lion of the Armed Forces emblem, with the central light at its heart. The symbolism of many people working together for their country is clear. The fine bone china is fragile yet remarkably strong and is a metaphor for the strength of mind and strategy beneath vulnerable skin and bone. The translucency of this fine material adds further visual intrigue to the sculpture as the central light highlights detail in the sculpted form.

White Flax, Pendant Lamp by Jeremy Cole

Ian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:45:07 +0000

White Flax, Pendant Lamp by Jeremy Cole is handcrafted from bone china ceramic pieces that resemble feathers making it look as though it could fly away in a gentle breeze. The lamp is composed of 350 geometrically arranged ceramic leaves attached to a stainless steel frame with a central glass diffuser.

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Granny, Pendant Light by Pudelskern Design

Hans — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:19:15 +0000

‘Granny’was designed Pudelskern Design and shown at the recent Maison & Objet design fair in Paris. Thick woolen threads are used to produce a raw yet cosy surface. The threads are produced by a family business in the Tyrol, with each lamp hand-knitted by a collective of home-based workers in the Netherlands. A natural treatment is applied, making the wool flame resistant and resistant to moth and mite infestation.

‘Dots Shadow,’ Handmade Rug by Limited Edition

Ian — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:09:28 +0000

This is certainly one of the best brands of carpet today. Belgian designer Diane Steverlinck is the author of the model ‘Dots Shadow’ made of leather, completely handmade.

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‘Vertigo,’ Pendant Light by Constance GUISSET

Ian — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:21:44 +0000

VERTIGO is an enveloping lamp that creates a space of intimacy. The lightness of the lamp makes it mobile to the rythm of the air: it turns softly, projecting an almost transparent graphic space between the floor and the ceiling.

IPOO Toilet by Milos Paripovic

Shan Tara — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:39:39 +0000

Milos Paripovic just sent us pictures of his latest project, perhaps a little sarcastic, but that should please Apple’s fans.

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Can Can Pendant Light by Marcel Wanders for Flos

Shan Tara — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:12:43 +0000

The designer <strong>Marcel Wanders launches its new collection of lamps called CAN CAN. A light that reveals its secrets under his erotic and sensual lampshades.

Kulma Corner Shelf by Martina Carpelan

Shan Tara — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:53:10 +0000

Created by Helsinki-based Martina Carpelan this corner shelf is suitable for either, positive or negative corner. The idea is to utilize and highlight both the space within the shelf and the corner surrounding the shelf.

Martina Carpelan