The Harper Sofa
Publishers Domeau & Peres are currently producing a limited series of furniture created for the famous French movie Mon Oncle by Jacques Tati made in 1958. The “Harper” sofa is inspired by Mallet Stevens and is reproduced with extreme fidelity to the original. It’s an ironic blast from the past because for Tati, the modern house from Mon Oncle was actually criticism of ultra-design and overconsumption.
Lumen Tree by Adam Frank
The Lumen Tree by Adam Frank is an oil lamp which projects the shadow of a metal tree on the wall. As the flame flickers, the shadow moves around organically. The tree is made of stainless steel and polyethylene. It’ s a bit like having a virtual Christmas tree in your room. It’s ok for us as long as the X-mas gifts are for real.
SkyScout By Celestron
Learn the mysteries of the sky with this SkyScout which can identify and locate any celestial object visible to the naked eye. Point the SkyScout at any bright star and it will instantly identify the object and guide you through the discovery of the sky.
The Moon Light By Jess Shaw
Jess Shaw is doing more than luminaries, he’s doing art inspired by the nature. These beautiful moon lamps are made with giant meterological balloons, filled with water and lighted from below. Click here to check out his amazing work.
Recycled Record Bowls
Designer Jeff Davis from Brooklyn has rescued unwanted records and created wonderful works of functional art out of them. The Record Bowls, which are made of 12″ vinyl records, are perfect for fruit, dry snacks, or upbeat contemporary decoration. Set the party spinning with these cool bowls which come in various musical genres.
Digital Dinner Plate Set
If you want to see pixels even when you’re not in front of your computer, you’ll like this functional and affordable dinnerware with bold graphic style. The Digital Dinner Plate Set, which contains a set of four high-grade, dishwasher-safe melamine plastic plates, brings colorful pixels in the real world.
Voodoo Display With 5 Kitchen Knives
This amazing knife holder, designed by Raffaele Iannello, allows you to store your kitchen knives in an effigy dedicated to whomever you want to stab. The Voodoo display holds five stainless steel kitchen knives, which are included, in a rather uncommon and radical way. It should be noted that plastic casings house every knife to prevent blade exposure.
Brush And Dustpan By Vice Versa
If you’ re never in the mood to clean up your house, the smile of the Vice Versa’s “Tokey” brush and dustpan will give you the power to clean everything in two minutes. The smiling brush is very cleverly designed because the handle fits in the dustpan, so it’s a big space gain.
Verner Panton
We wanted to talk about Verner Panton because with his antique furniture, he’s still more than contemporary. He’s the pioneer of the seventies design generation as he was one of the first designer who worked with plastics and mixed all the colors together. He was the theorist of the great psychedelic colors. We invite you to visit his website and have a look at the environment page. You’ll see, his influence can still be felt everywhere around us.
Laptop Sleeve By Red Maloo
Designer Katja Hettler and architect Jula Tüllmann won the Yonobi design competition and went to Japan to collaborate with Mizuta, a manufacturer of traditional Kimono fabric. Their first product is a laptop sleeve made of Kimono material. It has a clean look and it doesn’t take any space. You can have it in all sizes and two different colors. Pack your laptop easily in its dress, and your notebook will always look very sexy, particularly in orange…
Solar Eclipse by Mathmos Design Studio
Solar Eclipse is the latest creation from Mathmos Design. The changing colors of a sunset are reflected around a silvered glass sphere. The light effect also engages the viewer by coming in and out of view as you move around the lamp. Focusing hidden LEDs into the focal point of the globe creates this unique effect.
Modular 3D Wallpaper By MioCulture
MioCulture‘s modular, three-dimensional wallpaper is a new langage of adaptative architecture. It empowers by providing a means to redefine and imbue surfaces with identity and meaning using waste ressources as the medium. Available in packs of twelve, it’s easy to cover any surface, big or small.
Hannspree’s Apple Television
Hannspree is a Taiwanese company that makes televisions and LCD screens. They come in all shapes: apples, basketballs, but also animals and firetrucks. Even the remote control matches the monitor. We think it’s a wonderful idea because a regular TV is not a very beautiful object.
The Table Flight
The Table Flight is designed by the Italian Francesco Passanti, who mainly uses concrete for his creations. It may seem paradoxical, but he managed to make a really light table with concrete, by mixing it with fiberoptic. The result is a work of art that looks like a floating table.
Wallpaper from the ’70s
Private households, noble restaurants, bars and hotels rediscovered the colors and patterns of a generation that grew up with the Beach Boys, Grease and Sesame Street. Thanks to Wallpaper from the 70′s, retrofeaks can now add style and colors to their walls. Forget about white walls and turn your home into something more funky with stripes, circles, flowers and ornaments from the ’70s.
Pomander
The Pomander by ” L’Occitane” pays homage to an ancient tradition of scenting the home. The first decorative home fragrance, Pomanders, were made from oranges decorated with spices and cloves. During the Middle Ages, metal balls were filled with aromatic flowers and spices that scented the air. Place a Solid Perfume Cube in each chamber to release the delightful aroma. Gift set includes metal Pomander and Vanilla Solid Perfume (4 cubes).The price is $62.10 USD.
LTT Illuminated Bathtub
This self standing illuminated polyethylene bathtub, which is sure to add drama to your bathroom, is available with internal multicolored, programmable led light unit or with a regular light fitting. Choose the one that fits your bathroom atmosphere and make the light come from another place as the ceiling. The LTT lit bathtub is available in white, orange, pink, or yellow for $1399 USD.
Bathroom Faucets by A+ Design
Don’t be surprised by this strange form. Yes, it’s a circular chrome bathroom faucet designed by A+ Design. The pirate hook design is pure and really original, moreover because it’s modular which make it really practical. These faucets will be available early next year.
