Unfolding ‘Crates’ by Naihan Li
Architect and designer Li Naihan’s latest series of home and office furniture The Crates is inspired by the volatile and exuberant spirit of a contemporary urban habitat like Beijing and its epic detournment of building construction, decay and regeneration. Sofas, beds, bookshelves, workstations, and foosball tables pop out of their own shipping shell to form a unique spatial language that is whole with a ‘total’ concept of dwelling.
Wooden crates become carapaces to contain the body, objects and memories we carry with them: situational freeplay and sculptural abstraction blend here to make room for a design practice which is intrinsically relational and open-ended. Concierge is developed in collaboration with Beatrice Leanza, curator and co-founder with Li of Beijing-based studio BAO Atelier, a creative lab integrating curatorial, editorial and design production to promote new encounters and transversal research among the visual arts, design and architecture. This special installation materializes an inexistent part of an actual building dubbed ‘The House of Leaves’, a semi-private/semi-public residence located on the edge of the 5th Ring Road in Caochangdi village. Drawn upon an intimate image of both action and reflection, this serendipitous space represents an antechamber of no definite time or spatial confines, a public retreat and an interior garden activated by a politics otherwise known as ‘meeting’.
Read More…
ATM Desk System, by Jasper Morrison for Vitra
ATM desk system by Jasper Morrison highlights the essentials, with a restrained shape and clear functions. The basis: a table with careful detailing in the rounded edges and the ducts for cables and accessories, such as lamps. Various shelves enhance work organisation. Read More…
Goggle Desk by Danny Venlet for Babini
The Google Desk is an office furniture collections created by Belgian designer Danny Venlet for Italian Manufacture Babini. Goggle has an impressive size, thicknesses and shiny varnishing characterize his area emphasizing the curvilinear design of the product.
Read More…
Rewrite Desk by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset
The “Rewrite Desk” by Copenhagen designers GamFratesi has been put into production by French brand Ligne Roset.
The Cocoon-Like Desk isolates and protects the user while allowing them to remain connectedat the same time. The desk was recently shown at Maison & Objet 2011 in paris. Read More…
Haute Bamboo by Bo Reudler & Olav Bruin
Dutch designer Bo Reudler and bamboo-architect Olav Bruin have teamed up to produce a series of furniture. Called Haute Bamboo, the range includes a chair, table, and mirror finished in black linseed paint, plus a candle holder coated in copper.
Constructed in part from gathered wood, each piece is naturally unique and contains woods that range from birch and beech to cherry, oak, maple and bamboo with layers of paint to unify each finished work.
Read More…
Library Desk Made of Books
“Books are reused to create this enormous piece of library furniture at TU Delft architecture bibliotheek. Because the books are stacked rather than dismantled, this desk is true to its origins as well as its function.”
Bookcase Bed & Desk by Paul Coudamy
The French architect Paul Coudamy has transformed this upper level of this small Parisian apartment.
Known for his custom solutions for small spaces, the architect made the most of the 23 square meters with a sliding bookshelf, bed and desk unit. The bookshelf slides to expose the bed to the room and hide the desk — or to expose the desk and wrap the bed in a little nook.
Read More…
Buro, Office by Keith Ta
Buro, designed by Keith Tay in collaboration with Habitat is home office furniture collection with covers that create boundaries when working and living are under the same roof.
It is currently on exhibit at New Designers in London.
Read More…
Wall Mounted Desk by MASHstudios
This Wall Mounted Desk is part of “LAX series,” a collection of funiture created by MASHstudios. Perfect for small spaces, this desk attaches to the wall and allows you to stretch your legs without obstruction.
Read More…
Hundredstensunits Furnitures by Matt Bassett, David Horan & Tom Nelson
The result of a continuing creative dialog between Matt Bassett, David Horan and Tom Nelson is hundredstensunits that was established in order to design and manufacture simple, beautiful and useful products utilizing local resources and expertise.
Kenchikukagu by Toshihiko Suzuki Architect
This latest line-up designed by Toshihiko Suzuki Architect consists of a kitchen, an office and a bedroom that fold out of these lovely cabinets.
The OneLessDesk by Heckler Design
Heckler Design beautiful, ergonomic, space-saving computer desk is simple, chic and clearly designed with Mac in mind. It’s one desk, essentially, but divided out into two sections that hold your input devices and your monitor. It is available in silver/grey and glossy white and also in stainless steel.
Convertible Compact Desk by Crate & Barrel
This innovative compact desk by Crate & Barrel is a genius at negotiating tight spaces. It is a convertible compact desk that converts from a 30-inch cabinet to a 55-inch full-size desk by sliding out its top panel. The cabinet itself has removable dividers to store small odds and ends, storage for a laptop, cord cutouts for all of your wires, as well as a larger storage drawer and a filing cabinet drawer.
Read More…
Kit in box
If you have a problem with your cat stepping or trying to sleep on your computer keyboard, this gadget might just help. It’s a Desktop Pet Bed that allows your cat, or other small animal to be near you, safely without screwing up your desk and computer.
Flex Wall Console designed by Lorenzo Damiani
Flex designed by Lorenzo Damiani is an interesting piece of furniture, that can be used as a wall console or to store a large collection of DVD’s and books. it is made structural maple Coverflex with steel support.
Wax Desk by Frank Lloyd & Wright Johnson
Designed in 1936 for the S.C. Johnson Wax Company, this iconoclastic desk and chair still satisfy the needs of that person looking for a functioning work of art to place in their home or workplace. Brick-red metal frame with natural cherry wood accent top and arms. A pendaflex file drawer, waste-basket, and accompanying file rack complete this state of the art design.
Cassina is the exclusive licensed and authorized manufacturer of Frank Lloyd Wright designs worldwide. Every item in the Cassina Wright Collection bears the signature of the designer and a serial number. The serial number indicates the exact date of production and allows the article to be matched with its Identity Card. This item is available for 10 day Quick-Ship.
James By Modernlink
Modernlink designers primarily use bamboo for their furniture designs. I fell in love with the James desk, which was inspired by all the movie villains who always have the perfect lair full of perfect stuff. The conveniently designed drawers and integrated desk-top file gills will help you keep you on the go. The James desk can be yours for $5400.
