marc newson for boucheron
Julia by Marc Newson for Boucheron
I love Marc Newson, he’s one of my favorite designers. I discovered his creation for Boucheron on Alain Truong’s blog while writing about Helen Mirren’s photograph by Snowdon.
Click here for a larger image of the necklace. Below is a detail.
I will not pretend here to understand anything about fractals so besides the Boucheron website, you can read about the creative process here.
Unique in all senses and simply stunning.
Marc Newson
Boucheron
Marc Newson for Boucheron
+ boucheron par marc newson @ STONED with carl
jorun rug by petra börner @ ikea
JORUN by Petra Börner for Ikea.
I was browsing through Ikea tonight and noticed this rug in the new products.
porcelain milk cartons by ricochet studio
Best Before by Ricochet Studio.
I don’t drink milk anymore, but I love the beautiful simplicity of the shape of milk cartons emphasized here by the passage to white porcelain. The interiors are glazed for functional use. The three sizes (small, medium & large) are sold separately and range from $45.00 to $110.00.
Ricochet Studio is a very young company initiated by Vancouver artist Jeremy Hatch. It
focuses on collaborating with artists from various disciplines to realize limited edition ceramic objects.
You may want to check another of their creations : the porcelain Tooth Jar, a candy box sculpted by artist David Khang. It is available in three colors/lids : gold, silver & white. They will be produced in a Limited Edition of 50 pieces for each color with 2 artist proofs of each.
abstract paper collages by cherie lester
Original Paper Collage, Abstract Works on Paper by Cherie Lester.
Cherie Lester is also a photographer, but I am not so fond of her photos as I am of those paper collages of hers. The first one is an original, whereas the second one below is an archival print.
You can also see some paintings on her website.
Archival Pigment Print of an Original Collage.
felt slippers by art.i.choke
Pink and brown pompon slippers by art.i.choke @ Etsy.
art.i.choke was founded in 2006 by Turkish designer Öykü Thurston in Istanbul. She had studied the art of felt-making in Zushi, Japan in Haruka Ichihara’s studio and then went on to graduate from the “Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising” in Los Angeles.
She uses the traditional techniques of felt-making to produce modern wearable items. Every piece is hand shaped and therefore unique. And you can find the collection @ Etsy.
I am not exactly into hats – except when it comes to Blythe dolls – and even less into shawls, but I really love those slippers. They come in different colors and even if I like the pink & green ones a lot, my favorites are really the pink & brown above. They are available in all sizes from 6 to 10.
desire to inspire
This is just a small part of the Easter reading guide @ desire to inspire.
midcenturyjo @ desire to inspire issued an “easter reading guide” in 4 parts last week and I was absolutely thrilled and truly honored to find a thing of beauty… included.
I did not find the time to extensively browse through all the great and inspiring blogs listed there but I sure will, especially since I have not worked on my blogroll yet and was planning to this week-end… Love it when people do the job for you ! (hint hint)
midcenturyjo has been at it before and you can find all her reading guides here.
Desire to Inspire is indeed an inspiring blog – mainly focused on interior decoration – and the work of midcenturyjo & kim – “an Australian and a Canadian trying to inspire the world, one room at a time”.
midcenturyjo also has an Etsy shop.
limited edition ultrasilencer by pia wallen for electrolux
Ultrasilencer Special Edition by Pia Wallén for Electrolux.
I discovered this on yatzer a very inspiring blog by interior designer Costas Voyatzis and I must say that if ever there was to be “a dream vacuum cleaner” (imagine such a category…) that would be it. It’s just perfect ! I love white and orange so much, and I even think in a small appartment like mine I could let this one apparent happily since I do not have a spot to hide my own ugly one (which I bought a long time ago when vacuum cleaners had not yet started to become interesting)…
It reminds me of Jasper Morrison’s Breakfast Set for Rowenta – let’s just hope it does not have the flaws the Rowenta products had.
(It also reminds me a bit of a version of the Tissot Danica Patrick T-Touch watch that I liked a lot, because of the few touches of red upon the white leather).
But anyway, once again, there’s nothing like simplicity in design. This thing could well be the ultimate vaccum cleaner for some time.
Source :: yatzer.
soap carpet by the swedes
Soap Carpet by The Swedes for Kateha.
I registered @ Stylehive yesterday and I stumbled upon this great Soap carpet designed by The Swedes for Kateha and available @ ScandinavianDesignCenter.
I love that moss color – definitely in the air – but the carpet also exists in white.
moss pincushions by ottoman @ etsy
Moss Pincushion by Ottoman @ Etsy.
Whoever still thinks that eco-friendly products cannot be fun, fashionable or even gorgeous must seriously reconsider their beliefs because the times when green meant plain-boring-looking are long over.
I would not necessarily have presented these Moss Pincushions from a “green” point of view, but since Ottoman emphasizes this on her profile, I think it is only fair to do so. All the more as the whole shop seems to be driven by a constant desire to “find environmentally-friendly sources for materials and shop locally whenever possible and still keep the aesthetic (she is) after”. And it certainly shows for the shop has a great outlook and the collections – ‘Moss’, ‘Cork’ – well thought-out in terms of aesthetics and design.
However, you need not be an eco-driven person to appreciate and even love these creations.
Those Moss Pincushions are just beautiful and gorgeous looking !
ettore sottsass (1917-2007)
Carlton designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano.
I found this great article called “Memphis design style is back” while doing some research about Ettore Sottsass in early January when I learned he had died. I’m not in a writing mood these days so I guess I’ll just add a selection of photos and links here.
Tahiti lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981.
Vase (502) – Black & White Collection by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi of Italy.
Sottsass Associates – The Wolf House in Ridgway, Colorado, USA, 1987-89.
Articles on Sottsass :
Ettore Sottsass @ Design Museum + Memphis @ Design Museum
Ettore Sottsass – 20 ans de design pour Olivetti @ Centre Pompidou
Ettore Sottsass @ LACMA
Ettore Sottsass : “Tout est design, c’est une fatalité” Le Monde, 29/08/2005, interview by Michèle Champenois.
Shopping :
Alessi
Memphis Milano
Ettore Sottsass @ Unica Home
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