Category Archives: furniture

Recycling with Wine Design

By Chungaiz | Published: December 9, 2008

Grupo Hera, a Spanish waste management and consulting firm commissioned a sustainably designed cava gift box from Ciclus with the theme of turning waste into resources. This wine bottle package turns into a lamp with the small addition of a light bulb. I’m not sure that including the electrical components for the light with the [...]

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Lange Production Re-Introduces Chair by Grete Jalk

By Chungaiz | Published: December 3, 2008

Grete Jalk’s 1963 chair was originally only produced in a batch of 300 and won first prize in a furniture competition sponsored by the Daily Mirror newspaper (wierd, but true). Now, Lange Production in Copenhagen is re-introducing her molded plywood chair and matching nesting tables in their original wood species, Teak and Oregon Pine.

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Max Lamb solo show. NYC

By Andy | Published: October 31, 2008

http://johnsontradinggallery.com/maxlamb/

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Stair Porn

By Chungaiz | Published: October 27, 2008

Stairs. Nothing but Stairs. I’ve got a few in my place, but none that warrant a refit. Shame really. Wonder if they’ve seen our previous stair case we featured, with built in bookshelf? Stair Porn

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Inflated Furniture by Blofield

By Chungaiz | Published: October 27, 2008

Materials: PVC, Vinyl (bottom protection) Contents: Sofa, Cushion, Electric pump (230 V), Repairing kit, Instruction manual Available colors: Stone White, Midnight Grey, Earth Green Designer: Jeroen van de Kant (NL) Buy it here.

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Insa x Rousseau Chair

By Chungaiz | Published: September 24, 2008

Insa x Rousseau chair is talk of the blogs at the moment. Easy to see why! Photo from Supertouch

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Historically Inaccurate Upholstery

By Chungaiz | Published: September 24, 2008

Historically Inaccurate is kind of the portfolio site for a really very interesting artist, Richard Saja, who manipulates, remixes and subtley changes upholstery. He’s actually doing more than that (glow in the dark landscapes, clocks etc, all around needle work) but I find the work below incredible. I’m saving up to buy something from him, [...]

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Free Range Exhibitions – London

By Andy | Published: June 2, 2008

Free Range – Europe’s largest showcase of graduate and & design is on now at the Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London. The exhibitions change, so check the calendar. The picture above is Jez Burrows’ shortlisted entry for the Penguin design award, he is a part of the Evening tweed collective, and contributer to It’s nice that. He, along with the rest [...]

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Martino Gamper at Aram Gallery

By Andy | Published: April 23, 2008

“7 March – 26 April 2008The Aram Gallery110 Drury Lane, Covent GardenLondon WC2B 5SGwww.thearamgallery.org ‘The Aram Gallery has commissioned London-based designer Martino Gamper to create Total Trattoria – the ultimate expression of his Trattoria al Cappello concept.Developing further his idea, Total Trattoria, completes the concept and puts it on show to the public for the first time.

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Milan Design Week 2008

By Andy | Published: April 22, 2008

Got back from Milan last night, had a great time, there are loads of photos on the Flickr Milan Design Week pool. Will post up a few of my own highlights soon…