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Archive for the ‘concept’ Category
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
This is rather a novel idea.
If you need a vase, but have limited space available to put it on, then you need a wall hanging vase.
Yes, it’s a vase that hangs on the wall and you can find this clever idea at Camel and Yak, the home and lifestyle company that specialises in products sourced from Scandinavia and France.
The hanging wall vase is rectangular and measures 9cm by 21cm. They’re sold in a pair, for £30, and are ideal for putting a couple of blooms in, or individual flowers. For single stems, it’s a nice way of bringing them up to a new height.
To celebrate their newly launched online shop, Camel and Yak are offering a 10% discount on all orders placed in October 2009.
Tags: Camel and Yak, hanging vase, vase
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
As far as decorative features go, this is pretty ironic.
A lot of people go to immense trouble trying to cover up all the pipe work in their homes, so it’s not on show, then along comes Nick Fraser and designs a hall stand that’s made to look like exposed pipe work!
The pipe work hall stand is made from powder coated copper pipe and features brass compression fittings which can be used to hang your coat or jacket on.
It’s finished off with a steel bucket at the bottom, which you can use as an umbrella stand.
If you’d like to add a touch of irony into your home, love exposed pipe work and creative designs, and perhaps need somewhere to hang your coat, then the Pipe Work hall stand by Nick Fraser can be purchased via Bouf.
Tags: bouf, Nick Fraser, pipe work hall stand
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Friday, September 4th, 2009
 Milk bottle lamp chandelier
Designed by Tejo Remy for Droog, the milk bottle lamp is one seriously unusual chandelier.
The design features a dozen recylced milk bottles which have been fitted with internal bulbs. The milk bottles each have their own pendant power line, then they’re hung together to form a hanging chandelier type light. As is typical with Tejo Remy’s designs, it’s environmentally friendly and unusual.
For lovers of modern and contemporary design, then this is a great statement light to have in your home and will definitely attract attention.
The chandelier measures 300cm by 27cm by 37cm and you can purchase it from Dutch By Design for £815.
Tags: chandelier, lamp, milk bottle, Tejo Remy
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
 Tejo Remy's chest of drawers This creative chest of drawers is probably unlike any other chest of drawers you’ve seen before and it’s more of an art form than a piece of furniture.
Designed by Tejo Remy, it consists of 20 recycled drawers in their original state, surrounded by a specially constructed wooden frame and bound together with a furniture mover’s strap.
Tejo produces a limited edition of only 14 of the pieces each year, each unique, numbered and signed.
The chest of drawers can be bought from Generate, but we advise taking a deep breath and sitting down before you look at the price.
Tags: art, chest of drawers, Tejo Remy
Posted in art, concept, recycled | 7 Comments »
Friday, August 7th, 2009
 Glass plastic bag bowl
At first glance, this looks like an ordinary plastic bag.
But on close inspection, it’s actually made from glass and is a rather nifty bowl!
Made from hand blown glass, the glass plastic bag is a modern and amusing take on an ordinary item. As a bowl, it’s a totally functional item, so you could use it in the kitchen, or just keep it as a decorative piece for your home.
If you’d like to impress and amuse your friends with the glass plastic bag, then it’s available for £18 from Rockett St George.
Tags: glass, plastic bag
Posted in concept, design, home accessories, kitchen | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
 Lego House
We were rather amused to read that Top Gear presenter, James May, is set to build a two storey life size house from Lego.
The house will be built in the Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey and will include all the usual home comforts, including a full size staircase, plumbing, power, a shower and toilet.
They are still working on the logistics of a fully flushing Lego toilet, but James is hoping it’s possible, especially as he’s planning to live in the house for a few days. A massive total of three million lego bricks have already been delivered to the site for the construction of the house.
The lego house is the latest challenge James is undertaking for his BBC series, James May’s Toy Stories. Back in May, he famously built a garden entirely from plasticine for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - and won the People’s Choice Award.
Tags: james may, lego, top gear
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
 Funky cuckoo clock
We couldn’t help but notice this decidedly funky cuckoo clock that was featured on Keeping It Realtor yesterday.
It’s not often that you can use the words ‘funky’ and ‘cuckoo clock’ in the same sentence, but in this case it really is true!
Designed by top Italian clock manufacturers Diamantini and Domeniconi and made from resin, the striped cuckoo clock features a bright and colourful design that would add cheery addition to a room.
The cuckoo is small enough not to be too obtrusive and, if you’re not fond of a cuckoo popping out to greet you at regular intervals throughout the day, then you can easily turn it off.
The clock is a great modern take on the old fashioned cuckoo clock and illustrates how well traditonal concepts can be transformed into modern objects relevant to today.
The striped cuckoo clock is available from Rockett St George for £165.
(Many thanks to Keeping it Realtor).
Tags: cuckoo clock, Rockett St George
Posted in clock, concept, design, home accessories | 6 Comments »
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
 The Book Porcupine by Holly Palmer
British designer, Holly Palmer, is renowned for coming up with ingenius ideas and her clever Book Porcupine is no exception.
The Book Porcupine offers a novel and rather different way of storing your books. The nifty little shelving unit has a range of 18 different compartments of varying sizes (to accommodate small, medium and large sized books) and the books slot into the spaces.
It’s called the Book Porcupine due to the way the book spines stick out of the shelving unit - like the needles on a porcupine. When books are removed, colours in the compartments are revealed.
The Book Porcupine isn’t cheap, but it is a designer piece. It starts at £950 and is available in white and up to four colours.
(Via Freshome)
Tags: books, bookshelf, storage
Posted in concept, design, designer, shelving | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
It’s amazing what design ideas some people come up with and how simple objects can be transformed into new pieces with their own style and function. Take this Ikea Vallo watering can, for example.  Ikea Vallo watering can It seems nice and practical enough as it, but some clever soul has turned it into a light! Yes, a light. Here it is:
 Ikea Vallo can transformed into a light To find out quite how the watering can became a light, you can see the details on the Ikea Hacker blog - and even follow the instructions to create your own watering can to light transformation!
Tags: Ikea, light, watering can
Posted in concept, design, garden accessories, lighting | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 12th, 2009
 The YiAhn baby crib
We saw this featured on Dornob and were so impressed that we had to check it out for ourselves.
My Baby’s First Furniture was lovingly created by the designer Min Kang for his baby, YiAhn.
It starts off as a practical bassinet, or crib, that can be used by a baby to sleep in from birth to three months. Unlike other cribs, that a baby outgrows, this clever version can be subsequently transformed and converted into other forms of functional furniture.
From four months to four years you can use the furniture as a toy bin and bookshelf, storing all the essential toys and books for your child.
When they reach the age of four years old, the furniture can be converted again, this time to form a chair and table. In this incarnation, the furniture should be fully usable to the age of about eight years old.
Of course, if you have another baby, then the crib can be put back into action again and the cycle continues.
In an age where people are far more environmentally conscious and keen to recycle and reuse as much as possible, it’s fantastic to find a furniture product that allows you to do just that.
Tags: baby, bassinet, children, crib
Posted in children, concept, designer, furniture | 4 Comments »
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