Hi guys,
I’m moving house this weekend, all the way up to the lovely Kings Cross in London. Posts will be a little bit sporadic until the middle of next week, until I get settled (and broadband!). Please, keep calm and carry on.
Peace,
T.
I love the strapline for the Sonic Chair, “Have you ever wanted to sit inside headphones?”. And that pretty much describes this wonderful piece of retro-styled design. The Sonic chair provides an ambient listening pod for the discerning audiophile. I’d love to see one in person as it reminds me of the awesome cocoon chairs of the 70’s.
Lalinea is a multi-functional piece of furniture designed by Merel Karhof. It is so dynamic that it can be formed into almost anything you can imagine, a bed, armchair, stool, sofa or couch. The secret is a series of ‘n’ shaped blocks that can be fitted together in any number of configurations. A bit like building your furniture from Lego!
Faces in Places is an entertaining little blog all about finding faces in unlikely inanimate objects. Great for a quick laugh, and interesting to see the varied objects take on a weirdly human form that is sometimes intended but mostly accidental. (Photo above by Divide).
Tiger Magazine is a simple yet abstractly beautiful screen magazine. Created by Takeshi Hamada way back in 2000, it’s currently running at issue 33 and features a wonderful mix of art, design and photography. (Note. If any of you know the artist who created the work featured above, please tell me so I can include a credit. T.)
Designfenzider sit clearly on the border of conceptual yet functional design. Their playful pieces are at once strikingly different from conventional items, yet are all designed to be perfectly functional. Shown above is the curiously named ‘Dear Ingo’, a chendelier made up of 16 seperate task lamps.
James McAdam’s projects are definitely high on concept. I love the ‘Good Morning Pillow’ (shown above) which leaves a message for your significant other imprinted on your face in the morning. Also shown above is the ‘Wake Up Alarm’, a very clever piece of biological tampering which works on the principle of drinking water before bed in order for your body to wake you up at a certain time!
On Yongo is a great resource for business card inspiration. The site is only in it’s infancy, but with your help, could definitely be great. Go and browse the (somewhat limited) selection and then upload your own.
V-Scratch by Valerio Spoletini, is a piece of VJ software written in proce55ing. Some of the visuals are amazing (be sure to check out the videos).
I’ve been a fan of Nixon watches for quite some time now, but have never managed to own one myself (I don’t really like wearing watches). That seems set to change with the realase of the Nixon Ceramic Player. This sweet piece of swiss engineering is part of the Nixon Elite Class, a range of top-of the line timepieces. Now, does anyone want to lend me £1,100?
