Monday, May 10, 2010

do you what you do


the vienna furniture museum presents "the ikea phenomenom" exhibit through july 20. a collection of ikea products designed over the past 60 years are shown. no other company has been able to bring such beautiful, affordable and modern, yet timeless, furniture, lighting and housewares to the world.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

bulletproof

digging the colors and hard geometric lines of the lift tables by mark braun. they are created using a plastic molding process that is very dear to my heart, rotational molding.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

some kind of wonderful

in honor of their 150th (!) anniversary, ligne roset is offering 25% off their iconic togo sofa designed by michael ducaroy in 1973. definitely one of the hottest deals around.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

sit back


its always nice to discover a cool new blog. today i found minimalissimo, dedicated only to minimalism and they follow merlin mann's rules for blogging: "find your obsession. everyday, explain it to one person you respect. edit everything, skip shortcuts, and try not to be a dick. get better." love it. above is romolo stanco's hi-fi house in italy. check out minimalissimo. they even supply mixtapes to blog to. hot.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

certain things

the eccentrico table designed by angelo mangiarotti in 1979 was presented by agapecasa at milan design week 2010. the table consists of two pieces of marble which support each other through an asymetrical connection.

take my breath away




oh woooow.
tokujin yoshioka's solo exhibition "spectrum" in seoul, korea looks absolutely breathtaking. the above photos feature the rainbow church and rainbow, honey-pop and pane chairs surrounded by the tornado installation which is created out of straws. the exhibit is being held at the museum beyond museum through june 2010.