91Feb 20, 2014
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has designed a ceramic coffee set to accompany a solo exhibition of his work at Mjölk gallery in Toronto. Called Sucabaruca and exhibited at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair, the set includes three cups, a pot, filter and a tray made from Canadian maple wood. Luca Nichetto decided to make a […]
92Feb 19, 2014
Fog alludes to the ambiguous means by which this pendant light illuminates itself and of course, surrounding areas. Utilizing obscured LED light from within the fixture’s stem, Fog’s sandblasted glass orb graduates from an opaque, light diffusing bottom to a pristinely clear top while leaving little clue as to the light source. Front design has […]
93Feb 12, 2014
First came fire. Then grilling. “The true heroes of human history are those who invented the art of barbecuing” (Wolf Lotter, brand eins 01/2013). Sizzling, grilling and braising removed bacteria from meat and made it more easily digestible for the first time ever, enabling our ancestors’ brains to grow in size. Michael Schmidt says: “Because […]
94Feb 6, 2014
All of the solid wood furniture in Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune’s collection for Japanese brand Matsuso T has five sides. The maple wood collection includes an armchair, a stool, dining and coffee tables, a coat stand, a clothes rail and a bench, each with softened corners. “We live in a world of five elements […]
95Feb 5, 2014
Birdie is an exercise in the elegance of simplicity. The colored glass decanter is comprised of little more than a sphere atop a cone, but simplicity of form should not be mistaken for simplicity of design. Each Birdie has a small beak-like spout just beneath a precision-fit glass hemispherical top, the shape also makes it […]
96Feb 1, 2014
“While producing, I always imagine my creations would blend in our day-to-day life. Through my works, I want to express an atmosphere that makes you feel some sort of “time accumulation,” – objects that seem to exist from long, long time ago. I always hope that vases and tableware that I make would promote a […]
97Jan 8, 2014
Ding 3000’s minimalist, numberless approach to the wall clock is more clever than it may appear, upon closer inspection, the clock face is comprised of 12 pieces of ash wood, making it a readable clock with no need for markings or numbers. Clock hands available in black, grey, red, green, blue, purple. designer: ding 3000 […]
98Jan 7, 2014
Norm Architect’s Bottle Grinder produced by Danish design company Menu is a very cleanly designed and constructed piece of kitchenware. A durable plastic shell encapsulates the ceramic grinding mechanism, which is placed at the top of the grinder to avoid spilled spices and the adjustment knob for coarseness comes in wood or stainless steel. The […]
99Jan 6, 2014
This taller-than-average stack of notepaper is comprised of 1200 to 2000 sheets depending on which of the available patterns is chosen. Hay’s Tower Block brings aesthetic value as well as a modern appearance to an otherwise mundane office supply. Mixing multiple Tower Blocks creates an even more personal touch to the increased visual impact of […]
100Dec 17, 2013
a master of the “maternal code” in all its softness and roundness, stefano giovannoni is also moving in a new direction that can be defined as a search for classicism, harmony and archetypicality. + magnetic steel heat diffusing base + material: stainless steel + capacity: 59 oz + handle and whistle in pa height (inches): […]