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Tetris Pots – ceramic ideas for creative interiors

denkisa — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:57:19 +0000

Another immortal inspiration has found a new design revival and practical usage. The French product designer Stephanie Choplin has incarnated the Tetris idea into colorful ceramic pots or just Tetris Pots. Born as a simple experiment during the ceramic course in the Estonian Academy of Arts, Stephanie’s initial idea was to personally carry out the model, the mould, the molding, coloring and cooking. Unfortunately the model was too big with complex molding of 2 parts and the final result was not satisfying. So what’s left is the brilliant idea, illustrated in 3D models below, waiting for go-getting production.

Anybody to give them another try? I’m definitely buying.

Instead of the Tetris Pots, Stephanie Choplin decided to carry out a single form and create several objects using the same form. So with a smart tweak and re-shape of the traditional cup, you’ve got an impressive complementing ceramic cup set, that your kitchen will fell in love with.

Enjoy Stephanie Choplin creative portfolio at Behance, Corflot, Personal Website

Designer Axes collection spring 2009 by Best Made Co.

denkisa — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:39:25 +0000

Exclusively hand-forged and tempered from one of America’s old axe companies, then hand-painted and polished by the founders of Best Made Co. to mould their spring 2009 axe collection. The shape of all 11 axes reminds me of the Indian tomahawk and the mixture of its wild spirit and the contemporary design patterns makes the entire collection standing out in style. The thing is that only an old hardcore boy scout will probably afford prices varying from $200 to $550.

via (Today and Tomorrow)

4 impressive “Sit in Style” suggestions by Emiliana Design Studio

denkisa — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:51:23 +0000

The creative engine behind Emiliana Design Studio is motioned by Ana Mir and Emili Padros, who met while doing the Master of Industrial Design in London. The comeback in Barcelona marks the beginning of their upward carrier with a huge list of awards, memorable exhibitions and of course plenty of master accomplished projects and must have products. Following are 4 sitting picks from their creative product portfolio:

Tomato
Tomato is a rethink of the traditional pouf with a contemporary twist. You get your sitting comfort via the organic eggplant form and vivid colors complementing every home interior or public space. Add the easy cleaning, because of the soft finish and convenient proportions and you’ve got the perfect pouf for your lazy afternoon reading of your favorite magazine.

Rocking Chair
And there we go, swinging sideways instead of the traditional back and forth. I can’t tell what will be the feeling and how comfortable experience this will be, having in mind the physical and gravitation laws, but that’s what the innovations are – conversation starters.

Flying Carpet
Flying Carpet turns into a comfortable and amusing three-dimensional space to sit, stretch and relax. It will not only give your room a kicking facelift, but will stick you to the floor and make it favorite place to spend your time off reading, watching TV, playing cards or whatever entertainment you prefer.

Vespa Cavallet
Talking about cult is like talking about Vespa and its drainless source of inspiration. The Vespa Cavallet is stylish stool with tailor-made base, which varies according to the seat, thus way giving a look and feel of different Vespa models. The original design idea comes as a dedication to the one and only scooter, which is taken us in style more than 60 years around the urban city areas.

It’s absolutely worth checking Emilie Design Studio creative portfolio

The Necklace selection for your stunning look and feel this season

elena — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:36:08 +0000

Long time no selection – I know, I know, but as there’s always an excuse let me just mention that we pretty much moved into a new place and there were 3 weeks in a row hard day’s arrangement nights before getting into the apartment shape we really love and would like to share with you. Stay tuned for before/after pics pretty soon.

Talking about the spring and the beloved summer there’s always been an accessory which could carry out your unexceptionable look & feel for the whole season – the Necklace. The best thing about it is that most often it’s a subject of DIY process, where you can truly express yourself by assembling all kind of pieces, colors and materials, found in the dusty, long time forgotten loft or closet. Whatever you come up with, just make sure that this season you will model something XXL, noticeable from a mile – that’s what the tendencies and your personality demand.

Your inspiration is here on KickStyle with By Now option for all lazy, Pret-a-Porte persons:

1. You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me – collar necklace around the neck, created by Lizzie Fortunato Jewels, reminds of a slightly hipper version of a tied Hermes scarf, braided with some gold chain through it – $286 at Charm & Chain

2. Bib Collar Necklace – created by Tuleste Market, hand-beaded collar necklace is a work of art, bridging the gap between apparel and jewelry. Whether you wear it with a white button-down to work, or along with a simple black top for a night out, prepare for ample compliments – $395 at Charm & Chain

3. Lizzie Fortunato Jewels – from the spring/summer catalogue, this necklace is a real bijou for the blossom afternoon outside – Lizzie Fortunato Jewels

4. Yours Sincerely, Aubrey … – unbelievably beautiful and impressive jewelry by “Hanna af Ekstrom”. This necklace is hand sewn in different sizes with accent on every single detail for exciting design which compliments your graceful neck. Decorated with tiny black beads and a handmade key in iron – around €400 at KOTYR

5. Layla necklace – another handmade masterpiece from Lizzie Fortunato Jewels – while gasping, look at the fastener – absolutely adorable – Lizzie Fortunato Jewels

6. Peacock Necklace - hand crafted peacock feather necklace, with silver, wood and turquoise beads. Length 63cm, 100% Fabric, machine washable – £20 at TOPSHOP

7. Everything Else - heavy necklace artillery from Dinosaur Design, handmade with love from Australia – Dinosaur Design

Necklace to impress with KickStyle

FIRO – innovative cooking device for modern picnics

denkisa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:34:53 +0000

One of these lasting memories from my childhood is the open air camping, where gathered around the camp fire, we wrapped potatoes and onions in cooking foil to bury them in the live coals and eat later on, like they were the most delicious thing on earth.
Pretty much all the inventions these days are exploring our good old habits trying to improve and polish the experience. Whether it’s a steel of our natural ways of reaction or a pure enlightenment on how things can work better, the progress is always here to stay and the FIRO concept by Andrea Nimtschke is totally proving it.

FIRO is a portable oven made of technical ceramics and a perfect multifunctional device for outdoor cooking. It holds 4 pots, attached to a railing construction with a swiveling support for maintaining the food level, thus way FIRO can be easily and safely dragged in and out of the fire. The pots are used both for cooking and eating purposes with utensils that clips on the sides of each pot and temperature insulation pockets for handling while hot. All from above in a compact and elegant 5 kg package.

While the pots count short and look way to small, it’s a concept which will turn your modest picnics in a modern and stylish experience.

Check Andrea Nimtschke’s product portfolio via (Tuvie)

Stylish Beer Carrier to keep your beer essentially cold

denkisa — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:41:00 +0000

When a sleek design meets an extensive usability you’ve got a must have living utility, which is exactly the case with Luis Luna’s Beer Carrier. It’s composed of two parts – visually appealing carrying case with classic green plastic handles and aluminum base gathering the detachable 12 bottles beer holder. The holder itself contains water, which upon freezing compliments your beer by keeping it essentially cold.

Enjoy your cold beer till the end of the game

Check Luis Luna’s portfolio at Behance

How to easy make your own designer Shuttlecock Pendant Lamp

denkisa — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:50:46 +0000

The Brooklyn based designer Kiel Mead is vastly popular with his jewelry cleverness, quirky designs and his casual way to give new meanings to trivial objects. If you haven’t been already dazzled by his work, search for the clever Forget-Me-Not ring, which is modeled on a piece of tied string, the charmed hung casting of chewing gum or the emblematic matchstick necklaces.

Kiel Mead is from those kind of designers who doesn’t intentionally create something, but rather grows his work out of own personal obsessions and researches, on topics that electrify his interest. This is exactly the case with the Birdie Light – fascinated by the “gentlemen’s” sports, like croquet, tennis, badminton and the eloquence and poise that such activities require, Mead started to play around with the classic objects, used in such sports to finally come up with unbelievably simple and enormously cool looking Shuttlecock lamp-shade.

Shuttlecock Pendant Lamp instructions provided by Ready Made Magazine

Ingredients and tools:

Goose feathered shuttlecock
Power drill
1/2 and 1/4 drill bits
Candelabra socket
Plug
15 Watt light bulb
1m. lamp cord

Make it:

Start with a proper shuttlecock. The plastic ones that you and I grew up with were dumped down for modern culture – authentic birdies are made with goose feathers, which are way more appropriate for their purpose to glide back and forth through the air.
Working from the feathered end of the shuttlecock use a 1/4 bit to drill part of the way into the cork top. Use a 1/2 bit to drill the rest of the way through and thread the lamp cord through the shuttlecock. Attach the candelabra socket to one end of the cord, so that it will end up nesting inside the core of the feathers. Secure the plug to the other end. Press the socket into the cork, screw in the light bulb and hang. Resist the urge to swat.

Birdie Light is most likely to become a favorite interior companion, but it seems really hard to resist the temptation of testing your forehand on it every single time you pass close by.

Alternatively if you are not into DIY stuff you can buy the Birdie Light from The Future Perfect for the affordable $50

Check the entire creative portfolio of Kiel Mead via (Slectism)

4 extremely practical kitchen appliances by Tomas Kral

denkisa — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:29:21 +0000

Tomas Kral became a designer by accident, as he explained, but his design talent is beyond any doubt. You can say that his latest work is outstanding with its design maturity and originality, but what really impressed me are couple of his old creations, which explore people everyday needs and gives a different meaning to the common objects, by optimizing their purpose. Following is a selection of Tomas Kral’s 4 extremely practical kitchen appliances:

Lap Counter
The Lap Counter is a plastic tray and a neat kitchen facility, which gives you the mobility to peel, chop, slice fruits and vegetables almost anywhere in the house. It’s ergonomically shaped to fit the lap of the sitting person and it’s molded for both a container and a working surface. It will barely sit on your drying rack or fit in your washing machine, so it’s better thinking in the direction of assembling different modules, but besides that the Lap Counter is a brilliant facility for your prep cooking comfort.

Jetspoon
It’s just a plastic spoon with a container for water, which will save you the effort to stir and pour out with both hands at the same time. It will be even smarter to dose the liquids inside the spoon for a given quantity of the product to stir.

Big Race
Is actually a bowl inspired and designed as a simple car. Big Race tends to change the way we percept traditional objects and give different user experience – no matter the age, everyone likes playing. As it comes in 3 different sizes you can easily pile the bowls up for space optimization. Simple, practical and stylish, the Big Race is a dream object in your kitchen.

Molecule
Like 2 atoms are grouping together to form a stable molecule, Tomas Kral joined 2 utensil to create a stunning double carafe for wine and water at the same time – handy, practical and stylish.

It’s absolutely worth checking Tomas Kral’s remarkable portfolio, where you can closely track out the creation process of some of his products.

Sustainable shopping selection to enhance your green living II

elena — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:08:40 +0000

Our second sustainable shopping selection comes in consequence of your high interest for the first one and it will logically evolve in regular, eco-oriented shopping series.

It’s a world known fact that we need to be eco smart and tailor our modern living in more meaningful shapes and purpose, which starts as soon as we become aware of the simple facts and messages in the environment around us:

– The Bamboo has an immense tensile strength that rivals that of many metal alloys and it’s highly resilient even in extremely conditions.
– The Bamboo has a renewal rate that no other plant can match. It grows 60cm in just 24 hours, reaching its maximum height in several years.
- The Bamboo is capable of regenerating itself upon harvesting without need of replanting, making it possibly the most valuable material and renewable resource.

Here’s the deal: we’ll continuously select sustainable products till you get constantly inspired and turn irreversibly green.

1. Magnetic Wooden Tongs – The little details in your kitchen betray what kind of housewife you actually are. Don’t make any compromise with the David Mayhew’s food tongs, handmade of Jamjuree wood and gracefully designed in the shape of a whale’s tail. Marvelous realization – $40.00 at MoMA Store

2. Nussbag – woddy designed bag, extremely elegant and unusually official. Unfortunately at the time of writing Nussbag’s website went down for an update, so you can alternatively check the Nussbag corporate designers – Salamanda

3. Cork Cuff – From the website: Studio 1A.M.’s Cork Cuff explores natural cork as a wearable material. 100% recycled and recyclable, flexible, and water repellent, cork is the perfect unexplored resource for jewelry – $48.00 at Feel More Human

4. Vers 2X Sound System – From the website: The Vers 2X is a compact, all-in-one system with full-size sound. It’s not only the world’s first hand-crafted real wood iPod speaker, but also the most sustainable. The 2X plays and charges iPod Video, iPod Nano, iPod mini, iPod, iPod classic, iPod Touch, iPhone and 3G iPhone – €179.99 at Feel More Human

5. Cork Mosaic Sideboard – designed by Iannone Designs and preseneted on 2008’s NY Design week, this eco-chic cabinet features a charming woodland tableau formed from layers of sustainably harvested cork – $3,400.00 at 2Modern

6. Wooden Bracelet – this wooden sustainable bijou was available at Oculus Jewelry, which website is in process of reconstruction and you’ll need to check it later – Oculus Jewelry

7. Spa Canister with Lid – designed by Susanne Augenstein and manufactured by Blomus, the elegant spa canister will bring contemporary style to your bathroom. It’s crafted from bamboo, stainless steel and porcelain with an attractive and cozy design – $29.60 at All Modern

8. Wine Arc – From the website: Molly Kinney creates this clean line for wine display. Made from bamboo, it uses the weight of the bottle to keep upright – a sure conversation starter – $21.00 at Zanisa

9. Bamboo Circular Mirror – This stunning Bamboo Mirror has 110 cm diameter and it’s hand made from strips of bamboo laid into a black resin – £165.00 at Puji

Happy Green Living from KickStyle