The great thing about design is that it can be timeless. Not easy to achieve but there are enough examples floating around that fit that category. One of them is a chair that was introduced more than 50 years ago. It’s probably the best selling piece of Eames furniture, namely the Lounge Chair & Ottoman.
As far as I know the only two companies that are officially licensed to produce the Eames furniture are Herman Miller for the United States and Vitra for Europe and Middle East.
Modern room divider Room dividers do as their name suggests – they help divide space within a room. In a large lounge-diner, for example, a room divider can be used to separate the space into two functional areas, so that your living and lounging area is distinctive to your dining zone. Whilst you may think of room dividers as being big, bulky pieces of furniture, that shut off sections of a room and make the space darker in doing so, that’s certainly not always the case, as this modern room divider from Bo Concept demonstrates. It serves the practical purposes of dividing space, but does so in a way that makes the divider a feature in its own right. The Read more…
When you have a garden at home you must decide what to do with it. You can use it only for barbecues and so you place a nice outdoor bench and swing or you can arrange a small rose garden in a corner or you can use it as a small beach around the pool and so on. One of the most convenient and also beautiful solutions even for small gardens is to build a small rock garden like the one you can see in these pictures. Its not very difficult to design and build and it keeps its natural appearance, bringing a corner of the mountain view in your city garden.
You dont need too much space so, once you have decided about the position and size of the rock garden you can start building it.
I’ve got more Belgian quality design for you today. My first contact with today’s company was at Interieur 2010 if memory serves me right. In the comments of last week’s item about the Spock LED light I got reminded about it by Alexandre Chailleux in the comments.
Light switches, power sockets, Ethernet sockets often are a forgotten piece of interior design. Not so for Belgian company basalte. They specialize in home automation. Home automation should be simple and add comfort to the complexity of the modern home. What you immediately notice is that these are gorgeous to look at. Beauty is hollow without the accompanying function that excels in simplicity.
Circular dining table This circular wooden dining table comes with four modern dining chairs that fit compactly around the table when not in use, making it perfect for rooms where you’ve got limited space. The chairs are upholstered in brown fabric and the table in oak veneer. The Alfresco dining table and chairs set is currently significantly reduced in the Furniture Village sale, but until Monday, you can take advantage of an extra Bank Holiday Bonus of a further 10% off the price.
ICFF 2011 may have had a rocky start for me, but its been fun to spend this week focusing on the parts (parts one, two, three) that I enjoy. Today Im wrapping up with the last round of photos we took at this years show. From huggable lamps and expandable rugs to garden tools made from oyster shells, this final look at ICFF features some great ideas that hopefully will be joined by even more exciting pieces next year. Thanks so much to everyone whos emailed, commented and spoken with me about ICFF this year. Its been amazing to hear your ideas about how the show could grow and improve to represent the vibrant design community that we all love and celebrate online every day.