Bottlebench: A Creative Solution For Social Seating
Posted 2 days ago by rachel
Outdoor furniture arrangements aren’t always the easiest to put together for groups of people, and they’re oftentimes like a dinner table– you’ve got to get the right configuration going in order for everyone to participate in conversation. Designer Marteen Pauwelyn came up with a circular design that’s based off of the bottom of a plastic bottle….
Form Meets Function With The ‘Rising Table’
Posted 8 days ago by rachel
When design aesthetics and functionality of furniture collide, it can be an exhaustive process to get the form and function to be equal parts in the equation. It’s not too often that a piece of furniture is as flawlessly beautiful as it is functional and even unpredictable at that. Designer Robert van Embriqcs has designed a…
Sending Animals by Marcantonio Raimondi Malerba
Posted 9 days ago by rachel
Furniture pieces that are inherently interesting don’t always fit into any type of home, but these ingenious “Sending Animals” storage units are perfect for the industrial, traditional, shabby chic or even modern homes. Italian designer Marcantonio Raimondi Malerba designed these gorgeous pieces to further explore the eccentric ideas and relationships between people and nature. Looking like…
Fit For Business: Topographical Ping Pong Table Design
Posted 12 days ago by rachel
Ping Pong is synonymous with that green table and net. But when you’ve got designers who take a keen interest in anything– there’s always room for improvement. Take Snarkitecture‘s re-design of the iconic classic. The Brooklyn based studio crafted this table from steel, rubber and Richlite (an eco-friendly material). Its sleek and simultaneously chaotic look was…
OpenBook Library Chair & Reading Nook
Posted 13 days ago by rachel
While we are sometimes limited in the space and amount of furniture that goes into our homes, it can be a great thing to find pieces that do double duty, or are modular enough to work in any situation. Studio Tilt‘s OpenBook chair serves up a unique reading space for bookworms. Those who are still all…
Bat Inspired Seating by Farg & Blanche
Posted 14 days ago by rachel
There are so many amazing animal inspired furniture renditions out there. While we love us some detailed Maximo Riera interpretations, we also love the sleek and minimal odes to animals. Furniture designers Farg & Blanche are constantly coming up with enticing and avante garde furniture designs. Typically with their ‘F-A-B’ chair series a chair starts off…
Living Inspiration: 15 Bold Patterned Sofas For The Home
Posted 15 days ago by rachel
Seeing pattern placed in a room in your more traditional form of wallpaper, new age decals, paint or a few toss pillows can be so predictable. If with the summer time rolling in has you itching to try something new and exciting– go bold with the sofa. Adding pattern to a sofa can be a scary…
‘Quiet’ Sitting Booth by Studio Tilt
Posted 16 days ago by rachel
Creative designers at Studio Tilt teamed up with London Whittington Hospital Pharmacy’s patients and staff to create a chair that functions as more than just a seat in both visual and emotional terms. “Quiet” is the end result, offering up a cozy and more intimate area to sit and read a book or have time with…
DIY Inspiration: Upcycle An Old Upright Piano As A Workbench
Posted 21 days ago by rachel
Workbenches are the essential item for crafty, Do-It-Yourselfers and for many– space is limited. So what to do when you’re tight on space but need that storage space for tools and building materials? Well, you could take an old piano that’s past the point of repair and turn it into a workbench that doubles as a…
Design Your Own Furniture With ‘Everything But The Manual’
Posted 21 days ago by rachel
When buying furniture, it’s always a matter of whether or not an item is needed, serves a purpose and will go with everything else that’s already in the home. With Studio David Graas‘ “Everything But the Manual” system, users can create their own furniture for whatever needs arise. The “Everything But The Manual” starts off as…
