This Umbrella Man Wardrobe by Andrew Varah isn’t for everyone, but in the right setting it would be amazing! I love the graphic exterior, which can be customized as desired.

This design was possible because, unlike a wardrobe which has to hold a large number of items, this is essentially a hall cabinet, just for outdoor clothing. Because of this I realised the coat hanger can face you, rather than be on its edge. If it faced you, then why not have the top of the cabinet in the shape of a cost hanger/? If you did that, why not inlay a coat hanger on the front? If you did that, why not have clothing on the coat hanger, and so on. This is what inspired the design.

In a strange twist, the silhouettes of 3 separate chairs by master designers (Eames, Saarinen, and Jacobsen) were mashed together to make the Masters Chair. I wish the lines were a little thinner, but it’s still very nice.

Hello, pretty bathtub! Sean and I were in Pittsburgh for a wedding this weekend, and we stayed at a B&B on the way that had a bathroom bigger than our bedroom in New York. It felt pretty luxurious, and if I were to design my own bathroom, a tub like this would fit right in. The VOV bathtub by Mastella Design was inspired by the shape of an egg. Lovely!

I want this chair real bad – Thonet Era.

I appreciate the playfulness of this furniture set – the jigsaw pieces, the differing styles, the textiles. Cvetnoetno is a collaboration between Slovenian architect Špela Leskovic, fashion designer Almira Sadar, and the furniture company Mizarstvo Černe.

mischer’traxler studio is a partnership between Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler. They have an ongoing project called ‘The Idea of a Tree” which features objects that are produced using the natural input of the sun with a mechanical process. This creates unique objects that represent the sun’s intensity on the day and place of production.

The length/height of the resulting object depends on the sunhours of the day.
winter = shorter objects
summer = longer objects

The thickness of the layer and the colour is depending on the amount of sun-energy.
more sun = thicker layer and paler colour
less sun = thinner layer and darker colour

The correlation between input and output makes the changes visual and readable. The product becomes a three-dimensional ‘photograph’ of the time and the place where it is produced.

After one day of winding the cotton structure can be ‘harvested’ off the machine. A few days, later the dried piece is finished by hand and a label, telling day and place of production, is placed on the evening side of the object.

From November 6th to December 6th, their work will be on display at Novalis Fine Arts, a design and art gallery in Turin, Italy. Check it out if you have the chance!

Kutarq, a multidisciplinary firm led by Jordi López Aguiló in Valencia, Spain, just released a very versatile room divider. Just Fold It is a flexible and modular divider that can be added to and arranged as needed. Perforations on the surface increase stability by counteracting wind resistance.

I love these graphic, word-based rugs by Linus Dean.

I am into this turquoise Acapulco chair big time.

Inspired by the Mayan weaving technique, the chair was designed in Acapulco, Mexico circa 1950, and today is being made just a few miles from there, ensuring its charachter and authenticity.

They recently came out with a leather version, but this one is my favorite.

Arco da Velha’s furniture designs are streamlined and colorful, with little surprise details. I especially like the mixture of the particle board (which I normally hate as a material) and the black drawer faces below.