Monday, January 18, 2010

The Furniture Reuse Network





Is an organization located in the U.K. that specializes in minimizing furniture waste by accepting donations and redistributing furniture and household items to families in need.

"10 million items of furniture are thrown away in the UK every year. 3 million ofthese items could be easily re-used; more could be repaired."






http://www.frn.org.uk/

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Organic and Adorable Pillows for Kids.

 A fantastic eco product I came across.  You will love these!





http://www.amenityhome.com/

Barbie Jewelry.


Who knew barbie would resurface in jewelry pieces this creepy and cool at the same time.








http://www.margauxlange.com/index.html

We love creative lighting solutions!

This is a post that I came across on http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/.  

"It's a pendant lamp made from 15 cat/dog food bowls (Bastis), some lamps and wiring. I named it 'Bäsil' after my cat. The pictures speak for themselves."

Alchemy Architects/Weeehouse!

An itty bitty prefab home.  Perfect for any location.




imm cologne 19. - 24.01.2010



http://www.imm-cologne.com/thefair/trends_2010.php




Interior Trends 2010


"Trickery", "Comfort Zone", "Rehab" and "Discipline"
In the year 2010 the design scene will be dominated by
conflicting tendencies : the experimental on the one hand and durability and quality on the other.
"Trickery", "Comfort Zone", "Rehab" and "Discipline" are the most important developments for the interior design sector 2010.

Trickery: False-Bottomed Design
Popular camp is suddenly taking the play with quotations of classic forms, improvisations and illusions very seriously indeed and rejoicing in creative quality as distinct from perfect workmanship .
Trickery counters promises of solidity with a world of appearances, confusion and puzzles.

Comfort Zone: Consoling and Cuddly
Family-minded, harmony-seeking circles, on the other hand, are reflecting on the more robust quality of traditional shapes and patterns from all over the world, on the virtues of the self-made and things that appear to be selfmade.

Rehab: Purism as Self-Therapy
The innovation-minded are seeking the pure quality of the naked, decoration-free form with a single-mindedness so unyielding it almost hurts.
The design world is in withdrawal, pulling back, becoming light and airy, dissolving.

Discipline: A Return to Reason
Discipline preferes the original Bauhaus aesthetics and demands absolute perfection.
It is the new seriousness with which design is being scrutinised for values like sustainability and durability.

DAS MAGAZIN X FREITAG

Freitag does it again with the Das Magazin bag, made from unicolored truck tarpaulins.  Classic hot-galvanized buckles keep tarps together like they do on trucks.

http://www.freitag.ch/shop/FREITAG/page/frontpage/detail.jsf

Wooden carpet?





This is a carpet made of geometric wood pieces that are hand cut or laser cut and then attached by hand to a textile base.

Repurposing of salvaged wood



These are quite beautiful and functional. http://www.judithseng.de/

Bus Stop...



http://www.cfennell.org/

Another stroke of recycled genius!