why not?

Gorgeous Ventricle vessels by Eva Milinkovic, available @ Tsunami Glassworks…

(via Form as Function)

Posted on August 30th, 2010 by marica zottino
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Ink Storm,the fascinating graduation project of Marc van Gennip…

“INK STORM is a research of bleeding ink into prints.By interrupting the process by hand, a storm of ink will be released within the prints.This then transforms from being static and geometric into dramatic and organic.The Storms are controllable, but once released they will go their own way.
Every storm has it’s own spontaneous colournuances and shapes”

A really great work of research which will surely  show a new way forward to  textile prints enhancement and such a poetical way to emphasize how beautiful randomness can be!

(via busybeingfabulous)

Posted on July 15th, 2010 by marica zottino
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This Arms and crafts series by Krasznai studio definitely reached  the main aim of the designers, that is ” to have fun with the works and, if possible, bring a smile to your face” So funny, and brilliant!

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by marica zottino
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I love Marloes ten Bhömer’s shoes, they  seem to come straight from the future, with their uncommon architecture-like structure…

“If the key commandment of glamorous, upscale shoe design for women is to amplify and exaggerate the curves of the human foot, ten Bhömer’s shoes are riotous and sensuous sinners” (Shumon Basar, design and architecture critic)

If you wish to see them closely, they will be exhibited at Jerwood Contemporary Makers, 17 June – 25 July 2010 , Jerwood Space, London

Posted on June 20th, 2010 by marica zottino
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The Jardins Secrets project by La Reine Dagobert +Caroline Bourgeois is an interesting interaction between furniture, crafty textile manipulation and upholstery, based on the ideal hybridation between abandoned pieces of furniture and the nature which surrounds them…

Fauteuil Scarlett

Parure Orange

Parure Etoilèe

Posted on June 9th, 2010 by marica zottino
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Jellio Design is back with its new tasty creation: the gummy chandelier. It’s a piece created by hand from 5,000 acrylic gummi bears. Built in New York City by artist Kevin Champeny, each Candelier takes over a month to create. Only ten limited edition Candeliers will be built… a real eye candy!!!

Posted on February 11th, 2010 by marica zottino
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I  like Alvaro Uribe’s approach to design:  straight, contemporary, communicative and ironic…

Posted on September 9th, 2009 by marica zottino
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 S1ngletown is one of the most interesting projects I saw at the 11th Venice Biennale Architecture…
” More and more, we live by ourselves. Traditional social networks of family and clan have given way to temporary and negotiated ones, and even friendships are fluid and often exist outside of physical space. By 2006, a third of all of us in developed and developing countries will be living alone. How can we be at home in the modern world? the Dutch collective Droog Design, in collaboration with the advertising farm Kesselkramer, has collaborated to create a prototype community for singles. “S1ngletown” is an abstract representation of an urban space consisting of the cocoons, implements, connective technologies, and wearable signs singles nees in order to inhabit our atomized environment. It is a network of solitary nodes in a spatial network architects, designers and artists must weave in order to create a social alternative to a landscape of alienated individuals and static objects”

Posted on October 15th, 2008 by marica zottino
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Smart, ironic, fresh… the DINO clothes rack by Kayiwa OI…
“DINO is aesthetic and fully functional for coats and jackets or adults and children owing to the differently sized hangers.

For public places, coat checking is easier and neat with the numbered hangers. In addition, the cartilage and ample space reduce friction and allow the independent movement of the hanger(s).”

Posted on September 7th, 2008 by marica zottino
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Marta Rampazzo and Nicola Genovese came up with the idea of K-boards, vintage key jewels after seeing abandoned vintage, colorful keyboards in a dumping ground.No longer used functions, shapes and wordings gave those keys a particular charme.

The consciousness of the rareness of those pieces joined together with the idea of giving a new life to objects otherwhise abandoned soon became a concrete project.

Now the k-boards rings and pins are available online, and you can chose among a wide variety of keys the one which better fits you and your mood, and then place the order…

Posted on December 11th, 2007 by marica zottino
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I’m a fan of Atypyk crazy ideas from way back… and I love this “learn the basics” peg puzzle… the name is just perfect!!!!

Posted on December 5th, 2007 by marica zottino
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This modular seat called Woofie, the incredible sausage dog by Das Ding studio really made me laugh, it’s so funny!!!

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by marica zottino
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“NICE, Matt and Sophie, work in illustration and graphics within music, fashion and product design…”

Posted on May 16th, 2007 by marica zottino
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The funny, ironic, irreverent buttercup spontaneous picnic dress by reddish studio…

(thanx Giax for the tip!)

Posted on May 14th, 2007 by marica zottino
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Romain Ducros is a young designer who seems to care a lot about comfort… Well, I wish I had a dress like this on monday morning to make my way through a new week…

Valise Tapis

Posted on May 7th, 2007 by marica zottino
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Kasja Oberg examines the social ritual of dining representing its mood and the expectations it involves in three different situations: uninvited,  invited home, invited out…

Posted on March 8th, 2007 by marica zottino
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Amazing ANT’IQUE wallpaper by the duo GamplusFratesi… thousands of little ants placed to form one of the most classic patterns…

Posted on February 20th, 2007 by marica zottino
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