“cul is cool” by ABR. Sit your butt down in a…butt chair.
(top image by: vivien chin)
(images from ABR)
Archive for May 18th, 2009
“cul is cool” @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff Leave a CommentTags: abr, butt chair, cool design stuff, cul is cool, furniture, icff
auto-watering planter @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff Leave a CommentTags: auto watering planter, icff, plant
If only this could help me water my plants. Didn’t catch who made this.
(image by: vivien chin)
bai-shibori mini lamps @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff 1 CommentTags: bai shibori, cool design stuff, icff, lighting, tie die lamp
“Shibori” is a method of tie dye. This technique results in these crinkled patterns in the fabric when untied. These bai-shibori (sik) lamps by Katayama Bunzaburo Shoten are really beautiful and fun. Sooo light and airy. I want one!
(images by: vivien chin)
“misty garden” @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff Leave a CommentTags: cool design stuff, housewares, humidifier, icff, mikuni, misty garden, miyuki yoshida, sustainable design
“Misty Garden” by Japanese company, Mikuni, (designer Miyuki Yoshida) is an environmentally friendly humidifier made of nonwoven fabric that when soaked with water from the tray, allows water to evaporate and naturally humidify the air. Very nice!
(image by: vivien chin)
memento @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff Leave a CommentTags: cassina, cool design stuff, furniture, icff, memento lamp, numbers
Crazy shadows cast by the “Memento” lamp by Cassina IXC, Ltd. Numbers everywhere!!
(image by: vivien chin)
inside norway hanky trees @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff Leave a CommentTags: cool design stuff, hanky trees, icff, inside norway
These white trees with hankies tied to them distracted me from looking at the furniture at the inside norway exhibit. Fun trees!
(images by: vivien chin)
umbra “balloona” stool @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff Leave a CommentTags: balloon stool, balloona, cool design stuff, furniture, icff, umbra
today’s desk view: dancing gecko?
Published May 18, 2009 etc. , places Leave a CommentTags: gecko, lizard, union square
Gecko or lizard? I’m not sure, but he’s doing a dance for some peeps in Union Square. He’s joining sad panda in the group of giant constumed animals that visit Union Square.
No more dancing going on…now just staring.
(images by vivien chin)
It’s 55 degrees, midday, in the middle of May in New York?? There is definitely something wrong with that picture. I’m ready for this rainy, colder, Fall-like weather to end and Summer weather (minus the humidity) to come. Sunny lunches in the park sound wonderful to me. Sun, it’s time to come out so I can enjoy wearing skirts, dresses, tanks, and shorts and put away the warm jacket. 🙂
Olafur Eliasson’s “The Weather Project” installation at Tate Modern (seen above)
fuz @ ICFF
Published May 18, 2009 cool design stuff , interesting sites Leave a CommentTags: cool design stuff, fuz, icff, josh jakus, napkin hugs, recycled materials, sustainable design
“corky” (left) & “dusty” (right) w/felt dog eraser
hug placemats
napkin hugs (rubber)
napkin hugs (wool felt)
FUZ (company by Josh Jakus) had some really fun products at the show. All the products shown are made from recycled materials and/or excess material waste from factories (wool felt, wood, cork, rubber, etc). Very sustainable! I got a black rubber napkin hug as a takeaway! It was my favorite takeaway from the show. All their products can be purchased on the FUZ site. Pleased to hear that FUZ is a Josh Jakus company. I have one of his UM bags made from recycled industrial felt and think it’s a really great design.
(images by: vivien chin)
(napkin hugs images from FUZ)
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