Chair using recycled materials from Turkish designer Ceren Basgoze

VIEW

A strong point of view.

Images from here, here, here, and here. Something more of interest here.

BUILDING BLOCK

LA-based Building Block makes really nice hand-made leather bags. Pitch-perfect website and art direction, too.

SPRING

These were on my desktop. I don't remember where they came from.

RECONTEXTUAL

From Fluxus artist Robert Watts. This was part of an exhibition called Photography Into Sculpture held at the MOMA in 1970.

STYLE

A dreamy Hamburg apartment. Herringbone wood floors seem to be ubiquitous in Germany, I wish they were ubiquitous here, too.

MOTIF

Adding motif to something unusual makes the motif feel unusual. Chevron stripes on pony hair desert boots from 80/20, and on a hand-made mug from Matthew Hyleck.

HOW TO

Make awesome bookends from scrap materials.

TABLESCAPE JEWELLRY

From Paris-based Arik Levy. Love the over-sized gem-cut marble. The glass pieces are nice too.

ANOTHER GEM

Hoping for Happy Accidents is a blog on the theme of interiors and modern artifacts. All culled into one place, from top: A Viennese Attic Apartment (via NYTimes), Carl Auböck (via Reference Library), McCobb furniture (via Treadway Gallery), and that is only the first page. Found on Door Sixteen.

CHAIR

By Tom Dixon.

LATEST CRUSH: JI LEE

Born in Korea, raised in Brazil and now based in NYC, creative director Ji Lee makes work in his spare time that is fun and clever.

STOCKHOLM DESIGN WEEK

Just returned home from Stockholm where I participated in Design Week with fellow artist & designer Melissa Gamwell as part of Designboom Mart. Melissa had her fabulous biography vase on offer, while I had hand screen printed organic cotton tote bags and my new book of drawings, both available from New Garde, for sale. Everyone we met was really awesome and we can't wait to go back to sthlm asap.

DIY CHANDELIER

Inspiring artwork as well as inspiring selflessness: lighting designers Jeanne Pelle (top) and Lindsey Adelman (bottom) each make seriously fantastic fixtures while also including internet tutorials on how to make one yourself at a fraction of the cost. Both chandeliers are so gorgeous I have no idea which one to make first.


(Jeanne Pelle's tutorial is found on Ready Made's site, Adelman's on her own page, link above.)

"MAYBE THE SECRET IS LESS BUT BETTER"

Dieter Rams in conversation with Deyan Sudjic at London's Design Museum.
"Not as much design as possible on it -- it is as few design. And that make it timeless."

TOXEL

TOXEL, an innovation and design blog, showcases projects featuring unusual materials or contrasting ideas. Top: Camouflage yourself with a poster. Middle: Brown bear sleeping bag. Bottom: bread shoes.