madame hervé : behind the curtains

turkish delight : speech balloon

Ekin Özbiçer and Berra Alka are currently working on their design projects be made ceramic in a studio located in Galata, Istanbul. Love it! (via decor 8 )

Archetoys : Floris Hovers

The model cars created by Dutch designer Floris Hovers are instantly recognizable. With basic, factory made metal parts Hovers assembles what he calls ArcheToys, archetypes of familiar motorized vehicles. Really smart! But, we have to wait: Available until half November 2008!

Studio Makkink & Bey : Witness Flat

Dutch Trees and Sheep (studio Juergen Bey Rotterdam) make a collection of Furniture that changes the Gallery  Pierre Bergé & Associés into a temporary test house. Slats, felt and capable hands have worked together and shared knowledge to compose a temporary apartment made of slats and a sewing machine.

Rosemieke de Hair : Overknees

Today I found another fascinating dutch designer, Rosemieke de Hair, made this amazing object. (via dutch design week)

Lenneke Wispelwey : teaparty

Dutch designer Lenneke Wispelwey created this wonderful porcelain teaparty!

Kris's color stripes : artist and fashion designer

Found this wonderful traditional mood via the blog kris's color stripes. Kris is an italien artist and fashion designer with passion for home design. Her blog color stripes is her color diary. Her moods are so beautiful!!
(Wycinanki is the polish art of paper cutting, artist Malgorzata Belkiewicz.)

 

Paul Loebach : Hangman

Hangman is inspired by 19th century orchard ladders, this decorative accent is also great for hanging clothes on. Paul Loebach writes about his work, “I’m interested in design as the study of form for the basic purpose of giving objects meaning. Design is a semiotic language and must therefore hold a balance between the continuity of recognizable imagery, and the poetic shift of innovation.

yoga horse : Lladró

The traditional porcelain manufacturer Lladró presented in Milan the new porcelain collection... the yoga horse is really special....

dots on demand

'dots on demand' from ‘a recent history of writing and drawing’ by jürg lehni and alex rich, 2008. how great is this??!

Have a little thought : Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon is a photographer in the real sense of the word. He never tries to be anything else but someone who takes pictures. Now, four years after his death at the age of 81, a grand retrospective of Avedon's work is on show in Berlin. The exhibition titled "Richard Avedon -- Photos 1946-2004 -- A Retrospective". (picture Alberto Giacometti 1958)

Rachel Whiteread

Strange and sensitive mood from the artist Rachel Whiteread

Twinroom : Milo Keller & Julien Gallico

Have a look at the amazing world of Twinroom!! Fantastic mood concepts from Milo Keller & Julien Gallico! (pictures for Palace Lausanne 2005  and Casa D Magazin 2008)

Adrien Rovero : Particule Stool

Adrien Rovero, Swiss Designer as well, based in in the french part of Switzerland, designed this intelligent particule stool. The stool made of compressed and moulded wood chips, the technology borrowd to the pallet industry. Three legs are  made using the same mould. Really smart, isn't it?!

FlatPack : Big Game

BIG GAME is a Swiss Design Studio located in Lausanne. The FLATPACK carpet refers to the most rudimentary way of protecting a floor: a simple sheet of cardboard lain on the ground.

Swedish Brushes

Wonderful and traditional swedish brushes from Iris group in Sweden, fotographer Carl Bengtsson .

Passionate about collecting 2

Another great envelope collection... (via inchmark)

shortcuts

still working

Magic Cookies : Interiormagasinet

Sweet Paul's magic sugar cookies for Scandinavian magazine Interiormagasinet...

Abigail Ahern : London

Abigail Ahern designs a stunning mix of desire! Quintessentially eclectic, utterly style conscious and a little bit of tongue in cheek... (via les carnets du design )

dear larika ....

sometimes we are looking for needles in a haystack.... congratulation :-)
 

Necklaces for the sick society

Necklaces for the sick society : Ieva Laurina

Interieur 08 : Kortrijk

Are you interested in innovative designs, new applications or the latest trends? The fair interieur 08 in Kortrijk has started 17 october and runs till the 26 october 2008. I have some special finds from young designers for you:

Hosefurniture : sanderbokkinga
Zajac : Raf Schoors
Sweet memories : Elisabeth Leenknegt
 

superfast

Today I have to work superfast!! (grafic via lulu )

sound supplier : daily routine

May I introduce you my cooperator in daily routine:  supplied me by sound ...

Dear clients: How to build your brand on internet

Found this interesting concept by John Mellkvist, founder of the design company JohnLookdotcom. I will share this with my next brand client.... (via davidreport )

1. Find your signature product
Hermès has their scarf, Lacoste has their polo shirt. Identify your signature product or service. Internet is big and thick so you need a sharp edge. A collaboration with another specialist – from a different field of business – will create a unique offer as well a big surprise, that will draw media attention.

2. Make sure your welcome page communicates. A commercial web concept needs to be much more direct compared to a physical company. What are you selling, what’s the price of it?  Write out your concept in editable text (i e not flash or similar) on page one as well as in the headline/frame of your web page. Display your concept in a 1,2,3-process. Don’t sit on your information. Share it! This will make you an authority.

3. Create a blog linking to your web page. Or even better, collaborate with a well known blogger blogging from your page. This will make your content more dynamic and increase search.

4. Google Adwords and Analytics Good for traffic, but be careful with your budget – use only a few keywords if you don’t want to pay for a lot of irrelevant clicks. Monitor it with Google Analytics.

5. Organise your e-mail network and communicate what you do continuously. Create an e-mail signature explaining your concept in a short line of text. Did someone write or say something good about you? – enclose hyperlinks. And don’t neglect Facebook. It’s easy to call it an adult toy. But also easy enough to use as a marketing tool.

6. Be brave – contact the best in your field. If you get along, ask for a quote or a good luck to publish on your site.

7. Think local. Just because everyone can see you doesn’t mean they will. Instead, start by building success in a small community, and go from there.

8. Overkill. As a webshop, replace human touch with small or big surprise, like the amuse (or the birthday cake) at the restaurant.

9. Banner advertising. Good for an ”I’ve seen that” effect. But before counting clicks consider; how many banners do you really click on?

10. Get real. The more internet based your concept is, the more it will gain from an ambassador in the real world.

TODD HIDO : FOTOGRAPHER

Photography is the art of showing more than the eye can see... Todd Hido's works and writes in NY. This homes at night series is only one little part of his beautiful work! (via Vic )

 

MATRIX : FABIA ZINDEL

Are you looking for wonderful materials, enchanting prints and limited series? Fabia Zindel owner and founder of MATRIX creates all this wonderful foulards, scarves and also MATRIX MENAGE, some objects for living!
Swiss design!

Salon Tsé & Tsé et companie

Do you know the french designer duo Tsé & Tsé? Since 1989 Catherine Lévy and Sigolène Prébois work together as an designduo and as a manufacture. Her website is really bizarre, images flicker across the screen... But the products are simply beautiful! The cornet lamp is a pleasure to behold: graceful, it hangs from its translucent wire. It is often dressed in white porcelain, either mat and velvet-like.

Passionate about collecting

Wonderful moods from the collector Holmboe! Moods of old envelopes, collections of orangepapers all over the world.... (via dear Ada )

Jamo Associates : Phillip Lim

Architect Jamo Associates designed this 'Arvestübli' showroom for Phillip Lim. (Arvestübli means a wooden room in a swiss chalet) Interesting! (via dezeen )

ACNE : New wallets please!

Opportunity makes the thief! The new wallet collection from Acne, based in Stockholm.

Emily & Laura : Orange Calendar

What an amazing typography! You can preorder the calendar right here. Emily & Laura, one day, they will open a boutique together, I will be there!!

Mast Brothers Chocolate

The brothers Rick and Michael Mast make their chocolate by hand in Brooklyn using family recipes. Is the taste of this chocolate so perfect like the package design? Onlineshop is coming soon.... (via beautiful orange )

INDIAN TOWELS

I found this wonderful Indian Towels via Archana Srinivas Blog. Beautiful!

Volume Five : Lines & Shapes

At least, today lines and shapes announce the newest book of the artist series! In this issue they feature artists from Sweden!! Elisabeth Dunker, Camilla Engman, Karin Eriksson, Sandra Juto and Albert Sjöstam. How cool is this!!?? I can't wait but I hope the postman always rings twice...

Thanks to Maria & Lena!

Reload : Coming Soon

The new embossed printing notebooks are in production! Yeahhh! Coming soon!

Wiksten : Sensitive Fashion

I found Jenny's blog wikstenmade somewhere in the world wide web. Her clothes are fantastic, so sensitive and friendly! Unfortunately I was too late, my favorite piece, the Lena Dress, is sold out....

Jörg Boner : Swiss Designer

Yesterday I wrote about our famous swiss designer Alfredo Häberli. In the swiss design scene, there is another favorite of mine: Jörg Boner . The products and the interiors are so unique, you can feel the new tendencies. Have a look here, here and here. ( the website is a must!!)

NINA EGLI : TOUJOURS TOI

Originally from Zurich, Switzerland, Nina now works out of a studio in Brooklyn, New York. Nina started making jewelry while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute, NY in 2002. Ever since she has been thrilled to share her life with a demanding, wonderful, strange, funny and spoiled child called Toujours Toi .
(picture below: sticky fingers bracelet)