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The World's Only Ligne Roset Concept Boutique...

...has opened up right in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas. It was created to be a gallery of Ligne Roset's most forward-thinking pieces by the world's up-and-coming and talented designers. Featuring bright colors and interesting shapes, it also ushers in a new era of Ligne Roset, one that reaches out to design-lovers and aims to be more accessible for all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ligne Roset Boutique

Shuella

Is it a shoe? Is it an umbrella? Don`t let a storm ruin your shoes! Colorful and stylish, Shuella is a raincoat designed to protect the shoes. It is foldable and you can carry inside your bag (great for london girls...). Well, it will be hard to take them off when the rain stops!

 

 

The Urban Industrial LifeStyle

Strength + beauty. For the love of Urban Industrial, comes a dichotomous blend of utilitarian metal designs and the beauty of raw steel & iron finishes. For the hard-core industrial vibe, choose vintage medicine cabinets, adjustable industrial cast iron tables with glass or marble tops, and for the true industrialist ~ concrete seating. What more could you want for your urban cool, Urban Industrial Lifestyle?  [photo above by gary heller photography].

[photo by Régis Cariou].

1940's strafor medicine cabinet, by Les Nouveaux Brocanteurs brings utility + beauty + industrial design to any urban decor dwelling or big city loft. [photo by Régis Cariou].

Design Collection from French Design House ~ Les Nouveaux Brocanteurs, titled "Indus & Métiers," is an urban industrial dream find and I have to thank the very talented + creative, photographer Régis Cariou for introducing me to such urban industrial coolness. Find Régis and the other talented design team members at Les Nouveaux Brocanteurs or visit www.lesnouveauxbrocanteurs.com for more fabulous industrial wares.

 

For the true vintage urban industrial enthusiast: a must see urban cool loft filled with one-of-a-kind antique industrial wares + lighting. "It has always been our goal at Get Back, Inc. to find the best in unique industrial design. Started in 2000 by Irish cabinet/furniture makers, experienced in "Old World" craftsmanship, our ability to transform our finds into functional exciting furniture has attracted many top architects, designers, and decorators." ~ GB, Inc. [the goods on the tables] *1. adjustable industrial cast iron & glass table base, *2. vintage industrial marble & cast iron table. For pricing + additional information, visit the urban cool crew at Get Back, Inc.

[Genius ~ this is one urban cool industrial chair]

Designed by Stefan Zwicky + is titled "Grand Confort, Sans Confort."

[the sleek beauty of industrial design: a 1970's prototype]
from Phillipe Starck.

Pulp Art

Normally, I abhor the idea of damaging a book in the name of art, but for photographer Thomas Allen I can make an exception.  

Allen creates dramatic pop-up diorama's out the cover art from pulp paperbacks.  After carefully composing the cut-out figures into cinematic scenarios, he photographs them.   By deploying a shallow depth of field and noir like lighting, Allen brings gives these worn paperbacks an entirely new life.  Yet never for a moment does he forget their pulp roots, creating a world of tough dames and gin swilling brawlers.

The Composition Chair... ¿Art or Design?

My first thought about this chair was... Which is the most important issue to design a chair: Beauty or Comfort? I like this proposal from the designer  Kouichi Okamoto, I think is interesting, classic (shape) and aggressive at the same time. If anyone take a seat on it, it seems to be flexible, because it use the same principle of a mattress, but... what happened if I want to seat naked on it? where the comfortable thing goes to?

I love this chair, because it make me think... Oh!, by the way, is not that the purpose of art?

Via Contemporist.

Parvez Taj -- 2009 Spring Collection

Parvez Taj's 2009 Spring collection is now on 2Modern.com, highlighted by a new eco-friendly series printed on bamboo, and a new set of images printed on eco-friendly aluminum.

dark miracle box by black sheep and prodigal sons.

Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons is run by Brooklyn-based designer Derrick Cruz. Its dark and alluring collection comprises items created using both vintage and handcrafted elements, including jewelry, ashtrays, scarves, and combs. Additionally, Mr. Cruz produces several limited edition pieces, including my favorite, the Dark Miracle Box. Made of ebonized wood, the box takes the shape of a book and can easily sit unassumingly on your bookshelf, protecting your most discrete items.Illusive appearance aside, the box holds its own secret -- a hidden door crafted from 24k gilded gold. And while the first version (a limited edition of 50 boxes) sold out, you still have a chance to get yours hands on the Dark Miracle Box, orders being taken for Version 2 as we speak.

d'light Huggable Pillows

Fluffy lighted pillows from Diana Lin.

 

Photo credits: Yanko Design

modern tea set by Gaia Gino

Modern creations by Gaia & Gino.

More modern products by this Turkish design house here.

Pepe and his Friends are an adorable new posse whose mission is to brighten up your kitchen. Bonnie, Momo, Sir Randolf and the gang come fully equipped to help you serve in style. Cute is the new cool.  Meet the guys here.

Pepe and Friends collaborated with the prestigious German ceramic manufacturer Rosenthal to create these dashing little workers that love to help out in the kitchen.