Archive for May, 2009

Charming Miss Sophie by Alin Boyaciyan

May 29th, 2009

Miss Sophie lamp by Alin Boyaciyan | Industrial design | LightingNamed after a character from the 1920s theater comedy sketch “Dinner for One” (a.k.a. “The 90th Birthday”) written by Lauri Wylie, Alin Boyaciyan’s Miss Sophie lamp is truly a lady: dignified, elegant, feminine and timeless. (more…)

My and Roo: daily dose of comfort/laziness

May 28th, 2009

My and Roo easy chairs by Woodnotes | Industrial design | FurnitureWoodnotes’s My and Roo are both soft and sturdy, lightweight easy chairs providing ultimate comfort and bliss. That, or another step toward the downfall of man. Designed by Ulla Koskinen, they were the only Finish products to bring home an Interior Innovation Award from IMM Cologne this year. (more…)

Crystal Palace, elephants and balloons

May 28th, 2009

Crystal Palace armchairs and sofas by Jean-Marie Massaud | Industrial design | FurniturePardon the title, but that was the first thing that came to our minds the moment we saw the mighty Crystal Palace collection by Jean-Marie Massaud. So, how do you turn a dull, massive object into levitating comfort and luxury? (more…)

Balt, a couch with an attitude

May 27th, 2009

Balt a.k.a. Bold sofa by bERT&dENNIS | Industrial design | FurnitureIt surely is. An attitude expressed through simplicity, fluidity, angularity and utility as most of Bert van der Grift’s and Dennis van der Burch’s (bERT&dENNIS) work. (more…)

Urano: Sleeping in the clouds

May 27th, 2009

Urano bed by Leonardo Dainelli | Industrial design | FurnitureFalegnameria 1946’s Urano or, in Greek mythology, Father Sky (Greek: Ouranos), designed by Leonardo Dainelli, is truly a heavenly bed. (more…)