Yesterday morning couldn’t have started better, as I was invited by the Norwegian furniture reatiler Expo Nova to participate in the presentation of Zanotta. I know Zanotta quite well from when I lived and studied in Milan, but it was nice to get a reminder on just how great furniture they produce. Not only do they have many of my favourites  of design-classics from designers like Castiglione and Colombo, but they also have a limited edition every year with furniture made by young, new designers! Take a look at some of the pictures from their new catalogue; I love both the furniture and the styling! (more…)

It is impossible not to smile and fall in love with this banana boat! The Danish artist Jacob Dahlstrup Jensen has a lot of sailor inspired works in his portfolio –form beautiful tattoo- drawings under the title  “Between the devil and the deep blue”, to funny and smart installations and objects like this Banaba boat and the floating anchor. I really like his humorous twist on things!  See more pictures after the jump, and please visit his site in order to get inspired, have a laugh and to be amazed! (more…)

I just watched the latest episode of True Blood, a series I just can not help but two love! So while I’m in the morbid mood, here’s a series of photos from the Mexican photographer Rosario Ruiz. The series is called “Beautiful Surgery”, and I love the clean, white stile and the colorful effect of the red blood and the black clothes. More pictures after the jump! (more…)

Sorry guys, but this post is mainly to my Norwegian readers… Me and my friend Erlend Moe is arranging a workshop in September, and if you happen to be in Norway and want to play with us, then you are more than welcome to join! For more information please send me an email or download the invitation here!

Ok, this is not really a design-news, but I just have to tell you anyway. I’ve been working a lot lately and decided it was time to treat my self with something really nice. So today I bought this beautiful classical Eames chair! This chair was the first successfully mass-produced molded plastic chairs. Molded in fiberglass reinforced polyester and designed by Charles Eames in 1948. Last year Vitra put it back in to production, this time made out of a more ecologically supportable material; recyclable polypropylene. A great classical chair that I know I will love to have in my home for a long time!