This might come of as a little bit harsh, but the thing is that I saw these furnitures at Salone Satellite witch I kind of thought was worth showing to you. So I went to talk to designer and ended up getting a press kit. And I really did have the intention to write something good about these furnitures, but when I opened the press kit I just started laughing of this tacky image. So the reason to why I am showing you these designs from Sebastian Jansson is kind of mixed, but here they are anyway! (more…)

If you read this blog regularly you should know by now that I have a little hang up for jellyfishes. And I am happy to see that jellyfishes are a big inspiration to others as well, now that they are popping up in products and animations. The most magnificent jellyfish-thing I saw at Salone del mobile was the amazing Canon installation of Neoreal at Trienale. Huge organic shaped screens, soft music and interactive projections on the screens gave the room the sensation of an underwater world. Thanks to advanced projection technology the beautiful jellyfishes would appear on the screens as you got close to it. a collaboration between architect Akihisa Hirata and interactive artist Takahiro Matsuo. (more…)

Every year I am exited to see the stands of design schools from all over the world, cause sometimes they are really inspiring and sometimes they are just simply boring, The school witch stood out the most at Zona Tortona this year was definitely Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle with their exhibition called Graduate. Here you can see “T stands for trouble” by Konrad Lohöfener. This is a table made with baseball bats as its legs. These carry the table and can be easily undone for effective action. Take a look at more of their works simply by pressing more!
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Another treat from Salone Satellite was a stand with a long table filled with small objects. The objects would be anything for the table, such as reading lamps, flowerpots, plates and glasses. And what really made the exhibition stand out was the small details of tiny figures placed around on the products, as if the figures were real people exploring the products as though it was architecture. Unfortunately the images don’t give you the same impression as I got on the fair, but still, D.Lab have managed to create a playful, elegant and fresh design for the table. (more…)

More furniture’s from Salone del mobile, and this time it’s from theSwiss Pour les Alpes. At salone satellite they are showing the three chests of drawers ‘Ehrfurcht’, ‘Neugierde’ and ‘Sehnsucht’, witch are the perfect combination of product design and traditional craftsmanship from the Swiss Alps. I love how these furnitures seems like mass-produced and polished items on the outside, but when you open them (and the openings are quite creative) it reveles the true craftmanship on the inside. (more…)