Stylish, elegant and decidedly cool… not words that are usually associated with a paper bag, but then not many paper bags debut at Fashion Week in Paris. Ultra lightweight, super strong and water-resistant, the Papier collection – a collaboration between award-winning, high-end jewellery designer Saskia Diez and her equally creative husband, industrial and product designer Stefan Diez. Produced using Tyvek®, a ridiculously hard wearing, tear-proof synthetic paper, offering all the standard requirements of a travel bag whilst of course being fully recyclable… should, of course, you ever fall out with the beautifully simplistic design of this ‘German Designpreis 2010′ award winning collection….
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Vík Prjónsdóttir Blankets
elegant wool blankets from Icelandic design collective...
February 18th, 2010
With blankets dedicated to Sea Eagles, hidden worlds and Michael Jackson, you know that Icelandic design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir have a propensity for the absurd, especially given their famed ‘Beardcap‘. Captivated by nature and with a fervor for local culture and materials, Vík Prjónsdóttir showcased their latest collection at the recent Stockholm Design Week, a range of beautifully diverse blankets made from 100% Icelandic wool, and each telling a tale of folklore and emotion.
One Deck of Cards by Dzek
playing cards as mathematical functions and geometric shapes...
February 9th, 2010
Not yet 30, San Francisco born artist, Tauba Auerbach is already causing a noteworthy buzz on the American art scene. Her interest in typography and calligraphy alongside logic and physics are seemingly the catalyst for these truly remarkable playing cards, of which only 250 of each deck have been produced to a beautifully high standard, in collaboration with Brent Dzekciorius of DZEK. Consisting of two different decks, one based on mathematical functions, the other on geometric shapes, you probably won’t be cracking these open for a game of Texas Hold’em anytime soon…. however, thanks to their stupendously high production quality, and in particular those stunning linen and cardboard cases with blind de-bossing, you’ll no doubt be cherishing your collectors items as they continue to grow in value. $175 a set, from Project No.8.
A chance incident in which Alternative Oyster founder, and fan of the “steam punk” aesthetic, Matt Longstaff, used his Oyster card – London’s standard prepayed travel card – successfully whilst acting as a bookmark in a hardback led him to the conclusion that the card’s RFID chip would pass through a farily thick substance…. and so then, Alternative Oyster was born…. a unique vision to set your card apart from the 10 million plus in circulation through “use of classical materials and sentiments that reflect the locomotive pioneers of yesteryear.”
Stylish and sophisticated, Uniform Wares is a new London based ‘Objects & Apparel’ brand whose products are “intended for everyday use by individuals with an eye for meticulous design details”, their first foray into the fashion world is a ridiculously minimal wrist watch simply entitled, Wrist Watch 001. Limited quantities and colours hints that this is the beginning of an expanding range from this fledgling designer, and if this rather seductive little number is anything to go by, then that’s a very good thing….
Born in Jerusalem, yet a self proclaimed ‘Nomad’ who has lived in South Africa, Australia, Europe and Iceland, the rather talented design Sruli Recht has a passion for “making ugly things beautiful”. Having produced a beautiful range of footwear, accessories such as wallets and handbags and sculptural objects, Sruli has also worked as head designer and consultant for fashion labels in Iceland and Australia whilst also finding time to work as a pattern cutter and show-piece maker for Alexander McQueen…. needless to say, this boy has all the necessary skills to pay the bills! His latest gift to the world of fashion and design is this beautiful piece of statement jewellery, his uncut rough diamond ring. The 10carat white gold Möbius band allows for the interchange of three uncut rough diamonds, set individually into screw-in claws and is housed in a wonderfully distressed cardboard box that elegantly authenticates the rough, uncut proposition of this truly unique offering.
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last 18 months or so, you’ll have no doubt noticed that the world’s most popular toy has been going from strength to strength. It’s not that the 77 year old Danish company had ever really dropped off the radar, but in recent months we’ve seen James May building a Lego house, the Lego digital camera, Lego iPod docks and even the quite fabulous Lego kitchen. It’s no great surprise then to see the trend continue and with Christmas just around the corner, what better idea for the Lego lover in your life than a cute, retro, Lego wallet?
And here was us thinking axes were just for those who got their hands dirty for a living, or serial killers. Looks like we were wrong however, or at least that’s what designer and author Peter Buchanan-Smith, and outdoorsman and environmental entrepreneur Graeme Cameron of Best Made Co. tell us, but then they would, because it’s their wonderfully stylish (did we just say that about an axe?) axes that we’re talking about. All made to order, with hand painted, varnished and polished Tennessee Hickory handles, Best Made Co.’s tools mean serious business and if you’re tool collection is in need of a luxe upgrade then they’re certainly a good start.
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The latest addition to Tom Dixon's iconic mirror balls collection is this astonishingly beautiful 'Mirror Balls on Stand' floor lamp....
A 20-strong female choir decked out in futuristic technicolour capes who sing and scream about drinking and smoking over a post-dubstep clatter... Gaggle are the London based rebel yell we've all been waiting for. Previously mentioned in our midweek newsletter, their debut, 'I Hear Flies', is released today and yes, it's rather brilliant....
We love this cute little illustration from Central Illustration Agency's Chris Brown for Carluccio's
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Independent Dublin based design studio, Superfolk, are launching a new range of products at this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, that will pay tribute to Irish heritage... whilst remaining desirably modern.
Loving this high quality print from the ever-impressive Scott Hansen... highly limited to 200 pieces so move quick.
Previously only available in German, Berlin’s Innervisions have released a limited English run of Tobias Rapp’s book, ‘Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjetset’. Investigating the city's love affair with electronic music and the world's descent upon the German capital in search of the ultimate party....
Ether, the Southbank Centre's annual culture-fest of music, art, technology and experimentation is back from 16th - 24th April with the likes of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, Broadcast and Gil Scott-Heron... the highlight for us has to be the 23rd where mindfuck genius Chris Cunningham performs a live multimedia extravaganza... expect to be disturbed....
Running from 5th - 13th February at the rather brilliant Darkroom, 'An Exhibitional Orgy of Love Hearts' is a celebration of Saint Valentine's in which a host of creative types have been commissioned to create a piece of work based upon the heart.... All pieces will be for sale for £125, with a portion of the profits going to the Haiti Fund
The latest product from magic industry pioneers, theory11, is this rather tasty set of playing cards that commemorate 125 years of design and development by the US Playing Card Company....
Tom Dixon Floor Lamp
Gaggle: ‘I Hear Flies’
Chris Brown for Carluccio’s
Banksy's Cinema
Superfolk
ISO50 'Adrift' Print
Lost and Sound
Ether 10
An Exhibitional Orgy of Love Hearts @ Darkroom
Bicycle 125 Playing Cards
