Bovey Lee puts a contemporary twist the ancient Chinese folk art of paper cutting. The details are absolutely ridiculous!
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paper cutout drawings by bovey lee
Bovey Lee puts a contemporary twist the ancient Chinese folk art of paper cutting. The details are absolutely ridiculous!
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foldschool cardboard furniture
Foldschool is a collection of free cardboard furniture for kids, handmade by you. The downloadable patterns can be printed out with any printer. The collection includes a stool, chair and rocker. Cheap and sweet!
grassland: real grass applications
Grassland produces visually stunning real grass applications for residential and commercial interior spaces. Their applications are both flat, as seen in their panel-like objects (above), and also spherical as hanging orbs. The real beauty of the natural material comes from its change in colour over time - from a rich, deep green to a light straw.
About the material:
"The grass grows not on soil but on various materials – using water, light and the power of the seeds only. The roots intertwine and form a joint area that, with the aid of the special technique of drying, will stick even on stainless steel. The grass is conserved through the process of drying only and needs no further maintenance."
mccraw's confections packaging
Mmmm, love the nostalgic aesthetic of this confection packaging! McCraw's Confections by Craig Skinner.
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more lovely desks
More desks - these I admire for their assembly and adjustability details.
{ 1 } Treteaux Desk by Ligne Roset
{ 2 } Enchord Desk by Herman Miller
{ 3 } Sox Table by Tobias Berneth
{ 4 } Trestle Table by Nicola Enrico Stäubli
{ 5 } Tréteau Desk by Philippe Nigro
lovely wood(ish) desks
Here are a few desks I've recently been pining for!
{ 1 } Xbien Table
{ 2 } Airia Desk by Herman Miller
{ 3 } Swoop Desk by CB2
{ 4 } Bulego Desk by Nueva Linea
{ 5 } Delta Desk by Brave Space Design
dry soda
This post is focused on both the packaging and the beverage. Dry Soda, designed by Seattle-based Turnstyle, is a sophisticated, non-alcoholic drink that is to be paired with fine dining. The idea was inspired by Dry Soda's founder, Sharelle Klaus, who yearned for a wine alternative whilst going through four pregnancies. This concept is great also for those who are straight edge, like myself, or those who refrain from alcohol for medical or religious reasons.
“Designed for those seeking a sophisticated, non-alcoholic beverage option, DRY Soda Co. produces lightly sweet, all-natural, culinary sodas. The sodas were developed specifically to be paired with great foods. To this end, DRY wanted the bottles to look at home in an upscale restaurant or at a five star hotel. Our design solution was intentionally minimalist."
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tonale by david chipperfield and alessi
Designed by David Chipperfield, Alessi's new tableware line Tonale uses soft minimal lines and a desaturated palette. Tonale refers to Giorgio Morandi's use of color tonality imbuing his daily objects with a sense of individuality.
rosebud felt bowl
Found this Rosebud Felt Bowl by Domestic Aesthetic over at Branch. What a beautiful, simple form with tons of uses! Made from a single piece of 100% industrial felt, held in floral bud form by magnets.
modern coin banks for baby
Cutie banks for little ones that complement a modern style.
{ 1 } Elegant Baby
{ 2 } J Schatz Egg Banks
{ 3 } Dwell Studio
{ 4 } Theosaurus
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velorbis bicycles
Who wouldn't want to look this sexy on a bike? Velorbis is just another example of stunning Dutch design that I can't wait to get my hands on. My favourite is the Victoria Classic, shown above in side view.
living proof's no frizz packaging
Living Proof's No Frizz packaging is gorgeous. The logo is brilliant and direct. The form is rather unique to other haircare products on the market, especially the bottles' caps.
My only change? I would to see all the straightening-related products with the large white caps (the silhouette looking like long, straight hair) whilst the curling products use the small white caps (the silhouette looking like one curl or wave). The image above shows the packaging in this manner, but their website shows the products going back and forth, using both cap forms for both products.
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daub and bauble packaging
Daub & Bauble offers their home and personal care products in "edition packaging" - label patterns change with every new reprint of the product, keeping the designs fresh and customers eager for more. Lovely, yes? Designed by Minneapolis-based Wink.
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status calendar by burak kaynak
The Status Calendar by Burak Kaynak translates social networking and the use of user, status and tags into a paper booklet calendar. I find the layout is less stressful than that of traditional planners, allowing the user to focus on one or two days at a time - plus, it's humorous, too!
"The web's big question: 'What are you doing right now?' is incredibly useful for tracking your daily activity. This is a calendar where you can write your daily 'status.' "
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the photographic dictionary
"The Photographic Dictionary is dedicated to defining words through the literal, figurative, and personal meanings found in each photograph."
Not only is this already becoming a stunning collective of photographic work, but it is continually adding words and photographers/photographs to the website - and submissions are open to the public! Shown above (and slightly cropped, I apologize!): "Cluster" by Josh Murfitt, "Field" by Sara Perovic, and "Reflect" by Jennilee Marigmen.
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