I visited the incredible Galerie Van Der Straeten in Paris several years ago, and was immediately obsessed. French furniture designer Hervé Van der Straeten makes all of his unique pieces with his own hand, creating bold forms by using innovative materials with an exquisite execution. Read about his latest collection - Manipulations here.
After studying industrial product design in France, french designers Gautier Pelegrin and Vincent Taïani joined forces to create Noon Studio. With an emphasis on a clean and minimalist aesthetic, they consider their philosophy a simple one; wanting to create a harmonious environment for man and object to co exist.
If you've ever felt like you're being watched, these might not be the best addition to your home. Originally created by Piero Fornasetti in the 50s, but having never made it into production, it was with some fortune that Piero's son found them in the cellar. Years later, Italian company Bitossi Ceramiche has released the vases in a new limited edition collection. This collection will shortly be on display until April in the Spazio Fornasetti, Corso Matteotti in Milan. The only question is, who will be watching who.
Swedish design studio Front has developed a method to materialise free hand sketches. Each pen stroke is recorded in the air with Motion Capture and converted into 3D digital files. After which, the sketches can be materialised through rapid protoyping into real pieces of furniture.
Along with hundreds of other design savvy Aucklander's, we made our way over to The Department Store in Takapuna last Friday night to celebrate the opening of the new concept store. A collaboration between some of the city's best design retailers - Simon James Design, Black Box Boutique, Flotsam & Jetsam, Karen Walker, Steven Marr, and Lucy and the Powder Room. We are super impressed by both the space itself and all of the fabulous pieces on offer. It's a must visit. The Department Store concept is definitely something that we'd like to see more of around Auckland. When you visit be sure to check out Simon James Design, where you'll find excellent new design offerings from New York based designers Areaware (as shown above.)
Inspired by the 1960s Op Art scene these cubic pieces have surfaces divided into increasing and decreasing sequences of rectangles. There are four different finishes: Polished steel, natural brass, burnished copper and natural copper.
New York based French designer Paul Mathieu's furniture pieces are a harmonious combination of elegant modernism sinuous curves and tailored geometry. Mathieu uses the richness and depth of woods with the comfort of upholstery detailing to create his simple yet luxurious furniture.
Landing on New Zealand shores shortly are some of our favourite designs this season. Australian design company Derlot (headed up by Alexander Lotersztain) are quite clever in their approach. They offer a range of products spanning commercial and residential - and it's their ability across seating like Twig - a seat that resembles the letter 't', that enforces their ability to come up with unique ideas in an industry that can be cluttered - so often with the same.
We've fallen quite hard for Australian design firm Derlot. Not only do they have interesting products, they are also well-styled in a quirky manner. Take the Re-Stitch project for example - designer Alexander Lotersztain sourced old denim (the stuff that's typically thrown out) and put it to good use making these beanbags.
For the couple that can't decide between old and new, this could be a good compromise. Designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Emmemobili, 'Evolution' is a dresser which does just as its name suggests: evolves. It moves from antiquated at one end to linear and minimalist at the other. On second thoughts, it doesn't seem like a design compromise to us.
OnSite Studio/ Sebastien Wierinck presented the 02/03 Chair and Table at last months Milan Furniture Fair. Constructed from interlocking angled panels, allowing the peices to be free of nails and glue.
To learn more about the studio's work go here.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of the great Salvador Dalí, Spanish company Barcelona Design are paying homage by producing limited edition pieces from the surrealists past furniture collection. All items are finished in black, with aged black patina on casted brass, black marble, darkened gold leaf, and dyed lime wood satin for upholstery. The collection will be available in limited numbers of 105 of each item, reflecting the age that Dalí would have been in 2009. I am totally in love with all of these pieces. This is the 'furniture as art' trend at it's very best.
For more information go here.
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