little p-a-p from Holland*

Kellie from Buisjes en Beugels+++ e-mailled me about her kids collection made with stock fabrics of big designers. I like it: the collection is manufactured with hight quality sample textiles bought from big designers, it is simple and graphic with some colourful and quirky details.Little p-a-p...

signe tolstrup's oneiric world*

Danish designer Signe Tolstrup knows well the feminine,sensual,ethereal side of women. Her lingerie and lounge clothes Afterwear collection brings us in a poetic, feminine, oneiric world. The mood is fresh and the lightness of the fabrics, with pale colors, makes this collection very impressive. Moreover, the oneiric illustrations on the Signe Tolstrup website are very beautiful.

iWood:cool green*

I was looking for wood eyeglasses and I've found these faboulous iWood sunglasses! When green sounds as cool!

la linea: a contemporary Chesterfield!*

For little spaces, La linea by Merel Karhof is armchairs, pouf, sofa, bed, chair. The modules of La linea are upholstered with white leather and buttons: La linea reminds me of Chesterfield sofa, it can be seen as a deconstructed contemporary Chesterfield sofa!

freedom of creation*

Freedom of Creation (I love the company's name:freedom of creation is the aspiration of every designer!) is a Amsterdam based design company specialized in designing for Rapid Manufacturing.
Freedom of Creation as well as designing stunning interior products (Dahlia light, Macedonia tray, etc) designs laser sintered textiles that can offer a lot of use possibilities.
I find very beautiful and interesting their V-bag (designed by Jiri Evenhuis/Janne Kyttanen)that is based on the concept by Jiri Evenhuis of Rapid Manufactured Textiles. I love V-bag's pattern that is inspired by armours of medieval knights.

Below : Dahlia light and Macedonia tray

knitting buildings*

images (c) the knitting site

Via Do knit yourself I've found Knitting site: it is an artists group that breaks all the rules of building sites and knitting. The Knitting site's idea is " While some people think that the act of building should be hidden behind screens, we like building site stuff - nets and ropes and scaffolding. We knit with them. And while some people think knitting is to remain behind walls, we build walls that are knitted". I love also Knitting site's idea to get people to work together pleasurably: freestyling and improvising!

to see: Florence, Pitti, Do knit yourself*

To see: Florence, Pitti Vintage-Stazione Leopolda; Pitti Filati-Mostra progetti Naba 4th-7th july. There will be events and installations by Do knit yourself, a project about Knitting by students and teachers of NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti). It is the group that has founded the Knit-cafè at Triennale of Milan.

a w-e to plan: Les Recontres Arles*

A week-end to plan at Arles(France)for Les Recontres Arles (3th july - 16th sept.2007)to discover new talents in photography, photography workshops to do, expositions to see and,above all, the Photo Folio Review(3th-8th july):a great opportunity for all photographers to submit their portfolio to leading international photo experts!

a little bit of color!*

A new skin for used chairs and tables in these products of belgian designer Charles Kaisin : little pieces of magazines' paper are glued in order to have an "Arlequin" effect! You can order them online.

Una nuova pelle, fatta di strisce di carta di giornali, per queste sedie e tavoli del designer belga Charles Kaisin:l'effetto "Arlecchino" è garantito! Si possono ordinare anche online.

hats, caps and co.*

The hats by Nicola Gebhard (Berlin) are "geometric" and ...so modern!
Sorry, but I haven't found the Nicola Gebhard's site. The photos are from Ysh shop-gallery in Tokyo.

I cappelli e i berretti di Nicola Gebhard (Berlino) sono "geometrici" e ...molto moderni! Mi spiace, ma non ho trovato il sito del designer. Le foto sono prese dal negozio-galleria di Tokyo Ysh.

transparent poetic*

Imaginig Prometheus-Milano,Palazzo della Ragione'03 Ph.Seiichi Nakamura

Ph.Andrea Martiradonna

Poetic works by japanese Ritsue Mishima, who lives and works in Venice. She creates glass objects, transparent and without colors, to catch and release the light and the natural surroudings'colors!

typotheque*

Typotheque is a type foundry based in The Hague, the Netherlands,run by Johanna Biľak and Peter Biľak developing and marketing original fonts for the Mac and PC. Their websites is very inspiring, in the article section there ample material about type, design and related matters. Moreover, they edit DOT DOT DOT magazine that covers design, art,graphics,film. I didn't see live this magazine, but its stunning covers promise the best ( I've often bought magazines on internet, judging them only by the covers!).Love also their Dutch sky t-shirt!

Thanks Bloesem*

I want to thanks Irene from Bloesem for the lovely post about Labour of heart*.Click here to see it.
Bloesem is surely one of the most inspiring blogs on the web: to see, to see, to see!

free-climbing wall=stairs*

Ivy



Heatwave radiator

Joris Laarman,young but already well-known designer(he made the Heatwave radiator)has designed Ivy,a wall decoration that works as a free-climbing wall to break the daily routine...Ivy is "an ode to freedom and meaning"! Ivy has been installed as an alternative stair for the Smalle Haven appartment complex in Eindhoven to use instead of elevator or stairs and to make...exercises!