Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009
Ok, this is Bughouse’s LP sleeve coffee table. It’s cool and all, but the LP covers are reproductions, not the real thing, which would have been a lot cooler. However – I reckon this is totally DIY-able for anyone with a bit of patience, classic album covers and some epoxy resin… anyone tried it? via NOTCOT
Posted by: notbeige on: August 16, 2009
London based furniture designer Naomi Dean, who was awarded the Young Furniture Designer Of The Year award in 2005, diverts old office furniture from landfill to make her Spin Tables and Tiny Footprint Desks. Her sleek and functional pieces incorporate design details such as cable tidies that allow a laptop to charge while the desk is [...]
Posted by: notbeige on: June 9, 2009
Reddish was founded in 2002 by Israeli Industrial designers Naama Steinbock and Idan Friedman. Their clever and unusual designs include a tattooed table, a digital cuckoo clock and a cross-stitched bread board – and according to themselves, they ‘spend most of the time helping objects feel better about themselves.’
Posted by: notbeige on: May 22, 2009
Continuing on with the skateboarding theme: The 360 Table by The Future Perfect. While I won’t be dropping $1795 on one of these, I’m definitely having some DIY ideas for all of those spare trucks I have lying around the house via Apartment Therapy
Posted by: notbeige on: May 5, 2009
Inspiration to go stick paper on stuff…. Mickey Mouse side table by Bombus (only one of the many amazing decoupaged items available from her Etsy shop) Demented Decoupage by Boxboy – via Apartment Therapy Decoupage Kitchen by Jonathan Fong – via The Wave Magazine Praying Skeleton Plate by PricklyGirl Mr. Peacock’s decoupaged ceiling (with a [...]
Posted by: notbeige on: May 2, 2009
A selection of very cool conversation pieces from the world of transportation…. Airplane Desk, made from the wing of a 1944 Douglas DC-3 by Dolph Bode via GreenUpgrader Lamp from a reclaimed train signal lens by Greenlight Concepts Reclaimed Traffic Light Lamps by Greenlight Concepts Both via Roadside Scholar Reclaimed Train Wheel Mirror by Restoration [...]
Posted by: notbeige on: May 2, 2009
Business Card Holders (with tutorial) over at Design Verb Paint Chip Silhouette Wall Art by Paperstories via Peppermags Paint Chip Gift Tags at A Spoonful Of Sugar Paint Chip Table at Ikeahacker Paint Chip Notebooks at Craft Gossip Paint Chip Bookmarks (with tutorial) at More Style Than Cash Matchbook Style Notebook (with tutorial) at WhiMSy [...]
Posted by: notbeige on: May 1, 2009
The Flower Table by Tord Boontje for Moroso at the Milan Design Week – ‘Wood and flowers go back to the origin’. Via Designboom
Posted by: notbeige on: April 30, 2009
Just when we thought there could be no possible use for all those offcuts of wood and broken furniture, these guys come along and show us how to up-cycle in style… The Stout Chair by Ref-Use at Eco Wise via Enviromedia.com The Scrapile range of furniture by Bart Bettencourt and Carlos Salgado. Patchwork Quilt Box [...]
Posted by: notbeige on: April 29, 2009
Every once in a while I stumble upon an artist or designer whose work just makes me beam from ear to ear – in this case it’s British textile designer Zoe Murphy. Zoe’s repurposed mid century pieces and vintage textiles are printed with imagery inspired by her beloved home town of Margate – her ethos [...]
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