An Exhibition of Children’s Chairs, Mondo Cane and Partners & Spade
One of my favourite blogs and shops at the moment is Mondo Cane, they always have an interesting selection of modernist items, whether it be furniture or sculptures, and the owner Patrick Parrish has a stunning eye for all things design. We can really see this through his blog at Mondo Blogo, worth
Isamu Noguchi, A Man at Work
After a long week it’s great to finish on such an icon as Isamu Noguchi. He really is an amazing talent and I was lucky enough to talk to The Noguchi Museum who gave me access to some imagery of Noguchi at work. This felt like an interesting and inspiring subject to talk about since Isamu is a man
Kettal Outdoor Collection 2012 Catalogue
Spanish company Kettal have really impressed me as of late, especially since they released their newest collection/collaboration titled Park Life with Jasper Morrison. It’s interesting to know it was Jasper’s first outdoor collection which took him around 2 years on and off to design, very clean
Kiki – Japanese Design store in Stockholm
Beautiful understated stores like the Kiki store in Stockholm are often few and far between so when I come across spots like these I always take pleasure in sharing them with you all, as they deserve to be cherished by many. Instantly I was drawing a few parallels in my mind with the Common store in
Collection of Works from Nikko
In search of ceramics and pottery Japan is always the best place to start I find, as their history and heritage makes for a sort of mecca of all things craft. Take this particular company that we're highlighting today as an example, Nikko was founded way back in 1908 by Lord Maeda and his local nobl
The Nuage Family for Cassina by Charlotte Perriand
After Daniel’s intriguing post yesterday on designer Greta Magnusson Grossman, I thought I’d bring another one into the mix in the form of Charlotte Perriand. This lovely lady was the figure behind a lot of Le Corbusier’s works and was a big collaborator with Jean Prouvé throughout her career
Short Film on Greta Magnusson Grossman
I'd like to see more women getting coverage for their great design, so I've brought across a short film celebrating the work of Swedish pioneer Greta Magnusson Grossman, which was kindly put together by the good folks over at Gubi in Copenhagen. Gretta was known in the 40's, 50's and 60's for her ic
The Albini Desk by Franco Albini
What's most disappointing about the internet at the moment is the lack of information regarding past designers and architects. I find it highly frustrating searching for the designers webpage and they haven't even bothered investing in a place to showcase their work. Often this can be put on the hea
Inside the Thonet Furniture Workshop
Today I thought I’d bring across some inspiring imagery that I found on the Thonet website mostly snapped by the talented photographer Mirko Krizanovic. They were taken specifically for the Essence brochure that Thonet produced at the end of 2011, in my eyes it’s a great introduction to the furn
Colour in Clay (1941) Short Film
This short film really made my morning, it's been released by the British Council and features a factory tour of Wedgwood in 1941 with some rather amusing commentary throughout. We're taken back to an age where almost everything was crafted by hand with an eye for detail, this production line prided
Selection of Work from AABE Architects
Yesterday we visited an architect from the past in the short film of Russel Wright's home, so today I thought we'd highlight the work of someone a little more present with a collection of work from Belgium based collective AABE Architects. Coming across their portfolio yesterday I was taken back by
Peter Shire: Cups 1974 – 2012 by Eric Minh Swenson
The good folks at South Willard put me onto this fantastic video based on Los Angeles based artist Peter Shire. Funnily enough last week I was actually browsing Peter’s website and it struck me how playful and comedic his work is, it’s great to know that he doesn’t take life too seriously and