Imagery from Andrea Brugi
Floating around the web last night I stumbled across these great rustic looks from carpenter and all round creative Andrea Brugi, who has been kind enough to share a little behind the scenes of his working world. Browsing through these it quickly became evident how much Andrea lives and breathes a c
Omer Arbel for Bocci Short Film
The good folks over at Style Park have kindly put together this delightful short film which summarises the process that glass blower Omer Abel undertakes when creating these beautiful bespoke lights for Canadian Design collective Bocci. Although this is pretty brief it’s packed full of creative in
Hans J. Wegner, Danish Furniture Designer
Well this is what I like to find, a website full of inspiring imagery by one of my favourite furniture designers Hans J. Wegner. Hans was born in 1914 in Tønder, Denmark and was the son of a shoemaker originally starting out as an apprentice cabinetmaker before working as an architect in 1938. At a
Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
A nice film by Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co, a company who looks to sell practical and aesthetically pleasing products for the home and office space. Founded by Brian Faherty, the idea was spawned after he discovered a collection of antique cast iron moulds that had been out of production for ov
Takashi Tomii, Woodworker
Some great functional items by Japanese woodworker Takashi Tomii who was kind enough to send me these through email. I’ve had my eye on this designer for quite a while now and I’ve been a subscriber to his blog hoping one day I could collect enough imagery to share his story. Today seems like a
Set of Imagery from the Analogue Life Store
Japan is always a good place to start if you're in the mood for a little handcrafted creation, so today we're heading towards the wonderful imagery found in Nagoya's very own Analogue Life store. Offering a range of contemporary Japanese house wear products created in a traditional style, Analogue h
George Nakashima Woodwork
Right now we seem to be short of clothing inspiration, I've not really found anything that's really inspired me as such over the past few days so it's only natural for me to search elsewhere. Furniture is another design facet that I love to explore and George Nakashima has cropped up often, I've jus
ColsenKeane Leather Goods
I found this inspiring video on leather goods company ColsenKeane, definitely worth viewing on this bright but wet Friday morning here in England. Founder Scott Hofert takes us into his workshop and his daily job, showing us what it's like to be in their workshop cutting the leather and stitching to
Dieter Rams at SFMOMA
This isn't the first time that we've written about Dieter Rams and his work and it probably won't be the last either. I came across this short video piece directed by Nathan Cozzolino and edited/scored by Andrew Birchett for Dwell magazine. Dwell is becoming a place that I check on a regular basis f
Handcrafted Furniture By Denis Milovanov
It's always refreshing and inspiring to see natural, sustainably sourced materials being used in the creation of new ideas. The work of Russian sculptor Denis Milovanov is a fine example of combining ingenuity with common sense, as he crafts wooden furniture out of natural wood found in dead or dama
Inside the Eames House
After much thought and deliberation I decided to do a small post on the Eames house, also known as Case Study House No. 8 since it was an experiment in American residential architecture sponsored by the Arts & Architecture magazine. They commissioned major architects of the day, such as Charles and
The Men of Distinction Series, Episode One
We showcased The Motleys introduction to the Men of Distinction series twelve days ago now, so it made sense for us to highlight the first episode in the series for all of us to view today. For those that didn't catch the introduction, the series basically embodies the spirt of the entrepreneur fol
