{1} Gypsy-style furniture by Bokja Design {2} Penguin book covers by the wonderful Klaus Happiniemi

{3} Still-life photography by Kari Herer, available for purchase through her Etsy shop {4} Avalanche by Dutch artist Maurice Scheltens

{5} Ceramics by Ineke Hans {6} Chalk mural, [...]]]> Lite-Brites, Hungarian folk painting and chalkboards… Black backgrounds for colour can be amazing and distinctly non-somber.

{1} Gypsy-style furniture by Bokja Design {2} Penguin book covers by the wonderful Klaus Happiniemi

{3} Still-life photography by Kari Herer, available for purchase through her Etsy shop {4} Avalanche by Dutch artist Maurice Scheltens

{5} Ceramics by Ineke Hans {6} Chalk mural, Paris, found here

{1} Sculpture by Sophie Ryder {2} Traditional Finnish market basket revisited by designer Harri Koskinen

{3} Campana Brothers, from their Transplastic Series {4} Strandkörb, [...]]]> Usually I think of wicker purely in terms of being the enemy of leotards, but every now and then a great woven object comes along and makes me reconsider. Here are some examples.

{1} Sculpture by Sophie Ryder {2} Traditional Finnish market basket revisited by designer Harri Koskinen

{3} Campana Brothers, from their Transplastic Series {4} Strandkörb, traditional German-Dutch beach chairs, photographed by Matt Buckhurst

{5} Playful woven lampshades by Made in Mibre of Chili {6} Installation by Patrick Dougherty

{7} Spanish Pavilion of the World Expo Shanghai 2010 by Miralles/ Tagliabue EMBT {8} Great reading chair by Schoenhuber Franchi, Italy.

These beautiful photographs documenting life in the Alps by Vanessa Püntener have put me into a Swiss frame of mind…

{1} & {2} From the Alp series, by Vanessa Püntener {3} Vals underground house by SeArch and Christian Müller {4} Swiss inspired window, source unknown {5} Swiss cabin bunks by Group 8 Architects

When flowers seem too flowery, vegetables as décor offer a great modern twist. With many designers exploring the vegetable as inspiration objects within themselves, it is getting easier to get your 5 -10 servings a day…

And an impeccable set of Finnish pots offer their own kind of vegetable inspiration.

{1} ceramic vessels by Daniel Reynolds {2} Edible [...]]]>

When flowers seem too flowery, vegetables as décor offer a great modern twist. With many designers exploring the vegetable as inspiration objects within themselves, it is getting easier to get your 5 -10 servings a day…

And an impeccable set of Finnish pots offer their own kind of vegetable inspiration.

{1} ceramic vessels by Daniel Reynolds {2} Edible sculpture by Erwin Frotin {3} Cabbage centerpiece, unknown {4} Hollandsche Kerstballen ceramic collection by Maaike Roozenburg {5} Waxed vegetables by Marielle Leenders {6} Meticulously crafted textile artichoke by Scholten & Baijings {7} Sarpaneva pots by Iittala

Cours de science, laboratoire de biologie, bescher et éprouvettes envahissent les murs,le mobilier et les arts de la table.

{1} Living Etc. {2} Elle Decor {3} Toril Johanessen via Magpie & Whiskeyjack {4} et {5}Maissa Toulet {6} Drip Infuser by Luis Calcedo

There has been a bit of glass fever happening in Montreal this past while, with many exhibits of artists exploring glass in ways which address the history of the medium while also reinventing it. Whether used a building material or an object within itself, there is timelessness to this very slow moving liquid that can’t [...]]]>

There has been a bit of glass fever happening in Montreal this past while, with many exhibits of artists exploring glass in ways which address the history of the medium while also reinventing it. Whether used a building material or an object within itself, there is timelessness to this very slow moving liquid that can’t be denied.

{1} Eco House by Verdickt & Verdickt, Belgium {2} from Swedish Elle {3} Sliding House by dRMM {4} Glass house in Christiana, Denmark, photographed by Seier & Seier

{5} Ventricle Vessel by Eva Milinkovic {6} Golden Shower installation by Michael Petry {7} Birdhouse from Patient exhibit by Julia Reimer {8} Raven from Frontier exhibit by Tyler Rock

{9} Glass receptacles from Lost in Paris project by R&Sie(n) architects

With all of the soccer madness going on, the pitch is turning up in some fascinating places… There is something wonderful about bringing the out-of-doors in and the indoors out, especially at this time of year.

{1} Iceland {2} Harvested seating by Kwangho Lee {3} Grass pattern custom upholstery by Chair Couture {4} Garden lounge by [...]]]>

With all of the soccer madness going on, the pitch is turning up in some fascinating places… There is something wonderful about bringing the out-of-doors in and the indoors out, especially at this time of year.

{1} Iceland {2} Harvested seating by Kwangho Lee {3} Grass pattern custom upholstery by Chair Couture {4} Garden lounge by Deger Cengiz {5} Grass table by Re-ply Designs {6} Natural moss mat by La Chanh Nguyen {7} Moss sculptures by Mineo Mizuno

{1} Tennis Dessus par Michael Lin {2} Untilted Gathering par Michael Lin {3}Salle [...]]]> C’est définitivement la saison du jardinage… on entend parler de semis, de vivaces, d’annuelles, de jardins en pots, en sacs.
Ça vous dit quelques choses?
Et bien pour ma part, j’ai pris la décision de ne rien cultiver cette année… Sauf peut-être…

{1} Tennis Dessus par Michael Lin {2} Untilted Gathering par Michael Lin {3}Salle de bain par Laufen {4}Corner Forest par Yuken Tenya {5} Boskke-Evolving Garden

“Accent pillow” has to be one of the most overused terms in interior design today… All the same, a little comfort for a rainy Monday afternoon is in order. These artists and designers reinvent the idea of the pillow in completely appealing ways.  With no resemblance to anything even remotely accentish.