Monday, 19 January 2009

Amy Hunting



Introducing Amy Hunting. She's Norwegian, and designed these lamps that (in my humble opinion) are brilliant. She took pieces of wood that are discarded as leftovers in the production process in a Danish factory. She then put these together to form a large block of wood, and these 12 lamps were cut out of that one block.
So what you have here are 12 lamps that can be put inside each other like Russian dolls. They are made of waste material but look great.
Apart from the ecological bit, they're also practical. A look at the top of the lamp shows how they can easily put over any bare lightbulb. No need for clips, screws, or any other system: these can be put in place within seconds. Brilliant.

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

ObjectsOfDesire - Dan Pearlman



One very refreshing site I came across some time ago is Dan Pearlman’s ‘Objects Of Desire’. The guy is a designer, and on this site he presents really cool objects he designed and you can make for yourself. Giant teabags to store dirty laundry. A chair in the shape of a giant tin of caviar. A vase made out of plastic tubes. Furniture tattooes. Not all of the objects are really functional, but they all provide a creative and often funny solution for an everyday problem. They all aim at making life a bit lighter and bring a smile on your face.
http://www.objectsofdesire.de/objects_e.html Scroll over the squares to see a first glimp of the object, then click on it to see more.