Blow up in contemporary bamboo furniture by Alessi

March 5, 2011 Filed Under: Eco design, Food design Tags: , , ,
Blow up in contemporary bamboo furniture by Alessi

Again Alessi. This time, nothing new, but a series of successes in a new guise. Blow up – by Humberto and Fernando Campana developed in 2004 – is now available in bamboo. With all due respect: I like that much better than the original material is stainless steel.

Do it yourself: Books-counter

Do it yourself: Books-counter

Ideas need to have and – as for this project – perhaps a bit more time and patience. For many, many books and a glass plate on top was created this counter. I find not only good for a library, you could use very nice as a room divider. Also in second-hand book shops and collect what it’s worth.

Do it yourself: recycling translucent bands lamp

Do it yourself: recycling translucent bands lamp

Gilding diyl and recycling fans: In Emma’s design blog, I imagined this was really nice, casual, creative light of Annaleena. Take an old lamp with a suitable design, removes the old lamp shade and then white bands are used that are beautiful draped loosely and not equal in length. She writes that she had taken carpet... 

Eco-friendly ladies dolls from Alexa Lixfeld

March 2, 2011 Filed Under: Accessories, Eco design, Toys Tags: , , , ,
Eco-friendly ladies dolls from Alexa Lixfeld

These dolls are not just for little ladies. Alexa Lixfeld designed the beautiful, hand-made idols from 100% cotton and 100% eco-friendly. For this design, there was the Design Plus Award atmosphere. Pretty.

Wooden furniture ideas: New design label super grey

Wooden furniture ideas: New design label super grey

Super Grey is a brand new design label based in Solingen that wants to win this year a market in itself. The ideas of wood we find then also all highly recommended. Super Grey with designs not only for wood furniture. In particular, the table with a worked out almost from the tree table top, it has done to me. Who wants... 

Living with Nature: Carpet from a tree

Living with Nature: Carpet from a tree

Yvette by YL design from the Netherlands sent me to my nature series, a picture of her carpet “Woody Rug”. He looks like a sawed-off tree piece of wood but it is not. For the rustic impression really nice.

Multipurpose journals chair of Spluss

February 26, 2011 Filed Under: Eco design, House Design Tags: , , , , ,
Multipurpose journals chair of Spluss

Sit and Read. The chair of the Dutch design studio Spluss is only with new or old magazines properly complete and can be used for sitting. Looking at this design idea I thought of many magazines in my cabinets, which I could never decide to throw away. A really funny and meaningful second window.

Unique garden furniture with planting Ortofabbrica

February 23, 2011 Filed Under: Design, Eco design, Furniture Tags: , , ,
Unique garden furniture with planting Ortofabbrica

For me, the backyard presentations are far from fair as in the Zona Tortona simply the best. As above, the laundry hanging out the windows and below are the designer pieces. In between trying to hard-working traders still sell their goods. In one of these courtyards, we have found this presentation of Ortofabbrica. The... 

Recycling furniture by Federica Siboni

February 23, 2011 Filed Under: Eco design, Furniture Tags: , , ,
Recycling furniture by Federica Siboni

Just after the presentation of Ortofabbrica is a hall was held with a small presentation of the designer Federica Siboni. It deals with textiles. Especially with old materials, which they then also was able to tell many stories. Do not we all have understood, but their enthusiasm was palpable. So she uses such as old Filzreste... 

Green ideas dream house from Milan

Green ideas dream house from Milan

Everywhere you looked, it was kind of green. Some nice green impressions and the same a few inspirational ideas with them. With that in crop plants in the yard and flower pots on the side of the house will make the house becomes more cool and clean. Fence will look more innovation and not rigid, is the balance between nature...