I love the simple, structurally clean design of the oblique magazine rack by designer Marcel Wanders. I’ve always hated stacking up magazines and great little books just because things start to feel cluttered. Although this is waaay out of my price range it’s a great alternative to the Magazine Pile and a nice way to show a particularly awesome spread in your favorite mag.
I am sans fireplace, but if that weren’t the case I would be lusting after the Bebop fireplace set by Blomus. It’s just about as attractive as something meant to be functional is capable of.
While traveling for New Year’s I came across this incredible Little Birch jewelry stand and had to grab it up. I’ve been trying to find something for what seems like forever to hang my necklaces on. Up until seeing this I’ve been worried that some pieces would be too long and drag. But this is perfect.
Ceremony flower sticks are “flowers” made out of Pyrex tubes that are meant to be used with or without real buds. You can even place them inside one another. I love that designer Arik Levy makes the flower stem a major part of the piece as well as the bloom itself. It’s also a great solution for long-stemmed flowers that need extra support.
I love these simple storybook tiles by artist Xenia Taler. They’re decorated by hand with glazes that have been made from scratch. The colors really stand out against the beige backgrounds. Each tile has a notch on the back for hanging, as well as a corked bottom for tabletop use.
Next time I hit up IKEA I’m definitely grabbing up a few of these Lillholmen triple hooks. I think they may be the answer I’ve been searching for to organize some of my jewelry. I’d been looking for a necklace tree, but think I like this idea better because some of my necklaces are quite long and the trees tend to not be tall enough. I’m pumped.
Because of my name I have a thing for Ks that I just can’t control. If I see a cool one I have to have it. There’s a rusty metal one at a little shop here in OKC that I have my eye on and yesterday I saw these at Anthropologie – letters constructed out of recycled railroad track ties. The perfect size – 7.5 x 5″ – and I must own the K.
I don’t think I’ve ever had a Product Designer Crush before. And then there was Erdem Selek. The young Turkish-born designer pulls upon his own emotions to create designs that establish the multi-faceted qualities of objects. He loves playing with colors, shapes, materials and technology to manipulate everyday objects into something extraordinary.
My favorite of Selek’s pieces are his Coffee Cup and Dish Drainer. Coffee Cup’s saucer is in the form of a maze which the user can then navigate when coffee drips onto it. The Dish Drainer reuses water that drips off of the washed dishes as they dry by watering the plant underneath.
I love a good craft project and am pumped to try out these Modern Number Coasters. They look like a fast and easy whip up which is perfect with the holidays right around the corner. The number font used is a great choice, but I love that you can change it all up by throwing symbols, letters, etc into the mix.
:: via Modern Cottage
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Love this candle snuffer by Kurz Kurz that functions like a set of tongs. The only well-designed candle snuffer I’ve ever seen.