Check out these cute cork stools from Skram Furniture in North Carolina. I love the dark stripey details. The come in a couple of different sizes and forms. This is a bit of a departure from their other furniture, which consists of some stunning modern wooden pieces.
Images from Skram Furniture. Thanks to Dwell for the tip.
Nothing practical in the lab today, just some inspirational eye candy for you: These are more art than design, but these laser-cut butterflies mounted in traditional oak boxes are a lovely use of vintage maps and papers, elevating scraps of paper to art. Plus they're a lot less creepy than mounted butterflies.
imagesurgery is currently sold out of their butterflies, but the next series is due in December. Contact them to be notified when they are available.
Images from imagesurgery. Thanks to Apartment Therapy for the tip.
To our our lab members with a shop full of bike parts, check out this creative reuse. A lot of designers are using old gears and chain rings, but this is a much bigger scale. For me, it's the bright red hands that make all the difference. Available (currently sold out) from the here or the here, where you can also find clocks made from an assortment of vintage computer, bike, and audio components. I also really like this turntable clock.
Image from Stuff Made from Stuff. Thanks to NotCot for the tip.
Designer Virginie Manichon steps up to her first Process 376 design challenge and gives us this. The lowly plastic cutlery organizer has never looked so elegant (actually, it's probably never looked elegant at all). It's the attention to detail that cinches it, with metal posts to secure the pieces in place, and a scrap of salvaged window screen serving as a cover. You can't see it, but she's added a magnet to hold the screen in the open and closed positions.
The entire project cost only a few pennies for the hardware, and most of the elements were salvaged or free:- Cutlery organizer from a yard sale
- Salvaged window screen
- Pins (holding rings and cross) recovered from a paper lantern
- Scrap metal
- Magnet salvaged from an electric toothbrush head
- Rivets and fasteners (new)
Nice work, Virginie. Can't wait to see what you make next time!
Images from Virginie Manichon.
DesignBoom just announced the winners of their Green Life design contest. Tricia flagged this one (also the 1st place winner) as post worthy. The Murukami concept chair by Rochus Jacob uses the rocking motion to generate power for the attached OLED reading light. Cool idea. I wonder how well it works, but the prototype sure is nicely done.
Images from DesignBoom. Thanks to Tricia for the tip.
Oh happy day! Following up on his fantastic phone book design, Oliver sent in photos of his beautiful lamp from one of our earlier Process 376 challenges, made almost completely of things he salvaged around his shop. We all loved it so much, he made a pendant lamp in the same style.
Oliver is a meticulous craftsman, and every detail seems considered, from the pendant's counterweight to the tiny fasteners holding the shade together. Check out the the details of the bike chain structure and that stunning lampshade.
Materials used (all except the halogen are things he scrounged around his shop):
- bike chain
- bike hub
- hard drive disc
- microwave transmission tubing
- scrap piece of Richlite
- HDPE plastic sheet (cut into strips to make the shades)
- low-voltage halogen
Both pieces are for sale, and Oliver does commissions as well. You can see more of his work and contact him via his website.
Images from Oliver DiCicco (photography by Tricia)
Check out these cute cork stools from Skram Furniture in North Carolina. I love the dark stripey details. The come in a couple of different sizes and forms. This is a bit of a departure from their other furniture, which consists of some stunning modern wooden pieces.
Images from Skram Furniture. Thanks to Dwell for the tip.
Nothing practical in the lab today, just some inspirational eye candy for you: These are more art than design, but these laser-cut butterflies mounted in traditional oak boxes are a lovely use of vintage maps and papers, elevating scraps of paper to art. Plus they're a lot less creepy than mounted butterflies.
imagesurgery is currently sold out of their butterflies, but the next series is due in December. Contact them to be notified when they are available.
To our our lab members with a shop full of bike parts, check out this creative reuse. A lot of designers are using old gears and chain rings, but this is a much bigger scale. For me, it's the bright red hands that make all the difference. Available (currently sold out) from the here or the here, where you can also find clocks made from an assortment of vintage computer, bike, and audio components. I also really like this turntable clock.
Image from Stuff Made from Stuff. Thanks to NotCot for the tip.
Netherlands-based designer Ulrike Jurklies of Momantai and her partner in art, Roel van Hove of Etsprit are recycling second-hand furniture, but not in any of the usual crafty ways (coat of glossy paint, decoupage) or in the deconstructive approach we're so fond of (new furniture with vintage drawers, mash-ups of chair legs). 
The twist here is to resurface the tabletops with a thin sheet of stainless steel. With a nod to traditional textiles, the lace patterns of Plauerner Spitze have been etched into the steel. The result is an über-modern take on grandma's vintage doilies.
I love the pairing of traditional and modern, and the slightly off-center placement keeps the designs from seeming too precious.
Designer Virginie Manichon steps up to her first Process 376 design challenge and gives us this. The lowly plastic cutlery organizer has never looked so elegant (actually, it's probably never looked elegant at all). It's the attention to detail that cinches it, with metal posts to secure the pieces in place, and a scrap of salvaged window screen serving as a cover. You can't see it, but she's added a magnet to hold the screen in the open and closed positions.
The entire project cost only a few pennies for the hardware, and most of the elements were salvaged or free:
DesignBoom just announced the winners of their Green Life design contest. Tricia flagged this one (also the 1st place winner) as post worthy. The Murukami concept chair by Rochus Jacob uses the rocking motion to generate power for the attached OLED reading light. Cool idea. I wonder how well it works, but the prototype sure is nicely done.
