HOME
30. September 2009

tomek rygalik: polenglish

written by Matylda in drawn interviews

london

tomek-rygalik

(continue…)

29. September 2009

jaime Hayon and nienke klunder: big banger

written by Matylda in design

london design festival

‘comic-like frivolity’ (with lots of boobs) is how I would describe ‘american chateau’, a showcase of work by nienke klunder and jaime hayon which opened at spring projects – spring house earlier this month. it’s all about the sausages.

the-rocking-hot-dog-by-jaime-hayon

‘the rocking hot dog’

american-chateu-by-jaime-hayon

holly-on-caramel-marble-table-by-jaime-hayon

‘holly on caramel marble table’

nienke-klunder-photography

‘yellowstone’

26. September 2009

v&a: shady buisness

written by Matylda in design

london design festival

designing lightning is a big thing within the designers. the victoria and albert museum in london spotted that trend and opened an exhibition called ‘in praise of shadows’ last monday during london design festival.

plumen-by-hulger

doodle, plumen series by hulger, 2009

fragile-future-by-drift

fragile future by drift, 2006-09

lucid-dream-by-eric-klarenbeek

lucid dream by eric klarenbeek, 2006

medusa-light-by-mikko-paakkanen

medusa light by mikko paakkanen, 2008

23. September 2009

martino gamper: stack’m up

written by Matylda in design

london design festival

wallpaper magazine commissioned london-based designer martino gamper to create a chair arch in the atrium of the victoria and albert museum. the multicoloured installation is build from original ercol stacking chairs.

chair-arch-by-martino-gamper

wallpaper-chair-arch-design-festival

wallpaper-chair-arch-by-martino-gamper

20. September 2009

max lamb: block party

written by Matylda in design

london design festival

london design festival is on. yesterday evening I went to the johnson trading gallery to see max lamb‘s china granite project. the english designer spend 2 weeks in china to turn black granite into a collection of furniture pieces.

max-lamb-london-design-festival

china-granite-project

max-lamb-at-johnson-trading-gallery

stone-furniture-by-max-lamb

12. September 2009

simon heijdens: it is in his nature

written by Matylda in drawn interviews

london

simon-heijdens-drawn-interview

(continue…)

9. September 2009

manon leblanc: lifting

written by Matylda in design

berlin

16 students from the esad strasbourg were presenting their work under the name zou! during the international design festival in berlin earlier this year. this shelf is called ‘up’ and is made by mabon leblanc.

up-by-manon-leblanc

up-by-manon-leblanc-strasbourg

6. September 2009

michiel van der kley: is it a ball or is it a spaceship?

written by Matylda in design

maastricht

last week I visited maastricht based entrepreneurs paul rinkens and suze thomma in their office. damn, they could request money for the admission. I came across a nice collection of furniture and products. the globus, a compacted office space by michiel van der kley for artifort was my favourite.

globus-by-artifort

globus-office-by-artifort

3. September 2009

mathias hahn: captain nice and clear

written by Matylda in drawn interviews

london

mathias-hahn

(continue…)