{Interiors} Fabulous retro lightbox

Isn't this so cute for all your quotes and messages? You can have great fun changing your message as often as you like. check it out here

{Design} Ostrich Mini pillow by Studio Banana Things

Get rest wherever and whenever with this small, lightweight and very convenient snooze and sleep aid. I love the fun design of the Ostrich Pillow Mini by Studio Banana Things. 

It comes in a bunch of colours, check it out.

{Design} More than a hairclip

Yaacov Goldberg has designed the best hairlip for you handy ladies. Previously known as Clippa, this multifunctional hair clip doubles up as a toolbox.
Check out the range of MTA Hairclip family, and get your own Swiss hairlip.

The Original MTA Hairclip

Blackfin MTA hairlip by Yaakov Goldberg

Blackfin MTA Hairclip as a bottle opener

Italian artist Marco Sodano reinterprets famous artwork with Legos

Designers and artists keep on coming up with such creative ideas using Legos as raw materials. Check out this work by italian artist Marco Sodano. Can you recognise these masterpieces? The concept behind this work is that "All children are authentic artists with Lego".

I bet you can't wait to have a go yourself. take your favourite image and turn it into a lego piece of art.

VIA Bustle

50 shades of grey {for designers}

50 shades of grey (for designers) as seen by Pantone.

Via Msind

In the meantime, get your very own Grey Pantone mug here.

Grey Pantone Mug 7538

{Design} A dotted notebook for architects by A:LOG

Get sketching.
Three architecture students from Columbia University have developed a notebook specially designed with architects in mind. The notebook has 130 pages of ready to be drawn on pages with lightly dotted grids  at 4 different scales 1:200, 1:100, 1:50 & 1:25. It is the only notebook with all 4 scales. It also exists in metric and imperial editions.

Order on A:LOG or check out their Kickstarter page to support them. 

VIA A:LOG

I have recently found this very affordable version of the same principle and it comes in loads of different colours. Enjoy.

{Design} Lost in sofa by Daisuke Motogi Architecture

Things always get lost in sofas. Because they fall out of your pockets, or just because they have somehow fallen into the cracks of your sofa. Sometimes they resurface and sometimes they are never to be found again.
Tokyo-based architect Daisuke Motogi Architecture emphasised this trait of a sofa in this playful utility armchair design. The multitude of cracks are purposefully used for storage, items can be shelved between cushions.

VIA DMA

{Design} Timor Perpetual calendar by Danese

I love this Classic 20th century design desk calendar inspired by railway signs. Timor was designed by Enzo Mari in 1967 and has been in production by Danese ever since. A clever design combining great style and ease of use, and is included in museum collections around the world.

I want it for my desk. Check it out!

{Food} Pantone tarts by Emilie de Griottes

I love my food & design! So this project combines the two in a fab way... French food stylist and photographer Emilie de Griottes was commissioned by French culinary magazine Fricote to create a special feature for one of their issues. Emilie recreated Pantone colour swatches, using berries, carrots, lemon, candies, and other foods arranged upon a tart base decorated with the correspondent Pantone number and colour. 

I also love that her name is de Griottes [a type of cherry in french]! Yumm!
See more of her work here.

VIA Junkculture

{Art} in the early hours with Alexandra Ethell

Melbourne based graphic designer Alexandra Ethell offers these gorgeous collages on her Etsy shop, under the name "in the early hours". She has a mild case of insomnia, and that is when she gets these weird and wonderful ideas for her kitsch, retro & minimalist collages.

Check out her shop for more cockatoos, kites and giant cranes.

VIA King of senses

{Interior} Old factory converted to industrial home in Spello by Paola Navone

I came accross them again going through my bookmarks for future post ideas, and since you seemed to enjoy my previous post, I thought you would also like to see these gorgeous images by Max Zambelli. He photographed this stunning industrial space designed by Paola Navone in Spello, Italy. Originally from Turin, Paola Navone is an architect, interior designer and art director. 

This 17th century factory was successfully turned into a 500 sqm open plan apartment. It is full of ideas to keep your creative juices inspired. There are so many details that I love in this home! I love the industrial features, the contrast between the massive rustic beams & the sleek fireplace, the 10 metre high ceilings. The re-use theme that reappears throughout, from reclaimed wood, to up-cycled pieces of furniture. Finally, the cement floor tiles make it just perfect, in particular the clever transition with the hexagonal Moroccan cement floor tiles and the wooden floors.

VIA Vosges Paris

If you are wondering about that sofa it is designed by Paola Navone for Linteloo.

{Design} Falcon enamelware design classic for the kitchen

It is not really surprising the Falcon's enamelware is back in the spotlight in the über trendy cafes and street food stalls around London. The smooth enamel reminds me of my grand mother's kitchen and provokes mouth watering reflexes.

The plain and simple design | white with the blue rim | has stood the test of time and reminds me of no-nonsense utilitarianism. It appeals to the same part of the brain as the apple crumble. Tradition & home cooked food.

New input from 3 designers has given Falcon a new lease of life: new colour ranges & branding to modernise the 1920s British design classic. I, for one, can't wait to see what the 92 year old will come up with next!

VIA Falcon