Kikkerland beside storage solution

Cool felt bedside pocket storage solution.

Kikkerland Beside storage pocket

Speck iPad iGuy Case for your kids

I love how this Speck iPad Case for kids has handles for little ones to grab onto. 

Speck iPad iGuy Case

Techne Merlin Quartz Dual Time Field Watch

Swiss-designed field watch with a Japanese quartz movement for all you tomboy active girls.
Get it here.

Techne Merlin Field Watch

{Homeware} Sweeper and Dustpan by Menu

Sweeping and collecting dust is as mundane as it gets. Menu has created this beautiful sweeper and dustpan.
Get it here.

Dustpan and Sweeper by Menu

Writer's block: supercut

For all you creative friends! Does it sound familiar?
Amazing editing by Ivan Kander and Ben Watts.

Writer's Block - A Supercut from Ben Watts on Vimeo.

{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

{Travel} Lay-n-Go Cosmo bag

I am loving the practical aspect of the Lay-n-Go Cosmo bag. This cosmetics bag doubles up as a travel-ready make up or jewellery mat. It is the same principle as the large lego storage mat I posted about a while ago.
Check it out

{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.

Cool Scandinavian design for your living room: Tablo table by Normann Copenhagen

I love Tablo by Normann Copenhagen. Simple and to the point. It reminds me of the simple moroccan coffee table with a Scandinavian twist.
My favourite has to be the black or white tray on wooden legs. It comes in a variety of sizes, colours and shapes, so 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

{Graphic} a day in the life of a bench

I love this graphic. For some reason it speaks to me. 
Enjoy

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

Herman CPH reinvents the Ikea blue tote with Kvadrat fabric

If like me you use the infamous Ikea blue bags for everything, you'll be happy to hear that there is an even better option. Danish brand Herman Cph has redesigned the tote, in a limited edition version, with gorgeous Kvadrat fabric and full grain leather handles. 

It is available for a limited time only, so order quickly here. Bear in mind, it is only £80 more than the £0.40 Ikea version.

VIA Selectism

{Interiors} 9 cool throw pillows for your sofa

VIA My scandinavian Home

With the new year, I am on the hunt for some accessories for my sofa. So I thought that I would design a bunch of them on my Society6 shop. I then got a bit sidetracked and started getting lost in it's giant maze. There are so many cool designs, it is worth mixing up pattern, and scale.
I might get some for the kids' bedroom also.

So here is my selection for you to enjoy.

VIA Society6

1. dotty dots black on white
2. the heart of my heart
3. black and white triangles
4. all you need is love
5. dotty dots white on black
6. always be yourself - unless you can be a unicorn - then always be a unicorn
7. galaxy deep
8. triangle bunting pattern
9. giraffe

{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} Laser engraved rolling pins by Valek Rolling Pins

Love these laser engraved rolling pins by Valek Rolling Pins. Just in time for the festive season! 
Check out her Easy shop here for more designs. You can even get your own design laser engraved.

VIA Valek rolling pins

{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

{Art} Archiportrait by Federico BabinaAll

Check out this gorgeous series by Federico Babina, the illustrator that gets inspiration from architecture and design to create fabulous graphics. In this project, Archiportrait, Babina created a representation of 33 architects and designers, "in which the faces and the expressions are made of their architecture.”

VIA Federico Babina