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Chopping Board by Kate Chesters

toma — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 10:40:35 +0000

Working from my studio in Liverpool I create unique artworks on cutting boards. I wanted to find a way to incorporate art into everyday life – paintings on a wall can seem boring to many people. With my boards, food preparation in the kitchen is so much more fun and colorful.

Each board takes several days to complete, with many steps involved in the process. It’s definitely a messy business! The floor in my studio is absolutely COVERED in resin – I always change into my ‘resin shoes’ so that my regular ones don’t get destroyed!

My work is inspired by landscapes that I have seen on my travels – most particularly the frozen landscape of Reykjavik and the swirling rapids of Niagara Falls. Mountain climbing is one of my favorite things to do, so I get a lot of inspiration from the epic views at a mountain’s summit.

I am a self-employed independent artist. It’s definitely hard work – and a lot of work! – to keep your own business ticking over daily, but I love the challenge. I sell my work online and in small independent shops. One of my big goals is for a large retailer to stock my boards – watch this space!

Design by Kate Chesters

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Alien Torchere by Dmitry Grigoriev and Alexey Zudin

toma — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 23:11:50 +0000

This far-out floor lamp takes on the familiar shape of a playful UFO! Called the Alien Torchere, its exaggerated legs and fluid shape are reminiscent of ones you might see in retro science fiction flicks. Decorative blue inlays inspire the imagination and look like windows for curious creatures inside! They also emit a cool blue light when the lamp is switched on. In contrast with its otherworldly form, its material composition is natural and organic in raw wood that’s polished to extraterrestrial-like perfection!

Design by Dmitry Grigoriev and Alexey Zudin

The chain bookshelf by Forme di sophia

toma — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:36:28 +0000

The dominant element of this object is clearly that of the links of a chain. It is broken, however, by a sheet of steel, both an allegorical element and the backbone of the structure on which the books are placed. Its strong visual impact comes to the fore when the entire length of the arch is filled with books.

Forme di sophia | Bologna, Italy

Wooden side table by Jane Dandy

toma — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 15:46:29 +0000

Amazing and simple idea. Provide the dimensions of your favorite stack of books to San Francisco-based furniture maker Jane Dandy, and she’ll create a wooden side table that perfectly encases them.

Jane Dandy | San Francisco, CA, United States

Lamp Bloom by Constantin Bolimond

toma — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:03:47 +0000

Design is based on flowers shape and structure. Power of lighting is regulated by the level of petals opening. Interesting effects can be implemented by using sensors. For example, optical sensor: flower opening in the dark, in this case, BLOOM will “bloom” at night.

Designer Constantin Bolimond | Moscow, Russian Federation

Moody sofa by Hanna Emelie Ernsting

toma — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:37:14 +0000

German-American designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting created the three seating units for those wanting to enjoy full relaxation. Textile covering a wood base dressed in layers of foam allows the user to interact with the sofa, creating unique seating experiences for any mood.

Hanna Emelie Ernsting about project: “Moody Nest was created with the intention to provide an especially intense feeling of comfort, warmth and intimacy. The user should be fully absorbed by the opulent cover in order to be able calm down completely. The textile part of Moody Nest is more dominant while the base is reduced further more compared to Moody Couch.”

Designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting | Frankfurt, Germany

Desk by Francois Dransart

toma — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:08:57 +0000

Industrial design student Francois Dransart about project: “This is desk concept. Personal internal project while interning at frog design San Francisco.”

Verso bookcase by Forme di Sophia

toma — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:24:25 +0000

A minimal and elegant line playing on verticality. Human beings instinctively feel an upward tension, a competition designed to better their fellows, and themselves. In this sense, the vertical line is the most radical idea in our history. Spirituality, research and art are therefore key instruments in the anti-gravitational essence of human aspiration, and which hold true as long as man continues to ask questions. Herein lies the sense of the question mark carved into the top of the figure.

Forme di Sophia | Bologna, Italy

Tetris Hanger by Mete Erdem

toma — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:38:24 +0000

Tetris serie has two different hanger that one of wall unit, other one is hall stand.

Mete Erdem| Eskisehir, Turkey

Linfa bookcase by Forme di Sophia

toma — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:18:16 +0000

Linfa is something more than a bookcase. It touches the very meaning of a “real” metaphor made up of only two essential materials: wood, and books. For the sense of its leaf shape is clear and complete only when the books are actually placed in the appropriate spaces, as key elements of the structure.
Books, therefore, like lifeblood, able to filter and process existence through a spiritual process of photosynthesis, essential to the human spirit.

“MAN IS A BEING DESIGNED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING.”

Goethe

Forme di Sophia | Bologna, Italy

Lamps by Jarosław Jankowiak for Aello

toma — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:42:52 +0000

Designer Jarosław Jankowiak about project: “Lamp N16 was to be technical and simple. It is inspired by the climate of lofts. The used materials - painted aluminum and white glass give it an elegant character.”

“N15 lamp gives the interior a warm climate. Traditional materials which are wood and fabric are denying its unusual form. Can be used both indoors with a more traditional character and those more advanced.”

“Aello as the duo took off at the beginning of 2013, combining knowledge of design and wood technology.

Aello designs a wide range of objects, such as lamps, furnishings or furniture.Our designs are a reaction to the increasingly frequent appearance in the world of plastic, unnatural items. Our designs are meant to stand in opposition. Although we use natural “traditional” materials – especially glass and wood – they are still modern and universal. We hope they fit into the style of the modern world. We want to give you “something to be proud of”- says Jarosław Jankowiak.

Designer Jarosław Jankowiak | Aello | Poland

3P Clock in Geometric Minimalist Wood by Robocut design studio

toma — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 14:38:36 +0000

The 3P clock in geometric minimalist wood was jointly designed by Robocut design studio.

The name of the 3P Clock was derived from its shape which has 3 vanishing points. The 3 segments which form the clock face are made entirely of cherry wood and together create a hexagon shape. The 3P Clock looks like a cube but this is merely an isometric illusion based on how the brain puts together the shading and the tapering perspective of the parallelograms. Note that the face of the 3P Clock isn’t completely flat as is often the case with examples of this illusion, just not as pointy as a real cube would be with a depth of 3.5 inches and length of 10 inches.

Robocut design studio | Baron magazine | Canada

Small bookshelf by Lenka Czereova

toma — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 13:52:19 +0000

Small bookshelf interpreting the moment when the tree trunk is cut and falls to the ground, transforms a structure that initially looks stiff and essential, in a flexible, mobile and lively piece of furniture composed of four elements that can be stacked and fixed to each others, or used individually.

Lenka Czereova | Senec, Slovakia

Plantable by Philipp von Hase

toma — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:48:43 +0000

This table is a seed shaped plantable. it is made in fine walnut veneer and solid maple wood, the bowl is handmade porcelain. spire is designed for a seed center in bergen where you can learn about seeds, consume and swap seeds. the bowl in the center is for growing herbs or storing fruit. the butterfly table tops can be opened up and the space beneath can be used for storing table ware or small gardening tools for example. inspired by hundertwassers’ baummieter and goldsworthys seed sculptures i designed and build this metamorphosis of an avocado-sunflowerseed-walnutshell.

Wood Calendar by Munito

toma — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:46:43 +0000

The design studio dialogue method based on Republic of Korea designed Wood Calendar for Munito. This Wood calendar has special point to manufacture it. It is an eco-friendly upcycled product made by throwaway spruce timber. When the building is constructed in Republic of Korea, most of them use the spruce timber for making basic structure. But it is easily wasted, so we think it isn’t good for our planet. The Calendar is consist of base for days and body for numbers. The body can be changed easily once a month. When this month’s first day is Wednesday, you put the No.1 body on Wed base. You can use entire life like this.

Design studio dialogue method | Munito | Korea