Raindeer Coat Hanger by Baita Design

One of the first things I bought when I moved into my new apartment was a vintage coat hanger from the 60-ties (I think), from an amazing store selling old (but renovated) furniture, that I will describe furthurmore a bit later. It's red and blue and orange, has a mirror and stole my heart at first glance. This however is an alternative idea for someone who doesn't have a big hallway in their apartment or wants to keep the space simple. The chair with raindeer top, in funky lime colour, was designed by a Brasilian studio Baita. ♥ it.

Floppy Disk Lamp by +OYO

Do you have a bunch of old, completely useless floppy disks lying around? They aren't as easy to come by these days, the way we love to throw things away, but if you do have a few here's an idea what to do with them. Polish design studio +OYO - a duet of young designers Olga Dabrowska and Adam Groch - created a floppy disk lamp. Floppy disks in collaboration with plexiglass lasercut shades give modern effect, with a bit of industrial charm. Works great especially in minimalistic spaces. Looks good to me.

Convallaria Lamp by Pink Pug Design

Convallaria  is a collection of lamps inspired by nature, made of polyester felt designed and produced by a Polish studio Pink Pug Design. The shape was obviously inspired by nature and beautiful summer flowers (I imagine). The lamps featured above are the standing, or perhaps rather the sitting version, but there's also Convallaria lamps you can hang from the ceiling.

Kacheli Vodka Packaging

I'm not going to wax lyrical about this design, because it was very well described by the agency responsible for it (Russian studio KIAN) themselves:

During the joint venture with the company Raimbek-Group (Kazakhstan), the KIAN brand agency developed brand platform and identity for the “Kacheli” brand. The company positions itself in the subprime segment, targeting the ad-sensitive consumers, for which the presence of an emotional component of a brand is highly important.

During the process of working on the project, several options were suggested to create a positive brand conception and strong brand identity. The first option suggests pulling the attention towards the natural products that are used in the making. This idea is supported by an eco-friendly, refined design, assuming the presence of a bright visual brand identity. The second option is oriented towards a more progressive and modern target audience and involves an innovative minimal design, concurrent with the latest European trends. The third option appeals to the traditional values. The developed conception suggests a calm but colorful solution, using engraving technologyin the formation of the background, as well as an extensive area for Client communication, used to deliver all the advantages of the product to the consumer via the label.

Ubytek Table

In 2009 Warsaw Fine Arts Academy together with Holon Institute of Technology organized design workshops for their students called Idea To Object, Object To Product. Students of both universities worked on projects for the Polish "Być Razem" foundation, working with the unemplyed and socially included. Two tables above were designed by Lukasz Wysoczyński and Daniel Zelig and they both play on the idea of organising objects within the furniture itself. The magazines are simply swept inside the hole cut in the table and after that they work as decoration that can easily be changed. More projects can be seen on the project website.

Maja Ganszyniec - Plugless Sink

Maja Ganszyniec is a young designer from Poland, graduate of the Fine Arts Academy in Krakow and the Royal College of Art in London. Despite her young age she has already been featured at many design shows all over the world and made herself known for combining simplicity with usability of the objects she designs. She's one of the members of Love Kompott (check my post about their wooden boxes furniture here) and I also previously featured her Pocket Wall design here.

Plugless sink is exactly that, a sink without a plughole. To get rid of the grey water we have to tip the water out. By doing so we become more conscious of how much water we are using and mainly throwing away. This sink shows the value of water through its volume and promotes water re-usage. I was inspired by the old traditional bowls for domestic water usage; this sink allows to use the water in a more traditional and, I believe, much more enjoyable and pleasant way.

Glass Birds From iittala

A couple of weeks ago I presented a small collection of porcelain beauties from the Polish glass factory in Ćmielów. I think I was self-inspired by my post and I started to look for more examples of porcelain items to (possibly) decorate my home. The birds featured above all come from iittala's collection and were designed by Anu Penttinen, Giorgio Vigna and Oiva Toikka. I think they are all gorgeous...

Marloes Tenbhomer's Shoes

One thing I can confess about myself is I'm a shoe fanatic. I own way too many pairs of shoes. My friend told me the other day she would spend more money on shoes for her wedding rather than on her dress - and I understood. Without going any further, let me present shoes by Marloes Tenbhomer that are simply a piece of art. Make sure you check the rest after the jump. 

Nathan Sawaya - Lego Brick Sculptures

When I was a kid, in the lovely comunnist times in Poland, I didn't have Barbie dolls or a fancy set of My Pony horses. I did however have a set of Legos, I'm not sure where from. I loved to build and play and imagine how I own a castle built in the middle of my room. That sentiment towards lego bricks remains inside me today as well. I think it's the kind of toy you can easily use and play with when you're an adult as well. Which is why I'm not suprised to see how Nathan Sawaya dedicated his career to building sculptures out of lego bricks (or maybe another brand bricks, I'm not quite sure). They are pretty big, pretty accurate and pretty funny. Check out the photos after the jump, to see much more. My personal favourite is the lifesize replica of Stephen Colbert :)

via fubiz.

Joanna Figurniak - Felt Bags

Joanna Figurniak is a Polish designer whom I previously featured here with her wine carry bags. Joanna likes to work with felt and her line of bags are also made from this material. They are a combionation of bold colours and simple curved lines. She also works with recycled materials producing amazing objects to decorate your house, but that's a subject for another post! Clik here to check out Joanna's Moo Studio.