SHE! Lamp

SHE! Lamp from UCCOI accessories collection for this srping was inspired by the traditional dress from the Łowicz region of Poland (top left photo). Later on the form developed and changed into toher designs such as the nurse and another folk pattern, this time from Podhale. The base of the lamp is made of red durable plexi, the top from UV printed hard foil. Check a couple more images after the jump.

Wooden Boxes Furniture by Kompott

Searching ebay and surfing the net this weekend, looking for things that would fit in my somewhat empty apartment, I came to realise how many furniture and objects can be made of simple things we use everyday. We are so accustomed to perceiving them in just one way, we forget to experiment and come up with new solutions. This cupboard made of ordinary wooden boxes, that are usually used as the simplest way to transport food and present in so many aspects of our lives, this time found a new purpose and use. It was designed by Love Kompott, Polish group of talented youg designers: Paweł Jasiewicz, Maja Ganszyniec, Krystian Kowalski and Marcin Krygier. Maja Ganszyniec has already been featured at Say Hi!, and you are very welcome to check that post here. Below few words about the project.

Working on a borderline of the Old and the New, we were tempted to reinterpret the most elementary object for storing - a wooden box.. Basing on its construction - using the slots in between the planks - we have developed a simple storage system based on the traditional way of connecting wood.

Ćmielów Porcelain Figurines

Traditions of the Porcelain Manufacture in Ćmielów go back to the beginning of the XIXth century. It was famous in the whole region of Eastern Europe for their finest dining sets. Today, after privatization of the company in 1996, these traditions are cultivated by AS Ćmielów. Porcelain figurines from Ćmielów became a fashionable collectible item. Their design based on 50 and 60-ties aesthetics fits beautifully in modern apartments. All the figurines are hand made from high quality porcelain and then also hand decorated. Each product comes in limited number edition, they are signed with a unique number and designer’s name, then packaged together with an authenticity certificate.

Harfa Traw - Package Design by Dododesign

Simple and stylish package design by Zuzanna Łazarewicz from Polish studio Dododesign for an organic food farm Harfa Traw. Very minimalistic design is completed by rich colours and very nice illustrated patterns, different for each product. Apart from the packaging, Dododesign developed whole brand identity and website - you can see it after the break. Tres chic!

Kate Cusack & Julia Pogodina

Last September I had a short post on the amazing jewelry (made entirely of zippers) by Kate Cusack. Ever since discovering her unique fashion accessories, I try to follow Kate's work process on her blog - Kate's Update. The thing I wanted to share with you today however, isn't very recent and includes photos by Russian photographer Julia Pogodina. Julia was born and raised in Saint Petersburg and moved to New York to pursue her career in fashion photography (which she started while working full time as a corporate lawyer). Last year she made a photoshoot with Kate's jewelery, which apparently was widely discussed and commented for featuring an aged model - Candace Woodward. Personally I think the model looks stunning and I can't imagine the jewelry looking better on any celebrity or young and anorectic model. There's something about her rather unhappy face, the sad eye, beautiful hair...

If you want to learn a little bit more about Kate and Julia read interviews with them at afingo (Kate) and copiousmagazine (Julia). And follow up after the break to see the rest of the photos and read Julia's reaction to the comments on the session.

Furniture from Japan

I was away for a few days (easter and family duties), I hope you didn't get bored to death without the fresh portion of insopiration! :) To start the week off lightly I decided to present something very light as well - furniture concepts by Japanese studio h220430 (if that's really their name, all the numbers sound a bit suspicous...). From left: Baloon Bench, Crutch table, Ivy Chair, Mimic Bench.

Nanobiocare - Package Design by Brandy Design

Nanobiotic is another example of (great) package design by a Polish graphic studio Brandy Design (previously featured here with their take on healthy food packaging). Nanobiotic is a packaging line for nanobiotechnological beauty products made by polish company NBT. Each of the products contains particles of gold (Au) and silver (Ag). Minimalism and modern design allow to build a credible and exclusive character of a new brand.

Waiting For the Sun - Wooden Sunglasses

French boutiques Kulte cooperated with another French team Waiting For The Sun to come up with something unique: very fashionable sunglasses made of wood. Each pair is: handmade, carved out of tea wood, ultra light, stylish, enviroment friendly, wrapped in one of a kind packaging (2041 cm2 scarf designed by various artists).

Dobra Kaloria - Package Design by Brandy Design

Brandy Design is a Polish graphic studio specializing in branding and package design. They are known for their package design for the most famous Polish alcohol brands. The design above was created for a health food brand Dobra Kaloria, thus the design was made simple, to convey the message of the purity of ingredients. Colour combinations were applied to the products to define their groups, green for snacks, red for cookies and orange for breakfast products. The packaging was printed on matt carton to furthermore emphasise natural character of the product.

Plopp Chair by Oskar Zięta

Oskar Zięta's Plopp Chair, designed for Danish furniture brand Hay, looks like a feable inflatable toy chair. Don't let it fool you though, as there is nothing feable about it. It was made of hydro-formed metal: two sheets of metal are welded together following the outline of the stool, which is then filled with fluid under pressure. The legs of the stool are then bent into place, creating a form that Zieta likens to inflatable furniture. (dzeen). The misleading looks and high quality of both design and the product itself won Oskar Zięta and his Plopp chair the Red Dot Design award in 2008.

Plopp is a complete piece of design that went through all the FIDU forming process stages and experiments. We managed to bring the final form of Plopp after building many prototypes and testing the 'bionic', 'alive' behaviour of inflated steel. (zieta.pl) Check out the making-of video after the break.