designers block: September 2011

Friday, September 30, 2011

Feel Good Weekend - Reflecting

The weather is fabulous and I am ready for a feel good weekend. My life took a turn earlier in the year that wasn't the turn I anticipated. It's been a long hard road but that road has a much nicer view now. I hope you enjoy your weekend as much as I will mine.

Recycling The Italian Way

Whilst wneding my way around the internet this morning I came across this fabulous Italian website - Giovanni Scafuro. Love what he is doing with old cutlery and ceramics. He does lots of other stuff, take a look at the braclet and ring made from old key holes. Fabulouso!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Works of Latorre Cruz

Beautiful, elegant designs by Latorre Cruz all with a little twist.

SEKS With a K

I personally love to find a design and to think 'I wish I had thought of that' here's 3 of them by Seks

WHISK-Y LAMPS

RAKE UP LAMP

BOTTOM UP ASHTRAYS

WANTED!

a stool that looks like a button. The On The Button Stool by Adam Xander. I would also like a name that began with an X, very rare.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Brighten Up Your Kitchen

When I find designs that I really love I have to restrain myself from posting every single photo, I stopped at 8 with these amazing pieces of table and kitchenware by Simon Pattison, I could have happily used them all. Go and see more you won't regret it.

Just For Laughs

I like the idea of having an ice lolly as a paper weight and people thinking it's going to melt all over my papers and presenting people with a drink called Hooker's Delight. Maybe I am as weird as the designers - Greece Is For Lovers

Knitted Lamps by Melanie Porter

By now you will know that I love the unusual, well these are just that. Gorgeous knitted lamps by Melanie Porter, love her work.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Fine Cell Network - A Fine Idea

If you are in London for Design Week then go over to The Dock in Notting Hill, Tom Dixon's place and see some works by Fine Cell Network. Also there will be, as part of Multiplex at The Dock for London Design Festival, a stitching workshop which is hosted by Fine Cell Work with Karl, an ex offender who spent time at HMP Bullingdon. They emailed me with the info and I was just blown away by the work that prisoners in jails all over the UK have created helped by many influential designers.

What a fabulous idea, you can even sit on Boris if you so wish.

Classical designs,

fabulous embroidery,

commissioned pieces and even

Swag Bags to take it all away, however you will have to pay for them. A fabulous and beautiful way to rehabilitate prisoners and stop them re-offending.