Having everything so bloody smart makes you want to kick back a bit. Yes I love my smart phone, sat nav, the way certain sites know what I want to order before I do - well that's a bit annoying ...Read More

Primitive Tools

With a continued sense of doom and gloom hanging over the world we need a shot of colour to lift the mood. I'm not advocating a riot of colour (best not to encourage that kind of behaviour especially here in ...Read More

Kaleidescope

I went to quite a few talks at this years London Design Festival. Its a great way to catch some fascinating insights into the design process directly from the designer and; if you're brave enough, ask a question or two! The ...Read More

London Design Festival – Talks Kiki & Joost

We use so much paper in everyday life - even in this digital age we still rely on paper for news, packaging, and all manner of print outs, the list is endless. Recycled paper reduced to a grey pulp doesn't ...Read More

Pulp

10 images I shot at Maison et Objet in Paris First theres a look at the three trend and inspiration areas. Haute Tension by Elizabeth Leriche Displayed designs that stimulate the senses. "Design is blowing hot and cold, modulating between heavy and light ...Read More

Ten – Maison et Objet

Here are 4 designs that allow you to divide your life into neat little sections. Well not that neatly, that would be rather ordinary and dull. Instead designers have created irregular abstract patterns out of tidy little compartments - organised ...Read More

Compartment

There was a time when you either used synthetic materials or natural and which ever path you followed the two should never be mixed.  The idea that something natural should be tainted by dare I say it....plastic! No no no.....But ...Read More

Natural Fusion

Following on from my Character post, here is a range of products  that again use contemporary iconography and transpose the icons onto home products. The skull is usually associated with the macabre, but here we see it used playfully as a pop icon.     Skull ...Read More

Skull

I'm a little late in posting this due to travelling - about a week late and with little chance of winning but what the heck! The blog has been nominated for the Mydeco Design Democracy awards; and as part of the competition ...Read More

Vote

Mixing old pieces with new technology here are a few examples of the way designers have updated traditional pieces in a non traditional way. Shown at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010 Paul Smith has taken a series of wood frame chairs and ...Read More

Reinvention