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Industrial Romance

mulT8 by Matteo De Vecchi

Now do you agree with me that like clip; pvc pipe is proving to be a versatile piece of design!
Here handmade marries industrial and resulting romance is playful & delightful!

(silver plated brass candleholder + PVC tube)

An iconic object (T8 candelabra by Piero De Vecchi) is re-interpreted with various coloured & textured PVC tubes into ‘mulT8’ by designer Matteo De Vecchi.

Lace Garden!

Lace Garden by Anouk Vogel

(nickname: Bride’s Garden)

This eye candy garden is planted with white-flowering shrubs, bulbs and perennials which looks like lace with existing green. The literal twist is given with a lacy wire fence!

The Swiss designer Anouk Vogel is a landscape architect who dabbles in creating gardens, temporary installations, buildings, interiors and street furniture. Her competition entries, concepts and realized work come from some dreamland to create utter magic. There is always some poetry, birdie, lace and not to forget strength present in all her work.

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With A Pinch Of …

With a Pinch of er… Chilli!

Piccantino

by Jim Hannon Tan LPWK for Alessi

Piccantino, the chilli scruncher chops chillies for you, spread and stores without direct contact with skin. Born of chilli 🙂 this design object is made of transparent rubber and steel. Gift it, hang it like good luck charm or ward off bad vibes (present in many a culture differently) or just spice it.

{This post is a special greeting for my rss and email subscribers who have joined me today at this new place. Wish you unlimited and uninterrupted enjoyment of all the fun and function of various design forms presented daily at my site!)

Let’s Play!

LEELA chairs for children by designer  Rahul Shirbhate

I can’t help not posting these amazingly cool chairs by design student Rahul Shirbhate. Good designs for kids are not easy to find so when I saw this LEELA chair for children I just jumped.

Can a chair be more safe (moulded so), more playful (turn-able), more inviting (front legs look like dog’s legs!) and more colourful!!!

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