Funky Find Of The Week: The Mad Horse Table By Samuel Ben Shalom

The Mad Horse Table by Israeli architect and designer Samuel David Ben-Shalom.
Limited edition. Made to order. Available through Talents Design in Tel Aviv.


Contact them if you are interested in purchasing.

Putting A Fingerprint On Custom Wood Furniture. A Sterling Silver One.

Bespoke (or custom) furniture craftsman Edward Johnson makes beautiful original pieces of modern furniture from wood, with a very unique signature. A designer and cabinetmaker, he combines contemporary knowledge of ergonomics and design with the traditional craft of woodworking. Dining room tables, chairs, sideboards, nesting tables, and jewelry boxes made with exotic wood like rippled Sycamore and Zebrano, embody both luxury and functionality.




His signature is a sterling silver hallmarked impression of his biometric fingerprint embedded into the pieces, an equally beautiful and personal touch.



His Easy Chair is one of my favorites, combining modern ergonomics and sensibilities with laminated beech wood and walnut:



His "Volumptuous" sideboard (yes, that is purposely misspelled) :


Vacuum sideboard:


Firestarter Table:


Nesting tables; Ed, Edd and Eddy:



Perpetual Bloom Dining Table:


Sentinel side tables:


Jewelry box:




Every piece of his bespoke furniture is personally handmade at his workshop in Sussex. His attention to detail and refusal to compromise on quality is maintained from start to finish. He invites his clients to visit the workshop to discover the craftsmanship and expertise that Edward brings to his designs and pieces.




Edward Johnson Bespoke Furniture

Studio Address:
Old Bank House,
64 Barnham Road,
Barnham
West Sussex,
PO22 0ES,
United Kingdom

Workshop Address:
Scott Workshops,
37 South Street,
Portslade Village,
East Sussex,
BN41 2LE,
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)7793 082 011

From Virtual 3D To Reality: Peter Donders New Aluminum Morphs Chair, The Shelly.

Belgium-based designer Peter Donders, who specializes in 3D Design, Modelling, Prototyping, Manufacturing & Visualisation, Furniture Design & Development has just released his newest chair in his Morphs collection. Using various software programs Peter designs his pieces on the computer in 3D and then fabricates them for the real world.


above: designer Peter Donders atop his carbon fiber stone, another piece in his Morphs collection

Shelly, is a beautiful single chair cast from one entire piece of aluminum and has an elegant fluidity with an interplay of organic curves that makes it stand out from other functional chairs.





Aluminium chair, cast in 1 piece in a 3D printed sand mould.

The chair consists of only 1 single surface (shell) with a minimum thickness of 8mm.

Weight +/- 12 kg

Dimensions:
H : 962 mm
W: 579mm
D: 667mm
Price on demand.
If you are interested in purchasing the Shelly, contact him here.

Peter Donders
Opitterkiezel 206
B-3960 Opitter Bree
Belgium
Tel/Fax : 0032 (0)89 864 888
Mobile : 0032 (0) 496 25 67 93

Spiritually & Physically Balanced Furniture. The New D/ZEN Collection By CTRLZAK.

Once again, the art and design studio CTRLZAK infuses Eastern philosphy into Western design like they previously did with their ceramiX project. Their latest coffee table and stool designs, the D/ZEN collection, consists of wooden blocks cut asymmetrically and balanced upon a symbolic silver cast twig leg. A reflective surface on the top or underside of the tables/stools is both aesthetically pleasing and functional.



The D/ZEN coffee table and stool by CTRLZAK was inspired by the spiritual and physical balance of Buddhist Zen practices. Archetypal forms that sustain objects and people, imperfect forms in perfect balance. The stick is man’s little touch, which supports nature but reminds us that everything is temporary.








CTRLZAK will present the new D\ZEN project in the upcoming Milan Design Week, the 12th to the 17th of April, 2011.

Don't forget to check out their wonderful CeramiX project, too.

Baby Cradle Becomes Two Rockers When It's No Longer Needed.

Designer Martin Price, a 2009 graduate from Central Saint Martin with a First-Class Honours Degree in BA Product Design, came up with the idea to design and craft a baby cradle that when outgrown or no longer useful can actually be sawn in half to become two functional rocking chairs.



The result is surprisingly attractive - both the cradle and the rockers are elegant and attractive pieces, each on their own as opposed to looking piece-meal.




The project grew out of his research and dissertation about looking into people's attachment to their possessions and understanding how they use objects to trigger memories of events and stories in their lives.

The piece was created in his workshop using ash wood with a foam mattress:

The computer rendering:

The inspiration:



Martin lives and works in Brighton and is presently working as an intern for Roger Arquer.


See more of Martin's work here.


If you are a fan of modern rockers and rocking chairs, be sure to check these out: