Whimsical Table Lamps by Ingo Maurer Are A Nod To Mickey Mouse and Disney.

Ingo Maurer always has such imaginative ideas when it comes to lighting at witnessed by such unique designs as his LED wallpaper and his stunning butterfly lamps.

Kartell's Bourgie Lamp Reimagined by 14 Designers for the 10th Anniversary.

It's been ten years since Kartell introduced Ferruccio Laviani's Bourgie lamp to their collection. To celebrate the tenth anniversary, Kartell dreamt up a unique initiative for the January edition of Maison&Objet in Paris to celebrate the special occasion and invited 14 designers to re-imagine the now classic table lamp.



The Bourgie Lamp, in its first classic clear iteration of transparent polycarbonate, designed by Ferruccio Laviani in 2004:

and the available colored, gold, silver and black versions from Kartell:


Wallpaper magazine reports that "The Milan-based designer, who has been working as Kartell's in-house art director for over 20 years, designed the light in 2004 responding to the brief of creating 'an important lamp'. Inspiration came from an old fixture sitting on his desk and a 1970s disco song by Ashford & Simpson repeating 'Everybody wants to be bourgie bourgie' in reference to the wannabe bourgeoisie. The result features the silhouette of a classic table lamp, rendered in what the Italian company does best: plastic. Transparent and tongue-in-cheek, the Bourgie represents an important time in the company's history of experimentation with the material."

The 14 unique pieces shown below will be part of a traveling exhibition all over the world with events taking place over the course of the year 2014. Next steps will be Milan, in April, on the occasion of Salone del Mobile and New York in May during ICFF. At the end of 2014 Kartell will organize an online auction for the sale of the unique pieces, of which the proceeds will go to charity.

Alberto Meda:


Ludovica + Robert Palumbo (wrought iron):


Christophe Pillet (matte black felt):


Front:


Patrick Jouin:


Rodolfo Dordoni:


Patricia Urquiola:


Eugeni Quitllet (made to emulate a birthday cake):



Philippe Starck (with Lenny Kravitz):


Mario Bellini:



Piero Lissoni (rice paper):


Tokujiin Yoshioka:


And lastly, Nendo (turned the negative space into a lamp):


Images of the display Paris:



The 14 one-off designs are currently on display at Kartell's Paris flagship store on Boulevard Saint-Germain, after which they will turn into a traveling exhibition for the rest of the year before being auctioned online.

all images and information courtesy of Kartell (their site, their facebook page and pinterest page)

Kartell Bourgie 10th Anniversary site

A Simple Add-On Helps Turn Any Flat Surface Into A Table: The Floyd Leg.

UPDATE: Congratulations to Kyle and Alex, the Floyd Leg has been fully funded via Kickstarter as of about 16 hours ago!

Little Flags Of Awesome - Designers Go Retro for The People's Pennant.

Elevating the classic pennant from sports memorabilia to a celebration of the everyday - that's the concept behind The People's Pennant.



Launched in March of 2012, the Pennant People (Jessica, Tim and Eric of Greenpoint, Brookyln) enlist various graphic designers, typographers and illustrators to create a different wool felt blend pennant that is then sewn and printed by hand. Made in a limited quantity of 250 each, the pennants measure 12" x 30".  And at only $25 a piece, they are fun decor for everything from dorm rooms to offices.






As of now, they have 8 beautiful pennants available for purchase, all shown below.

Coffee Break! by Ken Barber, type director at House Industries.:


Happy Hour by Nathan Strandberg and Katie Kirk of Eight Hour Day:


Blast Off! by Invisible Creature:


Look Closer by Tyler and Elsa Lang of Always With Honor:


Read Much by Heads of State:


Rise & Shine by Richard Perez:


Pizza Time by Mikey Burton:


and their newest, Ride by Brent Couchman:






Here's a video that gives you a short tour of how the pennants are made:


Sewn and printed by hand, the 70/30 wool felt blend pennants cost $25 each
Shop for them here

The Solo Cello, A Modern Steel and Leather Hanging Chair by Felix Guyon.

This beautifully constructed suspended chair, the Solo Cello, was designed by Felix Guyon for Les Ateliers Guyon.




The geometric seven sided silhouette has a leather seat and steel frame and suspends from the ceiling with steel cables.




The Solo Cello chairs can be found in the lobby of the hip boutique hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, The ALT hotel:




Inquiries about the chair can be made by contacting Les Ateliers Guyon via telephone at 514.802.1236 or via e-mail here

Chair images courtesy of Les Ateliers Guyon via Behance.
ALT Hotel lobby photos courtesy of Tyylit and Yelp User Ben B.

DESIGN and FABRICATION: Les Ateliers Guyon / ACIER: Soudure Richer / CUIR: Maylissa François

Elegant Animal Head Urns of Ceramic and Wood by Artist Lorien Stern

Lorien Stern comes from Ojai, a small town in Southern California. She recently received her BFA from California College of the Arts in Oakland, where she focused on ceramics, painting, claymation, screen printing, wood turning, piñatas, and egg batiking. Experimenting in various mediums, her animal urns are what caught my eye. They combine white ceramic animal heads with turned wood and are simultaneously whimsical and sophisticated. Whether used as actual cremation urns or merely objets'd'art, they are definitely unique.

“Penguin Urn” (10” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)


“Alligator Urn” (8” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)




“Bear Urn” (10” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)


“Horse Urn” (10” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)



“St. Bernard Urn” (9” x 5” x 5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)


“Bull Urn” (12.25” x 6.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2010)




Lorien Stern (above) now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. (image courtesy of Facebook)

Lorien works in has a fun series of large and small "animal heads" that you should check out at her website.

Shop her etsy store here