Trip Pixel Furniture by Studio Badini Createm for Seletti.

Studio Badini Createam and Selab teamed up for this collection of three pieces, an armoire (or wardrobe), a two drawer and a three drawer chest from Seletti. The classic furniture pieces are decorated by hand with a pixelated image of a woman's face, melding the traditional with the modern.

Silverball: Re-Purposed Vintage Pinball Machines As Furniture And Home Decor

Furniture maker Michael Maxwell of Virginia is the man behind Silverball, a company which re-purposes vintage pinball machines as coffee tables, side tables, bars, consoles, wall mirrors and more. Using the back glasses and playing fields from old pinball machines, and combining them with his woodworking and crafting skills, he creates one of a kind collectibles.

Good Vibrations and F* The Classics! Distorted Furniture by Studio Laviani.

There's been a lot of press about the forthcoming Good Vibrations furniture designs from Ferruccio Laviani for Italian furniture company Fratelli Boffi's F* The Classics! Collection. The new pieces previewed at Salon del Mobile this past April and has had the design world buzzing since.



The New York Times interviewed him about the forthcoming pieces and computer renderings are making the rounds on the internet. Referred to as "Glitch" furniture by i09, HuffPo and Buzzfeed, the pieces look distorted (as if an old VHS tape were paused), but are actually carved into the wood with computer-controlled milling technology.

The following two images are computer generated renderings of pieces from the collection:



And one of the actual produced pieces from the collection:



The pieces remind me of an earlier piece he created for Emmemobili called Evolution in which the ornate chest (below) seems to morph into a pixelated credenza:





As I mentioned earlier, Good Vibrations is part of an earlier collection designed for Fratelli Boffi by Laviani with the name F* The Classics! The collection combines the look of antique furniture with modern elements. Classic and ornate forms with Italian and Asian flavor becomes deformed or distorted with with modern geometric shapes and accents of color.

Below are several pieces Laviani has designed for F* The Classics!











The designer, Ferruccio Laviani:


I look forward to seeing more pieces of the Good Vibrations furniture and will share them with you once they are available.

Studio Laviani
Fratelli Boffi

Another artist who has toyed with computer distortions of furniture is Sebastian Brajkovic:

Check out his Lathe collection here

Gold Balloons and Glass Top Coffee Table. The UP Coffee Table by Duffy London.

Duffy London design studio introduces the UP Coffee Table, a whimsical table with glass table top held up by gold glass and metal resin composite 'balloons' with steel rods as the 'balloon strings' and doubling as support.







Working with the illusion of levitation and buoyancy, the UP coffee table is a playful trompe l’oeil, giving the impression that a piece of glass is being suspended by small balloons.

This hand made table is a limited edition of twenty. Because it is designed without compromise, the tables are extremely time consuming to create.

"Growing old is compulsory, growing UP is optional" - Bob Monkhouse

As seen at the London Design Fair:



Materials: Toughened Glass, metal resin composite, toughened steel rods.
Dimensions: (L) 120cm (W) 80cm (H) 45cm
Delivery times approx 8-12 weeks.

Price: £5,800.00, Buy it here

The Booken Is A Table, A Shelf and a Library In One.

At this year's IMM Cologne, Italian furniture design company Lema collaborated with Raw Edges designers Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay who founded their studio in 2007 with the aim of creating soulful and yet, ironic, objects (such as this unusual commissioned piece, to create a unique piece.

Lema, who has long created shelving systems and bookcases for the home has been closely following the evolution of market and consumer needs, especially given the evolution of the library in a modern world that is increasingly oriented towards paperbacks and e-books. Yael and Shay have worked on the concept of the book as an object and as material, which transforms its function and reinvents itself. From these two companies comes a new collaborative effort: The Booken, which is simultaneously a table, shelf and library.



"We were inspired by the fact that people do not re-read the novels that are so often on the shelves," says Raw Edges. "Most books are usually read once and not re-read, and then we thought, why not use the volumes as if they have a plan? Of course you can always remove the book and read it, but at the same time the books take on a new role. "

And that is why the designers chose the name Booken. In English, the suffix 'en' applies in furnishing the material names to identify those with which objects are made. Following this concept, the book becomes the constituent material.



The essence of Booken is captured in two parallel tracks supported by legs on which rest several wooden slats that echo the classic form of the bookmark. The books are literally "hanging" transforming the library from a vertical element to a horizontal element.

"For us it was definitely a challenge from the conceptual point of view," says Angelo Meroni, chairman of Lema. "But at the same time a fun and cool project that brings us closer to a different audience giving us, after collaborating with young designers like Nendo and Giopato & Coombes, a way to look at the future of design and creativity in the field of furniture."

Raw Edges Design Studio
Lema 

source: Archiportale

Thermochromic Table Lets You Make Your Mark. Temporarily.

The thermographic finish on this table and bench designed by Jay Watson of Oxfordshire reacts to heat by going clear temporarily to expose the wood beneath. It leaves an interesting ghostly print of either body parts or dinnerware for a brief amount of time. Makes for great dinner table conversation.








Handmade from solid european oak with a black thermochromic finish. In response to heat the surface temporarily goes clear to reveal the timber beneath. Suitable for heavy duty indoor use. Made in the UK.

Colors:
Black on solid European Oak.
Other colors & timbers available on request
Dimensions:
Table 200cm x 85cm x 73cm high
Seat 180cm x 30cm x 43cm high
Low table 120cm x 80cm x 42cm
Price:
£1 850.00 including VAT
(£1 541.67 excluding VAT)
Available:
6 - 8 weeks

Jay Watson Design

Much To Many A Gamer's Delight, Igor Chak's Space Invaders Alien Couch Is Now A Reality - In Leather.

The Retro Alien Couch (modeled after the classic video game Space Invaders) by Igor Chak is now more than a concept (as you may recall from here) , it's an actual sofa available for purchase. At least for a limited time.



Pics of the protoype that was featured on design blogs previously:


An instant conversation starter, this now produced unique retro gaming inspired couch will be the highlight of any room.



Designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California; to insure the highest build quality. It features and all fine leather pixelated retro design, a low profile, and memory foam cushions. This is a limited production and will only be available for a short time.




Width: 77.2 in (196 cm)
Depth: 33.1 in (84 cm)
Height: 29.8 in (75.8 cm)
Seat depth: 22 in (56 cm)
Seat height: 18.5 in (47 cm)



Order your couch today, these couches are hand built custom couches, expect between 2-4 weeks for your couch to be completed. They currently use PayPal for all their payment processing. Customers can setup an account free with PayPal, from there PayPal offers a wide variety of payment options including credit card, e-check, bank transfers, and gift cards. PayPal helps them receive and process your payments in the securest possible way. Upon clicking the link to pay through our payment processor, PayPal, you will be redirected to their site using an SSL (encrypted connection). Fill out your information and include the address you would like it shipped to. As they are based out of Los Angeles, California there will be a sales tax of 9.75% included with the purchase. Shipping cost are a flat fee of $300.00 USD to be shipped anywhere in the USA. Customers are also welcome to pick up their couch directly from the warehouse located 5406 San Fernando Road, Glendale CA 91203 (Customers outside the US please contact them via email)

$5000 USD, Order it here

Defecating Dogs Brighten Up A Room. Pooping Dog Lamps By Whatshisname.

The Good Puppy Table Lamp and the Good Boy Floor Lamp are designed by a Polish born artist who now lives and works in London and goes by the obscure moniker What's His Name.

The two dumping dog lamps, a Chihuahua and a Great Dane, are about as sophisticated looking as canines taking a crap can be. Both have On/Off switches shaped as dog turds that needs to be pressed, or in case of Good Boy lamp, stepped on.

Good Boy:



Good Puppy:


Both lamps were supposed to be part of London’s the Art Below exhibition on London Underground stations. Even though organizers accepted the work, unfortunately London Underground banned it for being offensive.

He now creates them as made to order pieces in limited numbers.

Creating the lamp takes about one month.



Good Puppy is available in limited editions of 200 worldwide.



PRICES:
Good Puppy Lamp £1000 (GBP) + 20% VAT + £50 shipping = £1250 ($1,966.12 USD)
Good Boy Lamp £2500 (GBP) + 20% Vat + £85 shipping = £3085 ($4,851.89 USD)
Order them here