Loco For Boca Do Lobo: Stunning Furniture Design From Portugal

Boca Do Lobo exclusive designs, located in Rio Tinto, Portugal, designs and produces high-end furniture, lamps, wall mirrors and more in a style that reflects an urban and simultaneously classical look. They use the highest quality materials and textures that ooze a cosmopolitan, luxe and meticulously crafted feel. With echoes of Deco, Modern, Beidermeier,and even Victorian, it's kind of a Glam-meets-Urban-meets-Artsy style. Take a look.














From their limited edition line called Large Emotion...

The Mondrian:



The Diamond:

The Forest:


D. Manuel:




Gold:






Just this past year they introduced another collection called "Coolers", to see that collection, please go here.



Their Mission Statement
Our mission is to understand the past, interpreting it through technology and contemporary design, transferring all our artisans’ wisdom into what we do. We combine the high technology we use with the traditional manufacturing shapes and techniques, which transforms our pieces in timeless objects. So being, we offer the public the best one can find in this art.



See all they have to offer here.

Mads Norgaard Believes Your Clothes Should Speak For You

Fashion designer Mads Norgaard believes in wearing your heart on your sleeve. And on your scarf. And your t-shirt. And even your skivvies.




"Imagine Living in Peace" T-shirt:



"Free Tibet" 100% Organic underwear:

"Obama for President" 100% organic underwear:


"Speak Up" Scarf:



In addition to his Speak Up series and his 100% organic cotton underwear, Copenhagen designer Norgaard has several other collections. Read on for the company history.

COMPANY HISTORY - MADS NØRGAARD-COPENHAGEN:
1986
The collection 'Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen' shares history with the shop Mads Nørgaard. When Mads Nørgaard opened his shop in October 1986 he soon realized that there were things he missed that he could not find in other collections. He started producing his own designs, and due to rising demands from other shops, he soon began to sell his collection to other shops too.

1995
Mads expands his own designing and establishes his own show room above the shop at ‘Strøget’. The year after he introduced a women’s collection and a children's collection. Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen now has four collections for women and men per year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

2001
The Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen collections are shown and sold internationally. Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen’s collections meets – thanks to 400 retailers –conscious costumers in Europe, The United States, Australia and Japan.

2005
Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen’s first show during the Danish Fashion week is held in August 2005. The location is ‘Den Grå Hal’ (The Grey Hall) at Christiania in Copenhagen, and is the 1st show in the 'Christiania Trilogy’ – several places named ‘show of the year'. The 2nd show in the Christiania Trilogy was in February 2006. And last show was held in August 2006.

2007
Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen opens a showroom in Stockholm and one in L.A. In February, the first part of the new trilogy the Speak Up-Trilogy was held in the historic Valencia-building in Copenhagen’s west area.

In August Mads Nørgaard-Copenhagen decided to make ‘The Copenhagen Experience’ -a fashion film trilogy. The film is a tribute to youth and Copenhagen. It was shown at the Danish fashion week, and later on in Oslo for the Speak Up Trilogy –part 2. It is also put on several fashion websites and youtube.com. The music from the film “The Copenhagen Experience Recording #1” was released on vinyl and itunes in November of 2007.



His collection for 2008, Paint It Black, can be viewed here.

Visit his site here: http://www.madsnorgaard.dk

In Honor Of Halloween, Some Spooky Skull Shoes & Boots From Martin Margiela (+ 100 more things)

Martin Margiela's leather skull boot and canvas skull sneaker (or trainer) are frightfully scary to some but may be eerily attractive to others. Either way, they're the perfect kicks for All Hallows' Eve.

The hand-painted leather boots (limited edition):





The hand-painted sneaker:




The skull print sneaker or trainer is available for purchase here.
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The hand spray painted limited edition skull leather boots can be found here.

To see over 100 purchasable items I've chosen with skulls or skull-related imagery and design, check out my "Death Becomes You" list here. Or simply use the left and right scroll arrows on the widget below to see them all.