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:

Brass Monki Puts Pop Culture On Kicks Resulting In The Coolest Custom Nikes.

above: Street artist Banksy's Rat recreated on pair of leather Nikes designed and sold online by Brass Monki

Brass Monki is a talented 22 year old artist named Daniel Reese who hails from Merseyside [near Liverpool] in the UK. In 2009 he began using software to place pop culture imagery and icons from video games, movies, art, comic books, logos and other popular brands upon footwear.



The response was so positive, he began to actually hand paint one-off pairs of leather Nikes and sell them online. His eye for composition and color makes his creations very desirable as wearable art. Below are his designs, several of which are available for purchase.

Lego:

Bob Marley:

Blink 182:

Kick Ass:

Resevoir Dogs:

Robocop:

Watchmen:

The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo:

Mario:

Luigi:

Princess Peach:

Oscar The Grouch:

The Cookie Monster:

Minnie Mouse:

R2D2:

Batman:

Wolverine:

Green Lantern:

Iron Man:

Blanka:

Captain America:

Dr. Robotnik:

Sonic The Hedgehog:

Castle Crashers:

Pac Man:

Buzz Lightyear:

Woody:

Firefox:

Google:

Colour Doodles:

Doodle Splash:

Light Swirl:

Some of the above shoes are available for purchase right now in his online store.

NOTE: It should be known that I have not personally purchased shoes from Brass Monki nor have I seen anything but computer generated rendering of his shoes. That said, I feel I must remind you to either do your own online research before purchasing or "Buyer Beware."  Especially since some of my readers have left comments regarding their bad experiences with Brass Monki.


See more of his shoe designs on flickr.

Cutest Poufs You'll Ever Sit On. Animal Tatos & Tatinos By Maurizio Galante.

Designed by Maurizio Galante for Cerruti Baleri, these photo-printed poufs, are available in an egg-shape (tato) or as a perfect sphere (tatino).



Bunnies [perfect for the Chinese Year of The Rabbit]:

Tigers:

Koi:

Kitten:

Cactus:

Tiger & Hippo Skulls:


Also designed by Maurizio, but not shown on the Cerruti Baleri site, are the Pink Flamingo and Bunch Of Snakes poufs:


The flexible seating or footrest is made of CFC-free flexible polyurethane, with an internal anatomical rigid structure and plastic base. Eight original photographic images printed on the bi-elastic technical-fabric cover. Each image is printed onto a different colour base and is offered only in that specific color.

dimensions:
tato: 65 x 44; h 41.5
tatino: ø 48.5; h 43.5

Maurizio Galante
Cerruti Baleri