Drift Design's Eerily Beautiful Ghost Collection

Drift is the design duo of Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn, both graduates of the Design Academy Eindhoven, class of 2005. They design products, concepts and interiors for private and public spaces.

The first prototype of their Ghost Chair was on display at Design Miami Basel last month. If you weren't fortunate enough to attend, here are some photos of their eerily beautiful Ghost Collection:








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POP go the days of the week: The Bubble Calendar

Available either in horizontal or vertical formats as well as either printed upon paper or thick acetate, the 2009 Bubble Calendar by 'experience' designer Stephen Turbek costs $29.95 (paper) and $49.95 (acetate) and will let you burst your way through the year.













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Bubble Calendar is not affiliated with the Bubblewrap brand, which is trademarked by Sealed Air corporation.

First Music, then Clothes, Jewelry and Sunglasses. And Now, Pharrell Williams Is Removing Tatts and Designing Furniture.

Pharrell Williams is an Emmy award-winning producer, frontman for N.E.R.D., partner of A Bathing Ape/ Bape brand, founder of clothing lines Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream (I do so love his astronaut jeans, shown below)



Above: Pharrell's astronaut jeans for BBC

A Fashion icon as well, Pharrell was named Best Dressed Man in 2005 by Esquire magazine and was one of the faces in Louis Vuitton's 2006 ad campaign.



He has also designed a line of Louis Vuitton jewelry and sunglasses:


Above: Pharrell's Blason line for LV.


Above: His sunglasses for LV

But he's not stopping there. In addition to the latest breaking news that he plans some innovative tattoo removal, he's now designing furniture- at least a chair or two. And ugly furniture at that (sorry, Pharrell).



Pharrell Williams designed the Perspective chair in collaboration with Domeau & Pérès who are manufacturing the piece and will be making the additional chairs.



The chair, as well as another chair design and a table will be part of a show in Paris at the prestigious Emmanuel Perrotin Galerie. The show will be from October 21st 2008 until January 10th 2009. The chairs will be available in a few colors and only 4 of each will be sold. The chair, as explained by Pharrell, represents the love between a woman and man.



When asked about the design, Pharrell says “I had often wondered what it’s like to truly be in love, not lust for once.. So I decided not to ask what it was like in someone else’s shoes or what it was like to sit in their seat.. I decided to sketch out my own experiment; the perspective chair.”

Location of the exhibition: 10, impasse Saint Claude 75003 Paris

Next up for Pharrell? World Domination :)

Burke Decor Has What's Hip For Your Home

Burke Decor could very well be your one stop shopping for all things hip for the home. Whether you need furnishings for the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, or livingroom, -even for the baby's room-- they've got it.

The brainchild of Erin E. Burke, it's an online retailer who stocks such hip brands as Modern Dose, ibride, Bliss Studio, Denyse Schmidt, Paul Thomas, RE:surface lighting, Graham & Brown, House Eclectic and so many more.

With the convenience of online shopping and the feel of a boutique, you could buy everything from rugs and pillows to furniture and photography from this place! They make it super easy by taking major credit cards and paypal, offering flat rate shipping of $6.00 for items under $50.00 and free shipping on items over $50.00 for the contiguous 48 states.

Below are a few of my favorite items available from Burke Decor.

House Ecletic's colorful take on the famous Eames Time life stools:


Custom wood items by Akemi Tanaka:


Hand-tufted New Zealand Wool rugs in many colors, sizes and styles:



ibride's animal shaped shelving:


Fun shower curtains by Izola:


Pillows of every kind by many popular manufacturers:


Simrin table linens, coasters, trays and platters:


Wonderful modern quilted bedding for both baby and adult from Denyse Schmidt:



Lots of fun lighting:



They have a large selection of wallpaper and wall coverings, too:



And tons of miscellaneous decorative items:


And they have so much more. Be sure to check out their many items and you can get 10% off their purchase simply by entering "GETIT" when you check out!

Start hipping up that home of yours now!
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