Svvving, A Handmade Luxury Indoor Swing For Grown-Ups In 19 Beautiful Models.

Svvving is a childhood pastime turned into a decorative and functional piece of modern furniture for adults by furniture and interior designers, Marie Najdovski and Radek Podsiadlo.




Handmade with fine woods and luxurious textiles, Svvving is the upscale adult version of a swing. Made primarily for indoors, the 19 different models all make beautiful and fun seating for a loft, home, apartment or covered outdoor areas.

Easy Rider and Jupiter:

Robin Hood and Kalinka:

Dolce Farniente and Angel:

Tao and Alaska:

Sumatra and Mars:

Faust and Fidji:


La Boheme and Dolce Vita:

Lindy and Polka:

Borneo and Mazurka:

and Java:



The Details
Wooden seats made of satin varnished walnut wood, color varnishes or polished lacquer are paired with beautiful cushioned textiles including tufted leather, striped wools, tufted cottons, suede and leather vachette.







The hanging cords come in black, white, grey or red and the hardware is available in polished or matte finished aluminum with different colored suede handles for comfortable griping.






The swings are made for adults and can safely hold up to 120 kg (264 lbs) and measure 80 cm x 33 cm (about 31 x 13 inches).



The swings Svvving are designed for ceiling heights ranging from 3m to 5m. Two sizes of rope are proposed: 2,50 m or optional 4,50 m. Svvving is delivered in an aesthetic cardboard box of 10 kg.



The box contains the swing in a cotton cover, the rope 2,50 m or a rope 4,50 m, installation instruction, 2 sturdy hooks with suitable anchors for installation in a reinforced concrete ceiling, and 1 inbus key allowing the adjustment of aluminium handles and other metal parts.


Buy them at Svvving
Or a few models are available here

Aitor Throup Melds Art & Fashion In His First Menswear Line Of Shiva Skull Bags.

After 6 years in development, fashion illustrator, sculptor and designer Aitor Throup has finally launched his first long awaited menswear product line. The recent unveiling of his 2013 menswear product line in an exhibit called New Object Research, focused on his fabulous Shiva Skull Bags. Constructed in the shape of a human skull, the black and grey tweed bags with leather accents and zippers will be launched to few key influential retailers globally and are the first of his products to be marketed.




An installation of his Archetypal Shiva Skull Bag as it transformed over the years:

And a close look at them:








Aitor's design process is centered around innovative methods of design and construction, in particular a construction process which utilizes his own sculptures of the human body as a system for blocking garments. Below you can see the Shiva Skull bags placed upon his own sculpted mannequins:




More of Aitor's sculpted mannequins from the exhibit:


close-up:




One complete outfit was in the show (shown below) and will be available exclusively through Dover Street Market, with whom the designer is planning an exciting event to coincide with Frieze Art Fair in London in October, 2012:

The artist at work (photo by Neil Bedford):


An incredible illustrator, Aitor's daily sketchbook archives (a few of which are shown below)are simply beautiful and can be seen here on The Breaks or on his official Facebook page:




About Aitor Throup:
Aitor Throup was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1980. He arrived in Burnley, Lancashire in 1992. It was in Burnley that Throup developed a passion for labels such as Stone Island and C.P. Company. A mixture of Aitor’s interest in these products and his own passion for drawing led him to begin a BA in Fashion Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, from where he graduated with first class honors in 2004. In 2006, he completed an MA in Fashion Menswear at the Royal College of Art in London.

Aitor is fascinated with anatomy and his main interest is drawing. His hand drawn characters become the primary tool in the exploration of his ‘justified design philosophy’, which highlights the necessity of a reason or function behind all design features. Aitor's design process is centered around innovative methods of design and construction, in particular a construction process which utilises his own sculptures of the human body as a system for blocking garments.

Aitor Throup began working as a creative consultant with the British football brand Umbro in 2008, which led to his involvement in the concept and design of both the ‘home’ and ‘away’ football kits worn by England at the 2010 World Cup.

Aitor has won multiple awards over the years, including the ‘Collection of The Year Award’ and the ‘i-D Styling Award’ At ITS#FIVE (International Talent Support #5). He has worked as an art director/stylist with i-D magazine, Arena Homme+, V-Man, and GQ Style, and he designed the cover for the December 2008 issue of Dazed and Confused Japan, which also included an 8-page portfolio of his work.


Here's a nice interview with Aitor about the New Object Research exhibit at Dazed Digital

Some of the images in this post were shot by the talented UK photographer Neil Bedford, other images courtesy of Fashionmag and Aitor Throup Studio

Aitor Throup