Bored of Tord?

I know I'm risking having woodland creatures crawl into my home and kill me as a result of my mentioning anything negative about the hot designer Tord Boontje, but once a designer starts creating things for Target, the sheen dulls a bit for me.

Now don't get me wrong, I love Target and greatly respect Mr. Boontje. And I've got to give the guy credit.

What started out as a laser cut garland for plain light bulbs (the Midsummer Garland) and a laser cut curtain for those who can't afford doors (hee hee), The Until Dawn Curtain, has become a woodland creature empire. But I'm already sick and tired of seeing a lot of this stuff:



However, what you may not be familiar with is some of his variations on the theme. And that's what I'm here to show you. Below are some of his, shall we say, less attainable products. In other words, you won't find them at Target, or even Moss in NY, but I've got a few pics for you:



I'm sure they'll be in his new design book, available any day now (which, by the way, is 5% cheaper on Overstock than on Amazon and shipping is less too!)



For those of you who simply can't get enough Boontje (pronounced boan-dcha) Bounty, you'll find his ubiquitous curtains, plates, garlands and even tattoos at Unica, Moss, and of course, Target.

Worth a mention is the guy's own site. It's really beautifully designed, you ought to check it out here.

Wood, Wonderful Wood.

10 years ago blonde woods were all the rage. Maple, beech, birch, white ash. Then about 5 years ago, it was dark woods; cherry, mahoghany..Or, as you probably know them; java and espresso and chocolate wood, since most of the dark woods were stains.
But now, anything goes. And there are a million beautiful things made of wood these days. In any shade. Veneer, lasercut, bent.
It's a wood wonderland!

See more of the really cool wood stuff I have found -including wood keyboards and monitors at myWood Wonderland list at ThisNext.

Dish For All You Art Directors Out There

Thought those of you familiar with PMS (and no, I'm not talking about Aunt Flo, I'm talking the Pantone Matching System),

The hard-to-find Pantone Dinnerwear collection is on sale at 50% off right now at Fishs Eddy in NY and online (I've got the link right here for you, folks.. just click on Fishes Eddy.

Dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, saucers and mugs all with actual pantone colors and numbers on them.

This is no crappy melamine, we're talking porcelain. Microwave and dishwasher safe.

Now, setting the table is more like doing a layout.

Driade Candles By Christian Ghion, laudani & romanelli

Unusual and beautiful wax candles designed by christian ghion and laudani & romanelli for Driade.





driade kosmo is the trademark that today groups all the objects produced by driade, defining a world of things strangely like our own. a world made up of exceptional moments that interrupt the calm sequence of events, of flamboyant characters and common folk, of artists, intellectuals and workers.


They're big.
They're bold.
They burn.
Me likey.
All available at Unica Home.