SIX WAYS NOT TO DIE - Linneaus university Växjö at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010

The Chair (bottom part) acts as a base for the minui HandySitt Portable Seat (top part). It doubles as an adult chair and sturdy stepstool. It's the only high chair with a portable seat.

Remember that cool toy, the Spirograph by Kenner? Alexander Purcell of Aprro Design does and his Spiro chair has just won the "Best Product" award at the 2010 California Home And Design Awards.

Paul Smith and Stelton. New series of products, from Arne Jacobsens series Cylinda Line, now with Paul Smiths touch.

The work of the duo behind Tuyo design studio, is the kind that draws a smile on your face! Love this chair that they presented at Greenhouse in Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010.

BUM is a stool by dutch designer Evelien Stamhuis. Every BUM is handmade, that's why each one has an own personality. Perfect for kids and grown-ups as well.

This chair by Christopher Mark Johnson folds completely flat utilizing polypropylene living hinges.

VIDEOSerial Stylist — Quarters. A short by Mark Jardine of Elder Jerez Jr's work space.

The new family of birds for Iittala 2010. Designer Matti Klenell. They are built in 2-3 parts, so you can place jewellery or something else in them.

After work experience at Lissoni Associati in Milan and Patrick Norguet’s Studio in Paris, Finnish designer Elisa Honkanen branched out on her own and recently presented her newest creations at the Greenhouse in Stockholm.

DesignMilk has a fun look at Shiner which is Joe Manus, who created eco-friendly furniture and accessories in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bleu Nature's new winter2010 collection is stunningly clean and interesting ...

The formidable one-woman show Ilse Crawford talks shop about her designs for the Soho House New York, High Road House in London and more in this new video podcast.

One particular scent can bring back more memories than a thousand pictures. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to store smells the same way we store photographs? SCENTER is a depository of scents.

At this year's Stockhom Furniture Fair, Chen Karlsson showed their 'Favourite Things' - a lamp and mini-gallery they've developed to let you exhibit the tales and things you like at home.

Underfull by Norwegian designer Kristine Bjaadal.
The tablecloth appears to be a traditional white floral damask but reveals a hidden pattern when wet.

CookieBar: a pop-up store designed by vPPR and held by celebrity baker, Dorie Greenspan, sold out every day last week within a few hours to mobs of cookie-loving New Yorkers. Amazing display.

The design of brick lamp is based on my perception of sunlight. The concept is to make people aware of the moment of concealing and revealing light. Side facets, used as handles, also direct the light when in upright position.

Anna Ter Haar's Cinderella's Chair ~ blow glass... slipper

this piece is comprised of 42 found cassettes. when wall hung, and back-lit, the cassettes come alive and create a graphic pop art piece

Iconic designer Verner Panton's birthday today!! Born in 1926, he is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. Celebrate with his beautiful Panton chair, still beautiful after all these years!

Cocoon - Combined vegetable storage and herb cultivation for the kitchen window.

A quilted cushion with a secret: a sleeping bag
or a blanket hidden inside.

Feel More Human has 2 great collection's of lights.. they are so creative! Would make a great piece in any house!

The designer Inga Sempé was designed for Wästberg a lamp that will be the 2010's industrial light, codenamed Sempé W103...

FEATUREDThrough the (orange) looking glass ~ and other stunning views of SF and my suite at the Clift Hotel San Francisco by Morgans Hotel Group ~ b/c its true "The World Needs More Interesting."

The Katakana writing / laptop desk designed by Sean Dare for Dare Studio won the award for best furniture, interior or lighting product last week at the 6th Hidden Art Design awards.

Norwegian Wood is a cabinet where the doors is covered with cut woodends. The rough wood is a nice contrast to straight lines in the frames.

Interview with minimalist furniture designer Nils Holger Moormann. Working with mostly young, unknown designers he has mastered the art of simple modernity, becoming one of the pioneering voices leading the ‘New German School’

The 'melting table' totally is an amazing piece of wooden art!

Beautiful and affordable Pinch and Splay lamps -- see how they're made too!

WOKmedia's Between the Lines bookshelf asks you to place your books inside their maze of words. In other words, what you're reading is between the lines.

Homeware, clothing and handmade toys are just some of the terribly cool bits and bobs on display alongside retro furniture, artworks, accessories and textiles at London's beautiful 'Smug' boutique.…

Superfolk, an Irish design studio established by Gearoid Muldowney in 2008, will launch a new range of products at the 2010 Stockholm Furniture Fair.

New collection TALENTI outdoor/indoor furniture by Karim RASHID...

American designer Aaron Asedo has created the Loops Bench to fill a void in today’s market – knock down furniture that appears to be a one-off piece of art.

Tate and CultureLabel.com are collaborating to launch the 2010 edition of RELEASE and, this year, the hunt is on for two outstanding product designs that will be produced and sold in Tate shops,Tate Online and at CultureLabel.com.

Reduce to the max: S3 by Felix Stark!

The Bouquet coffee table by Philippines designer Kenneth Cobonpue is an elegant table with floral pattern that will create an illusion of an uneven surface when seeing from afar.

A great group of lighting objects by designer Rui Alves. Really nice combination of bright colors and the pure beauty of wood.

The AT-AT Walker lamp from LIFEGOODS is a beautiful modern take on a Star Wars classic!

Monster Mirrors - When one looks in the mirror, they become the monster's next meal.

Tidelight is a lamp that plays with diffraction. A design that draws its inspiration from the auto industry. With its texture and shape, Tidelight increases diffusion. Designed by Paris based Petite Friture.

Anne-Mette Jensen and Morten Ernst have designed the In Duplo sofa series for the Danish furniture manufacturer Erik Jørgensen.

Bozhinovski Design's lamp is made of fiberglass from Elza Design – makers of products from fiberglass.

Snuggled into a delightful desert spot in Rancho Mirage, California, Architect Ana Escalante of Escalante Architects, introduces an unpretentious home whose sustainable design mimics how nature reconciles with cozy shelters.

Scalo from Cerruti Baleri can be used as a box, a table or a bookshelf.

Check out the lovely Lighthouse by Swedish architect Thomas Sandell.

Abachus outdoor table includes six fixed arms that you can lean against instead of using chairs.

American designer Jonathan Nesci presents work at Chicago's newest design space, Volumes Gallery.

The idea of the wardrobe is based on the climbing supports in the garden. Allotment stories can be filled with different boxes in a variety of materials. Design by Kilian Schindler

The Zen Wagon, a beautiful all-natural kids hauler purpose built for 2! Designed and engineered by Scot Herbst of KAIKU, Northern California.

MAISON & OBJET 2010 : stand LLADRO, ALESSI...

Jaime Hayon Lounger Chair - Hayon's unmistakable stamp in this design - contrasts between classicism and modernity, monocolor finishes and high quality upholstered in fabric or leather.

The Ant AV Tricycle is inspired by bicycle and tricycle cultures worldwide and conceptualized to be both a vehicle and platform for urban communication and interaction.

At this year’s imm cologne the Italian manufacturer presented the re-edition of several Charlotte Perriand pieces for the first time. Among them the ‘Ombra Tokyo’ chair from 1954.

Maison & Objet 2010 : new products from Marzais and Formitalia...

Morph bar stools, designed by Formstelle.

Really digging this storage/bench piece from Herman Miller. The Cognita Storage Bench is perfect for small spaces that need dual functioning pieces (like my apartment!)

A coathanger made of pitchforks by David Olschewski from Germany.

CholoChair. A collection of unique art pieces, the Charles Eames chair today intervened by contemporary urban artists.

At this year’s ‘Passagen’, one of the major frame programs during the imm cologne, the Belgian designer Wendy Legro presented this poetic, interactive and modular sun blind and illumination system.

Radiolarian sofa by Lazerian made from corrugated cardboard

Acme Dynamite sticks brought to life by industrial designer Jeremy Wolf.

this stunning side table by noon studios stands out for its simplicity, made from 3 pieces of birch wood for its base and a ceramic surface.

Hoist by Oscar Narud: An expandable floating hanger system that can be adapted to different spaces and accommodate for any ceiling height.

Maison & Objet 2010, the new collection Karim RASHID for Lexon...

An interior inspired by Legos, complete with a kitchen table covered in lego bricks!

Cortica lounge chair by Daniel Michalik allows user to feel as though they're floating on a cork in the ocean.

MAISON & OBJET 2010, the collection VONCOM by Karim RASHID...

noon studio designed this lathed wooden desk lamps with rotating lids which act as switches to control the light intensity.

Tonic by designer Reinhard Dienes ~ i love how you can shift the legs to switch this between sideboard or bookcase!

With his work heavily influenced by the industry of processing raw materials, Dutch designer Lex Pott has created a series of unique tables that retain the raw, rugged forms that are created during the extraction process of Belgian bluestone.

FEATUREDMy first cosmo made with SNOW ~ and it was snowing on the outdoor furniture made of ice by the fire on the patio... Amazing Absolut party at Sundance for the launch of their Spike Jonze film.

French designer Claudio Colucci's Mutant Attack chair playfully remixed original Thonet chairs, but this time the chair become shorter and fatter.

A kitchen design that truly breaks the mold, Bulthaup's b2 consists of just one multi-use work surface and 2 sleek cabinets that can either hide, or show your kitchen's entire contents....

Slovenian architects Bevk Perović Arhitekti have launched a collection of floor lamps where the light resembles a puff of smoke.

Austrian outdoor designers Viteo are known to have just a short collection of designs that are all very desirable. This applies to their swing, which exists as part of a whole set.

A modern take on a family heirloom, this ever-functional bench is hand built by Chadhaus in Seattle from sustainably harvested local hard wood, and finished with vibrant red low VOC paint.

The Jewel of design gives a face lift to the jewel of aristocracy and glamour *Faberge Salon by Jaime Hayon in Geneva.

Zahra chair by Odue like some futuristic stylish furniture for your home. This contemporary plastic chair comes with three units of chairs and an elegant shape makes it absolute eye-catcher in every room.

Mercardo Negro is a twelve-week project by Ramon Coronado that deals with transforming an everyday object into a completely new one.

Oooms Studio designed this piece to have at least one drawer that will always stay slightly open while the other drawers are closed. In addition, the way to open a drawer is to hit or kick the one next to it.

Israeli designer Yoav Avinoam has developed a handcrafted method for casting unique furniture from repurposed sawdust.

German designers Jehs + Laub have created the JALIS sofa for the manufacturer, COR.

Vega Lamp design by Alice Rosignoli. This lamp is a translation of the general principle of relativity, the fabric is curved under the mass of the bulb.

Frank Buchwald is a Berlin based designer who created this inspiring series of lamps, the idea was developed from mechanical artifacts of the industrial age.

Color Community is fully customizable, plus four chairs and a table can be various colors to special effect. Plastic chairs are also comfortable and tremendous.

A Hopscotch Rug by CB2

The Infinity furniture and lighting collection by Tangle Creations is based on the Tibetan Infinite Knot. Infinity design collection pieces entitled Art, Sky and Sun, the latter being a globular light fixture.

This former washing machine drum is now a lovely lamp from Reestore. It produces an ambient light from the top and shoots beams of light from the holes in its body.

Join us for a day at KETTNER's in London's SOHO // Ilse Crawford has shown us that a body of excellence is required along with design in order to perfect the acquired ambiance..

Photos of Danish designer Tom Rossau Making one of his ST 903 Lamps.

Christel Hadiwibawa is a furniture designer based in Sydney. The above pieces were part of her Honours research last year exploring sustainability. Working with bamboo, these are the final results of her work.

Designed by Damien Gires, the Urban Seat is comprising funtionable chair and table that well place along the street for pedestrian to slow down and enjoy the neighborhood.

With ever growing space problem, one is always on lookout for smart space avers but compromise with style…A big NO! Check out the cool coffee table by Steve Spett and Ron Barth. Is it a simple coffee table? Naah! It’s a dining table when being transformed. Imagine your friends asking as to where’s your dining room table and you turn your coffee table in just few minutes time. Sounds cool! Check out ResourceFurniture for more information or if you’re around NY, you can visit the store in person at Manhattan, 969 Third Avenue, New York.

Design Hara’s green HTPC is the computer/home media player I want. It's eco friendly, features HDMI and DVI outputs, a Blu-ray drive, and comes with handcrafted (side panels) from Italian cypress wood or Canadian rose wood. Beautiful.

Miss Lulu is the brandnew prototype furniture from Berlin based Atelier Haussmann and will be presented on the IMM in Cologne this month.

Lex Pott combined these industrial, geometric forms with the original, organic structure of a tree in a series of items of furniture.

The Drawer Shelf , by Keiji Ashizawa, puts on a amazing display of functionality. It is a series of three drawers that have the ability to independently slide to either side by using a rail system.

KWINT restaurant in the Heart of Brussels by SAQ // Studio Arne Quinze.

We love the bedrooms for children designed by Karim RASHID for NEOSET...

Bauke Knotterus has designed this very cool curtain that hides and devides a room. Printed with a gigantic photo of a sofa in a room.

Simple new Japanese designs like this textile with dotted lines to remove worn-out sections and transform the piece into its next incarnation: a bath mat, dish towel, or rag.

Monster Skin Chair made with Felted Cashmere, Wool and a Antique Wing Back Chair, by Joshua Ben Longo [see also #7835]

A table is missing two legs would be dropped over, right? In the "Suppenkaspar" missing leg compensated by a fixed load in the appropriate places. The weight is held by a thin rope barely noticeable.

A leather deck chair, raft and inner tube are amongst the unusual modern furniture designs by the creative duo of Vienna-based SODA.

Pebro is both a bench and a sculpture all at the same time. When it is unoccupied, Pebro stands up.

Australian designer John Quan has made a Slinky-inspired magazine rack, "Sexy Explosions" out of colour pencils and produced a new way of serving Vietnamese rice paper rolls.

Inspired by cumulus clouds. They are made from high quality fiberglass reinforced with stonecast inner walls and work great indoors and outdoors. Available in white, bronze or black in both a loveseat and a lounge chair.

The Glass Home is a collaboration between founder Carlo Santambrogio and designer Ennio Arosio featuring a series of iconic furniture pieces, beds, sofas and bookcases, along with architectural elements such as staircases and kitchens.

The Stalac coffee table is based on the idea of taking a rectangular section from a cave ceiling and using the stalactites as the table legs.

austrian designer daniel meise creates this sculptural pieces of furniture by using a special strong plastic concrete

online portfolio of RISD furniture designer, Frank Cresencia

A stunning sustainable stool concept by Nathalie Nahas, made of felt and steel.

Sexy, Kinky, S&M, Honest, Raw..... these describe and symbolize the essence of this Madrid residence where Spanish duo, fashion designer David Delfin and photographer Gorka Postigo live.

Marlies Romberg Wooden Computer Workstation brings a desktop computer into the realm of traditional furniture with the help of a laser cutter. Functional keyboard, mouse and monitor.

The Calibration lounge chair is designed to be flexible, in that it can be clicked and clacked into a new position effortlessly.

Serett Metal Works portfolio of amazing metal work. Fabrication, architecture, furniture, art.

This bench designed by Leif.designpark for De La Espada, incorporates a planter into the seating area.

Designed by Bill Hilgendorf, the Metal Stoolen table is made of locally collected scrap material found from making other metal products.

Electric chair by Aleksej Isko is a reading chair and not the other more commonly known type.

Mater's wooden stools are gorgeous ~ they come in white oak, black, and aluminum with removable leather seats. designers: space by signe bindslev henriksen & peter bundgaard rützou /dk

Tiny Little Chairs! Adorable classic chairs turned into what look like silver necklace charms!

Söhne & Partner Architekten designed the lightsails project as guiding symbols for the exhibition around the Millstaetter lake, Austria.

Clamp Desk design is based on a system of trestle and tray insert in a board. A translucent honeycomb PMMA sheet offers an exceptionally light and rigid worktop. Holes drilled in the panel allow to run cables under a wire system.

The PANTON CHAIR was born between 1959 and 1960, we celebrate his 50TH Anniversary with pictures and text...

Karl Malmvall designed this sleak ladder for Design House Stockholm. It's part of the 2010 product range of DHS and will be released very soon.

In Memoriam: the Bulb. A specially designed memorial lamp for the glorious bulb that will be forbidden in Denmark from 2010

Table lamps produced of atelier libero produced by Shinya Fujii.

Design*Sponge shows off jessica helgerson interior design for this northwest portland house

Once again a stunning interior design by Wonderwall architects for the new A Bathing Ape store in Singapore.

Assemble your own chair by using the alphabets: C, H, A, I, R. Designed by Eric Ku, the Alphabet Chair is part of the 'Mission Redefinition' project.

Tanya Yakoleva creates this piece, aptly titled "Wood Table" that has hinges so it can open or close and provide great different looks.

Concept for coffee-shop Illy. Odessa, Ukraine. White interior with classical furniture and modern lighting makes a new filling for coffee-shop

Table&Tennis. Work, live and play have morphed together, so furniture should follow the lead. Conference / dining table built to the specs of a ping-pong table.

Dutch designer Mieke Meijer named this cabinet set 'Alter Ego'.

This flat pack stool is light, easy to assemble and transport. The distinctive characteristic of the ‘1-2-3 sit’ stool is the dovetail joint with combined folded steel and oak wood.

Bjørn Jørund Blikstad's stunning optical illusion of a shelving system

Brainstream Design's Folding Chair and Ottoman. Inspired by pop-up books, the Folding Chair is modern solution for nomadic living.

Uffix offers some interesting collections, but the most stylish and contemporary is Luna. The top is a large glass dish, which combines very well with the base. Available in various finishes.

Soo kwon is a recent graduate from art center college of design.

Paper Tiger Products Toddlers Feeding Tools- Paper Tiger Products by Australian designer Anthony Dan are flat packs, temporary structures made from recycled and recyclable material. Easily transport because it snap together easily and quickly.

Residue Lamp from Made by Midas is a lamp made to play with. You can put it in many positions like you play with a wooden toy. It is made of waste wood out of the production of children´s furniture.