Ikea Love

OK, maybe not the most original place to find gems. But I kinda love this lampshade. In fact, I love it so much, it's in my living room

Dutch Design: Lotte De Raadt

I don't love tap water in New York. I like it, but don't love it. There is something about the taste of Dutch tap water that appeals to me so much more. Seems like Lotte De Raadt, graduate from The Design Academy Eindhoven, feels the same way.
Since tap water is about 2000 times cheaper than bottled water and doesn't need to come in a polluting plastic bottle - that seems worth promoting.
And how great would to be to promote it with one of Lotte's Tap Water Carafes. The shape of the carafe shows the origins of the water. The tall bottle with the long neck refers to water from deep underground; the low, stout bottle is the ideal shape for collecting surface water; the third can be filled with dune water. The stopper shows how the water comes to us - the tap!

On The Streets

On a Sunday stroll through the village...

ICFF 2011

It's that time of year again - ICFF is in town May 14-17.
Will definitely try to make it there.
One of the highlights might be Marcel Wanders talk on Saturday 2-3pm.
If you're going, don't forget to check out my friends at the Shapeways booth!
http://www.icff.com/

On The Streets

Gates Avenue in Brooklyn by Dolk. We've seen him before and still like it!

More to come!!

I know... no new posts for a while now... I'm still here - life has just gotten really busy and I need to catch up. There is more to come!

Dutch Design: De Troubadour - Lamps

I am usually all for the whimsical, but at times you need something more tough and industrial to balance the design out. These lamps from De Troubadour look industrial, nautical and even movie set-like. They certainly make a bigger statement than your usual boring floor lamp...

See pics below:

Lamp Atlantic

Lamp Studio

Lamp Spielberg

Lamp Shippers

Lamp Royal Master Sealight

Lamp Royal Marine

Lamp MGM Grand

Lamp Industrial in Nickel

Lamp Hitchcock

Lamp Bridgeport