contemporary beanbag inspiring designs

designer beanbags of today's times are luxury and style anybody would like

I was looking in the past days all over the internet for a green and eco-friendly sofa or lounge but even the greenest options weren’t that green after all. You can have a look at my previous article to see what’s all about. For the easy-readers I’ll just state my conclusion and go on with the article: there doesn’t seem to be a complete green alternative for the very thing that makes sofas comfortable: foam . So where else can you find comfort and style and the

3D glass printing method (re)discovered

Not there yet but definitely a step forward. Shape is way more complex though.

I sometime talk about bio-mimicry as a way to greener and more efficient products. It’s obvious: humans simply didn’t got to that point in evolution where we can do better than nature. But apparently we’d better use some ancient-mimicry as well. Our much touted Egyptians seemingly used a very-similar technique to cast glassware, technique named “pate de verre” in which glass frits (finely crushed glass) was mixed with a binding material such as arabic gum and water, deposited on a mold to form a coating, and then thermically fused.

Scientists at University of Washington’s Solheim Rapid Manufacturing Laboratory has revived this ancient method with a modern nano-tech touch

The Bilge Lounge Chair by Red Hook, Brooklyn

Beautiful chair made from truck springs and barrel staves

Featured in 2modern, definitely one of the best design blog I am reading, this chair made in Red Hook workshop, Brooklyn by Bill Hilgendorf and Jason Horvath is maximum recycling, best design. I am simply in love with this lounge chair made from truck springs and bourbon barrel staves.

Can Art (De)light

Can Art (De)light by ZEK

Made by guys at Zek, these cans turned to spotlamps look fantastic and oh so arty.

As long as you won’t find one selling at the store next corner I advice a little DIY exercising and hopefully I’ll hear from you with photos of your products. I will have them published on perfectcube if you send me a mail ( click here ).

One Good Chair 2009 : some impressions

Bamtak Chair

One Good Chair 2009 is happening as we speak and the finalists are already announced. Every year the designs based on locally sourced, earth-friendly and energy-sparing materials and manufacturing methods are more and more refined. Though many beautiful chairs are presented, some of them seem difficult enough to build or require handcraft skills beyond regular family man in the developing countries.

I got especially fond of the Bamtak Chair designed by Azul Cadenas from Argentina, who tries

recycled glasses collection might be just what you want for no more glasses missmatch

Frosine sandblasted glassware by Michelle Ivankovic

Have you collected over the time a vast stockpile of glasses all sizes and shapes? Looks awful right? While having different style glasses might be just what you want when you don’t want to mix up glasses at your next party, there is no unity in the aesthetics.  A designer touch might be welcomed.

That’s where Michelle Ivankovic, senior designer for Umbra comes

think particleboard of all sorts is toxic? You’re darn right. So check out X-Board

X-Board green and light substitute for plywood

Ever wondered why the furniture at IKEA was so light and looked so strong? While the vast majority of the other important furniture makers offers massive earth-unfriendly wood furniture or chemicals filled engineered wood, be it MDF, plywood, chipboard or OSB -does Urea-formaldehyde, Phenol-formaldehyde or Melamine-formaldehyde resins ring a bell?No? Than check it on wikipedia. It’ll be an eco-illuminating experience – Xanita are in the game with an eco-friendly

ever thought of recycling and re-purposing? how about a yogurt cups lamp?

Yogurt cups pendant

From time to time it comes to my mind how many useful stuff I throw out as garbage. Most of times I am too busy – and most of us are – to think to clever ways of re-purposing what we generally call “trash”. But that is what designers can do as imagining new useful and appealing objects to ease our lives.

Check out this lamp shade made out of yogurt cups. So simple