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Foldaway Bookshop

Posted in Interiors, News, tagged Campaign, Foldaway Bookshop, London Festival of Architecture on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The folks at Campaign have designed Foldaway Bookshop as a key destination for the London Festival of Architecture. The pop-up shop is made entirely of folded carboard (which will promptly be recycled when it pops away) and features architectural books, magazines and classics. It’s definitely worth checking out… AND it’s on Heddon Street so it’s [...]

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Hostem Shop Opening

Posted in Inspirational, Interiors, Shop, tagged Hostem, JAMESPLUMB on June 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »

A gorgeous new menswear shop has opened on Redchurch Street. Designed by duo JAMESPLUMB, the new Hostem shop features reclaimed floorboards, exposed bulbs and linen-lined walls to create an enticingly textural, raw, and evocative experience. I know where I’ll be heading this weekend.

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Nigel Peake Tea Towel

Posted in Homewares, Illustration, tagged Nigel Peake, RHS on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Does anyone else fancy a Nigel Peake RHS tea towel? Not sure where they’re for sale, but when I find out I’ll let you know.

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Wine to go

Posted in Packaging, tagged James Nash on June 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »

James Nash’s ‘tulip’ wine goblets are a proper stroke of genius. Peel back the lid and enjoy. Apparently they’re selling like hotcakes at M&S. Has anyone tried them out?

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OK Go’s ‘End Love’

Posted in Inspirational, News, Video, tagged Eric Gunther, Jeff Lieberman, OK Go on June 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Check out this fun new video from OK Go directed by Eric Gunther and Jeff Lieberman. The video uses various ‘time stretching’ techniques, following the boys as they romp around Echo Park. The fastest time that is altered in the video is 48 hours of real-time compressed into 1 second – yikes! The big question [...]

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Private Paris Collection

Posted in Furniture, Inspirational, Interiors, tagged Wright on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Chicago-based Wright auction house just sold 100 works of art, furniture and design from one private, Parisian collector. Each item is impressive on its own, but the collection as a whole (shown below as it was originally presented) is particularly breathtaking. It’s quite possibly the most sophisticated interior I’ve ever seen.

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Sky Time

Posted in Jewellery, tagged Ryohei Yoshuyuki on June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Ryohei Yoshiyuki’s ‘Time of the Sky’ wristwatch displays the colour of the sky, as opposed to the actual time. Imagine if we all became attuned to sky colour and not numeric time? Quite an amazing idea. Via designboom.

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