Rabari Rug Collection by Doshi Levien for Nanimarquina.I'll preface this post by saying that this was one of my Top 5 favourite products from Milan Design Week. Yep, 100% - these are that good. Designed by Doshi Levien for Spanish rug maker Nanimarquina, Rabari rug collection evokes "the...
Faig Ahmed Deconstructs Traditional Azerbajani Rugs to Form Unconventional Sculptures.Be careful - don't trip over Faig Ahmed's three-dimensional rugs as they unravel before your very eyes! This Azerbaijani artist is no stranger to fibre arts - most of his work revolves around the construction and deconstruction of...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // May 2014.Welcome to the May edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight to cure your Mondayitis! This month we are sharing a whole bunch of Australian design news including a fab new restaurant in Melbourne by Techné Architects, beautiful new products like...
Quirky Handmade Lighting by Antoñito y Manolín // Spain.Antoñito y Manolín is a Spanish studio-workshop that designs and hand-makes furniture and accessories. Their newly launched lighting collection caught our eye in particular - it's pretty freaking cool, no? The clean, understated...
Spectacular Floral Installations by Rebecca Louise Law.Rebecca Louise Law is a London-based installation artist, best known for her breathtaking interactive large-scale installations consisting of thousands of suspended...
Exquisite Lighting by Apparatus Studio // New York.Holy guacamole! Apparatus Studio's lighting is absolutely ridiculous. As in ridiculously amazing. If I may paraphrase someone dear to my heart - "give me brass, black and white and I'll drop my pants any-day". My sentiments exactly! Here,...
Fabrica Launches Extra-Ordinary Gallery with Exquisite Handmade Design Objects.Italian based communication research centre Fabrica recently launched 'Extra-Ordinary Gallery', a collection of ordinary objects designed by a team of Fabrica’s multicultural designers and entirely made by hand in Italy. Daily rituals...
Gamsei Cocktail Bar by Buero Wagner // Munich, Germany.Never mind the fact we initially thought this was an interior of a milk-bar (rather than an artisan cocktail bar of alcoholic variety), the beautifully crafted space is a little jewellery box carefully designed, resolved and detailed...
Design, Art & Craft Objects by David Taylor.Stockholm-based Scotsman David "Superdave" Taylor is a true contemporary artisan who incorporates elements of design, art and metal craft in his work. Taylor cleverly combines post-industrial waste with precious metal, DIY components and...