FUDJE is a new design brand set up by the partners of edje architects, Julie and Elena, with offices in Athens, Greece. Being brought up and having lived in both South Africa and Greece Julie and Elena have always taken inspiration from both countries in their work. By revisiting local craftsmanship and traditional techniques fudje aims to produce a contemporary aesthetic in childrens’ furniture.
Toutes les choses avec lesquelles... is a book edited by Helium with drawings by Gaia Stella. It's an illustration book about a mysterious narrator who numbers, piece by piece, everything there is in his house. Furniture to sit or lie down, utensils to cook, to tinker with or to gardening, and all outdoor games... But who is he?
Fractals and Serendipity is a fantastic workshop with visual artist Alexandra Kehayoglou from 17th to 23rd of July 2016 at Boisbuchet. In this workshop you’ll find and reproduce the imperfect balance of patterns in nature through textile and wood work. The exercise of reproducing nature faces you with the challenge of competing with the slow, intricate, chaotic and pseudo-perfect mechanisms of creation.
In the white room of Palazzo Mocenigo, until the 10th of April 2016, The Alchemy of Colour: a “journey” through the different natural dying techniques of textiles. The exhibition, while explaining one of our first technological enterprise, reveals how human evolution, both cultural and economical and scientific advancement have always gone hand in hand. Curated by Stefano Panconesi, Sissi Castellano, Chiara Squarcina and Augusto Panini the display presents primary materials and products of the dyeing process. Mainly base textiles and hanks, they are the result of a natural process created using a colour palette derived from natural colours- roots, stems, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits and some insects- from witch the original pigments are obtained: yellow, red, blue, orange, green and purple.
Truecolors collection by Visser & Meijwaard is inspired by the quality of industrial PVC cloth.
The collection consists of a series of benches, stools, cabinets and bags made from this strong cloth. Truecolors is a contemporary design collection in which versatility of color and use are key.
The cabinets and stools are built up from oak frames with a PVC upholstery. Because of the zipper the cushion covers can be replaced and the cabinets can be opened and closed.
Photos by Kevin Rijnders
Piccola Orsa comes out: a children's book published by Orecchio Acerbo, written and illustrated by Jo Weaver. This book is about a fantastic adventure in the forest of a bear and her lovely cub.
La Cabane Atelier: a creative, collective and collaborative space in the village of Sutton, Québec
Dodo Toucan is able to find common ground between design and crafts. This fusion turns everyday life into poetry!
TAPAM – TAPAM: three sisters from France who decided to get together around a table, hand in curiosity, to make a lot of beautiful things. Don’t you feel the impression of being lost in a botanical garden by watching these pictures?
It's a nice story! Sorry it works only for Italians!
A young pupil named Matteo, attending the primary school of Copparo faced with a task assigned by the teacher on adjectives! He wrote that a flower was " petaloso " . The teacher decided to send the new word at the Accademia della Crusca for evaluation. And the Accademia said YES, PETALOSO is a well-formed-word and could be used in Italian! There are other Italian words formed in the same way: for example "peloso" (pelo+oso), "coraggioso" (coraggio +oso).
I love PETALOSO. And do not forget the #petaloso
The Salamandrian Project by the artist JIWONXKIM is a colorful journey with bizarre animals. Wonderful!
From Paris the “Happy little world for kids” imagined by GRAMPA
The ‘voie’ light series is the first result of an investigation into the manipulation of light-paths by Sabine Marcelis studio. These are so magic!
Directly from Finland here it is Gymi Furniture: a functional furniture set that enables your children to continue their gym class at home.
Cassina offers a new reinterpretation of the iconic model Baby Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld dated 1935: it is a new version, with reduced sizes to be ergonomically suited to children.
Cloud is an interactive lamp and speaker system by Richard Clarkson. It is designed to mimic a thundercloud in both appearance and entertainment. A new kind of magic!
WHOLE is a gorgeous Wastefree, Hand dyed, Organic, Local and Eco friendly items for your home & family. Enjoy it!
HIPOCAMPO is the playful furniture by Pedro Cerisola. A multi-functional rocking chair in the shape of hippocampus that is transformable according to the different stages of child development.
Directly from Netherlands Studio Zoethout make the world a happier place with their lovely clouds!
The celebration of Candlemass originated as a tribute to the light of God's glory that was manifested in Christ Jesus. The date of February 2nd places the Candelaria celebration forty days after Christmas. It is also the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The tradition want that during the Candlemass day all the candles in the house are blessed!
I remember my grandma was used to say: "Candelora dell'inverno semo fora" (tras. It's candelora and the winter is almost finished)
