PAPARAJOTE FACTORY

Paparajote Factory began in a Mediterranean city, from the hands of Pilar Larrotcha and Sonia de la Iglesia. These products are developed based on the simple thought of making you happier by touching textiles which recall comfort, warmth elegance and quality. The name Paparajote comes from a traditional Murcian dessert made from a lemon tree leaf dipped in batter, deep fried and covered with sugar and cinnamon. The dough is then eaten hot while the lemon leaf is being thrown away.

FUDJE

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...

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

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. 

THE ALCHEMY OF COLOUR

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 BY VISSER & MEIJWAARD

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 BY JO WEAVER

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.

DODO TOUCAN

Dodo Toucan is able to find common ground between design and crafts. This fusion turns everyday life into poetry!

TAPAM - TAPAM

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?

PETALOSO

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

The Salamandrian Project by the artist JIWONXKIM is a colorful journey with bizarre animals. Wonderful!

SABINE MARCELIS

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!

GYMI FURNITURE

Directly from Finland here it is Gymi Furniture: a functional furniture set that enables your children to continue their gym class at home.

CASSINA

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 BY RICHARD CLARKSON

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

WHOLE is a gorgeous Wastefree, Hand dyed, Organic, Local and Eco friendly items for your home & family. Enjoy it!

PEDRO CERISOLA

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.