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Made me smile. :D by Vladimir Tsesler.

I think this furniture series by German designer Katrin Greiling is right up my alley of simple silly functional pieces. Perfect for my dream home! via Contemporist

Designers outofstock has produced this beautiful bleached wood chair. I am simply loving the criss-crossing supporting crossbars. Something about the lack of screws make this really really simple and pretty! via Contemporist

Neat and simple idea by Mieke Meijer via Contemporist.

Beautiful stool! by Jethro Macey

Jamie Hayon, one of my favorites in product design / interior design has completed a new shop in Kuwait for Octium Jewellery, a super high end jewellery store for high end jewels. via Frame

Who doesn’t need a furry rocking horse? Thank you Jarrod Lim!

I am looking at remodelling my room and putting some new shelves.. these seems rather lovely.. although it seems to waste quite a bit of space. Buy here!

Issey Miyake just launched a new shop type, mimicking the fast-moving stock situation found commonly in convenience stores. Simple and clean like all Japanese design, its not the retail store that makes me drool, but the custom pieces of furniture by Nendo that is giving me all sorts of chills. Modelled after the shopping baskets, Nendo used the wires as inspirations and made a series of furniture that, if for sale, I will buy the whole set right away! via Dezeen

Anna Barriball took some black tape and covered a wardrobe with it. See! Easy does it!

Kicki Edgren Nyborg thinks different. Where people see 2D wallpaper patterns, he sees shelves and lighting! Brilliant!

Instead of being in the usual green or blue, designer Rirkrit Tiravanija decided that from thenceforth all ping pong tables shall me made chrome. I am not gonna argue with that.

Joseph Walsh and his beautiful table.

I have just came across these beautiful Shrub Tables by Liu Zhili, the same brilliant designer of the Sparrow, Dove & Nightingale lamps  that we featured a while back. I simply love how he exposed the screws for the legs onto the tabletop, making them features of the design rather than something he needs to hide. Seems like we have a thing for his nature inspired, uncluttered designs.

Simple is always sexy. Moare I bent wire chair by Lucie Koldova

What a beautiful lamp by Daniel Becker.

TAF decided the easiest way to upholster furniture is to wrap pieces of soft sponges with fabric. the result? An interesting series of furniture that reminds you of parcels but is comfortable and delightful! See more here.

This is my dream kitchen, complete with tiny colour clashing bricks and that oh so cute Lego Man head cookie jar in the background! via Coolhunter

Looking like a ghost, a perfect resting place for all those Halloween candies.. the Grand Illusion table by Essey hits all the right notes of beautiful and strange.

THIS is so awesome I will need one immediately. Like.. now.

Buy me one at belybel

Sand & Birch reinterpreted Dali’s lip sofa and the result is modern and sexy!

Officially the most beautiful object in the world, the Gyrofocus fireplace by Focus Creations won in the Pucha Design competition. via worldarchitecturenews.com

I love how these sort of disintegrate from glossy and shiny to all natural and rough and still absolutely beautiful! by Judith Seng

I am completely in love with this new chair from Japanese Nendo. I want one!

You know how there is this piece of suede that the couch is made of and you can run your fingers over it and create little patterns? Well apparently Giles Miller did. So he expanded the concept and created this amazing hanging wallpiece where you could stroke to your heart’s content!

An interesting skewed perspective and a imaginative new take on the shelf. Stunning! See more here.

I have always admired street furniture. These are pieces of furniture that, in its lifetime, will be used more than any other furniture made. They have to be weather proof, vandalism proof and easy to maintain. On top of that, they should always serve  the dual purpose of being public sculptures as well as letting you rest your feet. Tall order I know, but once in a while, someone comes along and not only meet the criteria but surpasses them.

BMW Group Designworks USA does cars. And they do them really well. So it is really exciting when they get a chance to translate the smooth lines of a BMW into street furniture that intrigues and excites! My only question is, when is Singapore getting a set? via Contemporist

A stunning set of chairs designed by ODA Architecture to reflect the fashion district that their latest hotel project is in. All looking comfortable and immensely seductive.

There’s no denying the results when two great designers in their own fields come together to create furniture magic. via It’s Nice That.

“Made from 10,000 drinking straws, the Clutch Chair is an exploratory research piece that passes comment on our disposable culture. The development process of this piece also informed that of the Clutch Light, both of which were developed from an observation of the structural characteristics of trees.”

This piece was selected by Zaha Hadid as her Curators Choice at Noise Festival 2008.

By designer Scott Jarvie.