Friday, 27 November 2009

Cable drawings

This is absolutely original. It is the work from a student of Royal College of Art, Maisie Maude Broadhead. In this case we have a fireplace shape but imagine the possibilities! I just wonder the mistakes she made along the way to know how much cable she would need to make that wall draw so she wouldn't have lots of cable left in the the end.

Via heartanddesign

Sick AGAIN

Oh dear readers...

I'm sick AGAIN and it's my throat infection AGAIN too:/
Luckily it's no so bad like the one I had before and the antibiotic seems to be working by itself this time.

I have so many projects and ideas to this blog but the lack of time is not helping at all.

But just to keep the ones who are more close to me and know more details about what's happening:

1. The internship is going great and though I'm not there full-time and I'm still doing small things it feels really good to be inside a magazine and getting to know how things are done before it's finished, printed and available to the readers:)

2. College is not that great because it's not really something I wanted to do, but we'll see.

This is all for now but I hope to post new finds and interesting stuff in the next days.

Thank you:)***

Monday, 23 November 2009

Handcrafted clocks

Clocks made out of what seems to be china plates is a truly cool idea. And through what I've read they are really well crafted.They are made by {flaire houre} and you can buy them here. Remember that these are almost always one of a kind.

Via decor8

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Birds

Shanghai-based designer Zhili Liu's lighting series was inspired by gatherings of birds, which becomes obvious when you see them. Up above are models entitled Sparrow, Nightingale and Dove (below), respectively. These lamps are adorable but unfortunately are still a prototype. Maybe we'll be able to buy it next year.
Bird lamps (design 2006, prototyping 2009) via dezeen

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

New chair from Vitra

"Shapes from the world of vegetation serve as inspiration for Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec’s new Vegetal chair, as they did for Algues. Its plant-like structure made of polyamide dyed throughout goes to the limits of the technically feasible, and the six colours (unusual for plastic chairs) emphasise the link to nature. Vegetal is stacking and suitable for indoor or outdoor use."This is an amazing chair. It's structure feels really organic and I easily see it in a coffee shop outside near a garden while drinking an orange juice or eating a fresh salad.How did the designers got into this chair? How were they inspired? See this video with the drawing process.

Images from Vitra

Monday, 16 November 2009

Colours of joy

Sometimes there's an apartment like this that surprises by the difference of options made in some details. This one was posted by Design*Sponge.
In a hallway like this I guess most of us would think of white sliding doors but this soft yellow brings a comfort touch that links well with the black stairs (next photo). The pink accents just add a more joyful vibe. And the floor is just gorgeous. What I find particular interesting in this bed is the detail of the wall decoration that kind of draws a colour scheme with de blues, purples and reds. And looking at it it makes wanna do something to my spare headboard.In the dining area (side by side with the hallway) the option for a red table seems to me quite daring and surprising. It works as a more inviting and warm touch to rest of the industrial look.

More images here

Original barcodes

From Barcode revolution
via cool hunting

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Ryan Korban - Interior Designer

Ryan Korban uses touches of black in every design but he manages to pull the classic with a more urban yet refined mood to the rooms.

Images from his website at Ryan Korban

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Need a paper wipe?

The photography used in this packaging works really well. We do have the instinct to get a wipe and use it "before it's too late".

"The creative use of photography for Superdrug’s Handy Wipes make this product fun and approachable, not to mention that it helps it stand out on shelf in a sea of moist wipe products."

Designed by Turner Duckworth (UK)

Image via Lovely Package

Monday, 9 November 2009

News

Hello dear readers:)

Today my post has to do not with interior design but with the future of this blog.
I won't say much because we are still studying exactly what we want (we as me and my web specialist hehehe) but what you need to know is that Midnight Friday has a new domain. From now on you can access this blog trough midnightfriday.net

While the creation of the site is beeing developed, every time you go to midnightfriday.net you'll be redirectioned to here.What to expect?
The idea is to give a more professional approach to the site, maintaining my freedom of what I believe it suits this space. Come here later and maybe I'll tell you more about it:)

Image via fffound (yep, this is me pretending to be funny:P)

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Clothing brands expand to home ware

Clothing brands are moving fast to a new market, the home ware. Now not only you can have your style of a certain clothing brand but you can also dress your home accordingly. In reality this is great for consumers. The more choice there is, the better. In terms of prices, the more cheaper and creative options we have, more solutions we can find that won't empty our pockets.

Some examples are Zara Home, H&M Home and now Diesel too, just to name the ones that pop at my head.Even high end fashion stylists see the advantages of creating lines of towels, fabrics, furniture, you name it. I'm not a fan when the looks clearly overwhelm the function but if there are consumers for it I guess there's a reason for those objects to be made.

Diesel got together with Foscarini, an Italian brand of lighting design and made these gorgeous cage lamps. They are truly stunning!
Images via Apartment Therapy

Pink accents

Pink is a happy colour and can "wake up" a boring, bland room. In both of these kitchens the small details like the pot and the small poster (1st image) and the sink curtain (2nd image) give a new a fresh focus to the area.
Images from marie claire maison

Paper chandelier

This is an artwork from Lena Corwin made of paper and straw. In her blog she says that this cool idea came from Laura Normandin'd blog in this post about a polish paper chandelier (below).She bought it at The Polish Art Centre and out of curiosity I looked for it online. And among the varieties they had I found this picture with a different and interesting angle (below).
The price of each chandelier is around $125 american dollars but there are cheaper ones. The Polish Arte Centre ships internationally, but you need to create an account and then see if your country is on the list.

Would you hang one of these at your house?:)

Friday, 6 November 2009

Brown and masculine bedroom

An original, somewhat masculine, organized and functional bedroom is what you're seeing in these images.
The palette follows the browns, reds and oranges and some yellows. It's also a creative bedroom full of personality with an industrial vibe.
Some will feel it as to dark but I believe that from the picture above you have lots of natural light (look at the size of those windows) which helps to open the bedroom.
Images from marie claire maison

Vinyl Laboratory

This UK vinyl shop is truly original. They ship worldwide.
More here at Hu2 Design.

Black and colour

I love this image from the House Doctor brand website. Every time I go there I think "maybe some black wouldn't hurt" and then I start to think about the black items I have at home. They're just a few, but maybe with a few more I could get this interesting and vibrant look. It's not a rainbow table, it's more sober but still with a happy mood.

From House Doctor


I do

via Le Love

Office view

From sommarnojen

10 tips to have a better wardrobe area

Girls like to dress up and if you have the budget to follow your consumer instinct then you need a space like this. Well, maybe you don't NEED it, but you wish you could afford one, I bet:P

How can you have a closet or lets say it a "Kind of" type of closet? Most of us have just bedrooms, but with some nice touches and changes you can transform the dressing up area into a more interesting and nice space oh with some feminine glamour perhaps!

1. Use well your space.
It's not rocket science and we all know what we should do but we delay the cleaning chore involved in this.

2. Give, sell or just get rid of clothing -and accessories- that:
a) are tearing themselves apart (or just fix those items)
b) don't fit you anymore unless you shrink
c) have really bad quality like those polyester shirt that easily stink (we all know those)
d)you don't use "just because"3. Buy nice boxes to put on top of your wardrobe or inside of it on the highest shelves (you can buy transparent ones if you are keeping them inside)

4. Cover the back of your wardrobe with a nice wallpaper because glamour is in the details

5. Buy new clothes hangers and make sure they all look the same because it gives consistence and the eye likes that:P6. Use those perfumed lavender bags in fabric and hang them or put them inside the drawers. It will add not only a nice perfume but it gives that feminine touch. Although you can perfume your clothing even with bathing soaps inside the drawers.

7. Have a big mirror with a nice frame if possible. Add some lighting on top of the mirror. Make sure you you really see the colours and the details of what you are wearing.

8. Please also make sure there's no furniture next to your wardrobe that prevents the doors from opening completely. It's suppose to be practical and not just pretty.

9. Have some art like a poster or an illustration related to clothing or fashion near the wardrobe zone just so you remember and focus that's the place to keep your clothes, not the top of your floor.

10. If possible have a bench or a nice armchair around to give the closet feeling. You can also use a screen do divide that area from the rest of the bedroom you you have:
a) good natural light
b) enough space

Do you have more tips? Share with me:)

Images from LivingEtc

Easy

Oh if remodelling could be just easy as this:P

Source: weheartit