Showing posts from April, 2011

Bodging Milano One Year On at Designersblock

Long Bench by Gitta Gschwendtner Bodging Milano One Year On is a project with a rich back-story. British furniture designer Chris Eckersley developed an interest in 'bodging' (back to natur…

HBL Analysis: Doreen Westphal

Doreen Westphal German designer Doreen Westphal presented Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers  at Designersblock Milano last month: a collection of vases made from Quantz concrete and based on the f…

Autoproduzione Italiane

Travasi by Andrea Gianni at Autoproduzione Italiane, Milan 2011 Subalterno1 showed a collection of imaginative furniture, lighting and accessories by Italian designers under the umbrella theme of &q…

HBL Analysis: Michael Verheyden at New Times, New Heroes

Michael Verheyden at New Times, New Heroes, Milan 2011 Belgium-based designer Michael Verheyden showed a collection of finely crafted leather accessories at New Times, New Heroes during Milan desig…

Royal Retail

Liberty London as seen on www.BoyMeetsFashion.com Retailers have joined in the royal wedding festivities, featuring windows bursting with commemorative goods and merchandise that screams British pat…

HBL Analysis: Urban Fog

WGSN-homebuildlife's Eco Hedonism macrotrend for autumn/winter 2012/13 talks about how designers are moving towards designing an atmosphere, an experience or an object with meaning. This trend i…

The Makers Project

Lena Corwin, the printer, from The Makers by Jennifer Causey Brooklyn-based photographer Jennifer Causey is the force behind The Makers , a photo blog which beautifully documents the studios and mak…

At Liberty magazine

Liberty London Luxury department store Liberty London will be launching a bi-annual glossy magazine titled At Liberty . The publication will present the best of Liberty’s product offer- showcasing w…

HBL Book of the Week: A Taxonomy of Office Chairs by Jonathan Olivares

A Taxonomy of Office Chairs by Jonathan Olivares American industrial designer Jonathan Olivares takes a zoological approach to design in this categorised guide to office chairs, published by Phaid…

Milan 2011: Eric Klarenbeek

Eric Klarenbeek at Flight of Objects, Milan 2011 Self-described "designer of the unusual" Eric Klarenbeek showed two interesting collections at Ventura Lambrate during Milan design week th…

HBL Analysis: Eggy Candle

Eggy Candle by KaCaMa Design Lab Seeing countless eggshells being discarded in food production, Hong Kong-based KaCaMa Design Lab found an opportunity to create a simple yet fun candle. Eggy Candle …

HBL Analysis: Styrofoam art

Styrofoam Art by Cheeming Boey Armed with just a Styrofoam cup and Sharpie pen, illustrator Cheeming Boey has created a series of monochrome illustrations on a typically unvalued surface. Styrofoam …
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