studio shulab: 'lightpot'

designers kfir schwalb and orit magia of studio shulab have sent us images
of their latest work 'lightpot', a small pot for growing plants and herbs indoors.
it works with the use of LED lighting. 'lightpot' can be placed anywhere in the house and in any light condition.

more cassette tape art

cassette tape culture is always on our radar, as evidenced by our interest in finnish artist sami havia’s old
cassette tape paintings of famous record covers. never satisfied, we have found two more examples of
the vintage medium being used in art. the first is the work of dutch artist ron van der ende, who recently
created a special installation for worm rotterdam. the bas-relief piece named ‘axonometric array’ is made
completely of reclaimed wood and despite its appearance is only a few centimetres deep. our other new
find is a series of portraits by the flickr user iri5 titled ‘ghost in the machine’. each piece consists of an
old cassette tape that’s ribbon has been removed to create a likeness of a well-known musician.
from jimi hendrix to jim morrison, each piece brings the tape’s music to life through the ribbon portrait.

Urano: The Floating Bed by Falegnameria 1946

Bed designs come and go but often take shape from the styles of the past with very little change or unique qualities. The Urano bed from Falegnameria 1946 definitely does not following previous style trends and features a sleek minimalist design suspended like a floating sleeping oasis constructed from thick elements on a burnished steel frame. Designer Leonardo Dainelli's Urano bed ads class to the already stunning collection of purely Italian furniture that Falegnameria 1946 creates with serious style and quality. See the rest of the "elegant shapes with a new but classical design" here.

tham & videgard hansson arkitekts: apartment stockholm

departing from the traditional swedish interior use of colour and patterns, developed by artists
and architects like carl larsson and josef frank, this apartment also relates directly to the setting
at the park humlegården where the greenery outside changes with the season. from winter
grey and black, to summertime bright and deep green, to orange, red and yellow in autumn.