Livio de Marchi is a Venetian artist who is known for his wood sculptured furniture and cars. From a Porsche carved entirely out of wood and dropped in the canal of Venice to his numerous floating creations, Livio de Marchi has blessed the Canals of Venice with his own individual style, his spirit, a completely different way of being an artist and having tons of fun. LINK: The Presurfer
Saturday, January 22, 2011
6 Glorious And Imaginative Wood Carvings By Livio De Marchi
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Robot Furniture Assembles Itself
Presenting the Roombots - a series of small robotic modules that can self-assemble into furniture. LINK: Youtube
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Circular Bookcase/Chair
Thomas Mills made this piece of furniture which he calls “Long Form Library.” It’s a combination bookcase and reading chair:
As you sit within the cradle, it rocks gently back and forth. Don’t get going too fast or you’ll roll all the way away. This library can hold its own weight in books (and I’d wager even more, by the looks of it), the cushioned seat a nod to the futuristic furniture found in Stanley Kubrick films, especially 2001. Reading lamps are placed for reading in the most obvious manner, while lights placed around the circumference act as a clock, timers changing the brightness of them to its highest at the equinox of the day, dimmed to nothing at midnight. Strange!
Link, Via: Born Rich | Designer’s Website | Photo by the designer |Via: Neatorama
Monday, October 04, 2010
The Ultimate Dining/Pool Table Combo
He wants a pool table but she wants a formal dining table – what’s a couple to do? From the have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too part of furniture design, here’s the dining/pool table from Koraltaruk Bilardo. Walyou has more pics: Link, Via: Neatorama
Friday, June 04, 2010
TRANSFORMING FURNITURE
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Flexible Furniture
(YouTube Link)
FlexibleLove is the creation of Chishen Chiu, a Taiwanese furniture designer. Its honeycomb structure made from recycled materials allows users to expand, shrink, and reshape it as needed. It’s like a Slinky that you can sit on.
Official Website, Via: Make, Via: Neatorama
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Abandoned bowling alley becomes furniture
An abandoned bowling alley finds a second life in this beautiful series of furniture by LA-based designer/woodworker William Stranger. Crafted from reclaimed strips of wood salvaged from a local defunct Tava Lanes Bowling alley, the collection springs to life in a variety of forms including a series of wall hangings and a low coffee table. LINK: Boingboing
Recycled Bowling Lane Furniture is Right up Our Alley
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Dozens of artists transform a 100ft tall oak tree into art
After a 159-year-old oak tree died its owners wanted to give it more of a send off than merely chop it up for fire wood. They decided to transform it into as many items as possible. Dozens of craftsmen and artists were invited to strip the 100ft tall tree of timber and spend the next 12 months handmaking an array of furniture and crafts. LINK
From the huge root ball to the smallest branches, virtually every part the tree has been recycled and put to use. LINK
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Geekiest Pieces of Furniture in the Universe
The goblins have been slain, the maidens have been won. Good job, Dungeon Master. Kick back, and set your fine drink upon a glass tray held obediently by your stone "Subservient Dragon."
If you're not into D&D, it also works great for displaying your Harry Potter books or He-Man action figures. LINK
Friday, May 01, 2009
Tentacle-y Furniture by Chul An Kwak
There are furniture, and then there are artistic furniture. It’s often difficult to combine form and function, and it’s almost always impossible to do it in such an artistic form. Yet, Korean designer Chul An Kwak did just that with his tentacle-y table: LINK
See more selections of amazing and artistic furniture designs at WebUrbanist: Link
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Posh Tots
After successfully designing furniture with a straightforward approach for years, Canadian designer Judson Beaumont set out to create something unique for friends who were expecting their first child.
He wanted his creation to capture the baby's imagination for years to come. Today, like his first kid-inspired piece, Judson designs some of the most offbeat, whimsical furnishings in the world. LINK
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Furniture from reclaimed wood
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek specializes in works made from reclaimed wood, like this lovely cupboard. He does floors, too!
Piet Hein Eek, LINK.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Devil's throne
Behold the Devil's armchair. The 1960s chair above, by Anthony Redmile, is made from malachite, bone, horn, and wood. Anthony Redmile carved armchair. LINK
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Recycled Skateboard Furniture
“You don’t have to be a skater to appreciate these clever decks! Based on their passion for mid-century design, skateboard culture, and the SoCal lifestyle, designers Pierre Andre Senizergues and Gil Le Bon de LaPointe have launched a new company that makes sleek, gorgeous post modern furnishings and accessories out of recycled second hand skate board products.” w/ photos. LINK
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Fullmoon by Sotirios Papadopoulos: Furniture with Lunar Glow
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fractal Furniture by Takeshi Miyakawa
That’s fractal 23, a chest of drawers by Japanese furniture designer Takeshi Miyakawa. I’m guessing from the name that it has 23 drawers (indeed, if you count them, it makes sense) but to make use of them all,
you’d have to put it in the center of the room!
Link, Via: Boingboing, Via: Neatorama
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Furniture Made from Shredded Paper
Belgian designer Jens Praet created this little cabinet called "One Day Paper Waste" from shredded paper waste:
I was so shocked about the enormous office waste and amount of shredded documents, that I wanted to react to this by reusing those documents and to transform them into a usefull object with a new dignity.
One day paper waste is a little cabinet. Obtained by taking shredded confidential documents, mixing them with resin and compressing them into a strong mould… End result: a new interesting object that has the strength of wood.
Talk about recycling! Link, Via: Make,Neatorama
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Sketch Furniture
Who would have thought this was possible? Draw directly into the air using the tip of a pen and create invisible line sequences that are captured by surrounding cameras connected to computers.
Via a digital system connected to a plastic molding machine, your drawings are then transformed into real furniture.
Music:"Biarritz" by Hess is more
Music for Dreams
LINK, Via: Youtube
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Bizarre Furniture Made From Recycled Materials
The four above are: light made from old fluorescent light tubes by Castor Canadensis design collective, a Lamponi lamp made from an old iron, a shopping cart chair by reestore, and a bicycle wheel table by Andrew Gregg.
Check out the full list here: Link, Via: Neatorama
Friday, March 21, 2008
Reel Furniture
David Meddings of reelfurniture makes chairs and tables out of recycled timber. One of his specialties is this rocking chair made from those giant wooden reels (like the ones used to transport power lines). Link, Via: Ectoplasmosis, Via: Neatorama