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Eagle Wolf Orca Has a Story to Tell

Eagle Wolf Orca Has a Story to Tell

Eagle Wolf Orca is a transatlantic interior design company with a story to tell. They say that they are fueled by “passion, Young and gung-ho”. Designer friends Fritz Riha, Emmet Rock and Marc Reisen finished their studies abroad, in London, Dublin and Palo Alto, and found themselves uninspired. In an attempt to recapture the [...]

The Vase Created by Mother Nature (Featuring Yukihiro Kaneuchi)

The Vase Created by Mother Nature (Featuring Yukihiro Kaneuchi)

Always trust the Japanese to come up with fresh ways of looking at interior house design. Take this beautifully simple Sand Vase, created by Japanese designer Yukihiro Kaneuchi, for instance. His work was inspired by an age-old children’s game called ‘Bou-Taoshi’, in which players are required to make a heap of sand around a [...]

Dali’s Persistence of Memory Melting Clock Rendered Tangible

Dali’s Persistence of Memory Melting Clock Rendered Tangible

Surely, all you art-geeks out there have been wondering when someone would take Salvador Dali’s fanciful representation of clocks featured in his famous “The Persistence of Memory” and turn it into a reality. Well, be informed that the design team at Can You Imagine have turned this common dream into a reality. They have [...]

Typed, Packed and Ready to Rock – Typeshelf by Ufuk Keskin

Typed, Packed and Ready to Rock – Typeshelf by Ufuk Keskin

Ufuk Keskin’s Typeshelf is a simple, self-referential household storage surface designed for being mounted on walls. It is powdered stainless steel, available in black, red or white for 165$, postage and packaging not included. It is part of the Flatobjects collection, designed for Keskin’s Thirtyfive Creative Works online store. It is sturdy, easy to [...]

Norse Gods Bless GoS LE Watch and Knife Set in Damascus Steel

Norse Gods Bless GoS LE Watch and Knife Set in Damascus Steel

First off, take some time to truly revel in the artistry and superb craftsmanship of this limited edition watch and knife set by Swedish watch make Gustafsson & Sjogren. Now, let’s move on to the technicalities. The Gustafsson in the company name, Johan, is originally a blade-smith with impeccable skills in creating Damascus steel [...]

Raw_Edges Duo Displays Dynamic, Dramatic Furniture in Brussels

Raw_Edges Duo Displays Dynamic, Dramatic Furniture in Brussels

Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay are raw_edges, a London-based design practice comprising two highly creative individuals, whose opposing design philosophies perfectly complete one another. Yael is fascinated by the manner in which design transforms two-dimensional materials into 3D functional forms, while Shay focuses on the movement of things, their function and their interactions. The [...]

Not on the High Street Decals Update Wall Décor Concepts

Not on the High Street Decals Update Wall Décor Concepts

There’s not much room left  for wallpaper on the current interior design scene. Sure, it still has a special kind of vintage flair, but the third millennium is all about decals. The ones from Not on the High Street are vibrant enough to make any space pop, no matter how small or otherwise nondescript. [...]

Japanese Miniature Artist Pours Entire Worlds in Tiny Bottles

Japanese Miniature Artist Pours Entire Worlds in Tiny Bottles

What do you think can fit in a bottle? Tokyo-based Etsy seller and DYI artist Akinobu Izumi is here to tell you that the answer to this question is virtually limitless. Take a look at his ongoing crafts project, ‘Tiny World in a Bottle’, available online from $22, plus shipping costs. He has crammed [...]