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old kokeshi doll

Image from loopto.com

thinking design differently: seats out of rice straw

Photos:(1) Modern adaption of Shimanawa created with rice straw wattles for Little Tokyo Design Week LA 2011 photographed by Redteam, (2) Shimanawa at Izumo Taisha shintō shrine by Takashi…

door stops by john caswell

I like the surfer oak door stop by British designer John Caswell best. However, I think the figures could be less static. Image from johncaswelldesign.blogspot.com. Other images here johncaswelldesign.co.uk

front door of xle dépot83x

Found this photo from 2002. It’s the front door to a hardcore record store in Geneva, XLe dépot 83X, which my friend XOX83X ran from 1996 to 2006. Good times….

chair “souviens toi que tu vas mourir” by pool

Photos from work.poolhouse.eu, © Benjamin Ledu This interpretation of a mono bloc chair made quite a buzz when a first photo appeared on the French design page muuuz in spring…

guitar case bench by banks violette

Bench out of Anvil guitar cases and cymbal stand bases by New York-based artist Banks Violette. Exhibited at the “Not Yet Titled” show at Team Gallery NYC in…

“bookmark” by finok

Photo from: finok.art.br

chair “S/T” by daniel muñoz “san”

Drawn with ink by Spanish artist Daniel Muñoz “San”. Photos: eseaene.com

vases from qubus design studio

Vases by Maxim Velčovský of Czech Qubus Design studio. Photo: © qubus.cz

“deckbench” by deckstool

Another version how to make stools or benches out of skateboards. This time by Deckstool who create seating possibilities out of old or reclaimed skateboards and skateboard trucks. This…

chair and table by greg hatton

The chainsaw carved, rough version of Yanagi’s classic elephant stool – including table. Made by Australian designer Greg Hatton. Photos from: flickr.com/photos/greghatton. Courtesy of Greg Hatton.

banana leaf spoon & vessel

Done by kids at Green School in Bali and photographed by artist-designer Zissou who volunteers there. Photos: zissou.com

display closets by zedz

Check also Zedz‘s public 3D sculptures. Photos: zedz.org

vases by nato

Images: http://nato.yo2.cn/

can planters

This is a classic. What I like here is the “more the better” concept, which gives the can planter a special twist. Seen the other day in Venice, LA….

“bow bins” by cordula kehrer

Bins out of reclaimed, broken or old baskets and buckets, which are repaired with rattan, wicker or weed created by Cordula Kehrer. She made her first bins for…

“hobby”: bamboo dolls by acne jr

Dolls made out of bamboo with wood-burned details. They are part of “Hobby”, an ongoing series of handmade toys by Acne JR, a Swedish toy company, which is…

end table by uhuru

Table out of antique pine from Brooklyn based Uhuru design&furniture company. One of the pieces where they used a material that has been “reclaimed, recycled, repurposed, reused or…

“record time”. clocks from vinyls

Clocks by Ben Brown (1), ALIFE (2) and Dan Fundeerburgh (3). Images from flickr.com/photos/38557731@N03. Some examples of laser-etched vinyls made into clocks by various artists for the exhibition…

vases by 3ttman

Spanish-based artist 3ttman went to Bat Trang, a well-known ceramic village in Vietnam, to paint their typically shaped vases. Images: 3ttman.com