Scandanavian style

I am in love with Scandanavian design. I know, I'm not alone in this love. But I've just had a resurgence.
I stumbled upon these beautiful images of Julian Kyhl's timber table through the Showhow exhibition of Danish sustainable design.

The timber table is constructed from just 10 pieces of FSC certified wood, and using no screws, nails or glue, Timber is a lesson in restrained elegance. Smart design and precision carpentry mean that each piece slots together perfectly. Disassembly just takes minutes and Timber packs down to a highly transportable package.

On Air

At Home With Julia

Twentysomething

It's a bit of an exciting week as I have 2 shows going to air that I Production Designed.
Woot!

David Trubridge

I love David Rubridge's designs, so found this idea on his website particularly inspiring.

Why fill a truck with one tree,

when the cost to the Earth is reduced

by packing in boxes of seed?

You receive the seed of a lightshade,

and have fun and satisfaction

making it grow yourself.

Your tree fills into the space;

the patterns of its leaves

calm with their shade.

It nourishes with its fruit,

and keeps the balance of life.

The idea ripples out

and spreads to the world,

which becomes a brighter place.

Kinfolk

Yep, this pretty much sums up the good life for me.
I'm already hooked on this new mag.
http://www.kinfolkmag.com/

Recycled Shadow

Rotating windmill shadows moving in the summer breeze. Sounds like the perfect balcony cover. You would just need the patience to create each windmill out of newspaper waste.
I will add it to the to do list and in the mean time just appreciate the beautiful installations by Spanish architectural collective Meva

Right in front of you

Ive just read this article about a one of the few houses in Australia that genuinely lives up to the ‘sustainable living’ catchcry... and it looks so familiar.
I think its the one I would ride past on my bike and try and get a peek in.
Sometimes the most inspiring things are happening right in front of you.

Plumen

I'm on the constant search for pretty energy efficient lightglobes.
Seeing this new range from Plumen prompted me to blog again