The Design Matrix

Get the hang of it. Reloaded.

It’s been almost two years since my 2010 search of the ideal coat hanger. And to my delight, some pretty nice designs have hit the market. The coat rack, as an object, due to its function, has always steered my imagination, so I was quite pleased to find out so many new and exciting designs have emerged the last couple of years! Off we go!

Anacleto, coat hanger by Paolo Cappello

Matchbox, coat hanger by Giopato&Coombes for Miniforms

Star, coat hanger by Chiaramonte e Marin

Peg, coat stand by Tom Dixon

La Cima, coat hanger by Lapo Ciatti

Rombo, coat hanger by Giopato&Coombes

Nara, coat stand by Shin Azumi

Crown, coat hanger by Stefan Schoning for Desalto

Bamboo, coat stand by Peter van de Water for Cascando

Baobab, coat stand by Xavier Lust for MDFItalia

Basket, coat stand by Peter van de Water for Cascando

Hook me up, hanger by FURNID

Nyota, coat stand by Shin Azumi

Dodici, coat stand by James Irvine

Ramo, coat stand by Emanuelle Jaques for Serralunga

Tree, coat hanger by Mario Mazzer for Bonaldo

Ypsilon, coat rack by Athanasios Babalis

Daisy, coat stand by James Irvine

NAL, coat stand by vaughshannon

Catch-them-all, coat stand by Alain Gilles

Wardrope, coat rack by Veronika Wildgruber & Suzanne Stofer for Authentics

San Pedro, coat hanger by Stefan Schöning

Tags: clothes hanger, clothes rack, coat hanger, coat rack, coat stand, coat tree, creativity, design, hanger

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Ami l’Origami?

1 Mar

Chestnut, lamp by Studio Snowpuppe

Origami, wall unit by Reflex Angelo

Origami chair by So Takahashi

Magnetic curtain by Florian Florian Kräutli

Flux, folding chair by Flux furniture

Stop playing with yourself series by Schamburg & Alvisse

Carton, lamp by INSIDE

Folded table by Li Rong Liao

Icon, stool by Matthias Demacker

Ori stool by Jakub Piotr Kalinowski

Origami table by Anthony Dickens & Tony Wilson

Origami series by Matthias Demacker

Staircase by Bell Phillips architects

Origami, wallpaper tile by Urban Archaeology

Origami,cover vase by Elena Salmistraro

Io, Sì.

Tags: chair, curtain, design, folded, folding, furniture, lamp, objects, origami, paper, stool, table, vase, wallpaper

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Greek designers? Yes, please.

13 Dec

Parasite lamp by Yiannis Ghikas

Forrest, stool-side table by Spyros Drakos

Sweet Grandma-Classic, table by Shiny Design

Coffeetable series by Evangelos Karapetsas, prototyped for Cassina

Earth&Sky, carpets by Kostantia Manthou for CC Tapis

Aurora craft, recyclable cardboard house for children by Wedesign

This side up, table by Dede

Monarchy stool by Yiannis Ghikas

Ceramics by Giannis Mamoutzis

Booktree, bookcase by Kostas Syrtariotis

Sit-up, lamp by Kostas Syrtariotis

K1 chair by STUDIOLAV

Desk by Athanasios Babalis

Dining chair by Athanasios Babalis

Sidetable by Athanasios Babalis

Vertical desk lamp, 2D lights collection by 157+173 designers

Lamps by Concrete lights collection by 157+173 designers

Lamps, Concrete lights collection by 157+173 designers

Electric chair by Constantinos Hoursoglou

Kormos, ceramic-wood flowerpot by Kalina Ntampiza, 2nd prize Inart Design Competition

Game of trust, coatrack by Yiannis Ghikas

Twist, wall hanger by Christina Skouloudi

Staphylos, fruit-bowl from the Argonaut Collection, designed by Athanasios Babalis

Bad Hair Day lamp by Afroditi Krassa

Ash is Ok, ashtray-flowerpot by Greece is for lovers

Newton, fruit-bowl by Alexis Georgacopoulos

Cosmos, coffee table by Sotiris Lazou

Omicra chair by Sotiris Lazou for Varangis Schemata

Tags: design, designers, furniture, greece, greek, industrial, product, yes

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As wood as it gets

23 Sep

Once I was in a gallery in Milan with a friend. There was an art piece which consisted of a big wooden door. Next to it there was a description tag with the following words: Door. Materials: wood, paint, door perfume. So I closed my eyes, approached the wooden door and took a big breath with my nose. I was quite shocked. I could smell a WOODEN DOOR. Just the smell could bring to my mind the icon of a wooden door. My friend still laughs at me for my amusement, but the truth is the wood made all the difference. And the wood perfume I guess, whatever that was. I love wood. Not only for the way it looks, but also for the way it feels and even more for the way it smells. So there you go.

Stoolen, table-stool by Uhuru

Wooden keyboard by Hacoa

Custom crafted dresser by Rupert Blanchard

Mobile outdoor kitchen by studiomama for TEN PLAN

Dsquared2 He Wood fragrance

Puzzleboard by OOOMS

10°SERIES, opener, salt&pepper and toothpick case by Hiroyuki Kato for TEORI

Led lamp by Tunto design

Wooden LED clock by Kouji Iwasaki for IDEA international

Boxes, storage unit by Kompott Studio

Shop's shelves by Ryuji Nakamura

Wood by TEN candle holder by Stephen Bretland

Skittle brush by studiomama

Door Mouse, door wedge by Carl Clerkin, WOOD by TEN

Oranienbaum by Droog Design

Wooden Textile by Elisa Strozyk

Beam line coffee table by Uhuru

Bookshelf by Olivier Dollé

Tags: design, furniture, materials, objects, reclaim, recycle, wood

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What a mesh!

10 May

I’ve always enjoyed a good mesh. Its exposed structure, metallic, plastic or whatever, always comes as an eye pleasure. So, I gladly announce that this is a totally meshed up post

A-chair by Studio Aisslinger for L'abbate

Ivy sofa by Paola Navone for Emu

Etch light by Tom Dixon

Neo Baroque Chandelier by Atelier Abigail Ahern

Metal mesh fabrics by Whiting & Davis

Bowls, Think Black Lines series by Nendo

Mesh bench by Horgan Becket

Re-Trouve stool by Patricia Urquiola for Emu

'Stella was right', Installaton by Rebecca Ward

Assymetric chaise by Harry Bertoia for Knoll

Birdhouse by Marie Christophe

R540 stool by Fetiche

Tropicalia chaise long by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso

Zig Zag, paravento by Fernando & Humberto Campana for Edra

Tags: art, design, furniture, mesh, metal, plastic, wire

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Heart♥felt design

9 Mar

An extraordinary material. Ancient yet contemporary. Industrial yet domestic. Organic. Cozy. Desirable. Heartfelt. FELT.

CAPPELLETTI MOD, rug, felt 100% wool by Illu Stration

Lotus Flower, modular wall panel, rug by Illu Stration

Sconcigli, wool felt panel by Illu Stration

Joseph felt bench by Chris Ferebee

Joseph felt chair by Lothar Windels

Tipsy wine bag by Mary-Ann Williams

Boa shelf by Tuyo Design

Felt shade tripod stand lamp by Tom Dixon

Delight lampshade by Mixko

Dressed up furniture by KamKam

Felt project by Brandon Norsted

Felt chairs by Tanya Aguiñiga

Felt carpet by Julika Welge

Foldable felt footstools by Ligne Roset

Dahlia stool by Kai Linke

Nobody chair by Komplot for Hay

Tags: design, felt, furniture, organic, soft, textile, wool

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Oh, the horror!

17 Feb

I’m scared. Of many things in my life. Sometimes, I like being scared (don’t bother, I’m cute but kinda psycho). To be more precise, I like the “idea” of being scared, the sarcasm that lies inside horror movies and books, and sometimes… hm… inside objects.