June 2010

DIY Tables by Goncalo Campos

I love the genius of product design. The series of tables designed by Goncalo Campos, are made only using two basic materials, fabric and wood, the most commonly used materials in most households They are designed to be assembled with no glues or external fixtures, other than fabric, using a simple construction technique - they look primitive but at the same time very elegant. I can see the possibilities using beautiful woods, such as ebony, walnut, or perhaps fumed wood, and coordinating the fabric to match the colors and mood of your room. They would make wonderful conversation pieces for a wedding, or summer lawn party.

Images Courtesy of Gonçalo Campos. Goncalo Campos is a Portuguese designer, born in 1986. Graduated in product design in 2008, after which joined Fabrica team, for a year and created a series of of tables which were featured in the exhibition Mais que Partes (More Than Parts), shown in the Fabrica features shop in Lisbon.

Fumed wood veneers – White Ebony

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Furniture IS Lifestyle - DEDON LAUNCHES “COMING HOME”, A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK BY BRUCE WEBER

DEDON LAUNCHES “COMING HOME”, A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK BY BRUCE WEBER

I love the new lifestyle advertising campaign that the Dutch company Dedon, a manufacturer of outdoor furnishings, has launched. You may have seen the ads for this Dedon campaign in some of the recent Design magazines - Dedon is selling their furniture as lifestyle. DEDON takes its collaboration with legendary American fashion photographer Bruce Weber to a next level with the publication of a new book Coming Home, a sumptuously produced, limited edition book. Building on themes that Weber developed for the current DEDON advertising campaign, Coming Home is an exploration into the meaning of home and the feelings we hold for it. Personal, poetic and eclectic, the book weaves together exclusive imagery by Bruce Weber with artwork and illustrations specially commissioned by the photographer. Watch the Dedon movie in large format here, or on YouTube here. The music and imagery are spectacular. The movie starts with a quote from the movie Out of Africa - the words of Denys Finch Hatton, played by Robert Redford: “I don’t want to live someone else’s idea of how to live.”

DEDON “COMING HOME”, A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK BY BRUCE WEBER

DEDON “COMING HOME”, A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK BY BRUCE WEBER
A multilevel treehouse, a cast and crew of 60 people with legendary fashion photographer Bruce Weber keeping it all together.

DEDON “COMING HOME”, A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK BY BRUCE WEBER

When I first saw the Dedon ad campaign, by Bruce Webber I was mesmerized by it. Some people I have talked to just don’t get it.
After all Bruce Webber was the photographer for the controversial ad campaign for Calvin Klein in the 90’s, and
Webber also photographed a shirtless Chris Isaak in bed for a fashion spread in Rolling Stone.
Dedon says about Coming Home “…….it is an exploration into the meaning of home and the feelings we hold for it.”
I say that ‘Furniture IS Lifestyle’ and has as much of a message to say about how we live as Fashion does!

What do you think about ‘Lifestyle Advertising?’ Leave your comment here.

DEDON “COMING HOME”, A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK BY BRUCE WEBER Architectural Digest Spain - May 2010
Postscript: These are scans from a Spanish magazine that my friend and fellow blogger Ivan Meade sent to me after I published this article.

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in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.
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Category › Architectural Digest Spain , Bruce Weber , Coming Home , Dedon , Furniture IS Lifestyle , Lifestyle , Outdoor Living , Whats Hot List 2010

Whats Hot? Fuego Outdoor Living Grill

I am in the process of designing an outdoor patio for clients. It is a challenging project as well as being very exacting, with a lot of technical details to take into consideration (gas lines, water lines, electrical panel load limits, permit approvals, etc), before I can even start on the ‘pretty stuff.’ This outdoor patio is on the roof of a penthouse, with a spectacular view of the ocean, mountains, and city of Vancouver. It is a breathtaking 130 feet in length, and is probably larger than most people’s back yards.

Every once in awhile I come across a new and innovatively designed product that causes me to stop and take notice, and with a sigh of relief, that I have found an esthetically pleasing alternative to a category of product design that generally leaves my visual sensibilities assaulted. Finally an outdoor grill (notice that it is not referred to as a BBQ - ‘Grill’ is the operative new terminology), that shakes up tradition, and is beautiful to look at. “A campfire for modernists,” “a social magnet with a great sense of style.” Attaching a label to this Fuego outdoor living grill is trickier than throwing a salmon – wild, rubbed with herbs and spices – on an open flame. As well as Fuego being a top rated grill, it has a modernist design aesthetic with sleek-lined minimalism. One that I wouldn’t mind gracing my clients’ patio.

Fuego Catalogue

Fuego Grill 01

What do you think? Would you like to have this Fuego grill gracing your patio?
I’ll take the pool!

PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm writing about lifestyle and
WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel.
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Category › Fuego Grill , Outdoor Living , What's Hot

Minimalist Furniture for Home Office

Combination black and white colors with simple shape looks contemporary, even futuristic. Generally, this selection consists of rather big tables and different bookshelves, which could accomodate a lot of books, papers and other necessary stuff that every office has.

Category › Furniture , Home Office

Luxury Girls Bedroom Designs

If you prefer luxury to minimalism and want to surround your daughter by beauty and create the most refine and chic room then you should check out several girls bedroom designs by Italian company Pm4. All of them are created in fashionable style – art deco, which looks charming and in the same time quite contemporary. Black and white bedroom is the most contemporary variant among them. All main elements such as bed, table, wardrobe and even rug are white. Contrasting black accessories add very stylish touch to this girls room design. Other bedrooms has more traditional design but don’t look worst. These gentle rooms with gold finishes are perfectly fit for little princesses. Lovely curves and cushions amazingly decorate them and good harmonize with their lacquered wooden furniture.

Category › Bedroom , Teen Room

Common Boston monochrome party tonight!

: : I for sure can't pass up on the opportunity to dress up in monochrome and party together with other designers and artists. My outfit is already picked out, it's going to be all different shades of pink. The Common Boston group is kicking of their event week with the (d)Party tonight at the Artist for Humanity Epicenter. Come join us! The party is organized by my two lovely friends, Katie and Mary.

Connect with Boston’s architecture, design & non-profit community for drinks, DJed tunes by Mark E. Moon and DJ Pink Sweatshirt from the Big Digits, and good times in head-to-toe monochrome among inflatable dressing rooms, which you can use to change if you are short a single-color outfit (rent one in exchange for donating $10 or 5 pounds of clothing to local used-clothing charities). While you are there, get the scoop on Common Boston Week 2010, mingle with friends and like-minded folks you never knew before. We kick this party off at 6pm June 17 at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter, 100 West 2^nd street, South Boston. 21 and older only, please.

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Modern and Elegant Bedrooms by Answeredesign

Bedroom is your very own place for the recreation and it should be designed to be comfortable for you and reflected your own style and live position. In this room you should be in excellent harmony with yourself. The atmosphere should be relaxing and should provide the refreshing your strength after a long working day. Probably bedroom furniture sets by Answeredesign could help you to create an amazing bedroom, which could give you the great comfort. This bedroom furniture distinguishes by unusual but very elegant at the same time rounded shapes. All furniture and particularly the main element of the set, a stylish bed, look very modern. One of the most beautiful bed models is a black one with two lamps integrated into headboard. Although it could make the bedroom too sober. If you prefer light and tenderness designs you might like a charming light beige bedroom. All beds are complemented by unusual cabinets, side and dresser tables with oval shapes.

Category › Bedroom

Cool Black And White Bathroom Design

This black and white bathroom could easily be characterized as luxury, spacious, stylish and smart. It is designed by a fashion designer Susanne Søllund who lives on the Danish island Bornholm. The idea was to create the space that would be as inviting as a living room. In order to achieve that the mix of Neo-baroque and Japanese minimalism was chosen during the decorating. The finished bathroom become not only luxury but also simple and calm. It’s also full of cool things such as the wallpaper that provides lounge-like effect, small craft items that looks like an artworks, baroque candlesticks and so on. White tiled walls and black tiled floors only highlight all that beauties. The custom made bathtub is really very huge – 100 x 120 centimeters. The whole bathroom design was made under 28,000 dollars and about 100 hours.

Category › Bathroom

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