green.house

: : welcome to the green.house. i have always been an advocate of green design. if i could, and maybe sometimes in the future, i would love to work with environmental design. so, i wanted to share some products, blogs, companies, books...things i've collected over time that is all about sustainable living.

first out, is .mio culture. mio is a design company dedicated to creating sustainable and innovative design experiences and making it affordable for everyone. started by two brothers, one who does most of the design work and the other one handles the business side.

here is their pendant lamp and bendant lamp. i really love both of them.
the pendant lamp is made from two capsule-like felt shells [100% wool]-one in color to direct light and the other in natural to diffuse it. these lamps can be returned to the manufacturer for recycling.

the bendant lamp is a flat-packed chandelier composed of a series of leaf-like shades surrounding a central fixture. bend the shades up or down and create unique light and shadow arrangements. [mioculture.com]. the bendant lamp is such a fun, creative idea, you can make it into whatever you want, it's a bit like creating your own piece of art.

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cup or a glass

: : i thought these vintage cups gone wine glasses were really creative. made from second hand cups combined with a wine glass stand, which makes every cup unique.

designed by .hrafnkell birgisson. called hoch die tassen, which i think means...let's raise our cups.

find them on .thorsten van elten., a wonderful place to be. there are so many other interesting ideas there.

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syster yster

: : i have the best sister in the world!! just look at these adorable crocheted slippers that she's made for me! and they're green and orange, two of my favorite colors.

I don't know where it all started, or where the inspiration came from, but just this year .karin. , my sister, started crocheting...... it started with a hat for herself I think, then she expanded her line to slippers....now she's gone crazy with the crocheting...popping out slippers, hats and potholders left and right . i love how she puts these little flowers on everything.

syster yster, tack så jättemycket! du är världens finaste syster!

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beautiful birch

photo:: isokonplus.com

photo:: tunto.com

: : i was inspired today by British furniture company isokon plus i, of course, am a personal fan of birch...i think any scandinavian has a special love for birch wood. first is storage unit/bench ,donkey 3, and below that, shipshape, storage and stool. i'm sure there are even more functions built in...there's no limit to the functionality of these pieces! and they are so beautiful too!

finding the isokon reminded me of .tunto. a Finnish furniture company. i have always loved all of their products, especially the ones with bold graphical prints, like their storage boxes and swing.

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once.upon.a.forest

photo:: once-upon-a-forest.com

: : i found these wonderful creations by webartist .maruto. [through a friend at work]. supposively these are flash creations with a mix of different motifs relating to a forest. I haven't completely understood it, but think they are beautiful. following is some more information about him from digitalthread

: :The prolific Maruto as he is known here, assembles a new page each month (even if it feels like the pages assemble themselves) into a beautiful and scalable one-page Flash wonder.
Once-Upon-A-Forest is a book of ephemeral cyber paintings that at anytime could entropy back to nothing on a blank screen.

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svenskt tenn

: : i was so happy today when I visited .lena corwins. guest blog on design*sponge as i noticed that she had mentioned .josef frank. and .svenskt tenn. .josef frank. is one of my favorite artists. i have such a deep love for all of his patterns and they are such classic design icons in Sweden. I love how they are so strong, bold and of course, colorful. I hope one day I will be able to bring many of his patterns into my home.

.svenskt tenn. is the most well known design store in Sweden, started in 1924 , which .josef frank. as their greatest contributor, they have been incredibly influential on Swedish design. .svenskt tenn. created some of Sweden's most recognizable design icons. Their store is located in Stockholm, I hope you do visit if you are in the city. It is a wonderful place! and .josef frank's. work is truly inspirational. he designed more than 160 patterns for .svenskt tenn. most of them with his typical organic, imaginary motifs. To .frank., nature's forms and colors as part of your interiors was a way to breath and feel freedom in closed rooms.

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GOOD

photo:: goodmagazine.com

: : i was introduced to a new magazine today .GOOD.

their very first issue is out this month. there was so much interesting reading I didn't even make it through more than 10 pages. but, they do a better job themselves explaining what their magazine is about, so here's a quote from their website : :

: : "we see a growing number of people tied together not by age, career, background, or circumstance, but by a shared interest. This revolves around a passion for potential mixed with fierce pragmatism and creative engagement. We sum all this up as the sensibility of giving a damn. But to shorten it, let's call it GOOD. We're here to push this movement and cover its realization ": :

photo: : goodmagazine.com

: : their first topic is " America Love It or Leave It", offering different perspectives of this great big country we live in...good and bad. for each issue, .GOOD. asks an artist or group to set the tone for the magazine with a visual interpretation of the issue theme. the two images above is the result of that. happy reading : :

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