Design Storytelling

Oh me, oh my! Could this be the house of my dreams? Surely, yes. Such minimal beauty, such perfect combinations of colour, pattern and texture. And the furniture… oh the furniture. Sigh.

Kathryn Tyler clearly has a great eye.

I think my sister, who sent me this tip, put it best:

yum yum yum!!!!

envy envy envy!!!

Corkellis House by Linea Studio

I’ve fallen in love with… a piece of furniture… again! Dang, this is so beautiful I could cry. Thanks to @Dezeen for highlighting the Gravel Plant 01 by Mieke Meijer.

Oh, I’m such a sucker for Dutch design.

Love the simple materials: recycled oak, steel and glass. Love the complex yet minimalist forms. Love all the idiosyncratic nooks and crannies to store bits and pieces, but fear that putting anything on or in it would only ruin its beauty. Most of all I love the contradiction of this intricately handcrafted piece of furniture telling a story about a heavy industrial structure. Wish there was an image of the original gravel plant that Mieke based her design on, to compare and contrast.

“Restoring disused industrial shapes and placing them into a new context is the concept behind Mieke Meijers latest project, based on industrial archaeology. By reducing scale and playing with volume, Mieke creates autonomous interior objects. `Gravel plant 01` is the first in a future series.”

Patricia Moroso talking to Gareth Williams, at Clerkenwell Design Week, about new Senegal Collection. Picture showing boy running over colourful fishing nets that are used to weave furniture pieces produced by local artisans.