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Boxy silhouettes and lots of lace at Byblos.
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TOMS have collaborated with Shabby Chic to offer their classic shoes in the line's iconic floral prints. As well as TOMS's standard 'One for One' promise, Shabby Chic will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each pair to Upward Bound House, a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and transitional housing for homeless families.
The Big Boss desk designed by Piergil Fourquié draws inspiration from architecture and uses the cantilever principle for its structural support. The lacquered metal skirt contrasts with the light oak suspended top which juts out over an empty space. The choice of material is a metaphor for a sports car: the metallic exterior reflects the immediate environment and hides the user’s legs while the refined topstitched leather interior creates a warm protective cocoon. The elegant lines also hide computer cables, electric wires and a drawer.
We love everything about the Slow Chair and Day Bed by South African-based KOOP Design: the curves, angles and woven seat, all of which follow the same bent wood and light structure as the Ercol furniture from which they were inspired. The seats are low and generously sized and designer Richard Stretton claims they are also a play on organic African forms such as the mokoros of the Okavango. The chairs are made from a combination of ply and African hardwood and blend the natural and the mechanical.
The Slow Chair and Day Bed come flat packed and can be easily stored away. Stretton hopes they will appeal to younger people and with that in mind the chairs have been developed to function well at temporary events, as apartment living and outdoors as patio furniture.
These ethereal chandeliers are surreally beautiful. The Medusae Collection is a series of creative lamps by Roxy Russell Design and provide a diffused glow to any room. The ocean is a boundless source of inspiration for the designer and with this project was a way for her to pay tribute to it, while also bringing an awareness to the growing problem of pollution that occurs in our oceans. The lamps are actually formed from plastic, but all of the materials used can be separated for recycling. Russell also minimises packaging for transport.
A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of the Medusae Collection will be donated to The Ocean Conservancy.
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