Ebay ad campaign

This was an ad campaign made for Ebay by Euro RSCG Paris with the baseline "Christmas is coming".

via fubiz

Cable drawings

This is absolutely original. It is the work from a student of Royal College of Art, Maisie Maude Broadhead. In this case we have a fireplace shape but imagine the possibilities! I just wonder the mistakes she made along the way to know how much cable she would need to make that wall draw so she wouldn't have lots of cable left in the the end.

Via heartanddesign

Sick AGAIN

Oh dear readers...

I'm sick AGAIN and it's my throat infection AGAIN too:/
Luckily it's no so bad like the one I had before and the antibiotic seems to be working by itself this time.

I have so many projects and ideas to this blog but the lack of time is not helping at all.

But just to keep the ones who are more close to me and know more details about what's happening:

1. The internship is going great and though I'm not there full-time and I'm still doing small things it feels really good to be inside a magazine and getting to know how things are done before it's finished, printed and available to the readers:)

2. College is not that great because it's not really something I wanted to do, but we'll see.

This is all for now but I hope to post new finds and interesting stuff in the next days.

Thank you:)***

Handcrafted clocks

Clocks made out of what seems to be china plates is a truly cool idea. And through what I've read they are really well crafted.They are made by {flaire houre} and you can buy them here. Remember that these are almost always one of a kind.

Via decor8

Birds

Shanghai-based designer Zhili Liu's lighting series was inspired by gatherings of birds, which becomes obvious when you see them. Up above are models entitled Sparrow, Nightingale and Dove (below), respectively. These lamps are adorable but unfortunately are still a prototype. Maybe we'll be able to buy it next year.
Bird lamps (design 2006, prototyping 2009) via dezeen

New chair from Vitra

"Shapes from the world of vegetation serve as inspiration for Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec’s new Vegetal chair, as they did for Algues. Its plant-like structure made of polyamide dyed throughout goes to the limits of the technically feasible, and the six colours (unusual for plastic chairs) emphasise the link to nature. Vegetal is stacking and suitable for indoor or outdoor use."This is an amazing chair. It's structure feels really organic and I easily see it in a coffee shop outside near a garden while drinking an orange juice or eating a fresh salad.How did the designers got into this chair? How were they inspired? See this video with the drawing process.

Images from Vitra

Danish bright attic

This real estate company, Alvhem Makleri really know how to stage apartments. In this bright attic they used the grey of the painted wood beams as a base, neutral tone across every room of the house and to brake that you see subtle hints of colour.
You can never go wrong with black and each time I seem it used like this in a room I'm more and more convinced of it. My first love here.
An IKEA Expedit bookcase with an amazing old wood table can result in a great marriage. I like the simple, clean and functional look of this area.Here you see how a sort of island was built to fit the fridge, oven and microwave with a TV on the other side. It's functional and it helps to divide areas.


This is a stunning window and every attic should be invested with it because light can really transform a place. You may have just a mattress on the floor but with the light light even just that can look amazing.
Just a coat rack, a mirror and a bench can do the trick to a hallway. Simple and effective but when the base is so good has this it's easier to decorate, that's for sure.

Images from Alvhem Maklare

Buildings entrance

Sometimes a good apartment entrance or hallway can add an interesting aura to a house because it is the first impact you get when you get in. You can surprise or just tone it down since it's a passage area and you may not want to go to bold afraid of getting tired of it.But if you live in a condo, a building with many apartments you should not underestimate its entrance. It's not suppose to reveal anything about you because it's a neutral area, which has to be practical and to fit different tastes, but even though subtle changes like some plants or a different wall colour can do the trick and transform a cold uninviting area into a more comfortable one at least to the eye.One thing that really bothers me is when you live in a rented apartment and the owner of the buiding doesn't really care about maintaining it in good conditions. Not every changes are aesthetic ones, painting the interiors of at least the common areas and the exteriors of the building shouldn't be a burden, just a obligation.When you own your apartment and you have to negotiate and discus changes with neighbours things arent't that easier but small changes like painting walls and doors, changing the lights, the light switches and adding some plants and an effective entrance rug are more than enough.

Colours of joy

Sometimes there's an apartment like this that surprises by the difference of options made in some details. This one was posted by Design*Sponge.
In a hallway like this I guess most of us would think of white sliding doors but this soft yellow brings a comfort touch that links well with the black stairs (next photo). The pink accents just add a more joyful vibe. And the floor is just gorgeous. What I find particular interesting in this bed is the detail of the wall decoration that kind of draws a colour scheme with de blues, purples and reds. And looking at it it makes wanna do something to my spare headboard.In the dining area (side by side with the hallway) the option for a red table seems to me quite daring and surprising. It works as a more inviting and warm touch to rest of the industrial look.

More images here

Original barcodes

From Barcode revolution
via cool hunting