by Kim Colwell | Color, Designing From Nature, feng shui, Interior Design Tips, Psychology In Design, Splurge, Tips & Tricks, Trend Alert, Uncategorized, Unique Furniture, Whimsical Design
AVANT-GARDE FURNITURE – WHERE NATURE & ART UNITE Cutting edge designers, Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard of Fredrikson Stallard take my breath away. Taking the geometrical art form of a rock and turning it into a functional piece of furniture with the pop...
by Kim Colwell | Splurge, Uncategorized, Unique Furniture, Whimsical Design
SALVADOR DALI FURNITURE The Salvador Dali furniture shown was inspired by his painting ‘Femme à la Tête Rose’. The Leda table brings the artists surrealist imaginings to life. What an elegant and imaginative piece. It is cast in solid brass. Salvador...
by Kim Colwell | Designing From Nature, Shambhalla Institute, Splurge, Trend Alert, Uncategorized, Unique Furniture, Urban Furniture, Whimsical Design
WOOD CASTING FURNITURE with ALUMINUM + TREE LOGS = FABULOUS! Wood casting takes my breath away. Nature’s raw beauty is reinterpreted in a sublimely modern way. The beautiful furniture shown was created by Tel Aviv based product designer Hilla Shamia who creates...
by Kim Colwell | Decor Styles, Splurge, Uncategorized, Unique Furniture, Whimsical Design
UNIQUE FURNITURE Unique furniture designs begin with imagination and that is something Rodrigo Almeida has in spades. This simple design becomes unique for me because of the textile and subtle use of shapes and details that all together make me feel playful and...
by Kim Colwell | Designing From Nature, Psychology In Design, Splurge, Uncategorized, Unique Furniture, Whimsical Design
SPLURGE Splurge on Gaetano Pesce’s pond table – it has always been one of my favorites – it was designed in 2012 as a series of 7 and uses ridid polyurethane foam, PVC, opoxy resin, and soft urethane resin to capture it’s effect. DESIGN...
by Kim Colwell | Designing From Nature, Uncategorized, Unique Furniture, Urban Furniture, Whimsical Design
URBAN FURNITURE There is something very urban about this bench that becomes an interpretation of tree branch. It was designed by Italian Studio Rota-Lab for a private residence in Rome. I love their organic approach inspired by natural forms. Taking inspiration from...
