Favorites from the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2011

After reading Wallpaper's article on the Stockholm Furniture Fair of 2011, I decided to post my favorites.

'Desiree' outdoor table by Swedese

Light by Ensemblen

'Myk' clock by She Design Studio at the Greenhouse

Österlen by Inga Sempé for Gärsnäs

Dream Teen Party House

Peter Stamburg and Paul Aferiat of Stamburg Aferiat Architecture in New York have created this residence just north of the Hamptons inspired by "zinging colours of Miami Deco and 1980s Po-Mo."  The fragmentation of colors, shapes, and structures is to resemble that of a Cubist composition - every different plane is given a different exciting and bright color.  An intentional homage is paid to Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion by the inclusion of two separate pavilions surrounding a central pool.  This house is fun in theory, but it's a little too bright for my own tastes.

Pixar!

This video on the NY Times website gives a great look into the office building of Pixar as well as all the computer animation work that goes into it.

NOSIGNER

The Japanese company NOSIGNER has a great website design.

The Swedish Take on Bike Helmets

Swedish designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin designed this bicycle helmet that may initially recall images of the Michelin Man, but in reality "the protection should keep the sense of freedom that goes with bicycling and not ruin your hair." This fashionable helmet, in the works now for the past 6 years, is worn around the neck, and when abnormal movement occurs, an airbag releases and surrounds the head.

Panton Tree

The Panton Chair...

... made from a tree trunk!

     

by Peter Jakubik

Tree House in the City

     

I have found yet another tree house that I love.  "Tree House" by Mount Fuji Architects Studio is an home squeezed between other homes in Japan.  The wooden arches gradually rise around a central axis to create a emphasis on height rather than width in this small space.  The space is broken up into four parts, each part having a different height and amount of natural light dependent on function.  For example, the dining room has a higher height with more light, while the bedrooms have lower ceilings with less light. 

 

"It is more suitable to extend the volume vertically rather than horizontally. Similar reason can be found in the nature that a tree enclosed by other tall trees in a deep forest tends to have vertical directivity for its growth."