Buy the time you read this, I’ll be out of Paris for good. I don’t normally go personal here, but this is also a public announcement: updating might be a bit slow for a few days, this moving countries thing is tiring. Sorry for that.

Meanwhile why don’t you try and make me happy by voting for the photo above at Postlapsaria! And while you’re there, don’t forget to look around. The clothes are amazing!

My faithful readers know that the easiest way to grab my attention is through colours. And lots of them. Jill Greenberg photographer did quite well.

But of course, it’s not only the colours I adore on her photos.

She was born in Canada, and worked with the likes of David Bowie, The Chemical Brothers, Gwen Stefani, Liza Minelli, Tricky. The list of people I know and the people I don’t know but probably I should is endless. See it for yourself.

(source: trendsnow.net)

I love how future was imagined in the 60s and I wish the space age wasn’t only a concept. Luckily every now and then someone gets inspired by this style, like the designer of the Egg Chair.

Me, I’m seduced by the pink velvet cushions, but of course, for a more sci-fi look, there’s one with white exterior and black interior.

Even if we don’t notice, the wall is one of the most important things in a home. Its colour, its pattern is very significant. The white wall is a canvas, and the only limit of the possibilities is our own good taste.

The swedish Byracka Design creates wallpapers from paintings, paintings from wallpapers, and they serve a very particular taste.

Lena Ylisuvanto is the girl behind the design, who also works as a graphic designer, so we meet her own works on the wall.

She is also open for personal orders. Besides wallpapers, the patterns can be ordered on poster, on canvas, and there’s a special enviromental friendly shopping bag as well.

I’m sure everyone went through the phase when they ripped toys apart just to see what’s inside. In my life, the victim wasn’t only the radio. My favourite robot died this way as well. I could never get over it. This is what remained.

Matt Kirkland american web and industrial designer must have gone through the same, and merited of it by making this photo series of dismantled toys.

The most interesting in the In Vestimentis Ursum series are the photos where the toy is actually scarier than their insides.

All the photos, and other “stupid projects” (as described by the artist) can be found on the website of the designer, who “just can’t sit still”.

(source: designboom.com)

When I burned my tights for the zillionth time with my laptop, I was quite happy to be directed to the website, Laptoppárna, that is Laptop pillow in hungarian. I immediately liked the simple name and the simple design that managed still to be appealing to the eye.

Unfortunately for you, the official site is all in hungarian, but mostly it’s about how comfort meets trend, how easy it is to carry and to clean, and how good it is for your health, whereas keeping your hot laptop on your laps is not. We leave it to your imagination why. But the reason why we love this pillow is the feeling of ‘why didn’t I think of this before?’. Sure, I always put a pillow or a big book underneath my laptop. But never tried the two at once!

The pillow is also quite cheap with its price around 40 dollars, and they can be ordered in white, black or pink.

Never knew what to do with the mattress that gave you a backache? Too good to throw away but too painful to keep? Just with a little makeover you can turn them into a fully functional seat.

Let’s get a useless antique chair, or its legs, fasten a folded mattress on it, add a colourful coating with spray-on foam, and you’re ready. That was the idea of Frank Willems when making the unique pieces of his Madam Rubens collection.

The chairs are currently exhibited in the Tools Gallery in Paris.

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The soap that’s supposed to advertise the Clue crime fiction board game is not only a great ad, but it would be a sought after product as well.

I don’t know where they put these dispensers, but I definitely want one for next Halloween.

(source: geekologie.com)

Housewives, kitchen fairies! Here’s your 15 minutes of fame! The ever so inspiring Electrolux just started a new game called the Kitchenstars.

It’s easy to apply: just send a photo of you posing in your kitchen with an Electrolux appliance in it, and add a story of a day when you felt like a star in there. Think about that birthday cake or that fourcourse-dinner. Me, all I can think of is that muffin in which I put salt instead of sugar.

You can apply via e-mail, and the 90 chosen will be featured on a photo exhibiton, then later in a book, besides, all of them will be awarded with an Ergorapido hoover.

One of the best things in life is going home after a long day, sitting down in a rocking chair and relax. But it could be even better; doing the same in two. So no wonder that Tete-a-tete, the two seated rocking chair by Laurie Beckerman just jumped on the top of my wishlist.

The idea is not new, we already featured a similar sofa. But what I’d really like to see, is a similar seat with laptop tables. That would be absolutely perfect.

(source: trendhunter.com)

As it gets warmer and warmer, the only acceptable refresher - for some - is beer. Of course, with the bottles growing smaller, the process of getting up, taking one out of the fridge, opening it then drinking it in a second gets even more tiring.

I think hardcore beer fans will appreciate the Bierstick, that can hold two cans of beer, and significantly speeds up drinking their favourite liquid.

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Even though it might sound a bit weird to still play with legos over a certain age, we’re glad that there are some who stayed hooked on them. Like Dee & Ricky.

Although at the moment there are only brooches and belts available, we hope that soon more accessories will be added to the collection!

If you ever forget how to make french toast, sit down and play with these matryoshka dolls by Trish Grantham!

These are hand painted with acrylic, watercolor, wood stain and ink
on wooden russian nesting dolls. Each piece represents one ingredient. Of course if you want an even nicer version, you add cheese as well. But that’s my secret killer recipe.

(source: ooh-shiny.net)

We’re almost slipping into the ‘Not Safe For Work’ category here, and even though I don’t normally like looking under girls skirts, these photos mesmerized me.

These are a mixture of photography, fashion and product design. The artist is the french Marianne Maric, who shows girls “as a thing conveyed by the “entertainment world”.

The lamp dresses are fully functioning light sources. Originally the idea was to put them in a dark room and let the public switch the “lights” on and off, thus making them a simple household appliance.

The Lamp Girls were exhibited at the Magda Danysz Gallery in the beginning of 2008.

(source: yatzer.com)

To most of my readers, the pattern above might not mean anything. But those who spent enough time in Paris will instantly recognize it. It’s the pattern on the pavement in front of garage doors to slow down cars and as a head-up for passers by.
I’m a bit surprised the pattern isn’t turned into chocolate, but still, it was about time it inspired someone. Alexander Taylor might not have a sweet tooth like I do, as he made a wonderful rug out of this surface.

The Paris rug is hand tufted in India, from 100% wool.

(source: designboom.com)

Even though the name, ‘Kiss Me Romeo‘ might be a bit too much, these vases are still quite sweet.

The designer, Marianne Guedin was inspired by the famous sculpture of Constantin Brancusi called Baiser, that you can find in the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.

The vases can also be used as wine and water glasses.

Pessimistic pencil by Peter MacCann.