By Cyril Foiret 20 Aug 2010 @ 10:34 am |

Recycled design (or Art) is definitely a huge trend right now, here’s an other proof with these clothing hangers made from recycled chair backs. What a cool idea to give broken chairs a second life. Thanks to the genius design of Antonello Fusè for the Abitudini over at Resign.it
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Abitudini by Antonello Fusè,
Antonello Fusè,
clothes hangers,
recycle,
recycle trend,
recycled design
By Ani Tzenkova 20 Aug 2010 @ 10:26 am |

I am loving this ingeniously obvious concept for a sofa by Christiane Högner. Christiane Högner develops her visual and tactile universe, comprised of graphic works, products, furniture and installations. Often based on the ready-made, her design is devoted to the familiar environment of our day to day life. I can never have enough pillows!
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furniture design,
Lo-Fi Sofa by Christiane Högner,
pillow couch,
stacked pillows
By Cyril Foiret 20 Aug 2010 @ 9:55 am |

I just stumbled over this Swedish womenswear line called Monki, and I liked their little ‘Monki World’ a lot. The clothes look great and are really affordable (not sure if they ship to the US?). Monki is a store concept and a fashion brand, but more than that, it seems that they were able to READ MORE
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Monki brand,
Monki collection,
Monki store,
Swedish brand,
womenswear
By Joelle Tessa 20 Aug 2010 @ 9:50 am |

Say “hello” to LA-groomed DJs, Realboy (Austin Jacobsen & Daniel Gomez). Starting off as graffiti artists, the duo traded vandalizing streets for rocking dance floors, a wise decision on their part–if anyone’s asking for my 2 cents. So far, a label has yet to snatch them, but I have no doubt that won’t be the case for long. Fred Astaire’s 1946 original version of “Puttin’ on the Ritz” was just asking for two talented kids to come along and modernize it, READ MORE
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Daniel Gomez,
Realboy,
Realboy: The Ritz,
song of the day,
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By Ani Tzenkova 19 Aug 2010 @ 10:44 am |

Ukrainian based, vector illustrator Denis Gonchar has a very distinct graphic style. I would almost describe his work as Contemporary Cubism with a graffiti influence.
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contemporary cubism,
Denis Gonchar Illustrations,
graphic illustrations
By Cyril Foiret 19 Aug 2010 @ 10:28 am |

If you like the concrete/industrial look but have boring white walls, here is the solution: Norwegian company ConcreteWall created concrete wallpapers that can be applied on any walls with regular wall glue. All different styles of concrete are available for purchase online at ConcreteWall. READ MORE
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Concrete look,
Concrete Wallpapers,
ConcreteWall,
industrial,
interior design,
Nordic Design,
Wallpaper