Archive for September, 2006

Inspiration | Eee! Monsters!

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

We love our unusual plush around here.

Eric recently came across Cotton Monster (via Modish) — the work of quilt/monster maker Jennifer Strunge. Jennifer makes a range of monsters that vary in size and price (between $35US for a baby monster and $80 for a more grown-up one).

The monsters are all made with recycled clothes and linens. A much better use for a fleece that’s been outgrown, I’d say.

Make sure you check out the Monster Care guide and the Cotton Monster blog. Jennifer’s got images of some crazy big monsters there and other fabulous creations.

Inspiration | Multi-functional furniture

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

There’s something functionally cool about furniture that does double duty for different functions. In the most recent issue of dwell magazine, we saw an ad for some pretty cool products by the European furniture company, mobelform.

Many of their pieces are suitable for very small European-type spaces and makes great use of very tight spaces. Of course, there are some hefty price tags to go along with such ingenuity, unfortunately.

First up is the Nuovoliola at $10,180. It’s a wall-bed unit that went put away is a little love seat with a shelf on top. Pulled down, the shelf is a support for the bed and a shoe rack. Nifty.

This next piece, the Doc Divano ($5470), is kind of fun since it’s a sofa and a bunk bed all rolled into one:

Finally, the Spazio 05 ($6020) is a neat idea, but I think it only works well if you can keep a desk uncluttered enough to withstand the movement up and down.

The listing of mobelform’s latest products is here, or you can view their full catalogue.