If you're too lazy to DIY a hammock and have got money to burn, the Kokoon Free Standing Hammock ($10,620) might be right up your alley. The luxe outdoor furnishing will bring Summer Style to your terrace or lawn, and serve as a private escape from whatever ails you this month, especially if you add its optional set of curtains. You might want to have someone check in on you every once in a while: I don't know that I'd ever want to leave it.
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Who would have ever thought that Dutch designer Tord Boontje would be inspired to create a mirror based on Guatemalan tribal masks. The Dog Mask Mirror ($2,200) is just that: one big woof of Guatemalan inspiration. I'm a big Boontje fan but I'm kind of thinking there's a reason why the Atlantic separates Europe and Central America; maybe Boontje should consider making some mirrored klompen instead.
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Though I'm not a mathematician by trade, I still believe that the Royalton Sofa ($9,335) — designed by Philippe Starck in 1991 — can be expressed by the following formula: Settee + Headboard = Royalton. The ever-resourceful and always surprising Starck is responsible for many unique designs, including my fave, the Louis Ghost Chair.
Of course, I'm more likely to spend 10G on my garden than on this piece of furniture — let's face it, if your dog secretly jumps on your sofa, it's never a good idea to drop a lot of money on such a royal piece.
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Obviously embodying a form that's been inspired by nature, the Lily.mgx lamp ($502 for small table lamp shown here), is the type of small, precious object that could make an otherwise sparsely decorated room glow. Designed by Janne Kyttanen for Materialise, the lamps are said to resemble a lily-pad flower, though I think they look a lot more like an artichoke myself. While the lamps may look simple, apparently they were designed using a 3-D material printing process that sounds rather geeky and complicated.
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From a young age, like many little girls, I fawned over butterflies, scribbling them everywhere in crayon. In fact, I even wrote this poem in kindergarten:
Butterflies are pretty things
Floating lightly with their wings
Higher, higher in the sky
Oh how I love the butterflies.
Nowadays my adoration of the insect is fleeting, and I actually find them rather lame when reproduced (thanks Mariah Carey). But, when a product like the Bodo Sperlein Niagra Chandelier for Lladró ($45,000) sails my way, I resort to that childhood fascination.
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This product kind of looks like an anatomical heart. But obviously, it's not. It's actually used to trap something.
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Did you pick the short stick and wind up with a bedroom sans windows. Do you toil away in a basement office or art studio day in and day out. Or do you just live in a city where direct sunlight and trees are scarce.
This is one of those home items that I feel compelled to post about — not because I think it will improve your life (I really don't think the sheep's head chair provided much enlightenment to any of you). It's just that the item is so bizarre, I can't help but tell you about it.
Like this Shiva Flower Vase from Unica Home ($142). The catalog description reads as follows:
The Shiva Vase is one that will inspire conversation.
While the smell of fir trees at Christmas time can't be beat, those pesky needles all over the floor are definitely overrated. That's why this Kuno Prey 58" Christmas Tree new at Unica Home is kind of a great option. Its branches are made of green bottle brushes (aka cleaning supplies, you lazy bum) and has a festive red base.
