Paper Record Player

Fully working, manual record player made entirely of paper. To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 33^1/3rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pickup, amplifying the sound enough to make it audible. (Record shown, The Sound of Music 1965). By Simon Elvins.

Paul Smith - Hand Knitted Checked Tea Cosy

It is a bit late to order your Christmas gifts but I just found this hand knitted tea cosy from Paul Smith on-line store.

"Blue and pink knitted checked tea cosy with a blue pom-pom made in Ireland, especially for Paul Smith. Each individual knitted item is unique as they are all knitted in different ways. Each tea cosy comes with a tag and is signed by the individual, it has been knitted by. 100% wool. Dry clean only."

The white rabbit

I was reading PAN-DAN, a very nice blog about contemporary design, and I found this rabbit, designed by Studio-Re-Creation.


"'The White (Jack) Rabbit ' is not 'cute', it is all knowing naughty, courageous and tricky. The enlarged hare represents an alternative Alice in Wonderland 'follow the white rabbit' journey. Materials: Pieces of old wooden furniture connected together by screws (baby beds and chairs)."

Studio-Re-Creation, run by Nikola Nikolov in the Netherlands, is a studio that does more than re-cycle or re-use materials, but it helps to preserve belongings and memories that would otherwise be neglected or thrown away.

Carton Animals

"Animals are not all fluffy and soft, they can be hard and square as well." says Linus, a visual artist based in Hong Kong. This is the complete collection of his creatures.

Paul Smith designs for Evian water

New limited edition Evian bottle, designed by Paul Smith. Read more about it at TheDieline or buy it here.

Carbon fiber chair

Lovely chair! Found at pop blog. Designed by Shigeru Ban.

Norm03

I love this lamp. It is designed by Britt Kornum and you can find it here. It was awarded the Formland Award 2003, and was nominated in the 'Best Item' category at Imm Cologne 2004".

Naked

"Naked is an extremely lightweight chair that uses its structure as its aesthetic. The strength of this chair is due to action-reaction forces between the folded steel sheets and beech wood frame. It also flat packs in transportation and can be assembled without tools, resulting in a very low carbon foot-print." Designed by outofstock.