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Moody Series by Hanna Emelie Ernsting

Moody Bag 2011, photo courtesy of dezeen.com

The seating series “Moody” by the designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting follows the idea that “form follows moods” and consists of three pieces: Moody Couch, Moody Nest and Moody Bag.

Moody Couch kkaarrlls (limited edition) 2011

The origin of the concept is the observation that in the modern world people forget to relax and this is where the Moody series comes in, inviting the user to “express feelings and “let go”. This kind of letting go leaves traces, causing the product to change and adjust to the moods of its user by taking various shapes and forms – the product becomes ‘alive’.

Moody Nest 2010

Watch the Moody Nest in action following this link!

 

Concrete Canvas Bench Medusa by Erasmus Scherjon

Concrete Canvas Bench Medusa by Erasmus Scherjon 1

Concrete Canvas Bench Medusa by Erasmus Scherjon 2

Young Dutch designer Erasmus Scherjon who graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven last year with this chair as a graduation project has named it Bench Medusa.

This outdoor two-seater bench looks soft, but is hard as a rock.
I used materials with unexpected qualities to create a new vocabulary of forms.
The bench is made of a steel frame covered with Concrete Canvas,
a cement-filled nylon fabric.
In Medusa I have fused steel and cement by dipping the bench in water,
after which the upholstery has turned into rock-hard concrete and the bench had petrified,
without losing its textile appearance and tactility.

Making-of-the-Concrete-Canvas-BenchMedusa-by-Erasmus-Scherjon

This photo shows the creation process of the chair

More and more designs in the new material Concrete Canvas are filtering through nowadays, but Erasmus was one of the first. And: Yes! Julia’s Stitched Stool Post inspired me to finish this one which was on my back burner for quite some time already.

Update:

And here a photo that proves Medusa was part of the Design Academy Eindhoven graduation show:
Medusa at the Design Academy Graduation show 2010

Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on August 21, 2011 at 11:01 AM

Stitching Concrete Chair by Florian Schmid

Stitching Concrete by industrial design graduate Florian Schmid is a collection of stools made from a material called Concrete Canvas. It consists of cement layered between fabric and a PVC backing that can be manipulated for a few hours when wet and then hardens.

Schmid shapes the Concrete Canvas and then stitches the edges together with bright colored threads, making the stools look like stitched pieces of folded fabric.

From the designer:

Stitching Concrete combines the softness of cloth with the stability of concrete. Once brought in the final shape, you just have to water the material and within 24h it will alomst harden out completely. The challenge was to get into the material and bring it from its rawness to something new. Approching trough patterns, origami and stitchings a unique series of stools got born. Waterproof, fireproof, resistant against UV, durable. The fibre reinforcement makes it strong and the cloth gives back a warm atmosphere.

Via dezeen.com

Mushroom Pouf from Anthropologie

Mushroom Pouf from Anthropologie

Mushroom Pouf from Anthropologie

Anthropologie suggests  you turn your room into “a whimsical Wonderland” with their colorfully crocheted Mushroom Pouf. Any takers?

  • Polypropylene, cotton, wood; cotton fill
  • 15″H; 15″ diameter

Loops, the Ultimate Knitted Chair by Sophie de Vocht – Milan 2011 (22)

Loops by Sophie de Vocht
Loops, the Ultimate Knitted Chair by Eindhoven Design Academy student Sophie de Vocht who is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, was presented by Casamania at the Salone 2011. Actually it is based on the tufting technique to create carpets.