Archive for the ‘design’ Category
Bowling lane furniture
I went to a birthday/bowling party last week in Ljubljana’s Šiška neighborhood at an alley/pub located in the basement of a multi-purpose building, a typical example of the drab uninspired socialist architecture prevalent here in the 60s. The place had the cozy and welcoming feel of a neighborhood bar, and with its thick light brown paneling, an aura of a 70s suburban basement rec room chic.
On the way it was misty and dark, a slight chill to match the light drizzle. Walking across 9 May Square –can someone tell me the significance of the date and why this square next to an elementary school is named after it?– I felt like I was taking a stroll through a cheezy cold war movie. That was before I saw the cool fallout shelter door next to the bar entrance, just a few meters to the right of two pinball machines.
When the alley decides to hang up its sets of nine pins for good, or simply decides on a flooring upgrade, I want to be around for the disposal sale so I can get my hands on something like this, made by William Stranger of Stranger Furniture.
Via Inhabitat :
Check out a slide show here. Excellent stuff!
Booklet for 40ish Sheets of Paper, and other Bio 21 Winners
This catalog, entitled Booklet for 40ish Sheets of Paper, produced by Zagreb’s Studio Cuculić was one of the gold medallists at this year’s bio 21: biennial of industrial design in Ljubljana. The other was the Funicular Railway to Ljubljana Castle, which ruined an otherwise perfectly fine hillside in the center of the city.
These 3P Trekking Poles, designed by Igor Ravbar of Ljubljana, was among the Quality Concept Award winners, as was Dinner Set for Hospitals and Retirement Homes, by Gyula Mihaly of Budapest, both pictured below.
More images here. Biennial website here. Through Nov. 2 at the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana and the Fužine Castle in Ljubljana.
Calendar Made of Matches
Shortlisted at this year’s Golden Drum Advertising Festival which concluded Friday in Portorož, Slovenia, was this calendar by Ukrainian designer Yurko Gutsulyak.
Festival winners listed here.
Newspapers as Furniture
Breathing some additional life into read or unread dailies, British designer David Stovell has produced a line of furniture he calls Sunday papers. The line includes a chair, tables and stools of various sizes. (via Inhabitat)
