In the mood for some easy, cool basics?  Currently on their second collection, TRENDT is a Brazilian line all about exploring new possibilities for the t-shirt.  Designer Renan Serrano shows us just that by exploring concepts such as “minimalism x profusion” and “complex x simplicity”. Featuring fabrication in neoprene, fleece wool, and moulages silk, this collection presents(...) Read More about TRENDT F/W 2012-13 (36 words)

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After being sorely missed, Fanfarlo has finally released more tunes to turn their fans’ worlds right-side-up again. “Deconstruction,” plus B-side, ”Reconstruction,” is the pair of singles the London-based five some have chosen to reheat the waters. To be followed by their whole album debut(...) Read More about Fanfarlo: Deconstruction (147 words)

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British designer Karen Ryan was invited by Balloon Contemporary in Chicago and commissioned to create a collection of “Custom Made” chairs from discarded chairs and other scraps. Inspired by American culture and childhood narratives and the Adventures of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Fin, she came up with a series of chairs that mixed cultural paraphernalia.

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After spending 2 years collecting discarded chairs from friends and the streets of London, designer Martino Gamper spent 100 days creating 100 new chair designs. “My intention is to investigate the potential for creating useful new designs by blending together stylistic or structural elements of existing chair types.”

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Alright all you bike and found objects fanatics, I think you will find this site very amusing. Bike Furniture Design is a design and manufacturing studio specializing in contemporary, modern furniture made primarily from recycled steel and aluminum bicycle rims, handlebars, and frames.

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