Takeshi Miyakawa is based is Brooklyn, and it is from there that he produces these thoughtful, substance-full and beautiful designs. 3x3 chair, infinity chair, rabbit chair, wedge table and fractal 23.

The last day at ICFF, Omarcito who had been working non stop at the URBANATICS booth, decided to take a stroll around the exhibit area, he started by playing a soccer game with the spanish designers at the RS booth, after he got tired he found the Vermelha chair by the Campana Brothers to be a cool place to relax, the PXL lamp by Zero caught his eye for a while only to finish playing at the flexible Potten by Nanimarquina an awesome discovery! 

Did I ever tell you about "Omarcito"?, he is a Czechoslovakian (born) Mexican rabbit that loves design, today he decided to try out Nani Marquina's beautiful collaboration with Tord Boontje, "Little Field of Flowers", and Jaime Hayon's red chair for BD Showtime Collection.   

Last week I visited the "Ciudadela Market" in Mexico City....I was looking for these masks...for a secret project. Anyway they remind me of my childhood, they made tons of them back then, now you have to search for them they are made out of paper mache and hand painted, apparently they are not as popular as the "wooden" ones. So here I present the bear, the parrot, the woolf and THE RABBIT!!

In 1931-32 Alvar Aalto designed this chair called "Hallway chair 403". I know it's a classic but doesn't the birch legs, the moulded plywood in the seat and back and those fantastic laquered colors just make you want to go back to the basics. Black, white, orange, and my favorite yellow and greenish grey!

Jacket Pillows

The "Jacket Pillows" are the newest pieces by Mexican designer Ximena "El conejo" Orozco for her own brand xacinto y antonia. Made from 100% wool felt, these hand made pillow covers are intended to be "unbottoned" or "unziped" to make cleaning easier and why not? sexier. They will be exhibited under the URBANATICS booth at the ICFF this May.  

Because it's "el conejo's" duty to inspire you all independent designers out there....here have some Sarah Illenberger for breakfast. You see for me, in love matters first comes the gut, then the heart kicks in, and finally after a while, the brain makes it's entrance!

The Sofa Mast installation by Berlin based design firm llot llov inspires me very much. The concept of improvisation, bringing the Thai aesthetic street language into the interior of a clothing boutique is brilliant! Reminds me a lot of Mexico City's cable landscape....

Also a few images of some other awesome pieces by these great designers, the knitted light object called Matt, made for being moved and played with, there is no heat emission through the use of an environmentally friendly energy saving bulb!, and the Ray, a lamp which has the capability to follow its owner on his/her activity. The cable on this lamp is prolonged by 12 meters, thus enabling the Ray to become a lying, hanging or atmospheric lamp. 

Wow, this is what I call good swedish team work! Camilla Engman's illustrations meet Karin Eriksson's ceramics to produce beautiful plates, platters, bowls and mugs in a series called Mr Black and Mme Ochre.

Mexican designer Hector Esrawe designed these pieces for Nouvel Studio, the first one is called the "monja" (nun) water decanter, the second image shows the "curas" (priests) glasses. Both designs are an excellent merge between mexican aesthetic references brought to life in a 21st century way. 

The Spanish brand nanimarquina, better known for their rug collection, has collaborated with Renske Papavione in this piece called "potten" made from layers of colored fabrics sewn together and dipped in white latex.

Rightly names for their appearance, Anthony Kleinepier's "Dickies" are lounge beanbags made from polypropylene laminated with polyester and nylon with styrofoam filling. 

munire kirmaci

At URBANATICS we love Munire Kirmaci's "Salty" made of stainless steel and rubber plugs. Mmmm, loving the picture too...nice color pallete...

studio dan golden

I just received these beautiful images of the new wall paper designs by studio dan golden. Soon to be in production. You may know them from our website we carry their witty and unique rug designs. I know when I like something a lot, I get this tingling feeling inside.

Awesome collaboration with Fritz-Hansen and beautiful fashions all the way from Japan. How do I love Mina Perhonen let me count the ways.....UUU I would love to dress like this....sitting in that chair, sipping tea...or a latte

"Clay Furniture" by dutch designer Maarten Baas, made of synthetic clay with metal skeleton to reinforce the structure, modeled by hand making each piece unique.