I am amazed by the number of innovative children's furniture creations. Here is another interesting piece called the Flying Carpet by Modern Tots. This creates a play rug where children can sit and have fun, watch television or play games on. The rug is made from New Zealand 100% wool and polyurethane foam cushioning. This mat is available in different sizes and colors. Colors include red, green and gray.
How about the cave bookshelf by Sakura Adachi? This is a great creative piece by the Japanese born designer. I love the space where a child can sit and read. This is a fun piece of furniture that any child would enjoy. Books are known to create a sense of intimacy with their readers. Here the child can have a setting that encourages reading and makes reading fun.
If you like very clean contemporary furniture design, and want to mix in some floral arrangements then Le Creazioni,s "Ramo" and "Bouquet" collections from 2B ITALIA will be the perfect addition to your living space. Reflective surfaces widen and brighten as the floral designs contrast for stunning beauty. See the entire collection which includes closets, coffee tables, and tables available at GAMplusFRATESI.
I've always had a fondness for Danish modern furniture, but the Illusion table from Essey of Denmark is not what you may normally expect. The 3mm acrylic sheet looks like a cloth draped over a round table. The folds of the acrylic give the side table structural integrity and each one is handmade and unique. It should be handled like glass and can support 25 kg of weight. Available in white or clear for around $250 plus shipping from greenergrassdesign.
I recently had a chance to visit with designer and furniture maker, Cole Scego. Cole has some great metal products that he designs and fabricates by his own hand.
Tell me about yourself
I am 26 years old and live in rural Missouri with my wife Gina and our two weimaraners Eins and Dreist. I grew up out in the country and spent a great deal of my time outdoors and in the water. I couldn't wait to get out of school and move into a city, but after living in Springfield and St. Louis for a while I discovered that I greatly missed the peace and quiet of living in the country. Last year my wife and I bought a 5 acre patch of woods about an hour west of St. Louis and built a house. There is just something about living among nature that inspires and calms me.
Can you tell me a little about your work?
I try to create pieces that are visually inspiring and not only functional as furniture. I design my work to last functionally for generations. I would describe my work as high quality, high end. All of my furniture is welded solid or made entirely of one piece of metal. I do not make anything that requires assembly or that uses fasteners to hold something together. I use a wide variety of processes, such as laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and machining to create my pieces. To create the coating, I will often use up to 7 or 8 different colors and a clear coat on each piece. Over the past 4 or 5 years I have developed a wide variety of masking and application techniques that are not commonly used in the powder coating field. I am not aware of anyone else creating the type of finishes that I am using powder coating.
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