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Letterpress Calendar by Fabien Barral

Beautiful 2012 letterpress calendar by Fabien Barral. Get yours here.

J.P.Meulendijks: Bird in Hand light for Plankton

Plankton is a green and future-conscious design-label that focuses on the environment, ecological design and sustainability. Their goal is to provide interior products that are produced with a minimal environmental footprint and maximum life-cycle through durable construction and good timeless design with a little poetry and soul.

The small and exclusive collection is produced in the Netherlands and available trough a selected network of dealers. A new design will be presented each year. All designs (except spare) are made of ECOLOTEK, a new environment-friendly compostable material consisting of hemp fibres, minerals and a binder, developed by Plankton.

The Bird in Hand suspended light is designed and developed by J.P.Meulendijks, comes with a white satin finish and is based on, and a tribute to, the universal art of hand shadows; making shadows on the wall using your hands to create birds, rabbits, and other figures. Playing with light and hand shadows is a centuries old pastime which came about long before electric light was invented. Bird in Hand plays with this concept: All of the hands are positioned to look like a flock of birds, flying out in circles. The shadows cast on the wall looks like birds. This results in a very expressive, dynamic and striking looking light, with layers of humour and poetry hidden in the design.

For more information:

J.P.Meulendijks design studio

www.planktonstation.nl

Monika Drożyńska: Scarf sold by the metre

Polish artist and designer Monika Drożyńska invites you to rethink your concept of the humble scarf, reinventing it as as something that can be used by one person at a time, or even a hundred people together. She is now giving people the chance to purchase parts of this extraordinary scarf by the metre.

The total length of the scarf is 135 metres and it is rolled into a one metre high roll and is designed for sale in one metre and one metre and a half pieces, although longer pieces are available. It is ready to use after cutting.

The price is 40PLN per metre. For more details:

http://www.delikatesy.org.pl

www.monika.drozynska.pl

Kyoko Hashimoto

We have recently been alerted to the work of Kyoko Hashimoto a Japanese born, Australian raised jeweller, who is producing some very eye-catching and unique work.

Prior to launching her own label in 2006, Kyoko produced conceptual fine art jewellery, exhibiting in some of Sydney's most influential galleries including Object, Quadrivium and Art Gallery of New South Wales. Then, in 2005 she moved to Tokyo where the lure of city's underground fashion and music scene inspired her to start a new jewellery label.

Each of Kyoko's pieces is carefully handcrafted and finished in her studio, currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her conceptual and fine jewellery background continues to inform her current design and her choice of material, form and construction methods.

Find out more, and see more of her work, on her website:

http://kyokohashimoto.com/

Munkii: Vintage

Readers of this site may be familiar with the name Jaren Goh, the Singaporean designer behind the fabulous Black Diamond mobile phone from a few years back. It's good to hear that he is still designing and still producing great looking work, including the Vintage bookshelf for Munkii.

The concept of Vintage was first released in 2007, following which a prototype was displayed in Nhow Hotel, Milan in the same year. The bookshelf is made using eco-responsible MDF and Munkii are currently preparing orders for clients in California, USA.

Sales director Kelvin Goh tells us that more products are due from the company in 2010.

www.munkii.com.sg/