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Showing posts with label hip home items. Show all posts

Electrifying Design. Elegant Power Strips & Surge Protectors That Blend Right In With Hardwood Floors.




Invisiplug are a line of power strips and surge protectors designed to blend right in with hardware floors.


above: Standard (6 outlets, 450 Joules Surge Protection, 3 Foot Cord, 15 AMP/125 VOLTS) shown in light natural,, medium cherry and dark oak.

Created in three wood shades; light natural, medium cherry and dark oak they are available as basic 6-outlet power strips, as 6 Outlets with 450 Joules Surge Protection and as 6 Outlets with 2 USB (2.1) Surge Protected Ports and 900 Joules Surge Protection.

Basic (Master Reset Switch, 3 Foot Cord, 15 AMP/125 Volts):


Standard (6 outlets, 450 Joules Surge Protection, 3 Foot Cord, 15 AMP/125 VOLTS):


Deluxe (6 outlets, USB 2, 900 Joules Surge Protection, 3 Ft. Cord, 15 AMP/125 VOLTS:



You can buy them online here.

Human Hardware Cast In Bronze. Tongues, Ears and Hands Handles and Drawer Pulls.




Brooklyn-based Artist and sculptor Malia Jensen has created some interesting functional art for the home, exclusively for Artware Editions. Drawer pulls and door handles cast in bronze and patinated bronze are shaped like human tongues, ears and hands. The unique hardware is made in only 100 editions of each.


Tongue Pulls, 2013, polished bronze:




Tongue A (small): 7/16" h. x 1 1/8" w. x 1" d.
Tongue B (small): 3/8" h. x 1 1/8" w. x 1 1/2" d.
Tongue C (large): 5/8" h. x 1 5/8" w. x 1 7/16" d.
edition of 100, each

Small: $175 each
Large: $200 each

Existing hardware can accommodate a drawer up to 1/2" thick. Hardware can be replaced to accommodate drawers of different depths.

Ear Pulls, 2013, polished bronze:



Round: 1 1/2" x 7/8" x 7/8"
Pointy: 1 1/2" x 3/4" x 7/8"
edition of 100, each

Existing hardware can accommodate a drawer up to 1/2" thick. Hardware can be replaced to accommodate drawers of different depths.
$180.00

Hand Handles (based on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel), 2013, patinated bronze:



installed dimensions: 1 1/2" h. x 6 3/8" w. x 1 1/2" d.
edition of 100 pairs

Existing hardware can accommodate a drawer up to 1/2" thick. Hardware can be replaced to accommodate drawers of different depths.
$600.00


Shop for these and other items by Malia Jensen here at Artware Editions.

Turning Chain Link Fencing Into Art. Lace Fences By Demakersvan.






Combining the ancient craft of lace making with the industrial chain link, Dutch design house Demakersvan has changed the idea of enclosing spaces with their Lace Fences.





Using a high-end metal fabric, they are able to craft various fencing, from antique lace floral to contemporary designs and custom art patterns.



Every fence they create is unique in its design by its craft and assembled patterns, which come in a variety of themes.

some available patterns:



Available for either indoors our outside, the Lace Fence illustrates how something which was meant to be purely functional can also be decorative.

Here are some examples of their beautiful work.











To purchase a custom Lace Fence or learn more visit lacefence.com
You can also choose from their pre-made Lace Fence designs at Droog.


About Demakersvan:


From fantasy to factory, from statement to product, Dutch design house Demakersvan combines the old and the new, the industrial and the crafted, the hostile and the kind. Founded in 2005 by Joep Verhoeven, Jeroen Verhoeven and Judith de Graauw, Dutch design house Demakersvan has reached remarkable success within a short time. They are the designers behind the famous Cinderella table, which has been acquired by Victoria & Albert Museum, MoMA New York and Centre Pompidou. Refusing a limitation to one category the trio works with museums, architecture, furniture and fashion companies on commercial work and self-initiated projects. The studio is based in the Netherlands, and its production unit is based in Bangalore, India.
Demakersvan