Meet BB Billosaur, A Ceramic Piggy Bank for Paper Currency by Lemouton Noir & Co.

Meet BB Billosaur, The Newest Ceramic Piggy Bank by Lemouton Noir & Co.




A prehistoric version of the traditional piggy bank, BB Billosaur is a cute, handmade porcelain character with holes down his back emulating a Stegasaurus-like Mohawk. Forget piddly coin savings, this bank takes bills for some serious savings.




Natural corks secure the 7 openings perfectly when not in use.



This revolutionized version of the the traditional piggy bank design allows you to make a deposit by simply rolling up bills and popping them into the back. The cavity inside allows you to save oodles of moola for whatever it is you're hoping for.

Materials - Ceramic, cork
Size - 6.5" tall x 5" diam.

The cute character has feet and a bellybutton like his predecessors, BB Bank and BB Kids (shown below), from Lemouton Noir & Co.



About le moutin noir & co (from their site):

For many years we have followed the heard like a flock of sheep.
Working hard, learning and growing, we have never let go of our dream.
The black sheep finally wakes up and steps forward to have some fun.

le moutin noir & co. launched in New York City Spring 2010. The principle is to introduce fun, quirky, safe & interesting design products to the market. We have a simple aesthetic and understand and live an ordinary life style. We hope that by consistently finding fresh and new designers with original ideas our customers' lives will be made a bit easier. Our goal is to bring a smile to your face.

$39, buy the BB Billosaur here at Gessato

Have A Little Heart This Valentine's Day. Here's 64 To Choose From.

This large selection of handmade Italian ceramic hearts designed and decorated by various artists are designed to cover every gamut of love from desire to heartbreak. Each individual heart measures approximately 5x12 cm and makes a great paperweight in addition to being a declaration of feelings. Some are interactive and others are simply decorative, but all of them are sweet.









In addition to unique ceramic hearts, Creativando makes other ceramic wares such as vases, paperweights and artist decorated butterflies. They also create furniture.

Creativando is inspired by a passion. From the passion of Laura Ellero and Mauro Bassani, the founders, for contemporary art and design. Hence the idea, at the beginning just a hobby, to "produce" gifts and everyday objects revisited with an artistic and graphic point of view. Nowadays Creativando distributes its products worldwide. The philosophy is very simple. A small artisan entreprise who made of creativity and service its strength. And that puts a lot of passion in all its work.

Environment and Made in Italy
Selected materials and maximum attention to product quality and manufacturing, a craftmanship for details, from concept to packaging. This allows us to offer a product that has all the value and reliability of the product Made in Italy.

Creativando

Keramos Modular Furniture Is A Collaboration Between Adrianos Design and La Castellamonte And Is The First Product From CoProdotto.

KERAMOS is a collaboration between Adriano Design and La Castellamonte, known for their ceramic stove production and keeper of the ancient tradition of Castellamonte, dating back to 13th century.

Having worked together before, Adriano Design created Stack Stoves for La Castellamonte. Now, together, they've collaborated for CoProdotto, a new business model from Adriano Design which innovates starting from self-produced design and is a new formula for the production of small series in partnership between those who conceive and communicate the product and those who make it, along with global distribution.




From the uniqueness of the production process and the La Castellamonte products, Adriano Design conceived a modular ceramic container / cabinet. Through careful research and thoughtful design, they developed an innovative and distinctive system of ceramic modules fastened with wooden elements, creating pieces of furniture with unique features.








KERAMOS is a rounded corner container with a ceramic shell which makes it immediately recognizable. The pieces are reminiscent of historical terracotta jars which preserved contents over long periods of time. KERAMOS is a special, not ordinary, piece of furniture, a container of precious things which needs to be preserved more than contained.

Details:








Produced in 99 numbered pieces, KERAMOS is signed and provided with a certificate signed below by the designers and the producers.



CoProdotto is a brand by Adriano Design

The FACETURE Machine and the Unusual Molded Vases, Lamps and End Tables by Phil Cuttence.

The FACETURE series by Phil Cuttance consists of handmade faceted vessels, lightshades and an end table. Each object is produced individually by casting a water-based resin into a simple handmade mould. The mould is then manually manipulated to create the each object's form before each casting, making every piece utterly unique.

The FACETURE machine, 2012.


The FACETURE machine's construction is simple and purposeful, screwed together to allow it to be flat-packed for shipping. Wheels make the machine portable within a working space.





The shelving beneath provides storage for freshly cast pieces, and room for the casting stool to be stored.



The ‘hopper’ holding the powder is made simply from polypropylene sheet, in the same way as the moulds.



The casting jig at the back of the machine is simple and allows the artist to peer into the mould and control the flow of the fast setting resin. This means it is being cast evenly and economically, leaving a thin yet strong wall thickness. It can be attached at two different widths to accommodate different sized moulds, such as vases or a table.


The FACETURE project was created with the support of Creative New Zealand.

FACETURE lightshades, 2012


Each lightshade is handmade, unique, and numbered on the top. They measure approximately 32cm deep x 19cm diameter and are available in blue, charcoal, pink, yellow. Custom colours are also available.

Faceture light shades must be used with a CFL/ECO bulb with a maximum wattage of 25W. (A 25W CFL bulb emits the equivalent light to a 100W incandescent bulb.) To protect your shade do not exceed this.

FACETURE vases, 2012

Each vase is handmade, unique, available in two sizes and numbered on the base.



Available in two sizes; tall - 46 x 12 cm approx. and small - 35 x 8 cm approx
Standard colours - Charcoal, blue, yellow, pink, white. Custom colours available.

FACETURE side tables, 2012

Each table is handmade, unique, and numbered on the base.

above left is the mould in which the table on the above right was cast



The tables measure approximately 56cm tall x 28cm diameter and are available in blue, charcoal, pink, yellow as per vases and light shades. Custom colours are also available.

images by Petr Krejci and Phil Cuttance

FACETURE 'wide' vase for MINT shop, 2012, on sale now at MINT

The 'wide' faceture vase, shown above, is exclusively available through the MINT store in London and retails for £375.



email mail@philcuttance.com for pricing and to order.
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