Furniture art

While devoted to the cult of '70s and '80s Italian design, vintage furniture dealer Spazio Leone is also drawn to pieces where Art Deco meets Surrealism.

Surreal

The chair design with 'sort of' broken legs! An Unconventional Chair Design Joyce Lin

What was coined in 1984 as "Mid-Century modern" by writer and art historian Cara Greenberg is now a key word used by the furniture design industry. It denotes functionality, elegance, and simplicity, with modern-day designers ditching the age-old and traditional "only wood and marble" furniture. They are open to experimenting with materials like metal, glass, vinyl, and plywood, and combining it with wood to create newer versions of furniture.

On the other hand, the wood gives warmth to the room, and massive creative coffee tables add a touch of luxury to the whole space.

'house of cards table' by maurício arruda is a functional furniture object based off the game of building a structure out of playing cards.

YD Spotlight: Nicholas Baker’s Chair Sketch Challenge Pt.2

The Pelican low coffee table by German furniture designer Deniz Aktay is an interesting design that impresses us with its art and creativity. Pelican evokes memories of art sculptures as it is created using a single piece of metal stripe. It appears somewhat inspired by the color of the Pelican’s beak. The metal stripe is artfully bent in an hourglass-like shape at the bottom which stands stably on the ground without any additional support.

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Reduce, reuse, recycle - we like the sound of this motto, don't you? Recycling stuff is awesome, but actually repurposing your old stuff and garbage into something new and useful is even more awesome! We love to write about DIY projects, especially the ones with recycling ideas (check out one of our older posts here), so if you're looking for any creative ideas for reusing your old stuff, this is the post for you! From plastic bottles to scrap metal and bicycle parts - there isn't a thing…

Weave furniture design blends traditional techniques and modern trends in decorating with handmade items

Oh wowzas. She took soooo long to do! I was given this dresser and thought - I need to do something fun. I saw this old card and of course, the Queen of Hearts…

A plastic bottle deckchair

Upcycled dressers painted & decoupaged

Over on Pinterest I've been pinning loads of wonderful illustrations from gorgeous Victorian and Edwardian homes. I thought today I would share a few of my favorite illustrations, all found in the Smithsonian Libraries, and free to use for personal crafty purposes. Cardmaking, gift bags & tags, journaling, or just to frame for stylish vintage…