Bubble Calandar

It has been the second time this month that I have come down with a bad flu and it is definitely no fun, especially now that I have just entered my third trimester and everyone is asking if I am carrying twins (I am not) or delivering soon (still have some way to go). I have succumbed to wearing a pregnancy support for my ailing back, although it looks quite uncool. But I figured that I rather look uncool than break my back.

Anyway, I was doing a bit of surfing in bed today when I saw these cute bubble calendars. Think this will make a great gift for the design obsessive/compulsive ones in your life. It shows all the days of the week with all major US holidays marked.

Print your food

These forks are just too great to pass. Designed by Kathryn Hinton, these tableware will be a perfect accessory for folks who like to play with their food. (via)

Notepad T

I would love to have one of these T shirts in a tank design. Available here in yellow and white. (via Design for Mankind)

Pretty dress forms

I would love to get my hands on one of these. You can wrap this dress form with belts, pin up fabrics, or use it to plan out all of your outfits for the week. Fun and yummy!

Pop-out placemats

These gorgeous pop-out placemats, which doubles up as name place cards, will win your guests over at any event. They are made out of a beautiful, fiber rich paper, white or cream. Lovely! (via Designer's Block)

Animal index

Oh my...This is too cute! Perfect for adding a bit of fun to a boring shelf or desk to help organise your files/books. (via lost)

Harmonie Interieure

I love these whimsical graphic stickers from French company Harmonie Interieure. Really like the vintage coloured stains on their walls and the polaroid pics too! Looks like it is coming out of the pages of an old fairy tale story book.

5.5. Designers

Here are some cool products I found designed by 5.5 designers.

(above) A vinyl plant!
(above) A vinyl wall clock

Take your pick from this tower of condiments!

Parasitic Chair

What a cool chair! Via Design Milk

Break up hanky

Wonder if this will smear? Available here.

Aged Decals

These decals may appeal to those (like me) who like the aged vintage look. From Harmonie Interieure in France. (via Designer's Block)

Better View

The Better View black-out shades by award-winning Helinski designer Elina Aalto are composed of small cutout holes that form a city-scape composition of Helinski, Tokyo, Stockholm or Paris. A wonderful way to turn day to night! (via momed)

Jellybean

I found out about this gorgeous shop in Sweden called Jellybean via a beautiful and humourous blog called mackin ink today. The colours are so yummy I could eat them right off the screen! Thank you Karey for finding this!

Nooka

How cool is this Nooka watch? It challenges how time is being read by representing it in a linear/graphical fashion. (via)

Another cool wall decal!

This world map wall sticker from Ferm Living is such a cool idea! Will be great to paste coloured dots on them to indicate which countries you have visited or would like to visit one day!

STUDIO LO CD storage wall art

Created by STUDIO LO from France, these CD paper cases will make a beautiful piece of wall art. You can even download these gorgeous cases for free here! Just click on the image to download the pdf file. (via The Style Files)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!!!! I'mmmm BACK! It feels great to have taken a short break from blogging and to return all inspired and excited! Thank you for those who continued to visit while I was away! As you can see, I have given this little blog a small facelift with a brand new banner!

I will kick start the new year with some cool wallpaper I found via sub-studio.

Believe it or not, these wallpaper actually reacts with heat from the radiator and blooms! How clever!
Equally fun and dynamic are these interactive wallpaper from 5.5 Designers.

(image via sub-studio)

Andrew Maynard's Tattoo House

The home you see here is designed by Andrew Maynard Architects in Australia. The form is a simple box and the architect has ingenious employed low cost UV stable wall decals to fulfil the council's requirement for 75% opacity to second storey spaces (in order to minimise "overlooking"). The screening also reflects heat and glare away from the expansive glass windows and eliminates the need for curtains and expensive screening.

above: It is interesting how the (narrow, corridor-looking) space ends at the window here.
(above) I really like the way the kitchen bench becomes part of the stair to maximise the use of space underneath.


via Moco Loco.

Thomas Paul

I really think these side plates with graphic silhouette prints are extremely gorgeous. Made from high quality, durable melamine, the pattern is an exclusive Thomas Paul design that adds a modern gothic spin to traditional motifs used in fine china and . Available here.

The "Folk Tray" designs (above), the latest in Thomas Paul line of products featuring Russian nesting dolls (matryoshka), are also very nice.

Paristic Wall Decals in Singapore

After an earlier post on wall decals by Paristic, I received a few email enquiries about whether these gorgeous stickers are available in Singapore. I did a check and unfortunately, no. I was really tempted to get a few designs directly from their online website but was not very excited about having to pay VAT and shipping charges (about 18 Euros or SGD $38 for orders less than 1kg).

If there is sufficient demand, I am thinking of distributing Paristic wall decals through laissezfaire to help save on overseas shipping charges and taxes. If you are residing in Singapore and are interested in getting any of their designs, do drop me an email at ztansl@gmail.com.

Please help spread the word if you know of anyone who may be interested. Thanks!