Me & blue have a thing going on…

The warm, summery weather has yet to settle in. It’s funny how we get ridiculously beautiful days during the week, then crappy weather in the weekends….not cool at all.

I was starting to get desperate so I decided to hit the beach this Saturday. It wasn’t the greatest to be honest, sun was on & off, but I did get to see some hot surfers hit the waves in late afternoon…in skin.tight.wetsuits.

I spy leopard slippers…..

At the Eindhoven Design Expo–

Irregular Signs (a la Moses parts the waters)

Floating Bathing Suits (integral wax, anyone?)

Conscious toilet (separates urine from feces for the sake of sewage water)

Awesome napkin holders and oil/vinegar dispensers

Into the Wild portable shelter (you know, it’s all about blending in)

The knitted boyfriend (cause we all need one)

Waiting room survival tools (the good ole’ fake nose trick, we all know that one)

Funky chairs

The empty chair

CMYK Lamp (probably my favorite thing out of the entire expo)

Refrigerator 2.0 ( perfect for cheese & shrooms…also a favorite)

Funky furniture

The Instant Comfort Pocket Box (“you can do anything!”)

3D Insect inspired fabrics (fashionable creatures)

overheard it detects land mines…to be confirmed

The famous Take-Away joint. All goods and products Made in Holand. Total yumminess. (they had beer ice-creams, fyi)

Stop by if you haven’t already. There’s definitely great talent in Eindhoven, congrats guys!

www.designacademy.nl

Today is cuir on cuir day… (aka leather on leather)

Also, today kicked off what must be one of the most anticipated weeks in Milan, the famous international furniture fair – SALONE DEL MOBILE. It’s the mecca for design-lovers, architects, interior designer and home owners alike. It’s the absolute place to be this time of year in Italy.

I haven’t been around to see any of the exhibits yet, ahem, I’m stuck in the office.

However, there’s also an upside to that. As part of the collateral events that are organized around the Salone, also known as Fuori Salone, is the Design Academy Eindhoven. It so happens that the showroom I work for is hosting this event, which presents a selection of 50 key projects by recently graduated bachelors and masters.

Gotta say there’s some wiiiicked cool stuff in the showroom right now. Stay tuned, I’ll be posting more on this soon!