We have featured Danish Kvadrat textiles before but their Clouds innovation is something else! This innovative tile concept called Kvadrat Clouds lets out the artist in you. The individual tiles can be assembled together using special rubber bands. Each element also comes with crease lines which allow you to manipulate the tile reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.  Large complex pieces can thus be made – as installations or as wall  or ceiling art. With 2 different textiles in 7 colors, the permutations are enormous. For you budding architectural types out there, this is your chance to express yourself in your home or office!

Kvadrat Clouds is designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. You can check for a local stockist through the Ligne Roset website.

The designers at Shige Hasegawa Design in Tokyo have developed this interesting, nature-inspired table and lamp set which is designed to focus in on a sense of tranquility and inspiration through simplicity.  ‘Hana’ actually means flower in Japanese, which is pretty clearly the inspiration for these products:  first, the Hana table, inspired by origami, is constructed from five flower pedal-shaped plywood legs which collectively hold up the glass table top without the use of additional screws or bolts.

Second, those with a green thumb and a good sense of style will fall in love with this unassuming, graceful lamp design.  The charming, fabric-covered lamp design, Hana Stretch, is subtle and stylish and would make a great addition to a simplistic atmosphere in dire need of creative mood lighting. – via