Friday, December 08, 2006
Digital Features: Bakelite phones come-back
Hulger has launched the 23rd of November its 2 new phones : PIP*PHONE and PENELOPE*PHONE.
The PENELOPE*PHONE echoes the famous Bakelite phones of the 30’s. These phones, restricted by the material’s brittleness, could never become the flowing, sensual objects they meant to be. By the time technology caught up, the trend had moved on to the harder, squarer shapes considered progressive at the time. HULGER have therefore returned to these essential forms of the 30’s, to resolve their unfinished business.
The PIP*PHONE is brutally simple. It echoes 80’s style, but affords even cleaner lines by dropping fussy functionality. A speaker, a microphone, a button and a flat, slim body. Nothing else is required.
PIP*PHONE available in Black & Yellow, Black & Amp, Black or Black & White,
PENELOPE*PHONE available in Black, Maroon or Ivory.
The PENELOPE*PHONE echoes the famous Bakelite phones of the 30’s. These phones, restricted by the material’s brittleness, could never become the flowing, sensual objects they meant to be. By the time technology caught up, the trend had moved on to the harder, squarer shapes considered progressive at the time. HULGER have therefore returned to these essential forms of the 30’s, to resolve their unfinished business.
The PIP*PHONE is brutally simple. It echoes 80’s style, but affords even cleaner lines by dropping fussy functionality. A speaker, a microphone, a button and a flat, slim body. Nothing else is required.
PIP*PHONE available in Black & Yellow, Black & Amp, Black or Black & White,
PENELOPE*PHONE available in Black, Maroon or Ivory.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Furniture: Funky Baroque
If you want your own and unique traditional French Louis XIV style armchair or a carved Baroque bed, you should visit Jimmie Martin shop.
This designer, winner of the "New Designer in Practice (award 2005) and finalist in the "Furniture Design" award, proposes some amazing baroque furniture in flashy colours and grafittis. The two-floor bar and dining room of the Burlington Club in London propose eclectic decor with this funky, modern furniture.