Inspiration For The Weekend.

Apparently the weather is going to be dreadful this weekend: rain maybe even thunderstorms! If so, there's one space I would love to spend my Saturday at, reading, perhaps surfing the net and why not having a nap getting ready for a working week ahead starting this Sunday. It's exactly this one.

By the way, friends are very welcomed.

Furniture reference:
Ripple Chair by Ron Arad (let).
Shadowy Deckchair by Tord Boontje(right).

Photo via Moroso

The King's Speech & My Favorite Space.

Finally I got the opportunity to watch the well known "King's Speech". Of course the plot, the actresses and actors were my key of interest, though I must say the scenarios were a big curiosity in my imagination.

British movies are always very truthful when in comes to settings. They recreate all that English decadence pretty well - the energy, colors and textures are very touchable.

Lionel's "Consultation Room" is my favorite space in the movie, actually more than the castle. It is a great example of what I want to have in my future apartment: glass roof, wooden panels, wooden floors, big windows and textured walls.

Do you already live in the space you have once imaged?

I wander how many stories a space like this can tell us.

Here's another British decadent and beautiful space:
The Rough Luxe Hotel
Rough Choice

Movies with luxurious interiors:
James Bond and Coco Before Chanel

Photos are movie print screens.

Highlife.

Like shoes, sofas are designed for different occasions, don't you agree? Highlife is specially designed for spaces where people might be looking for privacy when in public spaces, which could be a paradox, though we do it anyway (I personally love to be in noisy spaces admiring people around me without being noticed).

With different hight backrest this "well dressed" sofa is designed to style an hotel lobby or that café where we like to stay for hours surfing the net, reading a book or maybe chatting with a friend. Yes, it is mainly to contract spaces, though it would suit pretty well in my dressing room.  

Hightlife was designed by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune for Tacchini.

The buttons give that casual touch often seen in a jacket or even a jumper though never loosing the elegance.

Fabrics and colors are another detail carefully selected by the design team. The devil is indeed in the detail.

More articles about sofas
A Sofa Is Like A Pair Of Shoes
The Devil Seats On A Minotti
Thoughts On Seatings
Cosy Seats Cosy Spaces

Photos via Dezeen

Humor Is A Gift.

Don't you just want one?

Milan Fair 2011.

The most wanted furniture fair in the world starts today, where the best in the business gather to present their collections to inspire us all.

Sophisticated Home Office by TemaHome Check them out, it's Made In Portugal.

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The Perfect Coat Rack.

Sometime ago I wrote about coat racks. Nothing too extensive, just a line about what it means.

When I found this one here i thought: "It's The One!"
Simplicity, functionality and aesthetics all combined in one is (sometimes) difficult to achieve. This one has it all plus it matches and mixes any style you have in your home or office. I'm sure it's that object which will always go with you anywhere you'll be living.

Project by Annaleena
Photos via Emmas Designblogg

Have A Nice Week.

Illustration by Blanca Gómez, illustrator and designer living and working in Madrid.

Which Color Are You?

A year go I bet blue, Royal Blue, would be the color for 2010. I couldn't use it more, advised it more, wear it more than I did. Actually it's one of my very favorite colors in the rainbow. I feel very good and creative around it.

This year I'm totally inspired and amazed by green. Green like the trees leaves. It's a powerful hue. It brings joy, health (and wealth, as they say it's the color of the money) and a sense of freshness.

Again, I think it's a must with touches of gold, maybe black and white patterns if you're more minimalist or if you want to bring it down to earth, brown could be a good option too.

What about you? Have you chosen the color for this Spring?

If you think this shade of green is too much, you can always add a few details and the freshness, health and wealth will be there.

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World Map Multitasking.

For some time, years actually, I've been occasionally looking for a World Map. I found a few but none of them were love at first sight, which is always the key to purchase anything I want and wish for.

The reason for such wait is that I want it to be both informative and very stylish. I can tell you, it hasn't been an easy task.

This first one is almost the one, and it's displayed the way I want mine to be.

I like the simplicity of this one, but that's it.

A classic with a touch of pink. Cute!

Love this one, though it's not informative enough.

Cool, but too artistic.

And this one, like the very first one, is very close to what I want. Now I just need to find it big and flat.

Have you ever found yourself in this position? You know what you want, you have it with all details in your head, but there's no way you can find it. So, you wait.

Belle Époque Inspiration.

Black & white floor, wooden wall panels and bright colors always make me wonder how inspiring the Belle Époque must have been. Hopes were up, everything was about to reborn and news aspirations were been discovered.

In regards to interiors, the design became simpler and the use of brass and marble were an important feature to make the spaces elegant and alive.

How stylish is this armchair? Shinny leather is always a nice touch, specially with stone on the background.

Do you think we are about to start a new Belle Époque?

Other Belle Époque spaces
* New Minimalism Is The Balance Between Simplicity And Richness
* Vidago Place
* Dragonfly By Mood

Photos via Fashion Served