Showing posts with label to sit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label to sit. Show all posts

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Rocking Chairs Round Up

Maybe because the last two weeks have been very rainy and grey, I've been daydreaming about rocking chairs and piles of books. I, unfortunately, don't live in a big enough  home to have a rocking chair, with the proper space it demands, but that doesn't stop me from wanting one. And I always love making a good wish list, so here are some favourites. 


The Elephant rocking chair, in white or leather.
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The Mademoiselle rocking chair.
Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1956. 
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The Hummingbird rocking chair.
A collaboration between Dana Cannam Design and Studio Agata Karolina.

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The Murakami rocking chair.
Designed by Rochus Jacob, it has a reading lamp that runs on electricity generated from the rocking motion.
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The Race Rocker chair.
Designed by Ernest Race in 1948 and relaunched by Race Furniture.
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The Eames RAR rocking chair. 
In white or the special edition in basalt grey.
Designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1950. 
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Now that the list is done I have to admit: If I suddenly had the space, I wouldn't hesitate in immediately ordering the basalt grey one, by Ray and Charles Eames! 

What do you think? Do you have a favourite rocking chair?




Monday, October 1, 2012

Scandinavian style - BEKVÄM step stool

Today I give you variations on one of my favourite pieces of furniture - the  BEKVÄM step stool from IKEA. I have one and love it. I'm actually dependent on it to reach the top cabinets so...and it also has a great hight to use as a stool. Simple, pretty and functional. I left mine in it's natural light wood "skin", but I love to see how people change it's colour to accent their homes.
via Weekday Carnival
via Bolig Magasinet
via Alvhem Mäkleri&Interiör
via In my house
via Mrs Hardy
via Annixen
via Bolig Magasinet

via IKEA





Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Princess and the Pea (and a daybed by Moroso)

This week I'm back to language school. We are reading the stories of Hans Christian Andersen (in Danish off course... so not as easy as it seems), and yesterday I rediscovered one of my favourites since I was a child. The Princess and the pea. I could always relate with that story because I bruise like a peach, and what little girl doesn't dream of being a princess?! But I liked it, above all, because of the pictures in the books of that huge bed, with 20 mattresses and 20 duvés, and all the other wonderful and colourful images I could create in my mind.
"Prinsessen på ærten"   .   via

So It probably doesn't come as a surprise that one of my favourite pieces of furniture ever... a "must have" in my dream house... is the day bed called Principessa, designed by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien for Moroso, and inspired by this same story.

Principessa   .   source
Principessa   .   source
Principessa   .   source
Principessa   .   source



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Scandinavian style - high back sofa trend

Elegant and cosy. Sofas that protect us from the "outside" world by creating a high shell around us.



"Haiku" sofa by GamFratesi via Fredericia furniture

Ikea "Söderhamn" sofa via Livet Hemma and Ikea

sofa "Happy" by Stine Prang via Raun

"Baker" sofa by Finn Hjul via




Friday, June 22, 2012

Scandinavin Style - Stools

I love stools. Love how you can get so much personality in such little pieces of furniture. And they are the extremely flexible. Can be used to sit, as a side table or just as a piece of decoration by itself. Here are a few examples of Scandinavian inspired stools.

photo by  Petra Bindel  and Lotta Agaton
photo by Petra Bindel and Lotta Agaton
photo by Pernille Kaalund
photo via Norm.Architects
photo via Dezeen   .     "raft" stool by Norm.Architects
photo via Bodie and Fou    .    stool from House Doctor
"Daddy Longlegs" by Martin Solem
photo via This is...      .      stool by Tom Dixon via Design Delicatessen
image via Fantastic Frank 
"Stool 60" by Alvar Aalto via Artek

Björk stools by Design house Stockholm via HUSET

"Plopp" by HAY

Georg by Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm

photo by Daniela Witte         .         "natur" stool by BoConcept



Tuesday, June 5, 2012

"My Beautiful Back Side"

"My Beautiful Back Side" is a collection design by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien for the italian furniture company Moroso. These seats gather inspiration from both India and Europe in a very customizable way, with different cushions and colours. 
It has been one of my favourite pieces of furniture for a couple of years now so I wanted to share it with you here. The colours are great, but I, personally, love the white version of it.

via Lerkenfeldt Photography
via Moroso
via Moroso
via Doshi Levien
via Moroso
via Moroso

via Moroso







Monday, May 28, 2012

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