Walking stick inspiration! We need your help!

One of the girls here at CO9Cloud is about have her 4th of a total of 5 operations on her knee (running is bad for you folks!) so has had to use a walking stick quite a bit! She has noticed that when you walk with a stick people tend to look at you more, so she has decided she needs a statement cane / walking stick to set off every outfit (not sure she can top the one above though!)... and here's where you come in:-

We would love it if you'd all have a search of the web and send through (via twitter, facebook or email) your favourite walking stick designs. We will feature our top 5 in a blog post and will credit the find to you, with a link to your site or twitter name.

Really looking forward to seeing what you find!

Thanks!

CO9Cloud x

Very "cool" ice sculpture

Brrrrrrrrilliant!

Biggie Smalls & Tupac by Cheko

Sent to us by @TeamVanSolo, these awesome pieces are by a 19 year old who goes by the name of Cheko, currently based in Houston, Texas. Check out more of Cheko's work HERE

Snake Chairs

Whilst we're on the subject, thought we'd share with you all these awesome snake inspired chairs we found!

Ged's Throne by Robert Ingham Designs

We have a thing about chairs here at CO9Cloud and we think "Ged's Throne" is a beauty!

This gorgeous chair was designed and made by Robert Ingham of Denbighshire based Robert Ingham Designs

Perfect outfit for Lady Gaga

So everyone is wondering what Lady Gaga will wear to the upcoming MTV Awards and we think we've found the perfect dress and shoes for her...

Designed and made by Grace Robinson from Cambridgeshire, each piece is made by sewing used tea bags together. We understand that all of Grace's friends collect up their tea bags for her to use! 

 

With her love of unusual fashion and of course her famous propensity for tea (see pic below) we think a tea bag dress and shoes would be a perfect outfit for the current Queen of Pop!

Domsai by Matteo Cibic

We love these cute invaders from outer space designed by the brilliant Matteo Cibic.

Each piece is truly unique and would make a great talking piece for all you plant lovers.

Check out their site HERE to see if you can get yourself one of these cute friends from another world!

Herdwick Sheep Money Boxes

"Save money, save the herd!" 

Spotted on the fantastic gift site New Rooms Online , we love these cute Herdwick sheep money boxes from The Herdy Company. 

Produced with the aim of sustaining the Herdwick sheep, these adorable money boxes offer an alternative to the traditional piggy money box. 

Please check out New Rooms Online to see these and lots of other wonderful gift ideas!

Bonsai Gear Clock

How cool ?!?! This is right up CO9Cloud's street - our studio is currently full of Bonsai trees so this clock would fit right in! Available through Japanese site Visions Coax

Fused Glass Art by The Silver Zebra

Deborah Moses of the Silver Zebra is one of the UK's most experimental and contemporary fused glass designers of our day.

 Images (c) The Silver Zebra

Starting in 2004, her innovative designs have movement and a soft but contemporary structure and nature about them, with inspirations from water, ice and rock formation's as well as her beautiful Cheshire surroundings.

Above are just a few of her amazing creations, please check out her site HERE to see lots more of her stunning work!

The ultimate deck chair - sure to make a statement in any garden!

This contemporary range of deck chairs, loungers and other outdoor furniture by Italian design company Moroso has been getting quite a bit of attention recently and deservedly so! We love the bold colours and eccentric curves.

Cool Barometer Weather Balls

As children we loved checking our grandparent's barometer and are loving this modern twist by Sper Scientific !

Nicholas Kirkwood - Spring / Summer Collection 2011

The CO9Cloud girls have been seriously obsessed by Nicholas Kirkwood's amazing shoe designs ever since seeing his incredible Alice In Wonderland inspired stilettos (see them at Vogue SITE here)

We thought we'd share with you all a few of favourites from his Spring / Summer 2011 collection. To see the full range, check out his site HERE

 Images (c) Nicholas Kirkwood

Only one tree in the garden? Here's the perfect hammock for you!

Must be the weather but seems we have found ourselves drooling over some really cool hammock designs of late. This one in particular grabbed our attention.

Its called the Satala and was designed way back in 1996 by Lighting and Furniture Atelier, Aqua Creations of Tel Aviv. This beautiful yet slick piece of furniture is made of gavlanised metal, it is a hammock supported on one leg with a rubber coated metal ball at the end of the single foot.

To learn more about the Satala or to see all of Aqua Creation's fabulous designs, please check out their site HERE