CO9: March 2012

Vine Rattan Furniture by Nongnit's Treasures

Vine Rattan Furniture by Nongnit's Treasures

All images (c) Nongnit's Treasures

Seriously Sexy Designer Sinks

Never thought we could get so turned on by a bathroom sink but these are hot, hot, hot!

By Turkish designer Cenk Kara

Images (c) Cenk Kara

CO9Cloud have tried to fill their home with lots of natural furniture and accessories, think lots of wood, plants, pebbles and shells! So when we saw this pebble inlaid furniture over on Freshome we fell in love!

This range is called the "Maluku Collection" and is by the Carlo Showroom .

All images (c) Freshome

Pipe Chairs

We spotted these brilliant concept pipe chairs over on Industrial Design site Rhinoceros , a site dedicated to modelling tools for designers. The concept is by Andreas Dering .

Image (c) Rhinoceros

The Breathing Chair by Yu-Ying Wu

This award winning "Breathing" chair by Yu-Ying Wu, a product designer from Taiwan, was inspired by the cells of trees. The shapes allow the cube to turn into a comfortable, supportive chair, unique to everyone who sits in it! To visit Yu-Ying's blog please click here.

Images (c) Yu-Ying Wu

Beautiful Blue Ceramic Bottles

We spotted these stunning bottles in blue, jade and white ceramic over on the exclusive contemporary furniture and interior design store Living Space UK

Image (c) Living Space UK

Exploding Vases by photographer Martin Kilmas

Spring is in the air and its good to see so many beautiful flowers shooting up from the ground! Conversely, these flowers are soon to be dead flowers. This is truly explosive work by German photographer Martin Kilmas .

If you like these, be sure to check out his porcelain figurines smash up!

All images (c) Martin Kilmas

Daffodil Urinal by Clark Sorenson

The daffodils are out in force here in sunny Yorkshire which got us looking for some inspiring daffodil art or sculpture. However, when we found this Daffodil Urinal by Clark Sorenson, we just knew we had to share it with you all!

Keyboard Bags by Joao Sabino

The girl geek at CO9Cloud is very excited by these cool keyboard bags by Portugese designer, Joao Sabino

Lego Motorcycle by Nathan Sawaya

CO9Cloud are firm believers that adults enjoy Lego much more than kids! This classic 1969 motorcycle by brick artist Nathan Sawaya is way cooler than any little house we built as kids. Inspired by the film Easy Rider, it is called "Captain America", we think Nathan has created a work of art!

We're inspired to create a campervan out of Lego now, will keep you posted!

All images (c) Nathan Sawaya

Art Trucks Project by City of Yonkers

A few years ago the City of Yonkers ran an art project entitled "Art Trucks" which sought to transform six Department of Public Works’ garbage trucks into mobile art galleries by covering the entire truck in artist-designed wraps.

Here's a couple of them, we particular like the "City of Metal" trucks by Bronx designer Joseph D'Alessandro.

All Images (c) City of Yonkers

Bubble Fish Bowl by Psalt Design

CO9Cloud love this bubble fish bowl by Sheffield designers, Psalt Design.

Psalt Design is a collective that was founded by Tom McKeown, Richard Bell and David Powell after graduating from Furniture and Product Design at Sheffield Hallam University.

Each bowl is £295 on pre-order, made from premium glass, handblown and slumped by a master glassblower, meaning you are guaranteed a truly unique piece!

Company Car by Slinkachu

Prolific London artist, Slinkachu, has received international praise for his Little People Project. Whilst we were browsing the Cosh Gallery we came across this great piece "Company Car" from his 2008 exhibition there.

What Came First? The Chicken or the Egg?

We have just been through the impressive portfolio of Brighton based designer, Kyle Bean and thought you would all appreciate his brilliant work too!

All images (c) Kyle Bean

Drawn to Stitch by Louise O'Hara

We recently discovered Louise's work through our wonderful twitter friends network. We love the detail in these nostalgic beach hut pieces! More of Louise's work can be found at DrawntoStitch.com

All images (c) Louise O'Hara

Louise O'Hara is a mixed media textile artist who specialises in combining collage, embrodiery, printing, photography, drawing, paper clay, machine and hand stitch to create her beautiful work. Louise is also a lecturer and has taught fine art and textiles for over a decade.

To see more of Louise's work please visit her site HERE. Louise can also be found on Twitter @drawntostitch

We enjoyed reading the ABOUT ME section of Louise's site, in particular Louise's interest in Wabi Sabi. In Louise's own words "Wabi Sabi has always been prevalent within my work; this is a Japanese aesthetic of ‘beauty in imperfection’. I record elements of trace from peeling paint on walls, weathered bill boards, through to natural decay and rust. I use layered surfaces, machine stitch, collage and paint to document and translate the tactile surfaces which I record initially though the medium of photography".