Sticks and Tones by Josh Griffin

'Sticks and Tones' is a three piece storage range made from cast aluminium and birch ply, by recent graduate, Josh Griffin. Inspired by the Surrealist art movement of the 1900's they cross the boundaries between art and design, offering a playful approach to the question, 'Form or function?'. Josh Griffin graduated in Furniture & Product Design from the University of Sheffield this summer.

Josh will be exhibiting at this year's Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Spinningfields between 4 - 7th October 2012.

Time to spell it out!

Shared with us by a good friend, CO9Cloud are now hankering after one of these sleek and stylish clocks by Biegert & Funk. Winner of a 2010 Red Dot Award, "The Qlocktwo" spells out the time in either English or German in five-minute increments with four lights in the corner to add the extra minutes.

Please check out Qlocktwo to see their watch and alarm clock too.

Image (c) Biegert & Funk

Personal Solar Power!

What a great idea! These Solar Traps from Suntrica are an environmentally friendly way to charge your mobile phone. Never run out of juice again!

All images (c) Suntrica

K3 Kettle via TwentyTwentyOne

We are big fans of TwentyTwentyOne and regularly spend a morning browsing their award winning design store.

This morning, whilst desperate for a cup of tea (CO9Cloud's kitchen is currently in the pieces in the garden as we are having some building work done!) we came across this beautiful 1938 British design classic the K3 Kettle. 

Made from magnailium with sycamore.

TwentyTwentyOne "provide an unparalleled selection of furniture, lighting and accessories", if you are not already regular visitors to their site, be sure to check them out! TwentyTwentyOne

Image (c) TwentyTwentyOne

Inner Space by Friends With You

How at peace is this little guy?! 

He is part of the brilliant "Inner Space, the Secrets of the Unknown" collection by Friends With You

Ovetto Recycling Bin

 Looking for a cool recycling bin? We think the Ovetto Recycling Bin by Gianluca Soldi, made from recycled material itself, may just be the one for us! 

Check out more of Soldi's products and architecture HERE

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

Waterbobble Filtered Water Bottle

Everyone is aware of the huge impact disposable plastic bottles have on the environment, not to mention your wallet. CO9 Cloud are therefore pleased to share with you all this unique new design by Karim Rashid available through Utility Design.

"Waterbobble works like this: you fill with ordinary tap water; the coloured carbon filter at the neck of the bottle filters out all impurities, including chlorine, as you drink. It can be reused up to 300 refills - that's a lot of bottle water! 

Made from recycled plastic which is free from BPA (that's Bisphenol which contains phthalates and PVC) Watterbobble has an ergonomically designed shape, making it easy to hold, and comes available in two sizes : 1 litre and 550ml in 6 colours. Additional filters can be purchased separately as and when you need to replace them." 

Check them out HERE

Greenbo Planters - "Nature Meets Design"

CO9Cloud really like these clever planters by Greenbo. Great for saving floor space in a small courtyard garden, for brightening up outdoor fences or railings, or even on the bannister indoors! For more details please check out their site  GreenBo's Site

Fabrican Spray-On Dress

Fashion Show spray-on dress.
© Fabrican Ltd 2010 Photographer Ian Cole.

Voted as one of the best inventions of 2010 by Time, Fabrican is the creator of an instant, non-woven, spray-on fabric that has endless potential uses ranging from enabling designers to create one-off pieces like the stunning dress shown above to medical dressings. 

Photographer Gene Kiegel (c) Fabrican Limited 2007

To see more please check out Fabrican's site now http://www.fabricanltd.com

Pharmakinetic by Ross Bleckner for Steuben

 (c) Steuben

(c) Steuben

Designed by Ross Bleckner, Pharmakinetic is a limited edition of only 10 signed works, plus two artist proofs. 

Spotted whilst browsing the wonderful world of Steuben and with a price tag of $38,000, it is definitely in our "If money were no object" category, but we at CO9Cloud love that this piece, in Steuben's own word's, "was inspired by the three-dimensional properties of glass and its ability to warp and mutate light and how that process resembles the mind-altering effects that pharmacological substances have on the body". 

http://www.steuben.com

Designer Silversmith - Christopher Perry

 Elegant Coffee Pot

 Orb Clock

 Exploding Mustard Pots

 Star grey jug & cups

Tumbler Cups



CO9Cloud love to see designers keeping traditional skills, arts and crafts alive whilst continuously modernising the styles created. That's why we had to shout about Christopher Perry, a designer Silversmith from Sheffield who trained under the best. Check out more of Christopher's great work here... http://www.christopher-perry.co.uk/

Revolutionary New Ballet Shoe by Sprout Design

Photograph (c) Sprout Design

One of the girls here at CO9 Cloud knows the pain caused by dancing on pointe all too well. We are therefore very excited about Sprout's Amazing Revolutionary Ballet Pointe Shoes Launched for Capulet!

Photograph (c) Sprout Design
Sprout Design's shoe takes away the need to wear two pairs of shoes at once (as many professional dancers do to alleviate the strain) and will prevent shoes wearing out so quickly. In their own words "Sprout's new shoe will last months rather than hours and initial trials have indicated its "a miracle" and "amazingly comfortable" as it dramatically reduces the pain of going on pointe." more here

Designer Energy Saving Light Bulb by Samuel Wilkinson, Hulger

We wanted to congratulate Hulger and in particular Samuel Wilkinson for winning the recent Brit Insurance Design Awards for their inspirational designer energy saving light bulb, the Plumen 001.

In their own words "The energy saving light bulb is a neglected, yet inspiring invention. It uses 80% less energy than the traditional incandescent light bulb, keeps down electricity bills and is better for the environment. It also lasts around 8 times longer. Despite this, we tend to buy them out of moral obligation. To some the problem is the light they give off, to others it is the way they look. Both can be solved. We believe the answer is in the design."

To read and see more, please visit The Plumen site here http://plumen.com/

We are sure that this award is the first of many to come and now the design gauntlet for revolutionising the traditional energy saving bulb has been laid down, we look forward to seeing what else appears on the market in the future!

Photograph copyright Hulger, Pulmer 001.