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Bird & Wolfe Are Ones to Watch

19 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Joanna in Design

≈ 26 Comments

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Bird and Wolfe, Elle, Furniture, Furniture Design, Homewares, Interior design, London, Ptolomeo, Shopping, Stack of Drawers, Teddy Bear, UK, Upcycling, Wood

Stack of Drawers by Bird & Wolfe

Stack of Drawers by Bird & Wolfe
£2,100 – but also available as single units
(Image from Bird & Wolfe)

My July edition of Elle Decoration arrived in the post a few days ago. Oh happy day! I’m a wee bit of a Design mag’ groupie, but I do think this one is my favourite. At least, until the next one arrives it is. Fickle, moi? 

Flicking through, trying to source inspiration for LM’s birthday (and failing miserably), I came across this most-covetable beauty – the Stack of Drawers by Bird & Wolfe.

According to the good people at Bird & Wolfe, their Stack of Drawers are a “unique piece of modular furniture crafted in London, utilising restored antique drawers. The stackable carcasses are hand painted and finished with solid brass fittings” And, they are also available to order in individual units. I think I’m in love…

Stack of Drawers by Bird & Wolfe

Stack of Drawers by Bird & Wolfe (Close Up)
(Image from Bird & Wolfe)

Don’t you think there is a synergy here with the Ptolomeo book stand?

And, if that wasn’t enough, when I checked out the Bird & Wolfe website I fell madly in love with this guy…

Chair Bear by Bird and Wolfe

Chair Bear by Bird and Wolfe
Size: Approximately 200cm x 200cm
£3,200
(Image from Bird & Wolfe)

Sometimes, I wish I still lived in the UK (sigh).

If you’d like to learn (a teensy) bit more about Bird & Wolfe, check out their website here.

Retro Revival Furniture is Really Rad’…

12 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by Joanna in Design

≈ 21 Comments

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Chair, craft, culture, elizabeth cottrell, Furniture Design, Garage sale, Interior design, Kiwiana, New Zealand, New Zealand Wool, Retro, revival furniture, style, Taihape, Textiles, Upcycling

Taihape, New Zealand is famous for being the Gumboot Capital of the world. Truly. In March this year, a new Men’s Open Gumboot Throwing New Zealand record was set by Niki Martin, throwing his gumboot 44.97m! Strange but true!

Taihape is also the home of Revival Furniture, a delightful wee find of so-kitsch-it’s-cool Kiwiana.  The team at Revival Furniture re-cycle, re-furbish and re-love old chairs by re-upholstering them in New Zealand-made vintage wool blankets.

This lovely concept is the brain child of Elizabeth Cottrell, an adopted Kiwi. She has combined her childhood love of trawling garage sales in her balmy home town of Atlanta, Georgia, with a more recent love for New Zealand wool, developed after moving to the much colder climate of high country New Zealand to marry her Kiwi sheep farmer husband. I reckon’ that’s a lovely story.  

Here are some of her lovely chairs:

Image of Revival Furniture Turquoise Chair

'Turquoise Taihape'

Image of Revival Furniture Orange Chair

'Campground'

Image of Revival Furniture 3 Seater

'Three's a Crowd'

Image of Revival Furniture Cranberry Chair

'Cranberry Cocktail'

Image of Revival Furniture Chair

'Cute as a Button'

Now, if I could just work out where to put such a retro beauty…

For contact information or just to check out some more really rad’ retro chairs, click here.

(All images sourced from Revival Furniture)

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