About Parfois
If it was up to us, all the best design in the world would be posted within the Parfois Portfolio. But it's not up to us. Stumbling the web we often bump into things worth sharing. The world wide web is so full off great things that will never end up in our portfolio, but which we want the world to see. For this we created our blog. At this moment there are 4 of us blogging on a regular basis. Work, studies and social life makes that there are weeks with a lot of posts, and weeks without. But we'll do our best in bringing you the nicest shit on a acceptable basis.
28.05.10
After our grand opening (thanks for dropping by!!) we have to announce the last weekend of the exhibition. For us it was a success and we hope u all enjoyed it. Some pictures of the opening at read more. Antwerp Astronauts will be back!!
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26.05.10
Swedish design collective “Whatswhat” present their collection “Potential Energy”. I really love this lamps, especially the small one. The combination with the concrete and the wood works great. Be sure to click ‘read more’ to view some more pictures and a small movie! >> Read more
25.05.10
Dan Tobin Smith has updated his website and one of his ‘new’ still life project is ‘Colour series 2′. >> Read more
20.05.10
German artist Thomas Wrede‘s photorealistic representation combines the natural beauty of landscapes with constructed miniature models. >> Read more
18.05.10
‘Paper Task Light’ is lamp design in durapulp and made in collaboration between swedish architectural practice claesson koivisto rune, swedish lighting company wästberg, and forestry group södra.
This year at milan design week 2010, mårten claesson, eero koivisto and ola rune of claesson koivisto rune office have once again developed a functional item out of the material ‘durapulp’, a biodegradable plastic based on maize starch. Aside from being durable and waterproof, this material is also fully compostable. While historically paper has been used primarily in lamp shades, ‘paper task light’ integrates the use of paper as the actual structure of the lamp with added LED technology. >> Read more
05.05.10
One of the things I always keep in mind when I decorate my room, is the screensaver and wallpaper of my Mac. I have a big screen + the screen of my Macbook that have a significant place on my desk. You can’t ignore it when you look at my room, let alone my desk. And instead of disgracefully looking at it like it’s a piece of junk, I find it the most interesting piece of furniture I have. Why? Cause I can change it anytime I want in whatever I want. It could give my room a complete new vibe or a new feeling by just changing the screensaver or the wallpaper.
A few weeks ago, I came across this piece of furniture, it’s a wall concept called ‘Change it!’, developed by Amirkhan Abdurakhmanov. The wall is build out of small squares the have can switch into 3 different colors. Look at it as if it were pixels. This piece of furniture does exactly the same as my screensaver and wallpaper, only on a much bigger scale. Imagine all the fun things you can do with this wall: goodmorning-messages, ‘don’t forget’ notifications, even a twitter feed during a party, or just awesome art from eBoy. You name it, possibilities are endless.
04.05.10
The lamps consist of an accordingly bent alucubond body, in which the LED modules are planar embedded. The aluminium plays a major part in the thermal management by transporting the heat to the ambience. >> Read more
03.05.10
Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek have worked together since October 1994. Inspired by a shared interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, they have systematically documented numerous identities over the last 14 years. Rotterdam’s heterogeneous, multicultural street scene remains a major source of inspiration for Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek, although since 1998 they have also worked in cities abroad.
Do click on to their website!
01.05.10
CRANELOFT is an alternative habitation into an existing port crane. It is a project that uses reuse as a tool of creting achitecture. Reuse has two layers. The first layer is the one of the design itself and the reuse of the port crane to “carry” the house. The second layer is the one of the infrastructures and giving new use into dead -because of deindustrialization- urban areas.CRANELOFT is an “low-cost, autonomous, self-sufficient possible proposal of an alternative habitation with global character”. >> Read more
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