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.
Steelcase teamed up with the critically acclaimed company IDEO to design a new chair called the Node Chair. IDEO is known for it qualitatif redesign of almost anything. They started in Palo Alto (California, US) in 1991. Today they are a global company with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Boston, London, Munich and Shanghai. They are pure problem solvers, and were one of the first to include collaborative brainstorm sessions, prototypes, research and storytelling into their workflows. All under the watching eye of Tim Brown. Steelcase on the other hand, is known for its well designed office furniture. Always very colorful, efficient and handy. Their cooperation with Steelcase thus didn’t came as a surprise.
The chair is aimed at students. It can rotate 360º, making it adaptable to any class set up, wether it is a circle, lines or small groups. The small desk attached to the chair, works well for both left and right handed people. It is large enough to hold books and notes, or your laptop. The whole bottom area can be used to store your bag, which is probably the most convenient solution of them all.
Frederik Roijé was born in the eastern part of the Netherlands. After graduating at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, he started his own design studio based in Amsterdam: a studio specialized in interior and product design, where concept and renewal are main points.
During the DMY in Berlin, Frederik Roijé presents his latest project Breed Retreat. An architectural hen house to breed and retreat. ‘To eliminate the estrangement from our origin, respecting nature will be necessary. Designing a special place will give nature its space, even in urban society.’ >> Read more
Not really a big fan of the chair itself, but I think the technique he used is great! As part of his final year project at Kunsthochschule Kassel the young German designer Christof Schmidt developed this smart joining technique. The solid wooden elements of the chair are broken to measure and placed into a silicone-mould. Due to its expansion the poured in polyurethane foam infiltrates into every single wooden fibre at the breaking point and connects the pieces soundly. The foam hardens within minutes. >> Read more
For those who didn’t know yet, the results of the competition ‘designing absence‘ are being shown in various exhibitions in and around Antwerp. The first one is running towards it’s end. Today is the last day to view the towers at the ‘designcenter winkelhaak‘ in Antwerp. we’ll update you about the other expo’s as soon as possible.
Nice movie and interview with the Dutch Calligraffiti artist Shoe. Love the way he combines graffiti and calligraphy. More work can be found on his website.
I met Bram De Ceurt a couple of weeks ago by one of the very newest ways to meet people… facebook… Maybe not the best way and I prefer a pub or a party to meet people but the point is that we met. I had a look at his website www.bramdeceurt.be He is photographer and painter and searches with both media for the erotic aspect of life.
I saw the work of Steve Locatelli for the first time a month ago at Artspace Leguit in Antwerp. For me, his artworks blew the work of other artists at that expo away. His colors are very brisk and his lines are very well placed. He knows what he wants and how to get it. http://www.locatellisteve.com >> Read more
I don’t know why, but I’m really into lamps these days. Here’s another great one I found at dailytonic.
This irreducible table lamp was designed by the French designer Guillaume Delvigne. In occasion of the launch of the new lable Spacimen it will be exhibited during this year’s Designers Days in Paris from 9-14 June within the Specimen Editions exhibition at the Terresnuages showrom in 10 rue des Filles du Calvaire.
Today I went to the expo of Kevin Toelen at the old bakery in my hometown Boechout. Kevin has painted the whole interior of the bakery from the front to the back and from the bottom to the top. Sad to know that this will al be gone after two years when this building will be destroyed. But this is all part of the plan so Kevin told me. So enjoy the pictures and maybe when you find the time, come to Boechout en check it out! >> Read more
Not really a big fan of the chair itself, but I think the technique he used is great! As part of his final year project at Kunsthochschule Kassel the young German designer Christof Schmidt developed this smart joining technique. The solid wooden elements of the chair are broken to measure and placed into a silicone-mould. Due to its expansion the poured in polyurethane foam infiltrates into every single wooden fibre at the breaking point and connects the pieces soundly. The foam hardens within minutes. 
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