If it was up to us, all the best design in the world would be posted within the Parfois Portfolio… But… its 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 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.
I would love to share this chair. The lines just look right to me, and it looks very comfortable. It’s a shame there is so little information about it on the net. Their website a complete disaster, it claims to work with firefox, but I have my doubts. Anyway, enjoy! >> Read more
During this year’s Stocholm Furniture Fair the Swedish designers of Akka presented this foldable table at the Greenhouse, the forum for young designers. In all different positions, even folded, the cantilvered table stands out for its charming appearance. This might be due to the slightly bent skids, which give the table a figurative character.
Akka is a design-studio located in Göteborg, Sweden. They do industrial design, furniture, illustration and graphic design. >> Read more
Posted this one some time ago, but since it was written in dutch it wasn’t online anymore.
These lounge chairs are made out of old traffic signs hanging above the Belgian Highways. When they are to old, or information changes, they go to the dump. The main material used in these boards is thin polyester. Thin, because it has to let light shine through.
The seats are very strong and can perfectly stay outside because of the strong material.
By using this material in an other context people start thinking about reusing material for other purposes. >> Read more
A very nice idea to make an easy to transport and modular table. U can change the top in whatever material or shape u like. A fully customizable table with a disposable top. More work of  Nicola from Bern.
Es.ontwerp is the design studio of Simone Romanow. She grew up in Germany and studied at the Bauhaus in Weimar were she graduated with a degree in Product development in 2000. She combines existing elements to create new ones. Chandeliers made out of valves from cargo boat engines, tube light wrappings, and more.
Also the pictures she takes from her design are filled with a certain esthetic, a vintage, straight forward way of presenting her work. Some more work, check her website.
Elisa Strozyk is a design student at Central Saint Martins in London. I just found her on the internet 5 minutes ago and was really amazed by her creations. She made a collection out of geometrical wood, wooden plates engraved by a lazercuter placed on textile. This technique creates endless possibilities. Be sure to check out her portfolio, very promising! For more pictures read on.
I don’t know if anybody has noticed lately. But It’s cold outside. Belgium is cold, Antwerp is cold, I’m Cold.
Anyway, Parfois’ still up and running. The Expo of the Antwerp Astronauts (with two members of parfois) is at its last week.¬†So far so good, we’ve met a lot of interesting people, made good contacts and are even selling some stuff!¬†If you still haven’t had time to drop by, maybe this small Gif about the Moon Lounge will get u warm.¬†I’ll write a full post about this chair when we have some more pictures.
The Bubblegum chair and table are made to sit great and stand out of every environment. Starting from the perfect ergonomic sitting standard of a 110 degree angle to provide maximum comfort. This angle comes back in the legs of the table and the seat. To give it a sense of artificiality in order to stand out of the environment it is placed in, it is completely constructed in one of the most artificial materials, polyester. To add to this feeling the furniture is pigmented with a ‘reddish’ pink, with a slight difference between the chair and table.
Past Tuesday the exhibition “Antwerp Astronauts” opened its doors. With just a tiny rush towards opening hours the setup went smoothly (thanks to the helping hands). All furniture and installations got their place, the paintings went on the walls and the champagne got poured out. Thanks everybody for dropping¬†by and if u haven’t seen it or want to stop by again, the exposition is still open to the public till the 17th of January. Click here for more information. Some pics.. read more.
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