Verner Panton: I like you.

5 reasons why I like this Mr. Panton:

His use of colour, colour, colour.
During the 1950s, he customized a Volkswagen into his mobile studio.
The Flying chair & the Living Tower.
When he was a kid in his tiny village of Fünen, he wanted to become a artist, despite being not very talented at drawing/painting. 
They called him an [...]

Furniture Design Award & FL!P Singapore

I was at the National Museum yesterday, finishing up my community service (O Singapore, how I serve thee) and the Furniture Design Award (FDA) showcase was going on.
The theme for FDA 2008 was “TENSION” , while for FLIP Challenge it was “EcletiCity- where participants had to mix & match two different types of wood(red oak & poplar).
To [...]

My dream bed: Shawn Lovell’s The Tree

One day,
when I find that
leprechaun gold
at the end of a rainbow,
(or I marry some rich banker,
hawker or …………..j/k, Jon)
I’M GOING TO BUY THIS DREAM BED!!
In the meantime, dear Lord, if I’m good enough this year – which I always strive to be anyway, eh? – do say you’ll send ‘ol Saint Nicks down with this [...]