Still A Fairytale…
The "Hotel Box" has become a chic and refreshing new concept for interior
decoration. Initially created as, yes a shoebox, to display your favorite
flats, sandals or high-heel stilettos, it has now found a new life as an
accessory helping to organize and energize your home. Whether used as modular
organizers, shelving systems, small storage towers or room dividers, the “Hotel
Box” is a fashionable way to footprint your living space. Some stack them up
against a wall in the living room others use them as nightstands or bookcases.
Available in a multitude of solid colors and artwork designs they are perfect
for mixing and matching. Each Hotel Box arrives in collapsed form, just unfold
to assemble. Because they fold flat, they’re the perfect way to constantly
revamp your space. Keep a supply of different designed tucked away and you’ll
be able to dress-up your living space for any occasion. You can even bring a
few along on trips to keep you items organized while away from home.
The “Hotel Box” was developed by designer Lilian Adler. She wanted something fun
and interesting to organize and showcase her shoes. Something in different
colors and patterns and that were easy to interchange, stack or pack away when
not needed. She put her thoughts together, and after some time she finally came
up with a prototype and from that the concept of “Hotel Box” was born. With the
addition of a dust lid that snapped into the front opening, the mission was
accomplished.
The Hotel Box is 47 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm (width x depth x height) and weighs
250-300g a piece. It comes in 12-14 variations as four solid colors; the rest
in special designs, with new models popping up every 4-6 months. The vast
majority of the artwork is created by the person behind “Hotel Box” Lilian
Adler. The rest are by freelance designer Naja Conrad-Hansen, who specializes
in illustrations, paintings and fashion concepts, and fashion designer Rikke
Mai, who has her own clothing brand.
The “Hotel Box” was designed for larger items, but expect a mini version
designed for smaller items such as jewelry, cd & dvd collections, beauty
products and other smaller items. The concept is the same, except this one is
small enough to keep on your desk, bookcase or window ledge.
Unveiled at the Copenhagen International Furniture Fair in May 2007 the “Super
Chair” by Pure Nomade is new concept in lounge chair design. Designed by Soren
Berg this minimalistic piece of furniture is perfect grouped in open spaces
like lofts, lounges, cafes, studios and waiting areas as well as a singular
piece in the home. Soren was inspired by the super-sized wire shopping trolleys
used at American Supermarkets (thus the name “Super Chair”). The piece is
composed of double curved surfaces each formed by straight lines called
generators. This is also known as hyperbolic paraboloids or hypars, widely
known for their architectural use in 1970s era roof construction. The true
innovation behind this piece is that these wired grid shapes are patched
together at their boundaries through the generators, reinforcing the structure
of the chair and making it a very fluid piece.
And this is exactly what the “Pure Nomade” is all about, a come-and-go of
impressions and directions as new fashions and trends emerge.