Amazing handmade candles by Seo Sung-Hyeop, as they burn, the orange wax drips down like lava on a volcano, serving as both light and decoration. Available as icebergs too, we need to get our hands on a full set, and sharpish.
Their play on the traditional Duralex Picardie Glass, LORIS&LIVIA’s Tipsy series saw the receptacles placed in a kiln at very high temperatures until reaching their melting point, each slowing deforming while still keeping a strong resemblance to their original form. Available from the LORIS&LIVIA Boutique, nicely priced at £65 for six.
An edition of, wait for it, one, Shipley & Halmos’ Art Stool may well have sold out in the brief moments between writing this post and it going live. If you’re lucky enough that it hasn’t, then I’d advise snapping it up sharpish, despite the perhaps off-putting $245 pricetag. The gorgeous painted steel frame perhaps makes the Art Stool more of an ornament than a piece of daily furniture, but then that is kind of implied by the name. And it’s gorgeous too.
Hand made by at their factory in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, Globe-Trotter suitcases are a thing of real charm and beauty, utilising techniques and methods pioneered in the mid-1850s and constructed from vulcanised fibreboard.
Requiring no ceiling flue, gas connection or firewood, designed by Federico Otero, the Cocoon Fires series run on ethanol. The Aeris Stainless model is 60cm x 38cm able to burn up to six hours on a 1.5 litre capacity. The units can rotate 360 degrees and be hung at six adjustable heights (more with an extension pole), available for $3,990.
PUMA and Aruliden team up again for another gorgeous table tennis table, each made to order, the Blackout table features black ash wood legs and a matte black top inside a white powder-coated metal frame with a steel mesh net. With matching paddles, the Blackout will set you back a pricey $1900, time to spend that Christmas money.
Directed, shot and edited by Tom Wrigglesworth and Mathieu Cuvelier, La Mer De Pianos is an amazing short film about about Marc Manceaux, the owner of the oldest piano shop in Paris. Directors to watch in their own right too.
Though you should probably use it for something a little more James Bond than turning a lamp on and off like in the image above, the Secret Passageway Switch is a hidden, book-operated power switch that you can hook up for any purpose. They’re available for just $50, a bargain I’m sure you’ll agree. Revolving bookcase sold separately.
Part of Etsy’s expanding video series, Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining Japanese swordsmiths, honing his craft for 40 years as he strives to recreate the mythical Koto sword. Directed by Takeshi Fukunaga.
Sharing the Mistral font used so wonderfully for much of Drive’s branding, Juozas Brundza’s Coatrack might set you back a lofty $130 but it does at least come in five different colour and 13 languages to suit. Wall-mounted it’ll save space, with coast hooks looping over each open letter, made in a single piece out of steel, then painted matte.
