This is a Lamp Illuminated Philippe Starck Bubble Chair By Tobias Wong
Designer and fine contemporary artist, Tobias Wong, passed away on May 30th from an apparent suicide, but for some reason I didn’t hear about his death until today. Tobias Wong was known for outrageous send ups of luxury goods and humorous appropriation of work by other designers or businesses – such as McDonald’s Restaurants – which blurred the line between conceptual art and design. He first gained the attention of the design press in 2001 when he turned a Philippe Starck Bubble Club chair into the lamp pictured above.
I just love rad furniture. I wish I could afford a gigantic house that I could decorate and fill with all of the amazing furniture I see out there, like this illuminated Disco Chair, which is just insane. According to the website of London-based design firm, Kiwi & Pom, the Disco Chair (commissioned by Wallpaper Magazine) “is a bespoke illuminated furniture concept. Continue reading Disco Chair!→
What does it say about my life’s degree of happening-ness that the high point of my day so far has been discovering these color-changing light-up drink coasters that you can buy online? I am not quite sure how to answer that question, but check these things out! You put a drink on it and it lights up, and then changes color! OMG! Party! I need to own them. Each coaster measures 3 ¾ inches square and sells for $23.95 per set of four. Available to own now by visiting Amazon at This Link.
Now, this is what Holiday festivity is all about! Kris Marshall’s Christmas Light Truck has “brightened the holiday season, figuratively and literally, for residents of Central Iowa for the last 25 years.” Click over to Jalopnik for the full story and more cool and Illuminating pictures!
Wow, if this isn’t the Coolest Dress Ever, I don’t know what is. The Galaxy Dress by CuteCircuit is created out of 24,000 full-color LEDs, each measuring only 2×2 millimeters. According to the story at the above link, “To diffuse the light and create an even more ethereal effect, the designers added four layers of silk chiffon, along with 4,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals that extend the gown’s glittery sheen even after the LED bulbs go dim. Continue reading Get Noticed At The Party In an LED Dress!→
