EVERYTHING GOES?

"EVERYTHING GOES with Mattia Bonetti

The rule is:  if it looks like a Bonetti, it's probably not.  Known for his wildly imaginative and wide-ranging furniture and objets d'art, the Swiss-born, Paris-based designer Mattia Bonetti takes a tour through myriad styles and art movements, making stops from surrealism to rococo to minimalism, then arrives at a radical eclecticism that's all his own.  From metallic tables meant to evoke strings of chewing gum pulled from the pavement by a shoe sole to acrylic cabinets decorated with menacing brass spikes to an asymmetrical, multicolored leather chaise that looks like a melted Jeff Koons sculpture, Bonetti's fantastic creations have injected the design world with a bit of beautiful chaos - and without their creator ever committing to one look, one material, or even one philosophy of design."

nice!

like

interesting giant lego

still good

hmmm..

chewing gum inspired??

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yikes

everything goes..  or anything goes?

cute, colorful and piccolo

are the three adjectives the designer ionna vautrin chose to describe her new table lamp Binic.  inspired by windsocks on boats, these lamps are indeed cute, quirky and unassuming like their creator.  there's a child-like quality in vautrin that's appealing.  i particularly like her simple but evocative sketches.  here's a video of her explaining how she came up with the design.

treasure hunt

mk + i spent the morning at the flea market.  here are a few memorable pieces.

a stool crafted out of solid teak wood.  asking $150.

a skinny bench with nice joinery but not very stable.  asking $25.

cute stroller in the  back.

this stall of handmade jewelry is incredible.  the owner is the artist and he reminds me of beth orduna except that his work is more raw and bold.  if you can zoom into the photo, the piece with the chunky crystal dangling from the thick industrial chain on the left center of picture is my favorite.  he asked for $80 and i would have gotten it if not for the rust on the chain.  his work has soul and his aloofness is touching.

you can sense his artistry not only from the pieces he created, but the care he put into the display of his work.  

these boots rock!  thomas wylde, would you please plagiarize them for your next collection??