Mann Made: Bowls For Driade By Mann Singh

Mann Singh's silvered brass baskets designed for Driade incorporate nature-like elements of twigs, petals and open foliage shaped into vessels and containers. They combine inorganic materials with organic shapes to give off a kind of spiritual and mystical feeling. All this from a bowl. Cool, huh?<br /><br />Here's the Shalemar collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcygAA1mNLnj28x68CzQ1hy4f4mRnKrgBXrOa4M0D8oKymHdcBHzQkB8Y0xxTISJxWjRcfQj9H-hvX3LJFJf0IjjsSH18QZUeIW3VHwheF8Drcx3zR-ybQqPkPZpcN2kQfs2CnAQtqQ_jL/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239728234184362482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcygAA1mNLnj28x68CzQ1hy4f4mRnKrgBXrOa4M0D8oKymHdcBHzQkB8Y0xxTISJxWjRcfQj9H-hvX3LJFJf0IjjsSH18QZUeIW3VHwheF8Drcx3zR-ybQqPkPZpcN2kQfs2CnAQtqQ_jL/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer;"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1CpC5FVqCnNE1nockB9pUI3oIZFkaJNAbdCwXAZU9a9BDFp00OpoGRqBnYDuEOFJyVv0ta9ymdhB83rF9qJwIXkA8tTg3g1Z3fTxu3N5bb-qrGL5ti6u5XlMmofk1qgRjLW9YezgvlA5/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239728156466519378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1CpC5FVqCnNE1nockB9pUI3oIZFkaJNAbdCwXAZU9a9BDFp00OpoGRqBnYDuEOFJyVv0ta9ymdhB83rF9qJwIXkA8tTg3g1Z3fTxu3N5bb-qrGL5ti6u5XlMmofk1qgRjLW9YezgvlA5/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 171px;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkO9vCeww7YfUxxVtPcT0o95Jwtk-BGE7US8GGg5xjtwG4RYgHpN32jg8jZrL5b-U98C5nZwm1Fk-NY_LhKI8mUGxAOByn7naMGmD4vVl6qIkYVTA-ol1JbBMXrtUuyqzdbcOVbzdxdrWQ/s1600-h/citai.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239728739523147378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkO9vCeww7YfUxxVtPcT0o95Jwtk-BGE7US8GGg5xjtwG4RYgHpN32jg8jZrL5b-U98C5nZwm1Fk-NY_LhKI8mUGxAOByn7naMGmD4vVl6qIkYVTA-ol1JbBMXrtUuyqzdbcOVbzdxdrWQ/s400/citai.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 171px;"></a><br />Above: Chitai and Chitai II<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2Mi-f6u4aOaTM3Ze57Xk8RlPz76KfXyjsjlMyLHiHc9LWyqCgCQCvZx9riEIsBL8U3eHD0MkltoPUQ_bqazkDIY-k2HYC2HK0vUSMC2N6lIsapy1mcpNLLTPu8GK6iR0MWVV6txZJHnw/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239727907030774050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2Mi-f6u4aOaTM3Ze57Xk8RlPz76KfXyjsjlMyLHiHc9LWyqCgCQCvZx9riEIsBL8U3eHD0MkltoPUQ_bqazkDIY-k2HYC2HK0vUSMC2N6lIsapy1mcpNLLTPu8GK6iR0MWVV6txZJHnw/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer;"></a><br />Above: Kachnar I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsCpyPUs4-5u9eHLRLU6XhQIYdp10ti7D3kPR4h0tr2psT3eMz1Eq18IDtgCReR-UkLRQ7D8NTw06i8y3-plbNDINozA5UShLJeOJQ7Rw-bqVF9fjsmwHTCvqJb7xs4F-pDng6xtApzjZ/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239727797939150962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsCpyPUs4-5u9eHLRLU6XhQIYdp10ti7D3kPR4h0tr2psT3eMz1Eq18IDtgCReR-UkLRQ7D8NTw06i8y3-plbNDINozA5UShLJeOJQ7Rw-bqVF9fjsmwHTCvqJb7xs4F-pDng6xtApzjZ/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer;"></a><br />Above: Kachnar II<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstdWgc6UkpQPq3woXUSoCDN0TyLIEhZvgIpZfmKvDyuduTprEWxsNaXNY6lXlW1xF0L7_cKepzop-fi3WtEV1imhiM1CpQurWksGoQE32wVj1YyyVkZLFWBF0tv5ODCaW37e_yfyOFi40/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239727702048282930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstdWgc6UkpQPq3woXUSoCDN0TyLIEhZvgIpZfmKvDyuduTprEWxsNaXNY6lXlW1xF0L7_cKepzop-fi3WtEV1imhiM1CpQurWksGoQE32wVj1YyyVkZLFWBF0tv5ODCaW37e_yfyOFi40/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 265px;"></a><br />Above: Kachnar III<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHEaZuVN-u_KGVy_cPs1__FKXg6Ccni0iKWLRpT0QYS_CPG8sc0XeKWR-r-Ah8hPM-QLsdm_AcAMMCDJAt0oaUZZeQXc7VFWKweJ0jloIX8d3r-NXoZXySS4D0naR8ZUaOrfA7S1QnR4Z/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239727621323905826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHEaZuVN-u_KGVy_cPs1__FKXg6Ccni0iKWLRpT0QYS_CPG8sc0XeKWR-r-Ah8hPM-QLsdm_AcAMMCDJAt0oaUZZeQXc7VFWKweJ0jloIX8d3r-NXoZXySS4D0naR8ZUaOrfA7S1QnR4Z/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 300px;"></a><br />Above: Muqarna<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmP_XIWNVJOBNJ3SPOdXomzO1JvLAEFsiDLQGbOxjr9yHrCVM_DUoIbgndwrwlHrResRIWoqw1K6_xaZKrqaPrjpeoCt8xTw7hVoYgA570Y-whn2EDVOcUz2U_ypv21I6szFHNYHqbFew/s1600-h/muqarna+top.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239728937697299778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmP_XIWNVJOBNJ3SPOdXomzO1JvLAEFsiDLQGbOxjr9yHrCVM_DUoIbgndwrwlHrResRIWoqw1K6_xaZKrqaPrjpeoCt8xTw7hVoYgA570Y-whn2EDVOcUz2U_ypv21I6szFHNYHqbFew/s400/muqarna+top.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 240px;"></a><br />Above: Muqarna, top view<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuFcrRSYYoKp-HGxF4rNm-zgjobuSCalZn1z4KiJyQR2Rywvb-Rc1TNLo5MNMs2a8HIyn7rZXLnAdDYthyXTkd5wBLgA52V4f4yKLa798E9AgtXxdszx2RCrpdnRym1Ypesw1UeYgjs_3/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239727513812693442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuFcrRSYYoKp-HGxF4rNm-zgjobuSCalZn1z4KiJyQR2Rywvb-Rc1TNLo5MNMs2a8HIyn7rZXLnAdDYthyXTkd5wBLgA52V4f4yKLa798E9AgtXxdszx2RCrpdnRym1Ypesw1UeYgjs_3/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer;"></a><br />Above: Shamadan

Mann Made: Bowls For Driade By Mann Singh

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Update: Italian Designer Fabio Novembre's Newest Products

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N2_FVbolziVcryGL559rBftAgvQI6TlSmcamubitCkZ7jVDW_aF2Z7AOAz8rFLWhgrnqen43bfH5BWrHzdrCDZdl_wsWOFvZeIyzo4iWcFO0JkrRVdr66W9UOIGe1chHVwX96SsnE5F-/s1600-h/himher_2008_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229992087872537122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N2_FVbolziVcryGL559rBftAgvQI6TlSmcamubitCkZ7jVDW_aF2Z7AOAz8rFLWhgrnqen43bfH5BWrHzdrCDZdl_wsWOFvZeIyzo4iWcFO0JkrRVdr66W9UOIGe1chHVwX96SsnE5F-/s400/himher_2008_7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 783px;" /></a><br /><br />In early 2007 <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/03/jesus-che-guevara-nope-its-fabio.html">I wrote about unusual designer/architect Fabio Novembre</a> and reproduced an interview he did with Icon Magazine. Well, he's been a busy boy since then and 2008 proved to be a prolific year for him that included several lust-worthy items.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpo9gMhgxu9oHqwNc26Pne1Pj_R599tBC8lF5G6lS5EXmXrlf8DH6aNgbkUkZnF_wl5Qe-lSoy-Vv18S0JfqTOXQ4PWq4qYM_tygtdO80rM4bN2qd1n6zM6c96964gorET3ZOZjuJS0UAe/s1600-h/him-and-her-both-back.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229991990539807090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpo9gMhgxu9oHqwNc26Pne1Pj_R599tBC8lF5G6lS5EXmXrlf8DH6aNgbkUkZnF_wl5Qe-lSoy-Vv18S0JfqTOXQ4PWq4qYM_tygtdO80rM4bN2qd1n6zM6c96964gorET3ZOZjuJS0UAe/s400/him-and-her-both-back.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 538px;" /></a><br /><br />His <span style="font-weight: bold;">"him" and "her" chairs</span> are made from polyethylene and are available in black, red and white (but not the green). Produced by <a href="http://www.casamania.it/">Casamania</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G0ZupFwBN0EUAZ0l5MO3R8b7aUhFCo4N2Jssop4EQRmj0LZD_x1WOb_nLypzZyGUVVZehLOOgJs2df1pPq72eLOjUZC8rFoyGvGCLCvo4Irg6Sc6Wo9AD02GTIOrpwX_LGYlILBY5mVr/s1600-h/herblack.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229992981765600850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G0ZupFwBN0EUAZ0l5MO3R8b7aUhFCo4N2Jssop4EQRmj0LZD_x1WOb_nLypzZyGUVVZehLOOgJs2df1pPq72eLOjUZC8rFoyGvGCLCvo4Irg6Sc6Wo9AD02GTIOrpwX_LGYlILBY5mVr/s400/herblack.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 537px;" /></a><br />Above: Her chair in black<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvIFhav7Li0rvn0L6gmVIYfHlNV99gVqf45qqzVU2sqDMDaFKjZxl2LjgoSHEXPuo775CayxMaQTm292y8XVG_HrDbQj9_E4mzXtZjbQxCLDAk8gVdOdBLMolkl_GBZsxfzODcr30t_qP/s1600-h/him+white.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229992900570961762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvIFhav7Li0rvn0L6gmVIYfHlNV99gVqf45qqzVU2sqDMDaFKjZxl2LjgoSHEXPuo775CayxMaQTm292y8XVG_HrDbQj9_E4mzXtZjbQxCLDAk8gVdOdBLMolkl_GBZsxfzODcr30t_qP/s400/him+white.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br />Above His chair in white<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKNzOc3wWU3uwktjIB14lDc1vZpB9hKrLESU27hlSX3T9vwz5CP4zuNciCcS8uTsoFs83zaidVD3HjLMH94iHvLMkqHOZESSLaGbkcjOYq3ws8e90ovGbKA2LErPxnDpF1OodHK9HBHSi/s1600-h/himher_2008_8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229992231166050770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKNzOc3wWU3uwktjIB14lDc1vZpB9hKrLESU27hlSX3T9vwz5CP4zuNciCcS8uTsoFs83zaidVD3HjLMH94iHvLMkqHOZESSLaGbkcjOYq3ws8e90ovGbKA2LErPxnDpF1OodHK9HBHSi/s400/himher_2008_8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 696px;" /></a><br />Above: the designer with his Her chair<br /><a href="http://www.casamania.it/">Buy them here.</a><br /><br />His collection of furniture called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Histograms</span> for <a href="http://www.meritalia.it/">Meritalia</a> was also introduced this year:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAi6ws5iPtz1wt8_rMsDzNacW_km-qfjHHwVcs6PT7P_avVb-h-fghIdnhGJYLwqUDRMlzADtvcSeFTt87F_6DcnYYlaO2CuW3oXvHNDVdVoG82-iUFhBBBlvqKNc9hyphenhyphenLcCMnEjcw4mQk/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229997514260265106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAi6ws5iPtz1wt8_rMsDzNacW_km-qfjHHwVcs6PT7P_avVb-h-fghIdnhGJYLwqUDRMlzADtvcSeFTt87F_6DcnYYlaO2CuW3oXvHNDVdVoG82-iUFhBBBlvqKNc9hyphenhyphenLcCMnEjcw4mQk/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 548px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLQFsysefRt-19DWKoWv04kfFB3uWREuu23H1XipcXDzI8so4wb6J4y6lR0Xn-F1T5cUypo98j7l4cDnnT4j5WQM1nPxPBOKPpZAaxBfX5LtnBhacY-wyGmZHRfyar47bEXBlAKp1PgPR/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229997428922734242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLQFsysefRt-19DWKoWv04kfFB3uWREuu23H1XipcXDzI8so4wb6J4y6lR0Xn-F1T5cUypo98j7l4cDnnT4j5WQM1nPxPBOKPpZAaxBfX5LtnBhacY-wyGmZHRfyar47bEXBlAKp1PgPR/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 450px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ51yh-Gbc4Fn-mVN3QyGUh28Qh2JNyU27_Emf-d_hTGujRRJlUGd4OXsrM0YDVsPrFruonfue_iMhW80PPvgTwVpWI5pxSJDFmyT_UFpLWlUS-RxEL8X3oWButl8sBXlEVo5WbP6WBhY/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229997333535140914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ51yh-Gbc4Fn-mVN3QyGUh28Qh2JNyU27_Emf-d_hTGujRRJlUGd4OXsrM0YDVsPrFruonfue_iMhW80PPvgTwVpWI5pxSJDFmyT_UFpLWlUS-RxEL8X3oWButl8sBXlEVo5WbP6WBhY/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 368px;" /></a><br /><br />His <span style="font-weight: bold;">"slow the flow' water faucets</span> are beautiful:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwQkia-bKliUzLZ7VMPVEDq8w1oG0VGjXBvotpJUaLlcEZ9UXwViCwF9zaB4Z47i5wRRsanHLsXcZ7nzHZ2DkOwN0Tuh92L3u_l7xjEDW3WHxLGfKkdreV2VcA9JnXSv6eMDUuUJTDg9e/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229999626959755314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwQkia-bKliUzLZ7VMPVEDq8w1oG0VGjXBvotpJUaLlcEZ9UXwViCwF9zaB4Z47i5wRRsanHLsXcZ7nzHZ2DkOwN0Tuh92L3u_l7xjEDW3WHxLGfKkdreV2VcA9JnXSv6eMDUuUJTDg9e/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 425px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8tOkeESzt86IIKTurFvyic5ce0u-TAi-O2beSew07oyKIGFrl6mgep2DtxjNd831OskHXm3C7jDLAdyCdjutVTW0e-11_fmb4wtFz-9KFBpfkjd9rAcYrLxiRc5meK-LqxOVvnkmmI1l/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229999529348906898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8tOkeESzt86IIKTurFvyic5ce0u-TAi-O2beSew07oyKIGFrl6mgep2DtxjNd831OskHXm3C7jDLAdyCdjutVTW0e-11_fmb4wtFz-9KFBpfkjd9rAcYrLxiRc5meK-LqxOVvnkmmI1l/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 549px;" /></a><br />Above: His organic curving water faucets for <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.rubinetteriestella.it/">rubinetteria stella</a>, 2008<br /><br />The above faucets are a nice compliment to his bathroom sink, toilet and bidet named the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Void System</span>, produced by <a href="http://www.ceramicaflaminia.it/">Flaminia</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KN4sClP5l3lX4T5GuItvAr0ufzkMS6J37l_jua42jsz8aFguDJYZudKYZ8k5Dmj9eaW8qmkXKPKl-6s-gD5XH7sjYlNze2Enuk53hRIieOUjY861pTI8ZsgRQszC2xBb9ZbXeJ5IfgaZ/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230000020438521410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KN4sClP5l3lX4T5GuItvAr0ufzkMS6J37l_jua42jsz8aFguDJYZudKYZ8k5Dmj9eaW8qmkXKPKl-6s-gD5XH7sjYlNze2Enuk53hRIieOUjY861pTI8ZsgRQszC2xBb9ZbXeJ5IfgaZ/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 417px;" /></a><br /><br />His crazy funky <span style="font-weight: bold;">Divina sofa is produced in a limited edition by Driade.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk2MFSNukmIUX1NW-YJQTxBhmJ3lmeQ1Hen6CffY0rPB0QTAb9uUoC2GD39-TG0sVyV01N1dW_r3-qUkiJg1loU_OexoqEquwl8LzYTOksltJzuvNmD-AgvnnBuZBl0mC91dI9ry7mTS_/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229995689493714578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk2MFSNukmIUX1NW-YJQTxBhmJ3lmeQ1Hen6CffY0rPB0QTAb9uUoC2GD39-TG0sVyV01N1dW_r3-qUkiJg1loU_OexoqEquwl8LzYTOksltJzuvNmD-AgvnnBuZBl0mC91dI9ry7mTS_/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ypTdcXnl5phgdmJ5GOef9MAP_IWA-WZHyVrv76PqKN7XPNsKRP6OOI3uLc9LpieMrn63pVqy51H7yp2SuuOr8DLfmJCuGDrBxGqWYl-ogkJhYi6F-xjv5n6rHczl1vfZcLC4Z7vkhJpm/s1600-h/Picture+74.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229994808466056786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ypTdcXnl5phgdmJ5GOef9MAP_IWA-WZHyVrv76PqKN7XPNsKRP6OOI3uLc9LpieMrn63pVqy51H7yp2SuuOr8DLfmJCuGDrBxGqWYl-ogkJhYi6F-xjv5n6rHczl1vfZcLC4Z7vkhJpm/s400/Picture+74.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 481px;" /></a><br /><br />The Divina is a reclining female figure built into the leather tufted sofa. Created on a stainless steel frame and stuffed with polyurethane foam.<br /><a href="http://www.driade.it/">Buy it here.</a><br /><br />He also created this lovely series of 8 silver plated brass trays based on Piazzas (or town squares) in Italy for Driade. below are all the trays in the series which were first shown at the Draide showroom at the Milan furniture fair last April.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnL5NEaWyJGf46P1_JZVWDcqFDsxwlGbIbWhAVfGWKnDeh3ml9FtwbwBunsres_afUQ6vOlOqJL7R5AHX2NtzjCIbd7jztsfXascalUmPsXJOQvwYFLRRnxYJOSw-l7a-vkJWFqKxxppL/s1600-h/Picture+65.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229979848103890354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnL5NEaWyJGf46P1_JZVWDcqFDsxwlGbIbWhAVfGWKnDeh3ml9FtwbwBunsres_afUQ6vOlOqJL7R5AHX2NtzjCIbd7jztsfXascalUmPsXJOQvwYFLRRnxYJOSw-l7a-vkJWFqKxxppL/s400/Picture+65.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">100 PIAZZE by </span><a href="http://www.novembre.it/" style="font-weight: bold;">Fabio Novembre</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> for Driade</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKHxO1htYibY1aojOdd5G3jY5XjTHpeJJE6K7iPRlXn01BWBza3UdEgT5OC-iZumpFqJ5lpYap9BoPU4zEy3e6KlzNPOJrOyzpQ_-E-46g6WUmlBWoUhj06fiBKLeqcG0tBcEAwH7DAwN/s1600-h/Picture+57.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229975123503773954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKHxO1htYibY1aojOdd5G3jY5XjTHpeJJE6K7iPRlXn01BWBza3UdEgT5OC-iZumpFqJ5lpYap9BoPU4zEy3e6KlzNPOJrOyzpQ_-E-46g6WUmlBWoUhj06fiBKLeqcG0tBcEAwH7DAwN/s400/Picture+57.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 407px;" /></a><br />Above: FIRENZE by Fabio Novembre in silver plate L. 25,4 P. 34,5 H. 10,2<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGY_55R-_CD0lTGGKGjFuW0tmh94UPVGiSq_tuM6eIp0k6R_hXP5fOsRopvLMkbtON-Iu6so8iywswwQbHVSn9g9QIT1iAui6m0-vGG9llw7uzsPzmf_v3T3SAmuuxdmQxSvfrAZ7m-TB_/s1600-h/Picture+58.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229975023626327586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGY_55R-_CD0lTGGKGjFuW0tmh94UPVGiSq_tuM6eIp0k6R_hXP5fOsRopvLMkbtON-Iu6so8iywswwQbHVSn9g9QIT1iAui6m0-vGG9llw7uzsPzmf_v3T3SAmuuxdmQxSvfrAZ7m-TB_/s400/Picture+58.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 445px;" /></a><br />Above: LUCCA by Fabio Novembre in silver plate L. 25 P. 35 H. 10<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiembjKsTFoTOaWiz4YKPXB_t1syCDozL_IkksVDl8G8di39kSHMpKI5NovZXdHXXtFUNeRxQ6iqhyphenhyphenaAyHoj-T45kG1-qDQaXqA4TKTGjDn08yYzFVj5CkFdCTcSiOq-tS0kolkqv3F0-jR/s1600-h/Picture+59.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229974728114527490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiembjKsTFoTOaWiz4YKPXB_t1syCDozL_IkksVDl8G8di39kSHMpKI5NovZXdHXXtFUNeRxQ6iqhyphenhyphenaAyHoj-T45kG1-qDQaXqA4TKTGjDn08yYzFVj5CkFdCTcSiOq-tS0kolkqv3F0-jR/s400/Picture+59.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Above: MILANO by Fabio Novembre in silver plate L. 38,2 P. 43 H. 11,7<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwp0Yx1cKqDdBH-3JzaJ14ps-zc7ubJ8m9iJS_2HGFtSxDCAc97p-A9v2YEIdf7tObXqplOcHNcSPUyOKNn6R7uU8YIGvtDCY_BW886rcmDjXaJ7Q4HJUY5AOCNxUdWopK2fTVok1KeZ2/s1600-h/Picture+60.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229974459492394386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwp0Yx1cKqDdBH-3JzaJ14ps-zc7ubJ8m9iJS_2HGFtSxDCAc97p-A9v2YEIdf7tObXqplOcHNcSPUyOKNn6R7uU8YIGvtDCY_BW886rcmDjXaJ7Q4HJUY5AOCNxUdWopK2fTVok1KeZ2/s400/Picture+60.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 388px;" /></a><br />Above: PALMANOVA by Fabio Novembre in silver plate L. 58,5 P. 67 H. 10,5<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5cKYo3-Z-1d3uFDlF5kfdZxEV13P8Rl6uU9JIUlJlY_RQhLp03L-6fKjmJv-QtJ0NJQaSzfHI1j2Xk8cFyCDdHa_MSQtDXM40O4N57SG9pTYjti5c2TD8y9ItQ3bj2X2eCZIcVHJCJA8/s1600-h/Picture+61.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229973158329446658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5cKYo3-Z-1d3uFDlF5kfdZxEV13P8Rl6uU9JIUlJlY_RQhLp03L-6fKjmJv-QtJ0NJQaSzfHI1j2Xk8cFyCDdHa_MSQtDXM40O4N57SG9pTYjti5c2TD8y9ItQ3bj2X2eCZIcVHJCJA8/s400/Picture+61.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 428px;" /></a><br />Above: ROMA by Fabio Novembre in silver plate L. 29 P. 34 H. 13,8<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IPsdAVM0w53emtKW23E6L0s0giGcUhYnUBixlxFUZjx3Oq4Mp2at9KgGNGr8MQF0Kl_xA_MooKbk3A3S_DYyH3E0F4bD9f5suHVyyEQ68IkCkaPnzGqoG2F_IApBSjuxsgOwPQejG7T4/s1600-h/Picture+62.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229973070511094994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IPsdAVM0w53emtKW23E6L0s0giGcUhYnUBixlxFUZjx3Oq4Mp2at9KgGNGr8MQF0Kl_xA_MooKbk3A3S_DYyH3E0F4bD9f5suHVyyEQ68IkCkaPnzGqoG2F_IApBSjuxsgOwPQejG7T4/s400/Picture+62.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 380px;" /></a><br />Above: TORINO by Fabio Novembre in silver plate L. 35 P. 65,5 H. 8,7<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs5fClyDeZxSJoIiRxSVmGjWHbVEZNnXWA-h0CTjLlPk3p9-t5NK3ljHD7X3CTLAkqqMrZwxAa7NmAnX9uSl44LArHV1pkxbjXKbwZ4Xg5XmjShiXCXQ_vt9535M1MbLaGLcLMPS2JdQG/s1600-h/Picture+63.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229972985703076818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs5fClyDeZxSJoIiRxSVmGjWHbVEZNnXWA-h0CTjLlPk3p9-t5NK3ljHD7X3CTLAkqqMrZwxAa7NmAnX9uSl44LArHV1pkxbjXKbwZ4Xg5XmjShiXCXQ_vt9535M1MbLaGLcLMPS2JdQG/s400/Picture+63.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 430px;" /></a><br />Above: VENARIA REALE by Fabio Novembre, in silver plate L. 29 P. 36,8 H. 8,8<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s1Sw-HeRiLovwjzLfpCtICkBBdZPYgffmek17DRzKe3fMLhjz36VYwv27y_h3kysP8kSKbiK1IRPUPBCYBTyCGpbFU4sgMFHiuwzW-7pX3u041NE-0DTvEL_ry0SQ_krxaEHbdSPxC3x/s1600-h/Picture+64.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229972918182915810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s1Sw-HeRiLovwjzLfpCtICkBBdZPYgffmek17DRzKe3fMLhjz36VYwv27y_h3kysP8kSKbiK1IRPUPBCYBTyCGpbFU4sgMFHiuwzW-7pX3u041NE-0DTvEL_ry0SQ_krxaEHbdSPxC3x/s400/Picture+64.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 392px;" /></a><br />Above: VIGEVANO by Fabio Novembre, in silver plate L. 20,8 P. 55 H. 13<br />The pieces are available for purchase <a href="http://www.madeindesign.co.uk/prod-100-Piazze-Palmanova-Driade-Kosmo-ref8916030.html">here</a> , <a href="http://www.ambientedirect.com/en/eur/dri_luca_en.php">here</a> and <a href="http://www.owo.it/">here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos0528bwssMFFJ48i_5OGIR5pZ2kpe2PpNBkdNRZT8JU5fJHqyMbxi0JpSmcjeTzGypvQ7wjeP8TSysPLkLFIoVDZnaXFkIhfiNSs5SspBIfWl9MTDmEGFAtUeS2wcYz7INdQzIKLk8Q0/s1600-h/Picture+73.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229996262329205618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos0528bwssMFFJ48i_5OGIR5pZ2kpe2PpNBkdNRZT8JU5fJHqyMbxi0JpSmcjeTzGypvQ7wjeP8TSysPLkLFIoVDZnaXFkIhfiNSs5SspBIfWl9MTDmEGFAtUeS2wcYz7INdQzIKLk8Q0/s400/Picture+73.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />Above: designer/architect Fabio Novembre.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.novembre.it/love.html">His website</a><br /><a href="http://www.novembre.it/blog/index.php?">His blog</a><br /><br />Be sure to see my other post on him which shows several of his unusual pieces and interiors as well as a great interview. <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/03/jesus-che-guevara-nope-its-fabio.html">Read it here.</a><br><br>

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Driade Candles By Christian Ghion, laudani & romanelli

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRusWbChAN9qQCfswqns3y3aWpYckRMiTRB1u4p9AEhcxp1P8jdSHguJtXqkQJ8eZCmFdOZol8_D5S3d6TZYZhcvgmoYTwo8V23LxSak-4aKL1eVk7PRKKd0ytYvYsNl1klsKF5CuqZYAd/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401761018271821010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRusWbChAN9qQCfswqns3y3aWpYckRMiTRB1u4p9AEhcxp1P8jdSHguJtXqkQJ8eZCmFdOZol8_D5S3d6TZYZhcvgmoYTwo8V23LxSak-4aKL1eVk7PRKKd0ytYvYsNl1klsKF5CuqZYAd/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 512px;" /></a><br /><br />Unusual and beautiful wax candles designed by <a href="http://www.christianghion.com">christian ghion</a> and <a href="http://www.laudani-romanelli.it/">laudani & romanelli</a> for <a href="http://www.driade.it">Driade.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxdVChqmp6Ml0X9O9YDJyMrnpdkxrooy0AYy4kxEocEHeVgbdKa1NtrPr_YRas0Nl9gWoVG4bsx_h5lu2GpQ-Ta0LzJaeR4ALbkAlApjqnjyJS2YRZ_fYra8r9qDkt4dZe4Z80dH8N5me/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401761381339975410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxdVChqmp6Ml0X9O9YDJyMrnpdkxrooy0AYy4kxEocEHeVgbdKa1NtrPr_YRas0Nl9gWoVG4bsx_h5lu2GpQ-Ta0LzJaeR4ALbkAlApjqnjyJS2YRZ_fYra8r9qDkt4dZe4Z80dH8N5me/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGoMT8UGIsYXJsFhr31jfskQSzLGW6jrEw7yjBgweuxhO-YCX7TGI2AJGdw9EcoH62HzmRmEVaovvTj3V1X9K3bKZFKdUGeuRUTtr4pVPjwv-RXdKuyInV3oasLU4VLWeiEaT1Ayfx-lH/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401761279437928850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGoMT8UGIsYXJsFhr31jfskQSzLGW6jrEw7yjBgweuxhO-YCX7TGI2AJGdw9EcoH62HzmRmEVaovvTj3V1X9K3bKZFKdUGeuRUTtr4pVPjwv-RXdKuyInV3oasLU4VLWeiEaT1Ayfx-lH/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8MucWQjMMK6x-UJm190XspcSjZ8L04d5IElqexJFbhW5TeLD-0Bx4C5NpM0rDzv4qLoKVMJidNs_pZbLA9a3Ao_-MHfUFdiVppZG7tPPxJvHBuDuUeb_rBrCQMKFJerKz2KSs5ROFwCI/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401761194396139330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8MucWQjMMK6x-UJm190XspcSjZ8L04d5IElqexJFbhW5TeLD-0Bx4C5NpM0rDzv4qLoKVMJidNs_pZbLA9a3Ao_-MHfUFdiVppZG7tPPxJvHBuDuUeb_rBrCQMKFJerKz2KSs5ROFwCI/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />driade kosmo is the trademark that today groups all the objects produced by driade, defining a world of things strangely like our own. a world made up of exceptional moments that interrupt the calm sequence of events, of flamboyant characters and common folk, of artists, intellectuals and workers.<br /><br /><br />They're big.<br />They're bold.<br />They burn.<br />Me likey.<br />All available at <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/p26860/driade/big-easy-pieces-candles-by-christian-ghion-for-driade.html">Unica Home.</a><br><br>

Driade Candles By Christian Ghion, laudani & romanelli

Unusual and beautiful wax candles designed by christian ghion and laudani & romanelli for Driade. driade kosmo is the trademark that t...

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