YS spells YES

A big ae bro to the Silo pendant (with Profile stool)

Introvert light turning me on and on

The boys (they're men) at YS Collective just sent me these images of their babe'n product range. With this as the debut I can't wait to see what's coming for the sophomore collection... 

Video - NZ designer Phil Cuttance creates a Segment Shade

Thankyou, Monsieur (he's not french) Cuttance for sending me your video.

Watch and see how the new Segment Shade - by NZ designer Phil Cuttance for Resident - is made.

Fellow & Friends (+ you can WIN a Silo Pendant!)

Last week, I visited the studio and showroom of new NZ design collective, YOURS. And now we're gunna have a closer nosey at some of their products - starting with the Fellow desk lamp and Silo pendant.

Side note: these boys know how to name a product. Fellow is in my notebook of awesome names. 

The Fellow lamp features hand-turned american ash (leggy blonde) and hand-spun aluminium. There's so much personality in its form, dontcha think? Like a little designer friend on your desk. Hence the name Fellow, actually. 

Sam (Griffin, the head designer for Fellow) tells me that they're also planning a tall/floor version. NICE. 

I love how the fittings remain exposed. That kind of honesty is sexy.

Fellow with its YOURS mate, the Low Profile Stool

Sam Griffin, designer of the Fellow light and co-collaborator on the Silo pendant

YOURS designers Sam and James (McNab) collaborated to design the Silo Pendant. I want one in my home. That's a lie, I want several.

It's industrial shape was inspired by its namesake. The cord wraps around the cage, no extra fittings needed. 

It currently comes in all white, and black or white with raw steel and a red fabric flex.

It also comes either with a fitted ceiling rose or just the cord with a plug - so you don't need an electrician and so you can have play around with how you suspend and make a feature out of the long, exposed cord. Love that. 

 

Holy guacamole, YOURS is going to give one of you a Silo Pendant, worth over $600.

And you'll get to choose which version you'd like.

This competition is now all over, rover - and Andrew Pollock just got himself a Silo Pendant.

Thank you all for entering.

New NZ design collective, YOURS

Even before the ink was dry on their degrees, Sam Griffin, James McNab and Daniel Kamp had decided they were going to go in to business for themselves - designing their own products, together.

Through the three years of their design degree, they became not only good mates, but also fans of each other's work. They pushed one another's design, collaborating together to develop ideas and resolve forms. Both Daniel and James were nominated for 2012 Best Awards, James for his Revival Vest (which went on to win a placing at the international James Dyson awards), and Daniel for his intelligent gloves for prosthetic arms.

After graduating, Sam and James started work tutoring at their alma mater Vic Uni, while Daniel began a role in product development at Design Mobel. But the plans for YOURS design collective were in motion. They started developing their first products, and made a deal that as soon as they each had one at prototype stage, Daniel would find a studio space in Tauranga and Sam and James would make the move up the island. And in July last year, that's exactly what happened.

The YOURS studio and showroom, on Tauranga's 11th Ave, is tucked in behind what was an Art Gallery. The space itself was a bit of a shithole (I saw the before photos); but the trio have transformed it. For months, they spent weekends and late nights in the space, ripping up the stained carpet, laying wooden floorboards, polishing concrete for the showroom floor, constructing walls and making a lot of the furniture from upcycled materials. When Design Mobel went out of business (leaving Daniel out of work), the company donated all sorts of 'scraps' from the factory, including a massive rimu headboard that Dan now has as his desktop, and 20 furniture pallets that the boys have turned into walling.

So, why Tauranga? I didn't really need to ask that - I live at Mount Maunganui for the same reasons they chose the area. It's just a 2-hour drive from Auckland for business, but the leases are much more affordable for a fledgling brand, and there is a definite emerging design scene here. Don't be fooled into thinking it's all surf and sand here - there's sophistication, too.

Just a few weeks ago, the doors opened on YOURS design showroom and studio, and the debut collection of YOURS furniture and lighting...

Look with your eyes...

I'll take one of each, please.

The YOURS space is divided into product showroom...

..and design studio

Quality dudes, quality designers. From left: Daniel Kamp, Sam Griffin, James McNab.

Never not sketching ideas.

Daniel and James.

Teeny tiny dinosaurs. Awesome.

Fellow lights (great name), designed by Sam Griffin.

Introvert floor lamp by Daniel Kamp, and the Collar stool (black stain option) by James McNab

I couldn't stop gawking at the Silo pendant.

Parts on display.

In the next couple of weeks, we'll have a nosey at the YOURS product collection and each designer in more detail, and you'll get a chance to win a YOURS piece.

yoursdesign.co.nz

House & Home : Philips LivingColours Lighting

I don't know whether it's the "Pinterest" effect or the fact that since I've been blogging, I've taken  much more notice of design & decor....probably both these things. 

My taste & style have evolved....slowly but surely, in small but subtle ways.

For the last few months I've been making small changes at home....

simplifying & creating a slightly "calmer & cleaner" environment. 

I've painted a couple of rooms white & in other rooms added more neutrals. 

I would never have chosen white before, I found it too harsh & a little cold....

but thanks in part to the gorgeous all-white apartment that we stay in every summer in France....

the calm & clarity that white can bring is suddenly really appealing to me.

Another thing I have worked on is lighting.

I've always loved lamps but I could never quite get it right.

I can see though that the right lighting can totally transform a room & these days there are such great choices out there.

Philips has launched the new ‘Light Gallery' a London based store that offers a host of different bulbs and luminaries and provides advice and expertise on the endless possibilities with lighting so you can light up your home with style.

According to Rowena Preiss, Creative Lighting Director, “The right light has the power to accentuate and highlight specific areas or objects in a room, to enhance the ambiance further. With the new collection available from the new Philips store, you can alter the colour and intensity of the different lights, so you can enjoy a range of environments to suit any feeling”.

The new Philips LivingColors Iris is part of the LivingColors range that lets you project an array of colours into your home at the touch of a button.
By colouring your home with light you get a whole new dimension of ambience, from intense vibrant colours to pastel white shades that light up your home any way you want.

LivingColors are long lasting products that allow you to change the look and ambience of your home time and time again.

The LivingColors Iris is the largest member of the LivingColors family making it ideal for colouring walls in light, providing the perfect backlight for the ambiance and mood you want to create.
The iconic & timeless design pays homage to the original LivingColors bringing it up to date, in style.

Philips has designed a new range of luminaires as part of the Lirio by Philips range.
From a simple, single form, Nick-Knack floor lamp offers surprising & versatile possibilities for lighting and styling your space.
The product has been enabled by Philips’ expertise in LEDs, and the design inspired by the Italian animation ‘La Linea’ philosophy, which draws characters using one single line.

Perfect for children is the new Philips myBuddy table lamp which offers 3 functionalities to follow your child’s sleeping rituals & teach him/her to be aware of the difference between night & day in a fun way.
The friendly design, available in assorted colours, assures them from the moment they fall asleep to the moment they wake up.

Philips Light Gallery is open from 25th September and is located at
45 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UA.
 

New Bronze & Concrete lighting by NZ designers

Bronze Pendant Helmet light, by New Zealand designer Catherine David.

Bunker Lights by Chris Johnson

A beauty in Blue

Someone I know is in love with this light. And that someone is me. 

Ooh and look at it in white, the Rimu bulb holder takes on a lovely bronze appearance. 

This is the Dome Ampel Pendant, by New Zealand's Tim Webber.

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