Cool Tables: Furniture By Tim Byrne

Tim Byrne has applied his "fine art of function" aesthetic to creating tables, desks and benches out of old industrial machines. According to his website "The work of Tim Byrne reflects a sculptural approach to reassigning function to powerful objects. He creates relevant modern forms that reflect a personal statement of innovation, confidence and style."
Byrne will recycle old machine parts by pairing them with glass and beautiful African mahogany or rosewood in order to make something completely original out of something that would otherwise be forgotten. Each piece is finished off by being signed and numbered and although Byrne refers to these as "sculptures" they can definitely be used as very functional pieces to any man's home decor. Very Cool!





Source: SwipeLife

Pockets Everywhere!

Design studio Quinze & Milan have teamed up with Eastpak to create furniture that incorporates all of Eastpak's style of bags called the "Built To Resist" Collection.

“the ‘built to resist’ collection combines quinze & milan shapes with authentic eastpak product characteristics, including bags, zippers, handles, colorful strong fabrics and popular prints.

This first range will include special pocket-padded versions of Quinze & Milan design classics ‘club sofa 01′ and ‘primary pouf 02′. various pockets are incorporated onto the seats and provide storage for your books, magazines, reading glasses, laptop, ipod, headset, remote control etc.

Both pieces will be produced in exclusively numbered limited series and will be presented during milan design week 2010.”

Source: HighSnobiety