Danish design maverick Normann Copenhagen have just launched a new site that combines brand, web shop and social content all-in-one. We've fallen in love all over again with Normann. Not only do they foster beautiful Scandinavian design but their branding and online delivery is super slick. We're drooling over the hot links directly from the superbly styled Galleria images, originally produced for their 2012 Product Catalogue.
It may be hard to believe but the following images are not photographs. Although creator Bertrand Benoit has a background in traditional photography he is now a 3D artist specialising in Architectural Visualisation.
When it comes to colour, the good people at Pantone know a thing or two. So when Pantone announced that the 2012 Pantone Colour of the year was a deep, warm orange we took our references from the design fairs and runway fashions of 2011.
The unique collaboration between Vitra and progressive Dutch fashion house G-Star has us champing at the bit for more collaborations between furniture design and fashion houses.
An extremely rare and massive Argyle Pink Diamond was recently unearthed in the Kimberly region of Western Australia. The healthy baby weighed in at 12.76 carats and christened 'The Argyle Pink Jubilee'. She is already being cut and polished ready for auction later in the year. Meanwhile we're gaga for Argyle pinks - of the smaller variety of course - and can't stop gushing over an adorable Safety Pin from the Hartmanns Argyle Pink Diamond Collection.
Luxury Scandinavian brand Georg Jensen have created a limited edition Red Cross HEART bracelet, designed by Henning Koppel. For every bracelet sold, Georg Jensen will donate $50 to the Australian Red Cross. Not only is it a divine gift but it also helps Australians in need. Right now our family and friends in flood affected communities across Australia are being aided in so many ways by the Australian Red Cross... let's flood them with love!