the designs at the danish crafts collection are just to beautiful to pass up. i thought i was finished, but then i saw these pieces. gorgeous porcelain ‘woody’ vases by anna carin dahl, colorful modern citrus squeezers by britt villadsen, colorful fused glass tealight holders and textile ’stones’ by pernelle fagerlund that i’m just dying to pick up and touch. click here for the full dcc collection and more info on the group- they are really supporting some amazing artists. [that’s it for me today, i’ll be back with OODLES of new posts- found so much today!- but be sure to enter the d*s/fred flare spring spruce up contest! entries are great already!]

my favorite thing about design is its ability to illicit a positive reaction in someone. these pieces from the danish crafts collection just make me smile- they’re each beautiful and creative designs that definitely deserve a look. designs featured: painfully awesome mats/cushions, placemats with a delicate punched design and modern building blocks.

lovely silk pillows by thornback and peel, $150 in a number of colors and patterns. click here for more info and to buy. enjoy!

the gorgeous lehti tray now comes in a bold lime green ($775) and a gorgeous, classy silver-plated brass ($1300). pricey to buy, pretty to look at.

i’ve written about yoyo ceramics before, back when i covered hidden art in 2004, but now they’re available at 2jane! these fun little ceramic vessels look like tupperware, but are actually ceramic! click here for more info and to purchase.

if the wall panels are to pricey, check out these fun seamless wall transder set at 2jane in green, ivory and red ($38-$40). click here for more details or to purchase.

there’s been all sorts of drama in my building today, between the cable/internet/phone going out, then in, then out, then in and some poor woman downstairs having a heart attack (she’s ok), the building has been buzzing here. so, sorry for the delay, it’s nutty over here. back to design- i love these beautiful wall hangings at 2jane. designed by artist rachel kelly, each wall panel is 118″ long x 35″ wide and available at 2jane for $310 a piece. enjoy!

thomas bentzen is a phenomenal danish designer whose ‘plus‘ stool i’ve covered before- but he recently added these beautiful pieces to his site and i just had to put them up. bentzen’s pinechair is a gorgeous, slightly geodesic, chair made of solid scandinavian pine (and available through the danish crafts collection). its simplicity lets the design and the materials shine, which are always my favorie qualities of good design. in addition to the pine chair, bentzen added the a15, a steel and aluminum chair that can be carried by grabbing the space between the back and seat. still in prototype form, the chair is bound to be a hit when it’s available to the public. you can click here to find more information on thomas bentzen. enjoy!