Good living Design ideas
The Sunday Age
Sunday March 27, 2011
Cardboard cut-outsForget glue or fasteners. To assemble the Chick 'n' Egg, push out the parts from the corrugated cardboard sheets and slide together. The chair - comfortable, stable and light - is designed by Manuel Kretzer, who studied at a South Australian university before founding Responsive Design studio in Zurich. Large - height 85cm; width 75cm; small - height 51cm, width 42cm.Chick 'n' Egg, rrp adult, $400; child, $200 (including shipping); from responsivedesign.deComfort coveThe freestanding Cinque has five irregular pockets - or coves - to relax into. Designed by Craig Macdougall, the two-person bath has a square-profile lip with the option to sit or slouch. Also available as a 12-jet spa bath and optional 20-jet air system. Width 1555mm and 1450mm; depth: 570mm. Cinque, rrp from $334, at Aqva Design, from 9555 6367; aquadesign.com.auSwitched onWestern Australian designer Tim Whiteman's Protea 1, an organic pendant light, is delicate in form and practical in function. It's flat-packed and easy to assemble in a variety of configurations. Made from laminated beechwood and recyclable polypropylene, it comes in a choice of colours and sizes. The medium (pictured): diameter 500cm; height 330cm.Protea, in European Beechwood, rrp $407, from Tongue and Groove - 9416 0349; tongueandgroove.com.auForm from the '50sThis circa-1950s vintage bar cart, by Italian furniture maker Cesare Lacca, is handcrafted. The sinuous maple and timber frame has two tiers of plate glass, brass fittings and acrylic castors Height 850cm; width 400cm.Bar Cart, rrp $3500, from Nicholas & Alistair - 9486 9595; nicholasandalistair.comTwo-in-oneFashioned from a single aluminium sheet, the PikNik table-seater, by Dirk Wynants and Xavier Lust, works in confined spots such as balconies, or as a piece of art. The in or outdoors, laser-cut, twin-seater has a powder-coated finish. Width 147cm; height 74.5cm.PikNik, in a range of finishes and colours, from rrp $7769, at Corporate Culture - 9654 8522; corporateculture.com.au
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