http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:26:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/recyclable-roll-up-chair-influenced-by-modern-architecture.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:30:55 +0000 KOI is a foldable and lightweight, sustainable piece of furniture by German design collective Confused Direction.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/nest-chair-invites-environmental-considerations-pics.html Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:23:25 +0000 Designer Jamy Yang synthesizes comfort with eco-friendly design. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/the-concretus-chair-industrial-materials-repurposed-for-comfort.html Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:37:58 +0000 Designer Fung Kwok Pan transforms rugged raw materials into a body-hugging piece of furniture.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/spun-chair-weighs-less-than-a-macbook-air.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:17:18 +0000 The Spun Chair by Danish designer, Mathias Bengtsson is one of the lightest chairs ever made.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pics-antique-luggage-recycled-into-furniture.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:46:57 +0000 South African-based designer creates ingenious upcycled products.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/patternity-a-design-resource-celebrates-mundane-magnificent-patterns-everywhere.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:25 +0000 Patternity is a London based company comprised of a studio, an online design resource and a shop, all aimed at amplifying the discovery and application of patterns and surface design in everyday life.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/alvaro-uribes-brooklyn-inspired-stoop-bench.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:24:47 +0000 Alvaro Uribe's New York City Stoop Bench is a bench for two that flips over to recreate the first four steps, making the perfect shoot-the-breeze sitting surface.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/oooo-chair-furniture-2-0.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:42 +0000 NY-based designers Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon challenge traditional furniture in an effort to reduce waste and provoke efficiency of design.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/sheetseat-minimalist-flat-folding-chairs.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:02:13 +0000 Ufuk Keskin and Efecem Kutuk's folding chair concept design pares down the elements of a chair to their basic levels. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/good-brands-report-ikea-9.html Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:41:26 +0000 Beyond IKEA’s continued allegiance to its core premise of offering affordable, well-designed furniture and household goods, they have maintained creative efforts to evolve their marketing and peripheral services around this central hub. Useful services such as their bike-sharing program in Denmark, car sharing in France and their free water taxi in New York offer innovative ways to help their customers more easily access their stores. By making it as easy as possible to buy their products, IKEA closes the gap between intent and purchasing. Lesson for Business: Take a wider view of the shopping experience, making each step along theRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/special-furniture-contains-smokeless-fire-pits.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:31:27 +0000 An innovative technology company specializes in indoor and outdoor furniture pieces that contain fires that burn without smoke.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/pic-garden-stool-made-of-paper.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:07:17 +0000 Working in the fields of architecture, landscape, interior and furniture design, Ryuji Nakamura of Japan fuses all his skills in the Hechima 5. Made of paper, this delicate looking sitting device works equally well as a minimalistic, abstract garden gnome. [via: today and tomorrow]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/roll-up-chair-by-uros-vitas.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:25:07 +0000 Curbly points us to the ingenious Miesrolo Chair, designed by Uros Vitas. It’s made out of a series of wood slats that are attached to a synthetic elastomer. It’s all put together in such a way that the cantilevered chair supports the weight of an adult sitting on it, but can also be rolled up into a compact shape for storage. [via Curbly]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/site-visit-droog-store-nyc.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:05:40 +0000 Droog, Amsterdam’s stable of rebel designers, open a new store in NYC today. PSFK stopped by last night for a preview of the new shop on Greene Street in Soho. The two story space has the Droog shop on the ground floor and a curated exhibition space in the basement. The shop contains a collection of new and iconic product and furniture pieces from Droog designers and artists. The store interior was planned by Dutch designer Jurgen Bey who also contributed the feature item for sale. Known as the ‘house of blue’, Jurgen and his studio created a sectional blueRead more...]]>