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1. Beer Foamer by Norm for Menu : “Although craft beer is all the rage, beer accessories are still so masculine and boorish… Well, that’s what I thought until this copper beaut landed in my inbox. Is it beer o’clock yet?” features and online editor Nadine Botha grins. -
4. Dos Pavos by Mr Simon : Managing editor Lise Avis was drawn to this clever minimalistic reinvention of the piggybank. It is made of a cylindrical wooden base that acts as coin stopper and a ceramic piece that rises in height as the piggybank is filled. -
5. The Cold Pot by Thibault Faverie : “Bless those Swiss designers!” ed-at-large Malibongwe Tyilo cries. “This porous terracotta system gradually lowers air temperature through ‘bio air-conditioning’, absorbing water and sending it back out as cool air - eco aircon!” -
2. White Elephant by Sipho Mabona : “You might think I'm obsessed but I do LOVE elephants, and live in Africa, and have been trying to do origami all my life!” editor-in-chief Sumien Brink says excitedly. “I find this life-size origami elephant super inspirational.” -
3. Hans Hoffman Kitchen by Jon Rafman : “How fab is this kitchen paint job by digital artist Jon Rafman?” features writer Debbie Loots exclaims. “He appropriates famous works of art to cover various rooms sourced from Google 3D Warehouse.“ -
6. Origami Sofa by Yumi Yoshida : "How cool is this?" editorial and online assistant Chantel Hans exclaims. "It is a mat that can be folded into a sofa - a definite space-saving winner. Covet!" -
7. Lounge suite by Francesco Rota for Paola Lenti : Deputy editor Annemarie Meintjes absolutely loves this super-low, stretched-out sofa that will be launched at the Milan Furniture Fair in April.
To help you kickstart your week with a breath of fresh inspiration, we’re going to start publishing our team’s picks of the week on Mondays. For starters, this week, origami is certainly in the air with both a life-size elephant and a sofa inspired by the Japanese art. An eco aircon, piggy bank reinvention, art-inspired paint job and a very lazy lounge suite also feature, but there’s at least one team member already thinking about Thursday – yes folks, it’s a four day week!
1. menu.as
2. mabonaorigami.com
3. jonrafman.com
4. mrsimon.es
5. thibault-faverie.com/Cold-Pot
6. yoshidayumi.com/Origami-Sofa
7. francescorota.com, paolalenti.itBrowse more of our Picks of the Week here.
