Clowning Around

Series of palyful objects by Swiss designer Tomas Kral. Based on the clown's nose and fashioned from ceramics with coloured elastic and cork. Happy red nose pinging.

http://www.tomaskral.ch

Hung up on you....

Love this late 1930s coat hanger rack in pear wood. Designed by Paolo Buffa. With bronze fittings from a lovely London-based antiques dealer called De Parma

Maison Objet 2010 - Kettal

A new collection of outdoor furniture by Spanish Kettal was the highlight of the Outdoor furniture selection in Hall 7. New collections presented were designed by Rodolfo Dordoni and Hella Jongerius, who will publish a book with Phaidon later this year.

Hella Jongerius's sturdy "Bob" chair and stool had an architectural feel and was an upmarket interpretation of the cheap plastic garden club chair. Lovely woven detail on the arms.

Bob chair is named after the "B" letter that the sides express

A matching footstool

Italian Rodolfo Dordoni came up with a more extensive collection of furniture called "Bitta" named after the knots used when mooring boats. The woven details are inspired by these knots and the whole collection sported a "natural" feel both in palette and table textures of teak and marble.

Just a snippet of the Bitta collection

Authentics - Maison Objet 2010

At the German Authentics brand, they had decided to work with new designers as consumers are getting sick of "star designers". One such star were duo Volker Albus and Stefan Legner's "Munich" light. Based on a beer mug and a tongue in cheek ode to Munich's annual piss-up, Oktoberfest.

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Also turning heads was an unusual interpretation of a wardrobe "Wardrope" a hanging cable by Susa Stofer and Vernonika Hartjen.

Previously shown at Ambiente, nevertheless Urban Garden by Patrick Nadeau, made from coated polyester, they are also modular. Can work well as office partitions too.

Normann Copenhagen - Maison Objet September 2010

The Normann Copenhagen stand present "Ballo", the dancing toilet brush by Jozeph Forakis. It reminds of the Japanese Yu'ento products

Rubber and stainless steel "chop" kitchen herb chopper by LucidiPevere Studio by Paolo Lucidi and Luca Pevere. 

 Icelandic textile designer Bryndis Bolladottir works with woollen balls. Miyo Wada liked her trivets and coathooks.

Another new Icelandic designer Helga Sigurbjarnadottir's local stone and contrasting oak coathooks caught our eye. Coathooks were arife at the fair last week!

Super Furry Animals

Katie Hillier's collection of animal necklace pendants will burn a huge hole in your wallet and bank but are chyou-kawaii. Her website done by the lovely Rachel Pelly is also super great. Click here to see some bunny and other critter animations on the site.

The original Hillier bunny is in 18 carat Yellow Gold with a white diamond.

Rose gold bunny wi/ claret diamond. (whoops bunny whoops!)

winking owl in y. gold with absinthe diamond

18 carat gold squirrel wi/ Black Diamond nb: loves nuts.

Two violet diamond eyes give it an advantage over it's other garden friends

B&B Italia - Maison Objet September 2010

B&B Italia showcased the outdoor version of their best-selling Charles sofa sytem by Antonio Citterio at Maison Objet.

The collection has an additional chaise-longue, unavailable in the indoor collection

Citterio's Carpino table is made from slats of Ipé wood whereas the new Gelso table top is made from painted white crystal glass.

Carpino table in Ipé

Gelso table with crystal top

Muuto - Maison Objet September 2010

Muuto showcased the silicone rubber Unfold pendant lamp by Stockholm based designer and architectures studio Form Us With Love. The duo also designed a lovely tealight candle holder called Match. Click here to see it on the designer's homepage. 

Available in grey, black, blue, purple, yellow

Each year Muuto have a competition for young designers. Petter Thörne and Anders Johnsson from Konstfack School of Design in Stockholm's winning entry is the dining table named "Keep" made from scrap wood and secured with metal bands (cutting out the need for glue) and a linoleum table top.

The "Keep" table makes a statement about wasted materials

"Outside in" flower pot by Thomas Bernstrand

Available in brown, green, grey and purple