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Imagine scaling back furniture to its most basic functions, what would it look like? Preforma Design’s Basic Lines for Living, gives us an idea. This furniture collection is designed to serve three basic functions: somewhere to place things on, somewhere to sit on and something that provides light. Formalized only by their most essential elements,…
Happy February everyone! A month has passed since the beginning of this new exciting year and there are so many things I want to do, to try and to experience. My bucket list is getting longer and longer, but there is one thing that keeps coming up- travelling. Oh, there is nothing like visiting new…
Working from ones home might sound easy; you are in the comfort of your own house, you work while wearing your pajamas and by the end of the day, you work better. However, this is not entirely true. At home there are tones of distractions, from feeding the cat, to ending up reading a magazine…
With 113K of followers on his Instagram profile, one could say Michele Grimaz knows what it takes to build a successful account better than most. His dreamy photos,’ preferably with a touch of blue’, narrate his experiences, through water reflections, playful touches and open skies. Here in InconnuLab we are more than happy to interview him…
Entering the last week of January, we are now well away from the holiday period and back to our daily schedules, that feel heavier and heavier. February for me is always one of the most difficult months. It feels very busy after the Christmas laziness and the usually gloomy and cold weather doesn’t help to…
Some people say you have to learn something new every day to keep your creativity going. It could be a new word in a foreign language or a new recipe that you tried or a new place you visited that you had never been before. It’s all in refreshing your mind and keeping it active…
Inspiration can truly come just by stepping outside your front door and Sebastian Errazuriz proves exactly that with his shelving unit called ‘Bilbao’. It is made by a fallen tree branch that the artist found on a Sandiago street and decided to take it back to his workshop, where he re-adapted it so that it…
During the Minimalist House Cleanse for the new year, which I am still in the process of, I found a point that I really wanted to focus on and that’s my wardrobe. It contains a lot of pieces which I love and I wear all the time and a even bigger amount of pieces which…
If you suffer from wanderlust, just like me, you certainly know how great it feels to travel. The rush of the journey, the feeling of arrival and then the streets, the smells, the tastes and the people of the place you are about to discover, make travelling seriously addictive. Every time I finish a trip,…
Wanting to break away from the conditions imposed my market or production needs and to create unconditionally, the Barcelona- based designer duo Alvaro Goula and Pablo Figuera, launched Home Adventures. An initiative that allows the duo to experiment, invent and explore for the joy of it, producing pieces that are adventurous and innovative. The first…
It’s time to face the truth. Christmas holidays are well over as of today and that means that we have to go back to our jobs and everyday struggles. Changing from ‘holiday mood’ to ‘everyday routine’ sure is hard, but it doesn’t have to be that bad. There are ways to create quality time for…
As we completed the first week of the year today, I find myself still trying to get back to my usual life rhythms, organizing and putting in order my things and promising to myself to stick to my resolutions and goals. I enjoy so much life during the holiday, seeing friends, travelling and exploring new…
Always fascinated with the traditional Japanese paper-folding art of origami, here in InconnuLab, we have been exploring the ways different designers and artists have been incorporating it in their work. It’s amazing how much inspiration can a single art give to designers, from our origami bags , to origami plant pots and to colorful 3D origami…
Number one on my bucket list for 2016? Easy! Get organised and plan my time better, but also put down my future goals and plan ahead. As a girl that uses her phone for almost everything I love using a Calendar for my daily schedule, but I miss a good old agenda, where you can…
It has been an intense year and InconnuLab has grown a lot within it, through good times and hard times. Even this Blog started last May and during the past 6 months we have been inspired by wonderful people, shared amazing ideas, tried cool DIY’s and gone through amazing experiences. It has been a blast…
Now it’s the chance! Just outside the doorway of the New Year, these days are perfect for setting new goals, creating bucket lists with all the things we would like to accomplice next year and planning ahead. But it’s also the perfect time to take some time and look around in our space and see…
Right in the heart of the city of Trieste lies a unique jewelry shop with a long history that is now the go-to place for contemporary wearable art pieces in town. GIADA is many things to its owner and curator, Silvia Vatta, it’s a life project, a family tradition and a research platform. Here in InconnuLab we are…
Winter Solstice is so much more than the shortest day of the year. It brings with it cold, little sunlight and is one of the oldest celebrations traditionally known as Yule, Midwinter and Jól. The Solstice marks the point when the days from getting shorter and shorter, will start growing longer again, Yay! Even in the…
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are exactly one week away from Christmas and you can feel it in the air. Gift- shopping for friends and family, organizing countless meet-ups and dinners, making plans for New Years and at the same time trying to enjoy a hot cup of tea at home, sure can feel chaotic. However,…
Imagine floating, luminous jellyfish hanging from your ceiling giving you the sensation of being underwater and transforming your home’s or event’s ambiance. The beautiful, creative lamps of the Medusae Collection help you ”add a little underwater illumination to your space” claims Roxy Russell the designer behind this project. Russel is constantly inspired and fascinated by the…
(Featured image by Loose Leaf Vegan ) I discovered Chai Tea in London, when Jo, my Dutch friend who had just returned from India, offered me and our friends a hot cup of this warming beverage, which is perfect for cold winter nights or mornings. It was a love at first sip and I after a…
As Christmas draws closer, every weekend becomes a marathon of gift-finding for everyone in our lives and even though shops get chaotic, I enjoy the feeling of being able to offer something special to my loved- ones. However, it was only some years ago when I understood the importance of the wrapping. At first, I…
Rogan Brown creates intricately detailed microorganisms for his latest collection, Magic Circle. Using a combination of hand and laser cuts, he creates patterns that occur naturally in bacteria, coral and microbes. Through this work, the Anglo- Irish artist wants to explore the interplay between ‘reality’ and imagination, as every piece is completely fictional and unique. This…
Who doesn’t love mulled wine? Its bright red color, the soul-warming taste and its amazing smell are all incomparable and make it a must-drink for the cold winter nights. I first tried mulled wine in London, while taking a walk in Brick Lane market’s colorful streets and I was amazed by the delicious taste of…
I think I have a love and hate relationship with Winter. On the one hand side, I can’t stand the cold, the fact that I am almost always sick and even if I like cozy clothing, the ‘onion method’ is not the most comfortable way to dress myself. However, Winter is a time of the…