Bookends For Letter Lovers. A-Z Cast Concrete Bookends by Jochen Korn.

The “A-Z” bookend series from the designer Jochen Korn are manufactured from special concrete and weighing roughly 2.5 kg each so they not only provide a charming optical frame for supporting light books and magazines, but offer reliable support to illustrated books, encyclopaedia and heavy collections of books.




Cast as six different bookends, each featuring four letters:








The special sophisticated cast procedure used to work the concrete material makes each bookend is unique, with a surface structure that differs slightly from all the others. The bookends are mounted on a stainless steel base with a non-slip rubber underside that protects surfaces.

The Red Dot Museum shop sells the “ABCD” and “WXYZ” for 49,90 € each.
Buy them here.

You can also purchase the entire set of all six from Korn. Learn more here.
Or contact Korn directly:(05 61) 45 06 51 03

Designer: Jochen Korn
Versions: “ABCD” and “WXYZ”
Material: Special concrete, stainless steel, sponge rubber
Size: 215 mm x 70 mm x 70 mm
Weight: 2.5 kg
Manufacturer: Korn Produkte, Kassel, German

The bookends come in a high-quality and sturdy gift box.

One Sweet Pillow. The Napoleon Candy Shaped Pillow in Leather by Eva Nip.

Hat and accessories designer Eva Nip's Napoleon pillow is a candy shaped throw pillow made of stitched leather, crafted in fun colors. The whimsical accent piece, originally made of felt, is now available in leather.







Originally designed in felt (shown below), the leather version adds sophistication and luxury to the design:

Available in tan pink, brown and ivory leather with matching stitching:

images courtesy of Behance and Spell

Buy the Napoleon pillow here.


See more of Eva Nip's work here.

Floating Frame Mantel Clocks in 14 Finishes by Kiki van Eijk for Moss Gallery.

above: Kiki with her clocks and right, the gold-plated copper wire frame clock for Moss Gallery is the most expensive in the collection and costs $4,200

Moss Gallery invited designer Kiki van Eijk to create a series of metal wire mantel clocks in 14 different finishes based on her floating frame works of brass and ceramic. The result is the "One More Time : Floating Frame Mantel Clock"

Rendered in ceramic and bent wire "drawings", the skeletal representations of solid forms are executed in various metals and finishes such as oxidized copper, shiny copper, anodized metals in colors, matte silver and even real gold-plated copper.





dimensions: 13.3" x 5.5", height: 16"

Prices range from $2,500 to $4,200.00 (for the gold-plated copper edition). To see the whole range of 14 finishes and to purchase, go here



above: The grandfather clock and candle holder from van Eijk's floating frame collection inspired the mantel clocks for Moss Gallery

Not a stranger to clock designs, Kiki has also made these wonderful mantel clocks:




Kiki van Eijk (born 1978, the Netherlands) graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2000. She is frequently asked to design interiors for both residential and commercial projects, to act as Art Director for exhibitions, to create exhibit designs for galleries, museums and schools, and she has designed products for the ceramics producer Cor Unum and the industrial design manufactory Moooi, the Netherlands. In addition, she has developed several collections which are produced through her own studio. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions worldwide, most recently during the 2010 Salone del Mobile, Milan, in an exhibition presented by the Zeiderzee Museum. Van Eijk lives and works in Eindhoven.

Designer Thomas de Lussac's Whimsical Outdoor Benches & Home Decor.

French Industrial designer Thomas de Lussac has a mind for functional whimsy. His many designs for everything from lamps to outdoor benches often incorporate the human element in bright and fun colors.

While he also works in woods and has several sophisticated furniture collections to his credit(and yes, you should see those, too), I am sharing with you some of his more "FUNctional" pieces today.


The Mona Lisa bench:

The You and I bench:

The Tennis bench:

Cosmo and Moonwalk lamps:

Table runner:

Robot Trobo toilet paper holders:


Skull and Bones Wall Sconce:

Freeway Vases:

Welcome Vase (grenade):


Tyrannosaurus Wall rack:


Shop for the many of the above products here at his online store.

Designer Thomas de Lussac: