Kayla Kromer: Geekdom Rules in Design

Hello Gentle Readers!

A while back in one of our Top Ten lists we featured the awesome Hamburger Bed made by Kayla Kromer. It's an inventive bed made to look like a Hamburger (as if the name didn't suggest that right?). I've been on the look out for more awesome creations by Kayla and I stumbled upon two today!

I just had to share with the world. I'm impressed by Kayla's design sense and her utter geektasticness. So let me show you what I found.

First, the Millennium Falcon Bed! Yes, for you Star Wars fans out there, Kayla created a bed made to look like Han Solo's Millennium Falcon. Complete with pillows and lights that make you look like your flying through space while you sleep. It actually looks pretty comfy too!

The bed features two LED lights, blue rope lights around the bottom, map covered interior sheets, smuggler compartments to hide your … well anything and the cockpit even has room to hold your Star Wars action figures. You get to pick who drives your dreams at night!

I also found this incredible Rooster Teeth Couch that Kayla made for RoosterTeeth.com! Opens with a remote! I don't have much more information on this piece but we certainly love Kayla's style here at WFB.

I hope you enjoy Kayla's work as much as I do!

Happy Designing!

-Ginni

Sources:

http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-millennium-falcon-bed/

http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2939669

http://www.loungegeeks.com/2011/03/kayla-kromers-whopper-beds/

ps. What do you think of Kayla's creations? Hit us up in the comments!

Furniture Designer to Watch, Taskeshi Miyakawa

Here at Wholesale Furniture Brokers the majority of our staff stare at furniture every single day and most of us are limited to looking at the furniture we sell. While WFB does have its fair share of interesting furniture our staff likes to occasionally look outside our current furniture bubble and see what else is out there.

Today I came across a Brooklyn based designer Takeshi Miyakawa. The thing that caught my eye about Miyakawa during my design research was the most recent press surrounding him. Back in May, 2012 he was aressted in New York for "planting false bombs". 

He was installing a series of light sculptures that were inspired by the 'I {heart} NY' plastic bags when a passerby mistook the installation as actual bombs instead of art. In late July, Miyakawa was given 10 days community service. 


However, the more interesting thing about Miyakawa is his work. While he has a lot of interesting furniture designs to choose from, my favorite is the Fractal 23.

Described as "a playful modular drawer system which can be opened from four sides. each compartment requires a consideration of 'what to store'." This unique storage solution will not only help you store, it'll will make you think. Measuring 28" x 28" x 28" the Fractal 23 takes storage solutions to a whole new level.

Another incredible piece of furniture designed by Miyakawa is the Zero Shift table.

Made of MDF and measuring 30"X x 61"L x 16"H this coffee table is an oval in two parts that when you slide the two pieces you inheriently change the configuration and size. Truly simplistic design at it's best.

Last but not least I have to highlight another one of Miyakawa's artistic installations. The "rite of spring".

The piece is made of 25 open boxes of varying sizes. Described as "two tree like forms are cantilevered off of two adjacent walls, meeting but never touching at the center. it is both a structural investigation, as well as sculptural evocation of life and growth."

While the rite of spring may not be meant as furniture I could see it being converted into a modern bookshelf. I can even picture the high ceiling New York loft it would be perfect for.

I will definitely be looking out for more of Miyakawa's work. 

Source

So tell us gentle readers. What do you find inspiring?