Naked Shoes

by Johanne

What’s not to love of these cagey wedges designed by young Brazilian designer Andreia Chaves?

Belonging in Chaves’ Invisible Shoe collection, these are the Naked Shoe, presumably because much of your foot will play peek-a-boo in these puppies. We think they’re ab fab and we love the product images.

The shoes are handmade in Italy and lined with leather to be comfortable despite their structural laser-cut outer shell.

Chaves also created the beautiful mirrored Invisible Shoe:

Images courtesy of Andreia Chaves.

Jean Paul Gaultier for Roche Bobois

by Johanne

Roche Bobois is synonymous with luxurious home furnishings to the point of ridiculously amazing.

These days, collaborations between designers and thinkers are happening across industries and it’s no surprise to find French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s signature on a selection of Roche Bobois furniture and home accessories.

Today we’re featuring highlights from the collaborative offerings, which we’d describe as envisioned for a French rock-and-roll goth sailor tycoon.

Bouroullec album

Bouroullec brothers Ronan and Erwan feature show in Bordeaux, France, until March 27, 2011

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are France’s hottest young designers right now.

With commissions to design for Alessi and Vitra, the brothers have made quite a name for themselves over the years. Their fun and -dare we say ‘organic’- take on furniture is light-hearted and modern.

album is the Bouroullec brothers’ first exhibition in France as a duo and is currently on show in Bordeaux at the Arc en rêve d’architecture until March 27, 2011. The exposition is a glimpse into the creative process leading up to today and inspiring what the future may bring from these two.

“Arranged thematically in six exhibition areas, album presents around 800 framed pieces – from documents and inspirational drawings to archive photographs – referencing everything from industrial product design to architecture.

“A key aim was to present the documents on one level, regardless of their content or the work they may relate to, and as such each visual is framed in exactly the same way regardless of whether the subject is a sketch for an item of furniture or a photograph of a finished building. The whole effect is both a unified and multi-faceted look at all the projects and approaches that coexist at any one time in their studio.”

You may not instantly remember the Bouroullec brothers’ work and to help jog your memory, we thought you’d probably remember seeing this 2008 Vegetal Chair that the duo designed for Vitra (which received much acclaim and press since its inception):

Love Letters

by Johanne

Since I’ve already shared with you how much fun you can have with a hearty hole punch, how about a heart-shaped font to use and print on your paper?

Lovedrops is a font made of hearts and it is available for free for personal use (like Valentines, love letters, or everyday correspondence- why not?):

Here is where you’ll find the Lovedrops font for download.

Thanks to How About Orange for featuring this font- we <3 it!

Image courtesy of FontSpace.

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