The Tress Lamps were designed by Milan-based designer Marc Sadler for Italian manufacturer Foscarini. Their unique design was inspired by the seduction of a woman’s tresses.

Foscarini Tress are made of a unique blend of materials, the lampshade is a web of threads, stabilized by a polymer resin. The manufacturing process is quite similar with the one used for the fabrication of fiberglass and carbon fiber. This complicated construction acts at the same time as structure, decorative element and screen.

These unique interwoven, resin-impregnated fibers combine both traditional and futuristic elements. Their design recalls the classic texture of baskets, as well as high-tech look of modern composite materials such as carbon fiber. When the Tress lamp is on the light eminates into the surrounding space through the various asymmetric openings, creating a stunning interplay of light and shadow.

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British artist David Mach is known for his stunning sculptures and for his peculiar choice of materials. This time he used coat hangers as a medium of artistic creation.

The coat hanger hooks are either left as is, protruding from all over the sculpture, or they are straightened, making the artwork full of spikes. In either case they produce a dramatic effect, as the sculptures look as if they are blurred, surrounded by a metallic mist. With these extraordinary artworks David Mach certainly pushes the boundaries of art and inspires artists to try new mediums.

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The Corker designed by Sebastian Bergne, is an innovative corkscrew that requires two corks to achieve its full functionality and evolves as you consume your favorite wines.

It is manufactured by French firm Eno and it is made in nickel plated brass. The soft corks make an ideal handle, and every time you open a new wine the Corker will subtly remind you of the previous bottle you enjoyed.

A beautiful minimalist design, simple yet clever. Just add your favorite vintage corks for that refined personal touch.

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The Natura Morte Table (also known at Tree Table) is the work of artist Sebastian Errazuriz, also known as Sebastian E. It is part of the Natura Morte (Death Series) collection and it is made of glass, stainless steel and a whole tree.

This unique table is a stunning piece of contemporary art and at the same time a fully functional furniture. It is manufactured in a limited edition signed and numbered pieces, sold to international design collectors. The tree table has a length of 4.20 m and weighs almost half a Ton. Each table consists of a one of a kind South American “Crespon” tree that is carefully de-rooted, cut, dried, sanded and dyed.

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The “Electro” Jewelry collection by Canadian DESIGN + CONQUER combines great aesthetics, music heritage and advanced production technology.

Canadian designer Morgan Mallett came up with this revolutionary concept while listening to her favorite Electro playlists. These versatile accessories are made from ultra-light, white or clear, rigid plastic polymer. The fastenings are from stainless steel, or high quality low-nickel silver. The Electro futuristic jewelry are fabricated using a specialized 3D printer, while the final details such as the discreet neon paint touches are done by hand.

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Share your music with your friends with this funky 3-way headphone splitter that looks like a small tree branch.

The music branch by Kikkerland, can be plugged to any standard 3.5 headphone jack and will split the signal three ways (yes that’s right you can do a music listening threesome). The most obvious use would be to share what you are playing on your portable device (mp3 player, iPhone, etc) with other people. Alternatively you can use it to hook multiple powered speakers to a single audio source, or well, whatever a 3.5 jack splitter is used for.

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Husband-and-wife team Jeremy Pyles, 35, and Mary Welch, 31, of Niche Modern are creating some of the most elegant new lighting designs we have seen.

Frustrated with the available lighting options for their Manhattan-based home-furnishings shop, Niche, they created a hand-blown pendant in 2003. “Stamen” became the store’s most coveted item, and in 2005 they debuted a line of 10 lights, in shapes from flattened spheres to bell jars.  All Niche Modern lights are made from hand-blown glass and are contemporary, stylish and incredibly versatile.

You can hang them on their own, or in clusters, to produce playful designs, that can illuminate larger spaces. Niche Modern pendant Lights are funky, but at the same time luxurious and timeless, ideal for both hospitality lighting and residential lighting.

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The Ginkgo Leaf Bench was created by Athens based architect Manolis Anastasakis for the city of Seoul and its unique form was inspired by the iconic Ginkgo tree leafs.

This inspiring urban bench was Manolis Anastasakis proposal for Seoul’s “2011 Public Design Competition”, where it was honored with a Gold Medal Award. The international Design Competition was announced by The Seoul Metropolitan Government with the support of UNESCO. The goal of the competition was to gather proposals of various public urban elements as an effort to make Seoul, an UNESCO City of Design, an attractive place to visit, work, live and invest.

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