Louis Vuitton Waffle Maker by Andrew Lewicki
According to a recent article in the Huffington Post, Andrew Lewicki has successfully married Andy Warhol with Meret Oppenheim. But displaying ordinary household objects, either blown out of proportion, subtly modified, or just as they are, is anything but new. Still, Andrew Lewicki and his waffle iron are worth at least a warm side note. It goes without saying that this fine piece of consumerist critique is not for sale, nor is it in production, and that really makes me sad. Who needs another piece of fancy art when the world is craving tasty LV waffles? Grow some balls and start the serial production! www.andrewlewicki.com
Sexy Sweaters by Alec Weitl
Fold Chair Raw by Olivier Grégoire
I first saw this great piece of work last summer at the Acne store in New York. A couple of weeks ago it re-emerged on tumblr and I tracked it back to French furniture producer Spécimen Éditions, who also fitted out the store in Soho. This Fold Chair is the raw variation of the regular Fold Chair, built from one single piece of fiberglass and limited to a run of just 25. “Indoor and outdoor, this graphical piece is a hymn to delicacy.” And I couldn’t agree more. www.oliviergregoire.com
CT09 ENOKI by Philipp Mainzer
This outstanding series of side tables might mark the end of a journey. German-born Philipp Mainzer once set out to establish a pure and distinct design language. Educated at the legendary Central Saint Martins, he soon co-founded the furniture brand e15 - named after the area code of his thenstudio - and delivered the first promising syllables. Seventeen years later and after having designed a wide range of decent objects and buildings, the Enoki series was presented at the IMM Cologne. Considering the aesthetically completeness and glossy elegancy of those marble mushrooms, Philipp’s quest seems to be over. Or is there something even purer and more distinct yet to come? I do not think so. www.philippmainzer.com
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Young Alec recently directly addressed his roughly 50,000 Facebook fans to ask them a simple question: WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU: quality or low cost? Well, as one guy put it aptly: “I don't give a fuck how expensive your sweaters are, I just want a good quality dope sweater!! If it’s 100 fuck it! 200 fuck it! 300?? You heard me, fuck it!” Which kind of sums it all up nicely. Even though the Sexy Sweater does not yet exist in tangible form, fashion delinquents such as Nicola Formichetti and the editors of Dazed Digital are rooting for the kid, and so am I. So come on Alex, what are you waiting for?! www.sexy-sweaters.com