Leave it again to Naoto Fukasawa to turn pretty much anything (including bathroom fixtures) into something that you suddenly develop absolute feelings of lust over. The latest case in point; the System Bathroom I-U he co-developed with National (which you might know better as Panasonic). It's an interchangeable system that lets you use the appropriate pieces for the space you have (and also with a choice of light or dark wood) , and as with anything that Fukasawa has had a hand in, it's beautiful in its simplicity. Nothing extravagant here, and nothing you don't need, just the basics, presented in a way that is sure to turn your bathroom into a part of your home you end up wanting visitors to see! JS

+ national.jp
+ naotofukasawa.com

Motherbrand designers Todd Falkowsky and Michael Erdmann with graphic designer Bill Acheson have launched the Canadian Design Resource. In the same vein as CABIN, only with a new spin, the designs featured are the found remnants of Canada's most rapidly declining resource; local design. To serve as the seed for CDR, the objects were put into context at the annual Gladstone Hotel "Come up To My Room" exhibit in Toronto. As one of the contributors of this fabulous resource, I am very excited to see great design objects being recognized including: The Solair Chair, Thermos, Ceramics, Windsor salt, The Wacky Carpet, Len Thompson Fishing Lures, and more. Just another reminder that Mother really does love us!
JGB

+ Canadian Design Resource
+ CABIN

+ Torbjörn Lundell's glowing woven optical fibre Glofab is fab.

+ Ida Wanler's Glamorous By Night lamp is simple line art by day.

+ FOREST is a "room-forming aluminium arch that can create scenery between different furniture, rooms and people". Designed by Katrin Greiling as part of her Forest Aesthetics collection, it's now being published by Offecct. Katrin’s inspiration for the Forest Aesthetics designs came from a trip through Germany’s Grünewald forest.

+ The Fluga garden table/stool combines plywood and mirror steel with an outdoor theme (hopefully it keeps the bugs away).