Start of the new design

Yesterday I showed you a perfect, beautiful fotos of design objects. Today something totally different. Working mess in my studio ;-D drawing, and cutting, thinking, and fighting..…. I think its time to stop this top secret.

I’m taking a challenge to start my own mark of children furniture. No, not alone, together with my husband, who is also an architect. You can try to guess what it will be…. but for sure I will keep you inform…. the procces just begins, and I think it will be a big life challenge. So please, cross your fingers for us. 

Ronan+Erwan Bouroullec

My Monday find. Silent perfectionism. 

French-based designers Ronan Bouroullec (1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (1976) have been working together for about ten years now. This amazing designers, working for numerous manufacturers, namely Vitra, Kvadrat, Magis, Kartell, Established and Sons, Ligne Roset, Axor, Alessi, Issey Miyake, Cappellini and more recently Flos and Mattiazzi. If you want to see more projects, you can look to the wide, and amazing portfolio here : bouroullec

all the photos from official site.

bye, bye weekend

I went today for a short walk . It was rainy.  

I found some places, I haven't seen before, almost around the corner of my house. 

Have a nice week. 

Photo1 / " Feeling at home"

Tas-ka

I wanted to write about the Dutch design studio Tas-ka already for some time. Today I've finally had a chance to see their shop in The Hague. What a pleasure ! Tas-ka  is a young company run by Jantien Baas en Hester Worst. This talented duo are creating their own fabrics with beautiful patterns and then use them for whole collection of products. In Collected by tas-ka shop you will find products from many talented designers from all over the world, and also old ceramics, vintage furniture and illustrations. Their shop is just beautiful and inspiring place to visit!  

Tas-ka have in their shop a new book "Surrur". I was showing it to you already here : inspiration-marimekko-new-book-surrur. Reading it, really makes my day. What a treasury! Inspiring, colorful, and make you realize that all the crafting projects are so easy to make. ....

photos 1/2/3/4 and all the book photos Rafa kids

The winners are….

The happy numbers are 3 and 4.  

3 belongs to 10 srok so the balloons will fly to you! 

4 belongs to MUS  , so the book is yours!         

Congratulation! I will contact you for the address. Thank you so much to all of you for taking part in my first giveaway. It was great to read all your comments! It looks like I have a small niche with artistic spirits around me! Greetings to all of you. Agata

Zwycięskimi numerami zostały 3 i 4. Pod numerem 3 kryje się 10 srok to do Ciebie poleca baloniki! Po numeren 4 kryje sie MUS i to do niej zostanie wysłana książeczka. Gratuluję i za chwilkę zgłuszę się po adres. Dziękuje wszystkim z całego serca za komentarze i ujawnienie rąbka tajemnicy o sobie. Mam wrażenie, ze stworzyliśmy tutaj małą artystyczna nisze. Postaram się dalej wyszukiwać dla Was ciekawe i  inspirujące tematy. Pozdrawiam wszystkich serdecznie. Agata

Black&White - AVAroom and FermLiving

Today just some black&white inspiration for a children room. 

Great Wallstickers from ferm-living.com and a bunk bed from avaroom.fi out Finland.

Don't forget - tomorrow is the last day of my giveaway! 

Have a nice day. 

Collect furniture – Danish design for children

What a great boy's room from Denmark! It is always a chalange to design a small room. The big bed above, the cupboard under, nice shelfs under the stairs, and there is still space to play! The project was made by Danish company Collect furniture, and made by kbhsnedker. They are making amazing kichens and other house furniture. Just check the craftsmanship! here :www.kbhsnedkeri.dk

COLLECT furniture is a young Danish company focusing on furniture for children. The same company also designed the chair/table to see on the photo. Their new design for a bed will be launched in 2012. For more great furniture have a look here : www.collectfurniture.dk

Hallo Sunday

I found this project on the dos family blog the-family-picture-tour, and I like it a lot.

So let me introduce my family ,  from the left :

Robert, Arek, Franek and Agata, and now you know why this blog is RaFa  ;-)

Have a nice Sunday. 

100 posts - Giveaway

I was with you, already for 100 times. Some days there are 100 people coming by to see Rafa-kids. I think it is a great opportunity, to get to know each of you better. I’m curious about my secret spys. So here it goes, my first giveaway:

I thought I will give you : 1/ something to celebrate – a set of Japanese colourful balloons! but also a polish book, “Fashion” with a great illustrations of Katarzyna Bogucka. You probably already noticed I’m a big fun of polish illustrators and graphic designers. It can be a nice inspiration, not only for polish readers.

 What do you have to do? 1/ Just write a comment below 2/ tell me few words about yourself, 3/ select which gift would you like to get. On the next Friday the 16th (open till 19.00) I will pick up randomly with my son two winners. Have fun!

Dzisiaj po raz 100 jestem tu z Wami. Są dni gdy do Rafa kids zagląda prawie 100 osób. Chciałabym Was poznać. Proszę, ujawnijcie się! Z tej okazji podaruje Wam prezenty. Ponieważ nie wiem zbyt dobrze kto do mnie zagląda, pomyślałam, że podaruję Wam :

1/ kolekcję japońskich baloników i 2/ piękną książeczkę “Moda”",  z ilustracjami Katarzyny Boguckiej. Ci którzy zaglądają tu często zapewne zauważyli, że jestem wielkim fanem polskiej ilustracji ;-)

Co wystarczy zrobić?

1/ Zostawić komentarz, 2/ Napisać coś o sobie, 3/ Wybrać który prezent chcielibyście otrzymać.  Za tydzień, w piątek 16.09 (będzie otwarte do godziny 19.00 )  wylosuję z moim synkiem, dwóch szczęśliwców. Miłej zabawy.

Upon a Fold - paper heaven from Japan

' Junzo Terada, a Japanese illustrator and designer, is the creator of this fun collection of illustrated animal sculptures. His Magical Menagerie includes 20 different animals, each beautifully illustrated by Junzo, and ready to be popped out and slotted together – no scissors or glue required! .'

I came across this amazing australian based web shop, and I just couldn't  leave it! It is a heaven for people who love paper and Japanese design. Justine, (the owner of the shop) is  a graphic designer, and has a great passion for paper and collecting  paper goodness mainly from Japan. She said: 

' I’m still busy cutting, folding and finding inspiration from paper artists and engineers. Whenever I come across a beautiful object made of paper I wish I had a place to put it on show for all to see and enjoy. So, ta-da, 

here it is… Upon a Fold.' uponafold.com.