With two new bookcases designed for books or CDs, Mauro Canfori, artistic director and founder of TEEbooks, pursues his quest to create the most invisible and universal shelves at the best possible price. The modular system comes with or without a stand, exists in two widths and may be mounted onto the wall, prolonging the height of the shelves. Adjustable, the two foldable metal bookcases are made in Italy, available only in an evanescent white so as to melt into contemporary interiors. Lire la suite…

Do you know of the plant trellis signed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (see photo here-bellow) produced by Teracrea ? It was one of the must-have objects around the early 2000’s, alongside those of Konstantin Gcric, the Campana brothers, Sebastian Bergne or Fabio Bortolani who all answered Mauro Canfori’s call to create a new dialogue between vegetation and architecture. As founder of Teracrea, Mauro Canfori had a vision “At the time, design’s only interventions were at most plastic pots, I was sure plants deserved other supports systems and containers which would allow interaction with buildings, inside and out. I went to see the young designers of whom I liked the work with one single requirement: anything but a pot-plant!”. Planetary success was immediate as the drawings were exhibited at the 2002 Milan furniture fair. Canfori’s passion for both aesthetically pleasing and functional plant systems lead him to work with Edouard François and Patrick Blanc. Together theyapply their vegetation philosophy to architecture. Lire la suite…