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Viewville is a new online source for gallery-quality (and somewhat affordable) photography. Here’s a couple of prints that caught my eye:

‘Telephone’ by Bootsy Holler, Buy it here.
‘Sheets’ by Bootsy Holler, Buy it here.

Choice of sizes for both:
12×12: $80.00
16×16: $150.00
(thanks mary for the link)

By the same designer of the
Mirave & Miru Mirrors, these crazy miniature chairs are covered with soft animals, or to be more precise, crabs (crustaceans) and manta rays (vertebrata). While altogether bemusing, it’s odd that it should only be used for decorative purposes…I’d like to see how someone would instruct a kid to ‘see and not touch’ one of these. That being said, of course I can see how these chairs would be solely an objet d’art for a collector.

Manta Ray Chair: €787 or $1,210.00 (approx),
Buy it here.

This playful miniature chair has been handcrafted from chestnut wood and soft toys. The wicker seat is covered with cuddly sea characters. Stuffed with bean-bag beads, the manta rays have a painted print to create a textured effect. This unique miniature chair has been created exclusively for CoutureLab.

Crabes-Langoustes Chair: €836 or $1,286.00 (approx), Buy it here.

This playful miniature chair has been handcrafted from chestnut wood and bean-bag toys. The wicker seat is covered with cuddly characters from the sea, whose brilliant red claws hook and entwine round the wooden chair legs. This unique miniature chair has been created exclusively for CoutureLab.

Please note that these chairs should only be used for decorative purposes and are not suitable for children.

45 x 38 x 53 cm

Harry Allen’s
Roller Stop is now available for preorder in chrome.

“This iconic roller skate functions as a bookend, door stop, or 1970’s fetish object.”

Material: Resin
white, green, chrome (+$95.00)

Approximate Ship Date for Chrome: October 15, 2008

$95.00- $180.00,

Buy it here. or here.

These delightful papier-mâché creatures will be your friends through thick and thin, so they’re well worth the price tag. And, most importantly (who needs friends anyways) they’re available in all sorts of colors. Doesn’t that make you happy?

Available in white or in any of 13 luscious colors – all in low VOC paints.
Rendered in papier mache by hand by artisans in Haiti.

Bird, $45.00, 6”h x 8”l x 4”w
Peacock, $200.00, 30”l x 17”h x 10”w
Cow (Ferdinand), $275.00, 20”h x 20”l x 25”w
Pig, $185.00, 13”h x 24”l x 10”w

Crab, Deer with Flowers, Fish, Love Bird, Pagan Goat (head), Peace Antelope (head), Praying Mantis, Snail, and Spider also available (not pictured).

Buy it here.

This large mural (13’8″w, 8’3″h) would be perfect for a hallway or a plain white wall.

Printed on heavy duty 80lb wet strength paper in 8 easy-to-hang panels, this lush photo-realistic mural is simple to install and remove.

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This is such a perfect wall graphic for a child’s room.

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As a self-described minimalist, I usually don’t like the idea of allowing room for trinkets and such, but it is rather unrealistic to think that in your life you aren’t going to acquire some mementos along the way. I like how Marlon and Jace use display domes (as seen in their Apartment Therapy home tour) to create distinct display areas without making the space look cluttered.

[posted by kris]

I’m completely in love with these vessel-like shapes by Ernst Gamperl. Taken from trees that have naturally fallen due to effects of time, each one is meticulously carved from wet wood as it dries in order to expose the grain in a new way and form. The detail is really quite amazing, and pulls wood from an otherwise normal material into an extraordinary art piece. If I am ever lucky enough to own one I would honestly consider it a prized possession.

Circular patterns carved into [Gamperl’s] sculptures follow ancient Sufi customs and are deep synchronicity with the nature of the raw material itself. After the pieces have been moulded, waxed and polished into their finished shape, those same sculptural objects, appear to highlight the life of the grain and the ineffable force of nature which, in Gamperl’s case, has withstood the test of time.

Pricing starts at $546.00 approx. and go up to $7,700.00 (approximately).
Buy it here.

These Still Lifes (yes, the plural is ‘Lifes’) by John Murphy remind me a little of Harry Allen’s My Brother’s Frame, except they’re a fraction of the cost and you get the art as well. Go figure.

Archival Pigment Print, Open edition
10 x 12 inches framed (image size 5×7).

Still Life from the series Seeing is Believing, $150.00,
Buy it here.
Hand finished frame in Antique Blue. High Luster finish.

Still Life from the series That Way the Feeling Never Ends, $150.00,
Buy it here.
Hand finished frame in Chinese Red. Luster finish.

Still Life 2 from the series Seeing is Believing, $150.00, Buy it here.
Hand finished frame in Graphite. Satin finish.

Some interesting art pieces can be found at Red Cake, and, best of all, they won’t break the bank.

Jellyfish #3 by Elide Endreson, 2007: $300.00, Buy it here.

Vintage lace and tulle; silk.
11.0 x 9.0 x 3.0 inches

Pastel Pink Dog Bunny by Molly Schulps, 2008: $75.00,
Buy it here.
Clay, low-fire glazes, multiple-firings.
8.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 inches

Hippo Dog Buns by Molly Schulps, 2007: $125.00, Buy it here.
Clay, low-fire glazes, multiple-firings.
8.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches

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A nice mobile to complement your modern interior…

“hand laminated maple veneer cut to the shape of abstract birds hung from shaped wire – each bird are different size and shapes…”

approx. 24 x 11 inches

I think we’ve posted something like this before, but it was a while ago so it probably deserves another highlight.

“This three dimensional sculpture plays with light and shape in a way that can make a room. Perfect for above a bed or sofa, or any blank wall that needs some pizzazz. Available in white or graphite. Powder coated steel.”

(Left) Mirrored Large Op Art, 52″ x 30″, $279.00, Buy it here.
White Large Op Art, 49″L x 27″W, $179.00
Buy it here.

Check out this modernish mobile…there are some fun colors to choose from as well (if your purpose is to enthrall children, might I suggest the ‘Fire Fire’):

“In Japanese, puka puka means ‘an object gently floating in space’. Every Puka puka mobile is an original, handcrafted piece, balancing the forms and colors to ensure each mobile is one of a kind.”

Available colors: Fire Fire, Leaf, Smokey, or Spectrum.

Another cheeky interpretation of vinyl wall stickers. Unfortunately for us in the US, they’re really intended for European switches, but I think they’re a cute and playful execution of vinyl stickers.

[posted by kris]

Delightful arrangement of old flashcards to adorn your walls…

“They once introduced proper usage to Fifties schoolkids…cleverly rearranged, these vintage Dick & Jane flashcards now proclaim witticisms delightfully naughty and devilishly nice, phrases humorous and pointed, messages meaningful and memorable—like all truly enjoyable art. Framed behind glass in matte black metal. Each is unique.”

Sizes range from 12-1/4″W x 9-3/4″H to 12-1/4″W x 21″H.