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Studio+Store Opening

We are excited to announce the opening of our Studio+Store! Starting this week, we’ll be open every Friday from 12-6pm. We’re also excited for our Preview Party this Thurdsay, March 1st, 6-8pm! Food by Marianne Sundquist and drinks by Longman & Eagle. If you are a Chicago follower and would like to come, please rsvp to info@unisonhome.com. We’ll be offering 15% off in-store purchases for the month of March. Please come by!

Photo Credit: Brian Guido + Julia Stotz

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Jasper Morrison’s Punkt.

No, not Punk’d, but Punkt. as in Dot (auf Deutsch). A new venture by one of my all-time favorite designers, Jasper Morrison. It’s a Swiss-based consumer goods company, started by a “group of eclectic and international professionals with a passion for design and simplicity” with the amazing Mr. Morrison as art director.

I love their vision: “To make life simpler” by making products that are “built to do a job, and do that job well”. It’s not a lot to ask, but when you think about, yes, some of our consumer goods today make our lives more complex with so many functions that what once seemed simple suddenly got complicated (ahem, iPhone). Their first product, the Punkt. phone vows to change all that – with a design pedestal to stand on as well. Punkt. also produces a beautiful clock in the same white, red and black as the phone that I’m also very keen on. Especially the version that benefits Japan (shown below). It does not surprise me considering Mr. Morrison is indeed very close to Japan and it’s culture, evident in his own work and collaboration with Naoto Fukusawa for Super Normal.Judging by their phone and clock, I cannot wait to see what’s next from Punkt.

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Ana Kraš

I am head over heals for Serbian furniture designer, Ana Kraš. Her work is young but embodies an old soul that one would expect to find in an old country like Serbia. Her presentation is beautiful and relaxed – self-shot photographs of her side tables, lamps, and clothing racks within busy but breathable, well-lived in spaces. Here are some of her recent creations:

Noodle Side Table, 2009

The noodle side table is made with a steel wire frame and a loose circular top that can be used as a tray. Turn the base upside down to get a different look!

Noodle Side Tables Installed
Bonbon Lamps, 2010

Bonbon lamps are made with colorful strings knitted by hand over a metal wire frame. They can sit or hang.

Bonbon Lamp Installed
Hive Lamps, 2010

The Hive Lamp uses the Bonbon shade, which hangs on an oak frame. The height can be easily adjusted by pulling the cord through the base.  It can also easily break down into just a few pieces.

Hive Lamp Disassembled
Ksilofon Clothing Rack, 2010
Ksilofon Clothing Rack, 2010
Ana Krass in her Studio