I completely need a lamp that looks like a lantern but isn’t. Because it’s a lamp.

Did you catch that? ($44)

LINK: HOUSE 8810

Perfect for the distorted dinner. Stop that. Your cooking skills are just as bad as mine. I read it somewhere.

Link:  ME DESIGN

What happens when Western aesthetics meet Eastern traditions? CeramiX’s design collection of Chinese and European porcelain.

Oh, I love.

Guess what these things all have in common? Yep, they’re a porcelain take on everyday items. Not necessarily new, but a trend that’s definitely going strong…

…and of course, we can’t forget Xue Lei’s porcelain soda cans!

[image credits in top photo: pop deluxe, kaboodle, chocosho]
[image credits in middle photo: decuisine, far 4, panik design]
[image credits in bottom photo: curiosity shoppe, general store]

SELAB charged frequent collaborator Alessandro Zambelli to design tableware that doesn’t really look like tableware when not in use. In fact, each piece stacks to reveal a lovely palace — six stories tall!

Brilliant. Pre-order it at A+R now.

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Kate MacDowell creates the most stunning sculptures with porcelain, discovering that the “romantic ideal of union with the natural world conflicts with our contemporary impact on the environment.”

Also? I like to think there’s a koala directing my brain, too.

I’m in a sculpture state of mind this Wednesday.

Link:  ANNA VOLKOVA