A Chair with French Flair

This chair speaks of French flair.  The graceful legs, the generous seat, the curves of the woven back, it has class.  I love taking an old chair that has good 'bones'  but is worn and bit down in the heel and giving it new life.  This chair was painted in blue chalk paint and then finished with a dark wax to create a look of elegance that can still fit everyday use.  The seat is a durable material, well cushioned and the piping around the edge really finishes it off.  A wonderful accent piece to a room.
If you're around Creston, B.C this chair can be purchased at Creative Fix.  If you'd like it shipped to you that's no problem at all! 
$169

Hangin' out.

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This hanging light combines all the things we love at Puffin Design, 

're-purposed', 'reused', and 'retro'.  The 're-purposed' pipe fittings create a functional bracket to hang a 'reused' fire nozzle that has new life in this fantastic light and 'retro' edison bulb and cloth covered electrical wire complete the piece.  The bronze wire cage looks like it was made exactly for this light.  We have hung this from the wall but it can hang from nearly anything,  it wraps around and stays put.  

This could be hangin' out in your life... $225

   

Italian Rustic

Wabi sabi rustic Italian????

The Asian philosophy of wabi sabi is that there is perfection in imperfection. This concept explains why we often find beauty in weathered and rusty items. While going through a book on old Italian villas I ran across a sink that was re-purposed from an ancient livestock watering trough. The original limestone trough was crudely carved... followed by centuries of weathering and use resulting in a spectacular piece. The only problem being that although the aesthetic was there, the sink would be almost useless to use from a hygiene perspective. 

Based on the rustic Italian trough, my thoughts were to create a sink from concrete that has the aesthetic of a centuries old sink but is totally functional by modern standards. To complete the effect, I had Chris Balde from Kris Craft Industries do his magic on a matching base. The finishing touch was supplied by Marilin Grahn who came up with some working vintage faucets.

 The result really has to be experienced to be believed. It is fascinating to observe customers experiencing this sink for the first time.  It has been universally "love at first sight".