Damien Hirst & Other Artists Do Deck Chairs

above: Deck Chair by Damien Hirst in blue

Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a post on 16 fabulous artist designed deck chairs.

Now, Just in time for summer, Artware Editions is offering a selection of artist-designed deck chairs by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Sir Peter Blake, Keith Tyson and others.

Perhaps the most recognizable of the designs is Damien Hirst's suite of chairs showing butterflies with six possible background colors: blue, black, red, orange, yellow or lime green:





Other designs show bright florals, beautiful blue skies, birds in flight, text or calming abstractions, all of which revolve around themes of the natural world and summertime.

Available Deck Chairs by other artists:


above left: Keith Tyson and above right: Gary Hume

above left: Rob and Nicky Carter, above right: Marc Quinn

above left: Sam McEwan, above right: Sir Peter Blake

Each deck chair is made of a solid Merpauh wood frame and has a digitally-printed, sailcloth sling that the artists designed specifically for the chairs. Suitable for outdoor use, the deck chairs fold for easy storage. Each chair measures 48 h. x 23 w. x 30 1/2 d., inches. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.



Damien Hirst deck chairs: $425 + shipping
All other deck chairs: $375 + shipping
buy them here.


Be sure to check out these other original artist deck chairs, too!

Home Decor That Goes Up To 11. Rock n' Roll Furnishings From Rocket Design.

Rocket Design of Italy makes home decor for the hard core rock n' roll enthusiast. Clever little products like wine racks, table trays, wall mirrors, napkin rings and more, all in the shapes of music related items.

Perfect for ipod-addicted students' dorm rooms and budding musicians. Below is their range of products.

Orange and black guitar wall shelves (complete with wall stickers):


Equalizer coat rack:

Guitar coffee tables:

Cassette deck shelf (complete with wall stickers):

headphone wall mirrors:

Nap(ster)kin rings and coasters:



Guitar shot glass holders:


The Dish jockey, a turntable tray:


The wine (jack) rack in transparent or white:


all available for purchase here.

It's A Scooter! It's A Stroller! It's The Roller Buggy!

Although I think it ought to be named the Scroller, The Roller Buggy is a multi-functional baby carriage transformable into a scooter designed by Valentin Vodev, a member of the design trio behind CIO, Creative Industrial Objects.



Through a simple pull of the lower body, it extends the normal baby carriage into a scooter, creating a more sportive and faster transportation on various terrains and giving both parties a good time.



For the development of the Roller Buggy, a great amount of design and market research was invested. At first, the combination of baby carriage and scooter was tested in numerous plans and models after which the best results were optimized in a 3D model.



After the 3D model was created, a prototype was built and tried out in a park by placing a life size dummy into a third-party seat with seat belts. As the security of the child has priority, two front brake disks are provided to enable speed reduction at any time.



Child safety- Roller Buggy has a specially-made hydraulic brake system with two disk brakes that allow to reduce the speed and to stop. There is also a safety belt on the child's seat. The child should be older than 1,5 years and the speed shouldn't be faster than 15 km/h.



For children 1.5 - 4 years
Materials: Aluminium, plastic and rubber
Characteristics: Easy to store away, multifunctional purpose
Usage: Alleys, parks, streets


above: designer Valentin Vodev

all images courtesy of the designer and pixstudio