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Simple, yet sophisticated furniture pieces are becoming more and more popular these days. They are very appealing and draw attention instantly thanks to their intriguing forms that most of the time are between art and functionality. AlterEgo is an interesting chair with a creative design envisioned by young designer based in Barcelona Albert Puig. The idea behind his project was to translate his personality -his being- into a common, everyday object. Complex, daring and dual are three adjectives that truly represents the designer and that are found also in this latest work.

Fascinated by the experimental design and crafts, Albert Puig plays with materials and forms to create functional, yet unique objects. AlterEgo chair features a strong formal complexity, which is paradoxically simple designed: through the repetition of an element consisting of two triangles. This geometric repetition led to a clean and symmetrical structure characterized by aggressive yet sophisticated lines that initially transmits you an uncomfortable feeling when looking at it. Made of beech wood, the chair structure has three legs and its unsual backrest support is especially designed to adapt to the lumbar area, offering a greater feeling of freedom to the spinal column. That triangles seems to perfectly fits our positions, according to designer’s description.

Photos © Albert Puig

A little while ago, we were sharing with you a gorgeous, fresh interior design of a small apartment in Bucharest, Romania, signed by Romanian design studio Archinteriors. We liked their work, so we check out if they have other ongoing projects and we discovered this very appealing coffee table 100% made ​​of wood designed by interior architect Monica Corduneanu. The world that surrounds us is an inexhaustible source of inspiration and talented designers always manage to achieve amazing results starting most of the time from simple ideas.

The story concept of the little table entitled suggestively “Spiral” has its roots in the form of a snail shell, a spiral-like shape that she tried to broadly translate through the geometric arrangement of table legs. “Spiral” is a coffee table with personality and beautiful detailing. Its simple countertop made of fir wood is give with stain to accentuate the fibers and is highlighted by etching of circles corresponding to the legs.

The natural and colored parts of the countertop taken into consideration both technical and design reasons. The two thin slices, red and white, is a lovely addition that gives more personality to this coffee table, solving also the problem of hiding grips. Measuring L 60 x l 40 x h 42 cm, it’s lightweight and the red painted accents make the furniture item to stand out. Its geometry imprints the space interesting shadows, especially if you place it as much as possible in light or near a lamp. What do you think? Would go for this type of furniture?

Photos © Archinteriors

Are you planning to do a playroom or a nursery for your children on a tight budget? Today, we will share with you tips to create beautiful and modern puzzle stools on your own, with the help of designers from HomeMade Modern. We recently discovered their DIY projects and couldn’t help not to show you at least one of them (all of them are interesting) and decided on these charming stools that kids will certainly love them.

Playrooms and nurseries are going to be used by children, so it’s important to adapt any furniture item to their needs and also choose pieces that stir their imagination and make them creative as well. These DIY puzzle stools are great because besides the fact that they are brightly colored in various tints, they can be used separately or together. As you’ll see, making your own puzzle stool isn’t so hard as it seems, if you’ll have the right tools and follow the steps in the video at the end of this post.

Here’s what you need:

• ¾” furniture-grade plywood with a sanded finish (for 2 puzzle benches a single 4’ by 8’ sheet of plywood cut into 12” strips is more than enough);
• 1¼” wood screws are excellent;
• 220 Grit Sand Paper;
• 1” Diameter Dowels – 48” Long;
• 1/2” Diameter Dowels – 48” Long;
• wood glue;
• paint in various trendy colors;
• tools (18 Volt Cordless Drill and 6.1 Amp Variable Speed Jig Saw);
• patience 🙂

Photos © HomeMade Modern

It should take you no more than 7 hours to complete the project and in terms of money, if you have already the tools, it seems to cost you around $60 less or more. The result will be worth the effort and both you and your kids will love these fun and functional furniture pieces. They’re just an awesome touch for a cool and modern playroom. So, be creative and save money too with these professional tips! If you put this into practice, please tell us if it came out just like in these pics.

For more detailed instructions, check out HomeMade Modern website.

DIY colorful puzzle stools

Spotted on Behance, Paciocco, envisioned by Italian designers Tomas F. Bordignon & Carlotta Simoncello from Punto Soave, is a lovely and creative furniture piece with a suggestive and inviting design that caught our attention. Modern and stylish, we think that this awesome armchair is designed as a comfortable refuge for afternoons when the only things you want to do is to relax.

Although simple in its appearance, Paciocco is a really captivating seating unit, which comes together with large storage place ideal for keeping books, magazines, CDs or everything you want to have at hand.  A surprising unique hammock-chair fusion makes you love it from the first moment. The sitting made from fabric is suspended, to emulate the thrill you get when you relax in a hammock. The armchair required no screws, nails or glue to be assembled, it is merely a solid as wood structure with a blue soft fabric attached to it. A chair for the lazy, as it is described by Italian designers. The idea is simple, yet genius! What do you think?

Find inspiration by seeing other creative armchair designs on Designlike.

Photos © Punto Soave