Furniture to make you smile Melbourne

Furniture to make you smile
Melbourne

We’ll use our Irish roots as justification for this coverage of Vaugh Shannon, a young design company started by two cheeky Irish lads. At first we thought the Happy Lamp, above, was cute because it is blue and has feet…then we realised where the on switch was and how turning it on might make it, ahem, happy. Naughtiness aside, we have a soft spot for furniture that makes us smile, like the Walking Mirror. More below.

The Not a Lamp (Coastand) is a fun twist on the old coat rack, and cleverly hides away the hooks for a clean look. We also liked their Cityscape coffee table, which incorporates storage within the design concept. There is a nice blending of function and idea in their work. The studio was only founded in 2007 so it will be interesting to see how they progress. What do you think of their pieces?

[ Images from Vaugh Shannon]

Comments (7)

Christopher Guy's signature chairs with the crossed back legs always brings a smile to my face, such a witty detail: http://stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/08/chair-gazing-with-rita-zykas/

posted by ChrisToronto on September 25th 2008 at 1:51pm
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Love these!!

posted by melodie-nelson on September 25th 2008 at 2:01pm
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Excellent!

posted by antigone on September 25th 2008 at 2:34pm
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I love how they are simple yet witty. good design and functional.

posted by TheoJ on September 25th 2008 at 4:24pm
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The mirror is wonderful -- but so is the branch coffee table.

Alas, they're probably thousands and thousands of dollars...

posted by jrochest on September 25th 2008 at 5:17pm
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I >DO

posted by ldevere on September 25th 2008 at 8:19pm
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very smiley!!!