Play – Refru

Playsam Streamliner Classic

elquemero — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:10:52 +0000

Playsam is a Swedish design company known for its timeless, archetypal wooden toys. Their iconic product, the Streamliner Classic epitomizes Scandinavian Design with its use of material, simple construction, and minimalist aesthetic. This ageless toy is designed by Ulf Hanses and has been selected as a Design Classic by the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts for its inventive style and high-gloss finish.

Designer: Ulf Hanses
Maker: Playsam
Material: Solid Wood, high-gloss lacquer
Dimensions: 13.5 × 7.5 × 6 cm
Origin: Sweden
Notes: Comes in a black cardboard gift box.

Mozartkugel Music Box

elquemero — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:08:59 +0000

With a turn of the oversized metal key, Mozart’s Voi Che Sapete (from Marriage of Figaro) starts radiating from inside a large, solid wooden ball. This playful wind-up music box is designed by Adam + Harborth of Siebensachen, and manufactured in a village bordering the Black Forest. The 18-note mechanism is mounted in premium quality wood that has been fashioned into a perfect sphere and finished with a satin wax.

Edition #01 Snowball is a special edition Mozartkugel lacquered in white semi-matte, and accompanied by an all-white key.

Edition #03 Golden Oak has a special golden wax finish rubbed manually into the brushed oak wood. It plays “That Sounds So Glorious” from Mozart’s Magic Flute, and its key is made of untreated brass.

Designer: Adam + Harborth
Maker: Siebensachen
Material: Beech, Oak, White-Lacquered Beech, Golden Brushed Oak
Dimensions: ø9.2 cm | ø3.6 in.
Origin: Germany
Notes: Ring-shaped metal cradle included

Foxtrot Satellite

elquemero — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:28:06 +0000

Hand-crafted wooden scale models of real-world satellites, created by London-based design studio PostlerFerguson. A mini space fleet that includes Cygnus, an unmanned resupply spacecraft that also serves as an interplanetary garbage collector, Geotail, a satellite observing the structure and dynamics of the tail region of the magnetosphere, and the Cargo Capsule, a commercial spacecraft used for transporting humans and cargo into low Earth orbit.
Each model comes flat-packed with assembly instructions and information about the spacecraft. Display stand included.
Designer: PostlerFerguson
Maker: Papa Foxtrot
Material: Maple with laser etched stainless steel details
Dimensions: 11 × 11 × 7 cm (box) | 4.3 × 4.3 × 2.75 in. (box)
Origin: United Kingdom

15 Minute Timer

elquemero — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:26:38 +0000

A visual reminder to take a break during the day and carve out 15 minutes for what truly counts. That isn’t very long, and that’s the point: it’s longer than we often give to so many of the things we ostensibly think of as so important – like properly listening to a partner, rationally analyzing our career ambitions, or playing in a concentrated way with a child.
This attractive glass timer is created by Polite for The School of Life, a London collective devoted to developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture.
Designer / Maker: Polite
Material: Glass
Dimensions: ø5.5 × H13 cm
Origin: United Kingdom

Rain Record

elquemero — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:25:29 +0000

A vinyl phonograph record created by Japanese artist Kouichi Okamoto (a.k.a. Bekkou). This atmospheric record has circular grooves on its “drop” side, allowing the raindrop sounds to loop endlessly. The “rain” side includes a 10-minute track, featuring soothing sounds of a Summer rainfall. Each side is labeled with its respective Japanese character.
Both abstract and natural, the wonderfully ethereal soundtrack of the Endless Rain Record will evolve as it gradually becomes worn and scratched.
Designer: Kouichi Okamoto
Maker: Kyouei Design
Material: PVC and paper
Dimensions: 32 x 32 cm
Origin: Japan

Minim Playing Cards

elquemero — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:10:55 +0000

Minim is a deck of regulation playing cards re-imagined by NY-based designer Joe Doucet, who managed to successfully reduce the familiar shapes of hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades to minimal geometric symbols. The requirement to mark the backs of regulation cards has been fulfilled by a single diagonal line instead of the traditional ornamental patterns.
Available in Black and White.
Designer: Joe Doucet
Maker: Areaware
Material: Sustainably harvested cardstock and vegetable-based inks
Dimensions: 8.9 × 6.3 × 1.9 cm | 3.5 × 2.5 × 0.75 in.
Origin: USA