Alicita Rodriguez

1 week ago | 3rings.designerpages.com | Alicita Rodriguez

Ah, we are all familiar with the dreaded guest chair—but Hazel is anything but. Designed by Alyssa Coletti for HBF, Hazel gives the guest chair some much-needed panache! With a solid ash frame and tailored upholstery, Hazel is as changeable as the girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Single-fabric, dual-fabric, and multi-fabric options make this chair a sly chameleon. Five dynamic patterns infuse the collection with very different personalities.

2 weeks ago | 3rings.designerpages.com | Alicita Rodriguez

Kast Creative Director Amy Bartlett didn’t get into designing sinks (or basins, I should say) through the most direct route. At Leeds College of Art, she studied Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design, along with a good dose of color theory. Luckily, Kast, like Bartlett, has a design-forward ethos. When Bartlett began working at Kast, she may have been waiting to pounce. This is pure conjecture on my part, but until recently the UK brand specialized in one thing: concrete.

3 weeks ago | 3rings.designerpages.com | Alicita Rodriguez

Scandinavian design that marries durable teak and dark green rope? Yes please. It’s all in the Frida Dining Chair by Vincent Sheppard, which is debuting a dark green color this week at HD Expo. The chair’s round frame revels in classic geometry. And the rope’s seat and back complement the wood beautifully, even if it’s “tightly strung,” as Vincent Sheppard writes!See the new dark green Frida Dining Chair by Belgian brand Vincent Sheppard at HD Expo Booth 5065. For another wood beauty, check out Jack.

3 weeks ago | 3rings.designerpages.com | Alicita Rodriguez

The Good Plastic Company collaborated with Gensler to create Growth. Not only does the collection of surfaces grow the Polygood product line, it also takes design cues from natural growth patterns. Created from discarded refrigerators, electronics, industrial spools, and other consumer waste, Growth proves that sustainable surfaces can turn yesterday’s junk into tomorrow’s treasure. The new collection features Cradle to Cradle and Declare Label certification.

4 weeks ago | 3rings.designerpages.com | Alicita Rodriguez

The egg has spawned so many fantastic products in the history of design—and now we have another. Ovetto has hatched! Just in time to organize your kitchen waste and recycling in a beautiful ovoid that will be the envy of your square neighbors with their rectangular receptacles. Ovetto has not one, not two, but three compartments. If you’re separating trash, recycling, and compost, this is the container for you. It’s freestanding, so you can put it anywhere.