UMBRA SHIFT - A Contemporary, New Collection from Umbra

I'm a fan of Umbra and was very intrigued of their latest collection called Umbra Shift.  You must go check out the full collection - so many great/fun ideas! It will definitely make you look at everyday products in many different ways.

Umbra Shift is an extension of Umbra that focuses on contemporary influences in the design community. For more than 30 years, Umbra has broken the mould by creating entirely new categories that apply thoughtful design to everyday items. Umbra Shift revisits these roots with a roster of established, emerging, and in-house designers who share Umbra's passion to re-think things, designing personal objects they themselves would want to give or use at home. The result is a collection that expresses diverse points of view, yet sits together with a shared belief in ideas that are functional, familiar and forward thinking.

Below are some of my fav. Click on the captions for more info. You can also purchase them online on umbra.com.

HANGER CHAIR

CUP LAMP 

SPOON CLOCK 

Umbra's 'Facepapers' Winner - Me, Once Again!

Very happy to share that once again, not one but TWO of my photos were chosen as Umbra's 'Facepapers'. I said once again, because two of my photos were winners when Umbra had the contest the first time. You can read about it here.

This will be the second time Umbra had run this 'Facepapers' contest. In Umbra-speak 'facepapers' refers to the photo inserts. In the past, what was placed in all Umbra's frames have always been of staff's, their kids, dogs and parents. They had never used professional shots. Umbra then thought of letting us fans/community to participant. What a great idea!

After sifting through hundreds of great photos, they've selected 13 winners - and yep, TWO of them (below) were mine!! FYI, each winning photo get $50 to shop on umbra.com. Thank you Umbra!! : )

I took this while I was on vacation at a Punta Cana resort.

My brother-in-law and nephew.

Umbra frames are sold in over 35,000 stores all over the world - how cool?! The winning photos will be placed in Umbra's frames and displays due to come out this January.

Check out all the winning 'Facepaper' photos below, who's your fav? I love taking pics and using instagram. If you want to see some fun, great & interesting pics, please follow me @stardchiu thanks! : )

Umbra - Facepaper Contest Winner: Me!

I'm a big fan of umbra stuff. They're cool, modern, original, and affordable product for the home. I'm pretty sure you like me own something from umbra. Maybe a frame or two?

Well, umbra had a Facepaper Contest back in January where we can submit photos for a chance to be in an umbra frame sold worldwide. If that's not enough, the chosen ones also get a $50 umbra gift code to shop online. How cool, right? And guess who won? ME!!! lol

This was my kind of contest. People who knows me know that I LOVE taking pics and sharing them on instagram : ) Check out all of them here and please follow me.

I'm so happy! Umbra chose not just one but TWO of my photos!! That's right, look out for my winning photos in frames this fall! I'm super excited!

I was told that they sorted through hundreds of photos and picked a total of 10 winning shots. Check them out below - all very nice images! Congrats to all the winners!

My winning photo taken at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institue.

My second winning photo taken at this year's Interior Design Show.

Can't believe it, my photo will be 

in an umbra frame like these!

Here are the other winning photos.

Umbra: Arrow Hooks

Check out the latest designs/creations from Umbra (which I love), there's the arrow swivel wall hook and the arrow door hook.

Both designed by Tracy Wong. Her inspiration for the wall hook:

"The arrow symbol is engrained in our human nature: from ancient drawings to modern wayfinding. I wanted to create a versatile hook that mimics a fork in the road using four arrows that swivel in different directions and nest together as one. The hinge also allows you to fold the arrow against the wall when not in use."

I love it -what a great idea and very cool looking!

The arrow swivel wall hook.

Stamped metal multi hook with arrows that swing 180 degrees.

The arrow hook.

Set of 3 stamped metal arrow shaped nesting hooks that hang over the door.