Alphabet nook

Image by Mel Yates

Designers have always been inspired by everything around them, especially by the most ancient of things. The alphabet is no exception. Your ABCs and 123s have been, for the longest time, graphic shapes used as point of reference to create a vast amount of things, even soup – my favorite as a kid. Letters and numbers are designed with such precision and proportion that no matter how we use them, they will be a bold statement. Whether printed on paper, painted on a wall, silk screened on fabric or even made into furniture, these graphic representations can add an element of surprise and nostalgia. And what better example that this flavorful wood flooring (top) made from recycled whiskey barrel casks by McKay Flooring in the UK. Cheers! This fad of typographic decor won't be erased any time soon.

THE DETAILS

( 1 ) ABChairs by by Rotterdam designer Roeland Otten  ( 2 ) Birch plywood letters, $50  
( 3 ) Cursive Knobs, $12  ( 4 ) Marquee Alphabet Lights, $178 ( 5 ) Players Welcome Queen Spread, $634  ( 6 ) Port Storage Box, $16.95  ( 7 ) X-Club Table Lamp, $2035, a splurge!  
( 8 ) Even plates, $129 set of four  ( 9 ) Newtraface Slab Pillow  ( 10 ) LOVE Sculpture, 74  
( 11 ) Alpha Beta Wallpaper, $119/roll ( 12 ) SET Storage Letters by Einrichten mit Worten