Is there an English version of the site? I’m looking for it, but haven’t had any luck yet.

Hi Grace, this is the website of the French producer and the original infoplace on the web(the Swedish company Sufraco is just a retailer in Scandinavia):

http://www.livingstones.fr/

I Love your podcasts btw! You allow me to practise some english AND listen to interesting thoughts about design. Could’nt be better :)

At some point in time down the road from now, I will pretty much have to buy these….

these are so wonderful. There’s something really fabulously funny here.

Oh my gosh!! I LOVE these! I can’t seem to figure out how much they cost or if you can get them in the US….
Any ideas?

to purchase check out livingstones.fr and just shoot them an email :) i’m sure they can tell you how.

d*s

they are really awesome. thanks for posting them. has anyone figure out where to get them and how much?

These are reminiscent of a series that Jill Bliss did for a fine art exhibition at Motel last year called “Soft Rock” see here:
http://www.motelgallery.com/gallery/march2005/artwork.html . Ahh, the collective subconscious.

i want i need i want gimme gimme

lovely design.. gotta love it :D

I e-mailed Smarin Design a few days ago regarding North American or online distributors of livingstones. Apparently you can order them online directly from the manufacturer and it takes about fifteen days for delivery. The prices are as follows (in Euros); check the French web site for reference to the names/sizes:

Gilda: 4850
Enza: 4500
Monica: 1605
Rosa: 1248
Carla: 963
Marc: 346
Christophe: 176
Xavier: 176
Jacques: 149
Hervé: 120
André: 104
Pierre: 89
Yann: 57
Edgar: 57

You can order any of the above in one of ten different shades. Needless to say they’re too expensive for me but at least now you know how much each costs!

- David

Exclusif distributor for “Livingstones” North America ED exclusivité INC.
387 Saint-Paul ouest
Montréal H2Y 2A7
514 652-4635
sand7@sympatico.ca

I’m going to Montréal soon, do you know how much they are over there?
I love them but I don’t live anywhere where they’re selling…
any info much, much, MUCH appreciated!

has anyone actually sat on them? Are the comfortable or just beautiful?

You can now order them out of Miami…

does anyone know where in miami or anywhere in usa to purchase the livingstones? they are amazing! at first, i thought they were actual stones, then i put my glasses on!!!

I was in singapore recently and in the National Geographic shop they had the collection.They looked fantastic!
To sit on, they where even more comfortable than you imagen .So tactile everyone was playing with them (touching). It made a fantistic area for the children to sit down in.