Pull it back
My love of transformer furniture is well documented on this blog, but “Land Peel” by Shin Yamashita mixes in another favorite thing; sitting on the floor. I love sitting on the ground […]
Tag Archives: Design
Just add a pointy stick
I usually hate lampshades. I prefer direct light, and more often than not they aren’t very pretty. It’s my least favorite part of Ikea. But these by Fifti-Fifti are really lovely. You […]
Elemental
In a fiery juxtaposition of wood and metal, artist Hilla Shamia pours molten aluminum around pieces of raw wood. The aluminum fill the negative spaces, tightly binding the two together while charring […]
Subtlety
A while back Design Milk featured a new collection of housewares that I glanced through, and have been meaning to really look at for a while. The designers of the new […]
Being a Maker
“Are you a maker?” inquired my new boss (edit: almost a year and a half ago now). I replied with a blank expression (an excellent first impression, I’m sure). She […]
Deliciously Insidious
The mugs are hilariously clever, yet wonderfully subliminal. Designed by nendo for Starbucks, there is graphic on the base of the mug so that when it’s stored it looks full of […]
Definitions
I’ve been trying to figure out recently what exactly “industrial design” and “product design” really involves. Found this short PBS video that’s a decent place to start developing my own […]
Tiny Interesting Choices
Two years ago now, my mother and I followed a whim and bought ourselves tickets to an obscure event run by our local jewelry store, Roger’s Gallery. The ticket was […]
Rethinking the Classics
I may expand this post at some point because I like the title a lot as a theme, but for now I’m just excited about a chair. Yes, again. Chairs […]
Less is More
There are many games in which the highest aspiration of the player is to win in as few moves as possible. In this respect, the only real difference between a […]
Chic + Geek 