Granted, we’re a little fixated on barbecuing at the moment, but we couldn’t very well ignore the luscious Fyrkat portable charcoal grill from Bodum. Compact (15″x15″) and resplendent in a range of brilliant summer colors, including this limey green, the enamel-finished steel Fyrkat sits on a stylish chrome plated steel — Continue reading
For analogue camera buffs, Instagram’s retro-inflused filters are a mere imitation of the real thing. Which may explain the enduring cult status of 60′s film cameras, like this Lomography Diana + Dreamer Camera, swathed in minty green, and available exclusively through Urban Outfitters. “It’s not meant to be comparable to — Continue reading
Who would have thought that a Beastie Boy would be living in such artful splendor? Not us, certainly. Michael Diamond, aka Mike D of the band Beastie Boys, has the interior design world at his feet now, thanks to these recently published photos of his imaginatively renovated 19th Century townhouse — Continue reading
Like the wheel, the dustpan doesn’t need to be reinvented; but unlike the wheel, it can, it seems, be improved upon. Polish industrial designer Jan Kochański thinks so, anyway, and has the evidence to prove it. Making use of injection moulding technology, his dustpan has a hollow handle into which — Continue reading
Authenticity may be a coveted trait, but for opponents of taxidermy, preserved animal heads hold an inescapable queasiness—just how and why did the poor beast die? Kudos, then, to White Faux Taxidermy, “where nature meets design.” The Utah-based studio casts animal heads—from deer to elephant, lion to rhinoceros—in harmless resin, and — Continue reading
No sooner had we spotted Zara Home’s garden-inspired trays when these artier serving pieces from Barney’s New York got our attention. Roy Lichtenstein’s Grapes I, a painting completed in 1972, is applied to veneered birch for a pop of deep purple; while Face and Stripes takes Piero Fornasetti’s most famous face (from his — Continue reading
Even those not given to bird watching may easily fall under the spell of the diminutive, hovering hummingbird—or this beguiling new series of hummingbird prints by Maine artist Josh Brill. Brill, who thinks of his Flora Fauna collection of prints as a “field guide of discovery,” has clearly been paying — Continue reading
Designer and woodworker Ryden Rizzo, a Design and Technology graduate of New York’s Parsons School for Design, expected to ply his trade with a computer. Instead, from his New York studio, Allied Maker, Rizzo uses his obviously advanced skills in woodworking to create one-of-a-kind limited edition home products, including lighting — Continue reading
“The global value of illegal wildlife trade is between $7.8 billion and $10 billion per year. It is a major illicit transnational activity worldwide—along with arms, drugs and human trafficking,” says the World Wildlife Fund. Eschewing gruesome photos of wildlife poaching, they’ve opted instead for a soulful, visually arresting, and highly effective ad — Continue reading
So what if it’s too late to buy that perfect Father’s Day present? Inspired gift ideas for Dad shouldn’t be confined to just one day. Our Father’s Day Pinterest board has a carefully selected range of items for the man in your life, but we’re not stopping with Father’s Day. — Continue reading
Modern architectural enthusiasts who dream of vacation homes by the sea will find this house on the Baltic island of Öland to be a slice of coastal nirvana. Designed and realized by the Stockholm design and architectural firm Claesson Koivisto Rune, this pristine geometric beach house, built with solid white precast concrete, — Continue reading
If you like your camping equipment crossed with serious creativity, then FieldCandy tents are for you. The UK company makes classic A-frame camping tents that may just as easily stand as purely design pieces for those not inclined to actually venture into the woods. And we’ll be honest: we wouldn’t really — Continue reading
This sleek device is an ear thermometer, of all things, a new product released by the company BleepBleeps. The first in a line of digital products and corresponding smartphone app aimed at new parents, Tony Tempa works by gauging body temperature via a reading from inside a child’s ear. The results — Continue reading
Doing their cheerful best to add a spring to our steps is Marimekko, which has partnered with sports shoe maker Converse to produce this line of happy canvas sneakers bearing their famously vibrant textile patterns. The Converse Marimekko Collection offers a dozen prints in a range of colors, and in — Continue reading
At just 8.7″ in height, The City Boy picnic grill won’t be much help at those big summer bashes, but just think how impressive it would be with a picnic basket in tow. Designed by Finnish designer Klaus Aalto, City Boy is a sleek and modern powder-coated steel cube with — Continue reading
Philip Johnson’s Glass House may be the golden standard for transparent living, but that hasn’t prevented other architects from making their own statements in glass. Architects Leslie and Julie Dowling, who completed this California home in 2012, made full use of the eight idyllic acres on which the house sits — Continue reading
Humor and cheekiness are the stock and trade of UK housewares brand All Lovely Stuff, which prefers its design with a dose of irreverence. Or sacrilege, depending on one’s perspective. Christ That’s Hot! is a simple cross-shaped ash wood trivet designed for protecting surfaces from hot vessels, yes, but ”Other suggested uses — Continue reading
Who would have thought that a spatula would lend itself so beautifully to the American flag? Well, J. Riley-Wasserman, for one. The young industrial designer’s Star Spangled Spatula is a handsome patriotic tool, hand fabricated from stainless steel and solid walnut by the venerable Massachusetts cutlery mill Lamson and Goodnow. — Continue reading
The interplay of perception and reality plays a potent role in the work of Belgian designer Stijn Guilielmus Ruys. “Too often we still associate a ‘chair’ with four legs, a seat, and a back. I want to break with the obvious and create a formal language in which the focus — Continue reading
Even self-proclaimed minimalists like to overindulge once in a while, and summer offers more than a few choice opportunities to freely embrace sumptuousness. Zara Home is doing its over-the-top best to get everyone in the “more is more” spirit with these foliage-heavy melamine trays, ideal for breezy outdoor entertaining. Personally, they’ve — Continue reading
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