Art Deco jewelry was distinguished by its geometric settings, and these 1920′s-inspired arrow bobby pins from Los Angeles jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer continue the tradition. Meyer, who happens to be married to the actor Tobey McGuire, was taken with the lavish Tiffany jewelry gracing the Jazz Age set of The Great Gatsby, — Continue reading
Admittedly an item based on such a melancholy image (never mind that woeful copy) wouldn’t have much to recommend it, but if wearing your arty credentials on your sleeve (or shoulder) counts for anything, we can’t quite imagine a more excellent bag to tote around this summer than this one. — Continue reading
We’ll admit to liking concrete in most any application—floors, countertops, desk accessories; even a concrete ping pong table gets our undivided attention. But actually wearing concrete would seem akin to sporting, well, a ball and chain. Which is why we can’t wait to get our hands on this new line of concrete — Continue reading
“Most canes today are clinical and generic items of utility that do little to inspire the self-confidence of those who use them. We realised there was a need for a more personable cane, so we decided to design one.” Top & Derby, a Winnipeg-based studio run by product designers Matthew — Continue reading
When the description of a shoe goes something like, “The graphic element is the result of the work of taking away in which the vowels are eliminated from the nouns,” you know something’s up. That something—or someone—is Jean Nouvel, the French architect, who has now ventured into the world of fashion — Continue reading
Applying new meaning to the term 3D glasses is British designer Ron Arad, who has used the occasion of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week to introduce a new line of eye glasses created entirely through 3D printing technology. “The brand wanted to advertise the fact that — Continue reading
Lilly Pulitzer’s textile designs, it’s safe to say, were not for everyone. The fashion iconoclast, who died this week, presided over an empire of flowery motifs that, even in retrospect, pale beside the visual panache of fellow 60′s and 70′s brands like Marimekko and Missoni. Pulitzer creations weren’t for the — Continue reading
No, this is not an impeccably drafted pencil drawing or perfectly composed pictogram. This photogenic concoction is a new acrylic chain-link necklace by Michael Kors, and it stopped us dead in our tracks for both its striking, graduated arrangement of links and its perfect-for-summer visual lightness. Though, truthfully, we’re more — Continue reading
Okay, we admit these Diane von Furstenberg Heart-Print ear buds are a bit too adorable for full-fledged adults, but frankly, we’ll go to great lengths to scout out a set that may actually manage to stay put for hours without causing pain. Whether or not this design fits the (functional) — Continue reading
How could we not be impressed by the fool-the-eye construction of these bags by the Taiwanese company Jump From Paper, founded by the young designers Chay Su and Rika Lin? It’s one thing to want to turn a cartoonish drawing into a three-dimensional object, but another altogether to have it — Continue reading
Last year, the fashion house Jil Sander had tongues wagging with its Vasari lunch bag, a specially coated brown paper (yes, paper) lunch bag, which sold (and sold out) at a whopping $290. Apparently unfazed, and possibly galvanized, by the snickering directed their way, a leather version is up for grabs. The Italian-made — Continue reading
For those with a deep need for self-documentation—for knowing how many hours they sleep; how many calories they consume and burn; just how much time they waste—help is a mere wristband away. UP, a motion-sensitive wristband/smartphone app, designed by Yves Behar’s FuseProject, and introduced last year by electronics brand Jawbone, — Continue reading
If you’re a graphic design studio interested in branching out into the fashion world, you might come up with something as clever as this microfiber suede scarf, featuring Helvetica letters. The Hong Kong-based studio, Little Factory, which made its name by specializing in pixel graphics, has taken a page from China’s — Continue reading
If Pantone’s fashion color report says nectarine is a hot color for spring, who are we to argue? After all, we’ve had a crush on orange for a while. These stellar examples of Kartell modern seating, lighting and storage, on sale until March 26th, are only a few gorgeous examples — Continue reading
Resolving the mystery of trends—their inception, the speed with which they disseminate, why they resonate—is a task best left to the experts. But we know what we see, and what’s clear to us is that hexagons are most definitely a recurring pattern. Whether for walls, floor or ceiling; applied in — Continue reading
It takes more than mere rain to put a damper on Paris’ grandeur, but this graphically striking Umbrella Cherbourg from the French clothing retailer Commune de Paris may actually have you urging the sun to stay away for a while. Plus, the convenient red, white and blue color scheme allows your nationalistic side to — Continue reading
Few things appeal to us more than a streamlined, handsome product like Money Bag, a smart little money holder which forces you to keep your bare essentials beautifully organized. Just the right sized accessory for running a quick errand, Money Bag holds a stack of bills, a couple of credit — Continue reading
Nashville-based retailers Imogene + Willie have found a novel way to parlay their signature emblem—a Swiss cross-like ‘plus’ sign—into an eye-catching design motif. They source vintage military T-shirts, and then sew hand-cut muslin fabric plus signs onto them. The results: a Plus Tee with a graphic statement clean and modern enough to make any — Continue reading
Maybe it’s because we already have our eye on spring. Maybe we can just sense a bright idea. Whatever the reason, at 2Modern, we definitely see things moving in a sunny direction. We detect a distinct pattern: delicate repeating lines, perfectly symmetrical, radiating from a central axis, like a burst — Continue reading
Fair trade gold and recycled silver may not be common terms in the jewelry business, but that isn’t stopping the German jewelry designer Ute Decker from building her reputation around sustainable and ethical practices. These dazzling “arm sculptures” are crafted from recycled and ethically sourced silver and gold—and judging by how dazzling they — Continue reading
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