New Zealand designer David Trubridge has cornered the market on intricately constructed, dazzlingly beautiful pendant lights comprised of interlocking bamboo modules. His latest creation, Manuka, debuts this weekend during New York Design Week. Named after the flower of a New Zealand tree, Manuka is an especially large hanging ball (the smaller — Continue reading
Gardeners unaccustomed to pushing around a wheelbarrow may want to reconsider doing so once they lay eyes on this ridiculously pretty Sawati Wheelbarrow from Anthropologie. Hand-painted with a paisley-and-flower motif, it’s clearly not built for carting around anything more hefty than a few small shrubs, but at least you won’t — Continue reading
Montreal-based Studio Sasseville claims to be dedicated to “the design of rare objects; objects that are kept, bequeathed and become family heirlooms: tableware, decorative objects, timepieces, jewelry and furniture.” And, apparently, dumbbells. Their solid marble dumbbell, perhaps the only piece of exercise equipment yet that can lay legitimate claim to — Continue reading
Proving that concrete is not just a building material anymore is Studio22, a Chinese product design studio founded by Sean Yu and Yi-ting Cheng, that specializes in items made from cement and metal. This elegant and stylish pen, crafted from hand-poured cement and stainless steel (and ridges that are meant — Continue reading
Whether or not Charles Eames would have approved is anyone’s guess, but artist Phillip Estlund has found a way to put a signature spin on a vintage Eames fiberglass chair. Estlund, who’s best known for his collages, came by the idea of applying cut paper images and polyurethane to his — Continue reading
Hinoki, we learn, is a species of cypress found in central Japan that gives off a desirable cedar-like aroma. Which is why it was used in the making of this closet hook, a device designed to hang amongst clothes to keep them smelling nicely while repelling fabric-damaging insects. Japanese product — Continue reading
In the mood for elegant outdoor furniture that just happens to be in a handful of museum collections? Well, you’re in luck. Our Richard Schultz for Knoll outdoor furniture sale includes the always blooming Knoll Petal Coffee Table table and the forever modern 1966 Adjustable Chaise Lounge, both in the Museum of — Continue reading
Kakkoii means cool or awesome in Japanese, we’re told, and if so, we’ll concede that a wireless speaker with a big sound that happens to be shaped like a megaphone is indeed a pretty cool (and maybe even awesome) idea. London-based design studio Kakkoii obviously thinks so, too, since they’ve named — Continue reading
Hand metal stamping is an arduous process, and we admire anyone who has the patience to do it, let alone with such winsome flair as Jessica Numbers. Numbers sources vintage silver flatware, and hand stamps them with her own designs. We were taken with these particular spoons today—the etching-like permanence — Continue reading
The weekend (and onset of summer) has put us in the mind for simple pleasures, like packing a light lunch and dining in the park. And these very modern bento boxes (shown here in both meal and appetizer sizes) from the UK’s Black & Blum would be a pretty good — Continue reading
We’ve been putting together a sweet and loving Mother’s Day Pinterest board with things (both grand and modest) that express what comes to mind when we think of our mothers, or mothers, in general. There are flowers and books and jewelry and art and a few other special things, too. — Continue reading
Just why Eero Aarnio decided to make his electronic kitchen timer for Alessi in the shape of a duck is anyone’s guess, but who are we to question the inventor of the fun and forever Ball and Bubble chairs (and our particular favorite, Pastil)? It may be too early to predict — Continue reading
This cute cactus-shaped toothpick container is by Danish company Essey, which espouses something called Symbolic Functionalism, or the concept of using metaphors to suggest an object’s function. “It is about giving objects a soul, an identity and letting them communicate this to us…let the products speak.” Well, this toothpick holder is telling — Continue reading
Shanghai designer Carl Liu and his product design company Newtive have created this fanciful and ingenious prototype for an environmentally-sensitive watering can. Flower Watering Pot, made from PVC plastic, has been designed to catch rain water through a system of funnels that sprout up from the can like flowering stems. “The problem is that — Continue reading
We’re all for making personal artistic statements, and thanks to Wallpapered, we’ve discovered a way to make a really big one! The UK-based wallpaper company offers a novel way to create bespoke wallpaper that can do double duty as giant-format photograph or mural. It’s as simple as uploading an image of — Continue reading
Calling letter writing an “analog” endeavor, and seeking to inject pleasure into the mundane act of letter opening, Japanese designer Yohei Oki conceived of this bird-shaped letter opener in which the long tail acts as a knife. The seamless Birdie Paper Knife is crafted from brightly colored plastic (though a chrome — Continue reading
Alexander Calder may or may not have invented the mobile, but his name nevertheless remains synonymous with hanging kinetic sculptures. So much so that we may be forgiven for assuming no other 20th Century artist ventured anywhere near the mobile (as an art form) in the wake of Calder’s defining — Continue reading
This beautifully contoured stool by Italy’s Studio 06 is named Saddle for the way its curved seat resembles the shape of a cowboy’s saddle. That wasn’t the first thing that came to our minds, though; we think the brightly colored seat looks like a perfect, shiny dot, curved just so. — Continue reading
Is it a trend or simply designers’ inevitable reaction to an increasingly digitized world? Time (and the next trend) will tell, but for now, no matter which corner of the globe we set our sights on, we seem to be coming up pixels. Three of our favorites are Le Pixel, — Continue reading
What’s more economical than a pair of vases with the combined volume of a few sheets of paper? From French retailer Merci comes this set of two colorful folding vases, which only take form when filled with water. Essentially PVC bags with vase-shaped openings, they transition from flat shape to — Continue reading
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