Last Call: Core 77 1-Hour Design Challenge

Posted on April 23, 2008 Under Design

Core 77 Hour Design Challenge asked readers to design a water-saving plan for a bathroom which, to be honest, seems like it would take a little more than an hour to create something even slightly noteworthy. This year, the team…

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+41 x Nike 1/1

Posted on April 22, 2008 Under Design

Over the years, millions of Football (in America, read: Soccer) fans around the world have worshiped at the altars of players like Beckham, Ronaldinho, and Zidane. AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United aren't just teams -- they're religions. It's…

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Buchegger, Denoth, Feichtner Design

Posted on April 21, 2008 Under Design

The work of Austrian designers Bernhard Bucheggar, Michael Denoth and Thomas Feichtner is incredibly intriguing. Dark and angular, yet warm and mysterious, and very James Bond, the group say they practice a counter strategy to an economically motivated concept of…

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Zeichen Press

Posted on April 18, 2008 Under Design

Sometimes a Blue Mountain e-card of two squirrels hugging to a midi version of Love Will Keep Us Together doesn't accurately express what's in our heart. Zeichen Press, however, knows just how to make a Hallmark moment. Whether it's the…

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Josh Owen for Kikkerland

Posted on April 18, 2008 Under Design

Having tended a bar (or seven) on a previous career path, I still find myself rather drawn to well-crafted bar accouterments. Josh Owen's Jigger Aluminum Cube is inspired by traditional sake cups and measures a mere three-inches cubed, and is…

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EtsyFound: Nut and Bee

Posted on April 18, 2008 Under Design

Are you feeling down in the dumps? Perhaps you need some pleasant thoughts or the added elements of sweetness and whimsy introduced to your mundane existence. We've been there before, but luckily we found a place where even the saddest…

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Droog: Now @ 2Modern

Posted on April 18, 2008 Under Design

In the past few years we've mentioned the Dutch design super-humans at Droog Design a number of times and we're absolutely delighted to have their name roll off the tip of our tongue yet again. This time around these heroes…

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Geoff McFetridge x Pottok x Colette

Posted on April 17, 2008 Under Design

Wallpaper...it's pretty much always on display. However, not all wallpaper on display is as eye catching as that which currently gracing the walls of the ground floor at colette. The Paris retail store has the honor of hosting an exhibition…

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Dan Funderburgh x Kitsune Noir

Posted on April 17, 2008 Under Design

Kitsune Noir has recognized the wallpapering genius of Spear Collective Dan Funderburgh. Fundy -- as nobody calls him -- is kind of a big deal with creating fun wallpaper designs that translate well in digital form. Don't be surprised if…

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Space Invader tee @ 55DSL

Posted on April 16, 2008 Under Design

Oh trackball, where have you gone? Back in the early 80s, when quarters were plentiful and mall arcades were built to satisfy a young man's fancy, we'd spend some quality time with this rolly control on games like Bowling, Missile…

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