Design*Sponge: New Site!

Posted on October 5, 2007 Under Design

Sometimes I think if it were possible, I'd marry Google Reader. It places all of my pertinent reading material in one central place and waits patiently until I am ready to read it. The downside of this, though, is that…

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Mute Chair

Posted on October 5, 2007 Under Design

In case you hadn't figured it out already, I'm a HUGE fan of mid-century furniture...and the newer stuff inspired by the masters. So, naturally, I got a little excited when I stumbled upon the Mute Chair by San Francisco design…

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Eames + Herman Miller: 100th Anniversary Chairs

Posted on October 4, 2007 Under Design

If there's one word in furniture design that makes me melt, it's Eames, so that pretty much leaves me liquified, now that I've seen the Eames 100th Anniversary Chairs that Herman Miller has produced, in celebration of the birth of…

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Dunny Series 4

Posted on October 4, 2007 Under Life

Kidrobot's new Dunny's are awesome; If you haven't checked them out yet, go here, and if you don't even really care to check them out, go there anyway. Normally, I could care less about Dunny's (not for any good reason…

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Susan Bradley

Posted on October 4, 2007 Under Design

If the inside of your home resembles something you might see on an episode of MTV Cribs but the outside looks like the Amityville Horror House, perhaps you should think about mowing your lawn or maybe getting rid of that…

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Showcase Highlights: October, Week One

Posted on October 3, 2007 Under Design

If you guys aren't checking out the Showcase on a regular basis, you're missing out on some pretty awesome submissions, like this week's blinged-out dog bed, a photo exhibit about underwater living and a bathtub carved out of one piece…

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Stepevi

Posted on October 3, 2007 Under Design

My current living situation discourages me from collecting things. This is good, because no one likes a pack rat, and my roommate and I share the opinion that less (unless you're talking clothes, shoes, or stuff that smells like coconut)…

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Rocio Romero Prefab

Posted on October 3, 2007 Under Design

Two hours north of San Francisco in Pope Valley (Napa County), a new Rocio Romero prefab is open for tour. The 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is another impressive example of the prefabricated home architecture movement, this time located on…

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Hypebeast Looks Good

Posted on October 2, 2007 Under Design

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a crazy world. As we speak, two men in a small town in South Carolina are fighting over an amputated leg, three nuns in Italy are recovering from a catfight, and people are buying tickets…

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Matilda

Posted on October 2, 2007 Under Design

There's no question about it: Brazil's right on the money when it comes to graphic design and graffiti. With motion graphics, though, the due is still locked up in a dark drawer in accounts payable somewhere. Outside of the few…

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