Vault 49 Relaunch

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

Vault 49, the epitome of bad-ass'd-ness when it comes to mixing photography and vector illustration, has recently conducted a full site overhaul. New to the site, to the best of my recollection, are two sections of photography (without further embellishment)…

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DWR: The Airstream Edition

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

Last Saturday, architect-designer Chris Deam made a stop in Boulder to give a presentation at our local Design Within Reach. Deam's work for Airstream, an unlikely alliance that has been met with surprising enthusiasm and success, recently led to the…

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Taeki Oh

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

In the category of slick websites without a whole lot on them, we have taekioh.com, the portfolio site for designer Taeki Oh. Between the clicking menus and the porn-groove soundtrack, Oh has a real doozy on his hands. There is…

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Deadgood

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

An interesting and minimal twist on the floating bookshelf, the Deadgood Bookshelf utilizes a single simple wire. A cutout in one end is design to hold a single book upright; that book serves as a bookend to support its companions.…

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ORYX Time Trial Bike

Posted on July 26, 2007 Under Design

I'm already a sucker for gorgeous time trial bikes (as evidenced by my drooling over the Project .05 a while back), and with the Tour De France likely to come down to the final time trial stage to determine the…

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William Warren Designs

Posted on July 26, 2007 Under Design

As we all know, a good rug will pull any room together. An "alligator surfacing from swampy depths" rug, on the other hand, can give your cocktail party guests a good fright and make them think twice about tracking their…

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Design Showcase Highlights: Week #5

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Design

WARNING: Under no circumstances does Attus Apparel recommend, encourage, or condone using firearms to shoot any article of clothing as it can be a dangerous activity that CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH. (Sweet, sweet, reader contributions.) Thins…

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The Mutato-Project

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Food

Apparently I'm not the only one getting a kick out of deformed vegetables; Berlin Photographer Uli Westphal has documenting deviant produce for over a year now, and the resulting collection, deemed The Mutato-Project, is as intriguing as it is amusing.…

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The Little Know-It-All

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Design

Here's what I need: to be transformed into a design crackerjack by a single book. A single book consisting of "the knowledge currently required of designers as the evolution of media redefines their role and expands the disciplines in which…

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Naughty, Naughty

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Design

Seeing these Park Planters on Notcot this morning was the point where I realized I need to stop buying things for an apartment that I haven't even moved into yet -- right now. How could I pass these up, though?…

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