In art and design, finding simplicity is rarely a simple process. The concept of removing the unnecessary sounds easy enough, but in order to really succeed, the artist/designer is often required to sift through piles of very complex concepts in…
Continue Reading →It's 83 degrees in Boulder today -- a temperature that's been slow to surface in comparison to the instant heat of a year ago -- and all of this direct sunlight has set me to thinking about summer reading. Since…
Continue Reading →I love day-lab, purveyors of all indepedently-designed trinkets shiny, girly and sparkly...but I am totally stoked that now there's a guy-focused counterpart, Night-Lab. Featuring all sorts of home accessories, tshirts and art -- the kind that you used to be…
Continue Reading →Last week, to celebrate the launch of our spankin' new Showcase feature, we teamed up with Spout for five weeks of giveaways to the highest-rated entries to the Showcase feature. For your chance to win a $100 gift certificate to…
Continue Reading →When we got an email from an e-glue fan, my first impression of the product was that it was a kid-friendly glue stick. I was a little thrown (I thought glue WAS kid friendly; we all ate it, right?), but…
Continue Reading →I officially had a fanboy moment last night, when Ian Walton shot us an email about the latest addition to his portfolio, the ulo chair. Upon watching the video of how it converts from its "upright" to "lounge" positions I…
Continue Reading →Some lighting merely accents the space it illuminates, but this incredible lamp deserves a whole room of its own. Handmade from hundreds of thin bamboo strips, it's just one of many pieces in the lighting and furniture line by Vancouver-based…
Continue Reading →Paul Isabella is a furniture design student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and judging from his current portfolio, it looks like a sunny future is in store for this gifted newbie. Isabella's work stems from "impressions in…
Continue Reading →Two nights ago, somewhere between those hazy moments of wake and sleep, I was rather violently brought back to full consciousness with the realization that Father's Day is upon us. In my foggy state, I plotted to frame some nice…
Continue Reading →Finding the balance between mass-production while maintaining a handmade aesthetic may be a struggle for many designers, but MUD Australia seem to manage it effortlessly. Founded in 1994 by Shelly Simpson, the line is completely microwave, food and dishwasher safe,…
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