Sustainable design is the focus of the 1st Annual Brasil Eco Show that runs from today until June 5 in Sao Paulo, which is bringing together architects, civil engineers, professors, members of Greenpeace and people usually involved in construction to…
Continue Reading →Things I have used, in the past, to fix wonky tables instead of buying new ones: --bar coasters (the thick Guinness ones work great) --old credit card invoices (devoid of personal info, obvs) --roommate's stray flip-flops (sorry, dude) --roommate's copy…
Continue Reading →When I first heard about Dwell's project and online miniseries, Building Green in Harlem, I had mixed reactions. At first I was nervous because, as a Harlem resident, I am hypersensitive to the various misinterpretations others have of the neighborhood.…
Continue Reading →I love wallpaper. If possible, I would cover every inch of wallspace in my apartment with papers by Deborah Bowness or Dan Funderburgh, and then I'd probably move onto the ceilings, floors or perhaps even my the cats I am…
Continue Reading →GoodShape is the boutique design studio of Wayne Pate-- set up just over a year ago in NoHo, NYC. The idea behind GoodShape is simple: the studio was founded to create simple ideas from everyday items and hope the end…
Continue Reading →Custom skateboard masters Mekanism have added German artist Peter Zimmerman to their ongoing procession of artist collaborations (which have included runs by John Maeda, Invader, and Katharina Grosse, among others), and this latest series of limited edition decks are about…
Continue Reading →Rogerio Lionzo is a Brazilian designer who's been producing some great work alongside Studio Mopa, a young agency whose talented team of artists have already racked up an impressive list of clients. Along with some beautiful font design and jaw-dropping…
Continue Reading →Get your mind out of the gutter: Kinkyform is everything but the urban definition of the term. The German furniture company has been collaborating with up-and-coming artists to create illustration-laden pieces, and one of their selected works, aptly titled "The…
Continue Reading →I think there's something really admirable about boutique design firms who consistently and regularly produce high-caliber results. That's not to say that bigger agencies don't deserve the same respect, but smaller shops tend to inspire the underdog supporter in me…
Continue Reading →I'm an enthusiastic user of Moleskine notebooks because they're high quality, but now that everyone and their mother has one now, I'm always getting paranoid about my roommates mistaking mine for theirs if I ever accidentally leave it laying around…
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