Loving Mike and Maaike's new DIVIS Dining Table"“ another collaboration with the über-talented folks at Council. Lots of character with what they call "planned imperfections""“ the piece will debut at ICFF at the Javitz Center here in NYC May…
Continue Reading →Â Â If Ugly Dolls are any standard for cuteness, then a stuffed E. coli bacterium is downright adorable. Giant Microbes, a Delaware company with a mind for the medical, creates plush stuffed toys resembling microscopic critters, viruses, and cells with…
Continue Reading →It's been over 2 years since we brought you word of Tristan Eaton's Billy Bananas figures. Tristan's been busy with Thunderdog Studios, but Billy is back in five new colorways you can grab at the Jonathan Levine Gallery here in…
Continue Reading →I just stumbled upon a clever product at Yoyamart: Chalkboard Magnetic Paint. With two coats of this stuff, you'll never need a whiteboard or bulletin board again. After applying the paint, you can chalk and stick magnets all over any…
Continue Reading →Perhaps taking a page from the green movement, Toy2R has announced that (simulated) woodgrain is the colorway of choice for their 2009 art toys. We've already seen a preview of their fantastic woodgrain Domo Qee (coming this summer from Dark…
Continue Reading →Iconic French product designer Philippe Starck has made a living adding a modern slant to everyday items from watches to wireless speakers. You could say he's had a hand in innovating everything but the kitchen sink... until now. Continuing his…
Continue Reading →We gave you a head's up in March that Tara McPherson's Gamma Mutant Space Friends mini-figures were en route, and they've arrived at Kidrobot and other designer toy store worldwide. But let's say you're a connoisseur of limited edition art,…
Continue Reading →Our friend from Texas, Matthew Williamson (Earph Exbihtions), just dropped some new prints on us. By 'new' I mean space, future time, secrets of the universe new. We had our eye on Williamson before, and we're totally loving these new…
Continue Reading →When emerging designers submitted hundreds of furniture pieces to Thursday's Modern Design Function exhibition at San Francisco's Design With Reach, judges from Dwell Magazine and the SF Museum of Modern Art selected not one but three pieces from local applicant…
Continue Reading →Reusable bags. I want to use (and reuse) my reusable bags, but I always forget them at home. I love how many of them I see around lately though. I don't carry a purse so carrying it around is a…
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