Gecko
As you know from reading our site, we love our wall decals so much we'd adopt them into our family if they were human. And so it's with great excitement I came across Gecko, a Brazilian sticker company, whose designs…
Continue Reading →First Look K-Swiss '09: Grande Court
You might be surprised to learn that K-Swiss has been around since 1966. I'd argue that the brand really started taking off in the 1990's, when the clean striped sneakers were all the rage. Always a forward-looking brand, K-Swiss is…
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When an aeronoautical engineer puts his mind to work on a speaker system, the finished product is no less than an audiophile's wet dream. Danish designer Paul Schenkel, through his Davone project, brings us floor speakers that produce sound so…
Continue Reading →LELO Giveaway: His and Hers
Almost in time for Valentine's Day (you can give your significant other an IOU since the shipping will be late for Saturday's silly holiday), we're giving away two gorgeous LELO products. For her: the MIA, an elegant lipstick sized vibrator.…
Continue Reading →Marinde van Leeuwen's Designer Cheese
Cheese packaging stinks. And it's not just because it's wrapped around a nice aged blue. It seems that when other foodstuffs were getting a much-needed revamp, they forgot all about cheese. Everyone except Marinde van Leeuwen of DesignKAAS. Inspired by…
Continue Reading →Jon Burgerman x Jim Avignon: Anxiety Room
Prolific U.K. doodler Jon Burgerman flies across the pond this week to collaborate with Brooklyn-by-way-of-Berlin pop artist Jim Avignon at Brooklyn's Factory Fresh. "Anxiety Room" continues a theme familiar to Burgerman fans (as seen in sculptures like WorryKnott and the…
Continue Reading →TED 2009: Day 2
The morning got off on an artistic note and included Ed Ulbrich who showed some dazzling film special effects from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love wooed the audience with an "a cappella"…
Continue Reading →Electrolux Design Lab 2009
Electrolux, makers of fine vaccums and other home appliances for about 90 years have just announced their seventh global Design Lab Competition. The 2009 contest's theme is "design for the next 90 years", a call for creative students to submit…
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