Bote Bathtub Play

Posted on July 20, 2011 Under Design

This series of floating boats in cork and plastic for Portuguese Company Materia are gorgeous. Sure beats the rubber ducky I grew up with. Composed by a cork hull and a plastic add-on piece (a sail, a row of engine…

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USB Wall Outlet

Posted on July 11, 2011 Under Gadgetry

When I move into my next office (or a new house), having these USB Wall Outlet's for $23 a pop is top of my list.

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Floating Bench

Posted on June 21, 2011 Under Design

This bench was visually inspired by the feeling of floating that the main character felt in the French movie, “Le Ballon Rouge”(1953). Great bench design by Japanese Studio h220430. In reality the bench is suspended from the ceiling by 4…

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Upwell Design Wallplates

Posted on June 3, 2011 Under Design

Wallplates is a functional light switch system that already works with your standard light switches. Hook and Envelope are the first of these functional Wallplates, but eventually new product functions will be created as the product line expands. Hook and…

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Cocoon Desk

Posted on April 24, 2011 Under Design

Cocoon desk designed by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset. These would be great in schools (not to mention my office!). Via Le Blog Deco (French)

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De La Espada: Matthew Hilton

Posted on April 7, 2011 Under Design

Love some of the new De La Espada projects launching at Porta Romana this month. All these pieces are by designer Matthew Hilton.

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CW Keller Ply

Posted on October 26, 2010 Under Design

Love this shelf built from sustainable plywood materials– all constructed in the USA by CW Keller. Who knew New Hampshire had modern design mojo? Check them out.

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KiBiSi’s Brick Couch

Posted on October 14, 2010 Under Design

Sold. My boys at KiBiSi designed this Brick couch as part of a series for Versus. KiBiSi set out to make a sofa with strong architectural references since KiBiSi partner Bjarke Ingels couldn’t really find the right architect’s sofa for…

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Vessel Series For Plumen

Posted on October 12, 2010 Under Design

Simply gorgeous. Samuel Wilkinson presents his new Vessel series under Decode’s ‘Exclusive’ label. The series consists of three mouth blown forms cut across individual angles. Each looks to celebrate the bulb from a different perspective. The designs were produced specifically…

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Fresh De La Espada

Posted on October 4, 2010 Under Design

Something new from De La Espada launched recently during London Design Festival. So good looking.

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