Like I needed any more distractions, virtual or otherwise, while I am at "work" -- reader Nina submitted Peter Fowler's collaborative project with HP, Toyrama, to our Design Showcase this afternoon, and it's got me wanting to create some serious…
Continue Reading →New York's Brian Crumley, a fifth-generation Texan, Gen Art favorite, and increasingly-hyped accessory designer, has taken on something a little heavier than jewelry in his latest collection. Peace Under Fire: Aggressive Symbols of Peace features metal worked into twisted (or…
Continue Reading →Meet the Knockman Family: Cha Cha, Kerotama, Koron, Pororon and Knockman himself -- all members of a strangely endearing/possibly highly irritating wind-up toy family, newly in stock at Hero Design Studio (who also, as it turns out, are some of…
Continue Reading →In the never ending race for your next oddball t-shirt, Threadless will only get you so far. In steps Oddica to help finish the job -- a collection of tee designs from some really well-known designers and subjects ranging from…
Continue Reading →With Sean Paul wearing his shirts and his collection on the shelves at Karmaloop, Jib Hunt hardly needs us to join the fray of those exclaiming the merits of his clothes...but we're going to do it anyway, because he's about…
Continue Reading →Remarkable, a UK-based recycled product company, makes fun stuff out of old CDs, tires, and juice boxes. Oh, and about anything else they can get their hands on -- because the creative crew at Remarkable will stop at nothing when…
Continue Reading →Scaring off a bad date just got a little easier with Maxim Velcovsky's Little Joseph candle holders. Not only do the baby-heads stare creepishly from their hand-painted shells, they also "mature" with each use as candle-drippings create a nice crop…
Continue Reading →Cali-based watch and accessory designer Vestal has just launched a slick new website for their "Volume 10" Collection. The website is chock-full of content including music and videos from Vestal-sponsored artists and video descriptions of their new line of products,…
Continue Reading →It's a happy coincidence that the men behind L.A. based True Love and False Idols share the same name. If it weren't for that association, one might lean towards pairing the two in something other than their actual situation as…
Continue Reading →"Our designs aren't for everyone -- and luckily for you, they're not!" So states the mission statement of San Francisco home furnishing company Onley Make Believe, whose gorgeous pillows have been making me dreamy-eyed ever since I first browsed their…
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