Cortes Mirror

Posted on October 12, 2007 Under Design

Juxtaposing classic and contemporary styles seems to be all the rage these days; everyone wants their chance to do a modern take on a classic piece or pattern. UK Furniture manufacturer Viable has an interesting twist on this new theme…

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Comer-Calder + Computers

Posted on October 1, 2007 Under Design

We've fawned over Nick Comer-Calder's strong, elegant, and beautiful guitar cases before, so we're happy to report that his UK-based company has recently branched into another area in need of some high-quality protection: computers. The latest to join the family…

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Indian Call Centre

Posted on September 24, 2007 Under Design

Visitors to this year's London Design Week will be able to make some interesting connections when they find themselves searching for answers. Not only will they find support and information through live-video phone chats with Hulger's Indian Call Centre operatives…

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Raleigh: 2008 One Way

Posted on August 17, 2007 Under Design

It shouldn't be a surprise after the Boxfresh collaboration, but Raleigh has been turning lots of heads lately. If I asked you, even a year ago, to give me the top five companies in cycling for 2007, I doubt Raleigh,…

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Remarkable.co.uk

Posted on August 15, 2007 Under Design

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…

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Boxfresh vs. Raleigh

Posted on August 6, 2007 Under Life

I hate it when we get scooped by FHM. Not that I have anything against British men's magazines -- "lad mags" for those of us with time logged across the pond -- but I like to know about something before…

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Deadgood

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

An interesting and minimal twist on the floating bookshelf, the Deadgood Bookshelf utilizes a single simple wire. A cutout in one end is design to hold a single book upright; that book serves as a bookend to support its companions.…

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William Warren Designs

Posted on July 26, 2007 Under Design

As we all know, a good rug will pull any room together. An "alligator surfacing from swampy depths" rug, on the other hand, can give your cocktail party guests a good fright and make them think twice about tracking their…

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IYC Update!

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Art

Last Thursday, I wrote about the new issue of If You Could, the ongoing project that asks artists to answer the question "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?" There are still copies of this book up…

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If You Could

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Design

Today marks the official release of the second edition of If You Could, the annual publication that shares 112 artists' answers to the question, "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?" The new issue, which once again…

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