Houndstooth on your dinner table? Say wha? The Haute Surface Collection, designed by Jamie Salm of Mio, a series of interlocking shapes cut from cork, designed to be laid out trivet-style on your dining table. They come in two types,…
Continue Reading →Portland is getting another storage facility, and you're probably thinking, "just what America needs...more mini storage," but in this case, hell yes! The proposed Portland City Storage facility will likely be the most energy efficient storage facility in the world,…
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 →I've wondered for a few years why we don't see more carbon fiber in furniture design -- especially since it's been used to make oddly shaped bicycle frames and body panels for F1 cars for years. It's not much more…
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 →Often compared to the venerable Eames duo, Lucienne and Robin Day are a pair of British designers -- he does furniture, she does textiles -- who were recently showcased in The New York Times. The feature draws attention to a…
Continue Reading →The Cain Collection Chair began from a simple concept: create a simple, affordable piece of furniture using sustainable practices to the fullest extent possible. Designed by Staach Furniture Studio, a small furniture studio based in Rochester, NY, the Cain Collection…
Continue Reading →A couple of months ago, the Balmuda Design Floater for notebook computers made a rampant run across the design blogs. Undoubtedly, it's a beautifully designed, functional piece that's been well thought out. But at $305 for a notebook stand, who's…
Continue Reading →The world has moved on from film, right? Digital is the way of the future, instant gratification in an instant world, blah blah blah. Not so much. Love them or hate them, and most people feel strongly one way or…
Continue Reading →When you stop and think about it, sporting events don't exactly fall into the realm of sustainable efforts. Most sporting events use massive amounts of electricity, bring large numbers of people (and their cars) to a sometimes far away stadium,…
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