Germans aren't typically known for their sense of humor or whimsy. While we'd like to imagine them standing around making funny faces and taking things lightly all day, we take greater pleasure in knowing that Nik Back and Alex Stamminger,…
Continue Reading →There aren't many more fun activities for all ages than going to the zoo (okay, maybe bowling). Unfortunately after you pay your admission it's kind of a crapshoot. Sometimes the tigers don't really feel like hanging out or the llamas…
Continue Reading →If you're like us, you like to relive your childhood fantasy pretending you're one of the Knights of the Round Table. The problem is Sir Galahad has let himself go quite a bit taking up entirely too much room and…
Continue Reading →Spring is almost upon us, and with the warming of the weather we begin to anticipate the circle of life re-asserting itself. Flowers will bloom, birds will begin chirping and the trees will be full of color yet again after…
Continue Reading →In the days of yore, the tree of knowledge was located in the very remote Garden of Eden and the worst things around were a snake and an apple. These days we have a new tree of knowledge called the…
Continue Reading →I'm a tad bit afraid of even mentioning a certain Tom Cruise-related church in this post for fear of perpetuating my own disappearance. Perhaps my cojones aren't as big as the folks at Barkley, the Missouri-based ad agency who in…
Continue Reading →Grace at D*S has gone a little contest crazy. Hot on the heels of yesterday's DIY update, it's time for the 2008 Design*Sponge Scholarship contest, where design's rising stars go to be discovered. Together with Domino, 2Modern, and The Paper…
Continue Reading →Greenery is a rare thing in many urban environments. Often times the only traces of vegetation we see sprouting up are in between the cracks in the sidewalk. We're not exactly sure if that's what inspired French Designer Frederic Ruyant…
Continue Reading →Have you ever wanted to see the Queen of England"¦IN YOUR FACE?!? Thanks to revolutionary light artist Chris Levine's heralded series of Royal 3D and light based portraits, entitled The Lightness of Being, now you can. Not previously recognized for…
Continue Reading →Robert Ryan loves paper...though we can't say for sure if he likes to read things on it, but we know he likes to take sharp objects to it in the name of art. The London based artist specializes in slicing…
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