Some lighting merely accents the space it illuminates, but this incredible lamp deserves a whole room of its own. Handmade from hundreds of thin bamboo strips, it's just one of many pieces in the lighting and furniture line by Vancouver-based…
Continue Reading →Finding the balance between mass-production while maintaining a handmade aesthetic may be a struggle for many designers, but MUD Australia seem to manage it effortlessly. Founded in 1994 by Shelly Simpson, the line is completely microwave, food and dishwasher safe,…
Continue Reading →It's not that I'm ungrateful about receiving gifts, it's just that I appreciate -- maybe more than most -- incredibly wrapped presents, whether they're heading my way or not. For some reason, I feel a lackadaiscally-chosen gift can be totally…
Continue Reading →If you ask me, this is exactly how every chihuahua on earth should be: still, silent and unable to nip at anyone with those yappy little jaws of theirs. Okay, that's a little excessive, but this night light by Walteria…
Continue Reading →Okay, kids, listen up. To celebrate the launch of our hot new Showcase feature, the folks at Spout have generously donated five $100 certificates for the most popular entries posted to the showcase; we'll be giving away one a week…
Continue Reading →I literally had a "holy crap" moment when I popped over to our friends at NotCot on Friday to see what's happening in their world, and apparently, there's a lot: they went ahead and launched NotCouture last week and didn't…
Continue Reading →A friend of mine had a date last week (no, this isn't where I say it was a friend when it was actually me) and despite every factor that made it one of those horribly awkward first dates, namely them…
Continue Reading →Things I have used, in the past, to fix wonky tables instead of buying new ones: --bar coasters (the thick Guinness ones work great) --old credit card invoices (devoid of personal info, obvs) --roommate's stray flip-flops (sorry, dude) --roommate's copy…
Continue Reading →One of my main motivations back in the days when I wanted to be a graphic designer was the potential to work with hot musicians on their album artwork and visual branding. However romanticized that vision was, at the time…
Continue Reading →When I first heard about Dwell's project and online miniseries, Building Green in Harlem, I had mixed reactions. At first I was nervous because, as a Harlem resident, I am hypersensitive to the various misinterpretations others have of the neighborhood.…
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