Reminiscent of most college dorm rooms worldwide, the witty design group Atypyk (always thirsty for ideas) just announced their latest product: The 6 Pack Vase. The small, probably plastic accessory piece holds the half dozen used beer cans together, adding…
Continue Reading →Our pals over at Cool Hunting have a great video about Jose Parla-- they explore the artwork and thought process of what appears to be a pure genius. Coincidentally they were at the opening of Cityscape in Miami with us--…
Continue Reading →Today I have the true pleasure of publicly introducing a project I've been working on behind closed doors for several months: Spear Collective. Over the past several years in my blogging life I've become quite a fan of a handful…
Continue Reading →I've always been a fan of video game soundtracks-- spending time playing the likes of Tetris (I have the standup arcade game), Mario Brothers, etc. is definitely one of my favorite pastimes. After learning a whole bunch about the
Continue Reading →With a few free hours on my last rain filled afternoon in Amsterdam I made it over to Droog@Home, the design gallery, shop and offices of what some are calling the Dutch design super-humans. Having seen dozens of pictures of…
Continue Reading →We have to admit we're going to miss our friend Chean Wei Law's old portfolio site-- but the new one is just as impressive. If you don't remember Undoboy, he created those super-fun Super-bastard box figures. His new identity is…
Continue Reading →Our insane, and insanely-fun pals at DURKL just sent me a sneak peak of their newest line to share with all the readers. On the left they've got a maze all-over print that comes in yellow and black on fuchsia,…
Continue Reading →Best described as darlingly innovative cuisine, we had a chance to dine at Beddingtons Saturday evening in Amsterdam. Usually a near impossible reservation to get, we lucked out with a cancellation literally seconds before we called to inquire. Jean Beddington,…
Continue Reading →Another gem of a shop I ran into today was Universe on a T-Shirt, a small workshop space on Bloemdwarsstraat, off the busy street of Rozengracht. They primarily sell t-shirt and sweatshirts on which they hand print their sometimes elaborate…
Continue Reading →The best shops in Amsterdam seem to be the ones I stumble in to accidentally. It seems like most of the popular shops readers have told me to go to so far overall are pretty lack-luster and over hyped. For…
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