One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure: Can It! The Vipp Charity Auction Of Artist Designed Cans.

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Design Within Reach is co-hosting CAN IT!, a charity auction to benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. Vipp Charity Auction CAN IT! is being…

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Three Pantone Bikes – Color Me 364C With Envy!

Pantone Bicycles

Pantone Universe has collaborated with GIC bikes (who make several branded bikes like Renault bikes and SAAB bikes) to come out with a family of 3 Pantone Universe Bicycles. The Town or City Bike, a folding bike, the FDB166 and the Pantone Universe Basic 20. (more…)

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Maybe You Shouldn’t Discourage Your Children From Writing On The Walls. Charlotte Mann Doodles For Profit.

Charlotte Mann doodles for profit
above image courtesy of the Sunday Times Style section

Perhaps it time to stop reprimanding your kids for writing on the walls. That is, if you want them to have a career like Charlotte Mann. An artist/ illustrator/ doodlebug who works with black marker on walls, blinds, white emulsion paint, paper, backgrounds and more. (more…)

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The Melody Tub – A Wet Homage to Alvar Aalto.

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Poolspa's Melody Tub

I’m a big fan of Finnish designer Alvar Aalto. Especially his now iconic Savoy vase made by Iittalia. The organic shape has inspired many other designers and when I came across Poolspa’s Melody Tub, I immediately thought of him. The curvy shaped tub is very close to Aalto’s iconic organic Savoy vase shape. (more…)

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Extreme Wow Makeover Suites At The Lexington W Hotel in New York

Extreme Wow Makeover Suites At The Lexington W Hotel

If you didn’t already know, the W Hotel chain owned by The Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has WOW suites and Extreme WOW suites in lieu of what is commonly referred to as Presidential and/or Honeymoon suites in other hotels. (more…)

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Hermès Collaborates With Wally: A Bugatti, A Helicopter, Now A Superyacht.

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Well, they’ve already created a luxury automobile and a helicopter (the Bugatti Veyron and the Eurocopter 135), so I guess a luxury superyacht was next on the list. Note: they actually sell an Hermès $4000.00 bicycle, too. (more…)

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