Damien Hirst & Other Artists Do Deck Chairs
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a post on 16 fabulous artist designed deck chairs. Now, Just in time for summer, Artware Editions is…
Product Pick Of the Week: Maluka Pebble Sofas & Chairs
The Maluka Pebble sofas and chairs, from Los Angeles based Nusa Furniture, use small pebbles (or your choice of size) in white or black as…
Another Edgy Design Collection, Arctic Rock Furniture.
Sculpted entirely out of wood, the Arctic Rock furniture series by Studio JSPR is a collection of high gloss white furniture whose unusual hard angular…
Best Outdoor Grills For Design Lovers This Labor Day Weekend
In honor of labor day weekend, supposedly your last chance of the summer to wear white and to grill outdoors, I have reprised an older…
Like His Clothes, James Perse Furniture Is Cool, Comfy And Californian.
James Perse, a native Californian whose father is the man behind the enduring celeb-chic Los Angeles boutique, Maxfield, began his own fashion career designing T-shirts.…
Obleeek Objects – Modern Concrete Planters For Indoor & Outdoor
Obleeek Object’s concrete planters began in an art studio. Created with specific thoughtful consideration in terms of their symmetry, finish, and visual impact. Crafted as…
2009 Red Dot Product Design Winners – All The Best of The Best
With more than 11,000 submissions from 61 countries, the international “red dot design award” is the largest and most renowned design competition in the world. It is divided into the “red dot award: product design”, the “red dot award: communication design” and the “red dot award: design concept.” The award-winning products are put before an international public in the red dot design museum. (more…)
Raising The Benchmark On.. Well, Benches.
Once upon a time, given my old design snob tendencies, the only benches I'd consider owning were the classic slat bench, the Platform bench, by…
The Hottest Outdoor Grills On the Market: These are Smokin!
Ahhhh, Fourth of July weekend. Time for outdoor BBQ’s, pool parties and illegal fireworks. If you’re thinking of grilling, how about firing up those steaks on a beautifully designed outdoor modern grill? Viking, Dacor, Lynx, Weber, Vidalia and other professional cooking grills and barbeques are impressive but tend to be mammoth blocks of stainless steel. I wanted to find some that were a little more unusual in their design. (more…)
Neoshed: Hip Housing for Unfeathered and Feathered Folk
Neoshed makes architecturally stunning prefab sheds for use as an office or pool house or whatever you'd like. Equally attractive are their birdhouses and bird…
