Designers Knuckle Down. 25 items of Fashion, Furniture & More Inspired By Brass Knuckles.
Brass Knuckles, also referred to as Knucks or Knuckle dusters, are weapons originally designed for use in hand to hand combat. Some derivations of them…
Trendir’s Goof Is My Gain: Pressalit Toilet Seat Art Gallery
above: the seats misrepresented on Trendir as actual products Someone over at Trendir, one of my favorite interior design sites, was asleep at the wheel..or…
The Appeal Of The Astronaut Is Still Alive And Hipper Than Ever
Astronauts, despite the enormous change in their appeal as a career since I was a child, are still in fashion. The Millenials have never even…
Nika Zupanc’s Exhibit At Salon del Mobile Milan 2009
EXHIBITION AT SUPERSTUDIO PIU, MILAN I WILL BUY FLOWERS MYSELF OBJECT GONE INDESCRETE BY NIKA ZUPANC Nika Zupanc Exhibit Salone del Mobile I have blogged…
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…)
Fitness Gets Funky: Beautifully Designed Dumbbells
You can finally throw away those gross velcro ankle and wrist weights, those toe breaking heavy steel dumbbells that sit on your floor, or god…
Matryoshka Madness (Or Babushka Bounty) Part 2 – Updated!
Just about a year ago, I did a very large post on the popularity of Russian Nesting Dolls aka Matryoshkas, Metroshkas, Babushkas, etc. Designer versions,…
High Color High Gloss High Performance Turntables from Rega
Rega Research Ltd. is a high-end audio equipment manufacturer based in the UK. Founded in 1973, the company's name was formed of the initials of…
Fun Faucets From Bongio: Just Add Water.
Bongio of Italy makes water faucets (or taps), showers, shower heads and basins for the bath and kitchen. They have a wonderful collection of unique…
The "Fun"ctional art of Nicola L. Whimsical Aquariums & Furniture
French Artist Nicola L passed away in January of 2019, ten years after this post was first published. French born Nicola L. (that's right, just…