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…
It’s hard enough to keep your computers up to date these days, but now you not only have to keep up with technology, but with the Joneses, now that the hardware case itself can be a status symbol. (more…)
It dawned on me that I really couldn’t mention the talented work of Joanne Gair in the context of a post about body painting without showing you some of her amazing work, so now I’ve decided to do just that. (more…)
Body painting, body art or body makeup applied in a trompe l’oeil fashion on a naked or barely clad body never seems to grow tiresome. (more…)
The newest collaboration of Roel van Hove of Etsprit and Ulrike Jurklies of Momantai Design. combines modern technological production with traditional furniture. (more…)
Goulish Barbies, Barfin' Barbies, Boozin' Barbies, Bloody Barbies, Transgender Barbies and Bondage Barbies were a few of the more common themes at this years' San…
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…)
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…)
The last time I featured someone who defaced money in the name of art, Hanna Von Goeler, the post received numerous controversial comments. Well, get…
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…)