Move over Gingerbread, here’s another Christmas confection to impress. Not many in the U.S. know that ice cream brand Häagen Dazs commissioned well-known interior, industrial and traditional designers, one for each eleven years from 2008-2019, to create uniquely beautiful and delicious Christmas ice cream cakes for the annual Häagen-Dazs Ice Show in France and for sale in France, Belgium, Amsterdam, London and Japan at the holidays. Read more
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Häagen-Dazs Designer Christmas Ice Cream Cakes From 2008-2016
The annual Häagen-Dazs Ice Show in France chooses a different artist each year to design special Christmas Ice Cream Cakes for the event. Here’s a look at this year’s by designer Jaime Hayon, as well as all the ones that came before it. Read more
Don’t Know What To Make For Dinner? Daily Menu Dishes Will Decide For You.
The Kahla Daily Menu Plates project by 5.5 Design Studio is a collection of biomorphic dishes designed to fit specific meals for each day of the week. Read more
Forging Some Fun Sterling Silver Baby Gifts. Welcome! by RICHARD and 5.5 Designers
Bienvenue!, A collection of whimsical and modern Silverware for Baby by Parisian silversmiths, RICHARD in collaboration with 5.5 Designers. Read more
Look What I Found! Cloned Eyeball Lamps, The Patriot Pin, All in One Plates, Cornerframes & The Pick Chair
It’s time for another round of “Look What I Found!” – a collection of images and links of unusual and super cool stuff worth checking out. Read 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 George Nelson for Herman Miller and the leather Mies van der Rohe Bench for Knoll. Both, shown below, are still worthwhile investments, but if you’re looking for a new modern bench, there’s no shortage of beautiful benches by fabulous designers out there. Read more