Don’t Call it a Bean Bag, SumoSac Review
Around this time last year we reviewed the Sumo Omni Lounge. It’s still in the office and despite being subjected to people instinctually wanting to…
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Kappu Lamps Light Up Italian Design
It doesn’t take too sharp an eye to pick out true Italian design. The colors and shapes jump out at you, smacking you with clarity…
Lumin Lamp or Jellyfish or Deformed Airship?
Inspired by Japanese paper lamps, Lumin is both a modern and simplistic in the way it captures the essence of form while bringing warmth to…
I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Big Kid Now
It’s a rotating stool. That’s all to be quite frank but design isn’t just about function but also how it communicates to us; be it…
Everybody Mamba!
A group of young designers from Valencia, Spain have made their first appearance just recently at the Valencia Design Show ’08 in Spain. Obviously with…
Keeping it Hot Hot Hot
Are you tired, run down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Do you wish you had one device that acted as a flashlight, a…
Rubber Chair Takes Care of All Your Nagging Green and Chi Personal Problems
Rubber tires. How I love thee. Let me sit on the ways. First, I love how you’ve been around the block. Second, it feels excellent…
A Bench Just for Smokers
Smoker Bench kinda sounds like a drug related peripheral or an awesome grill with ample seating but its really a bench with integrated ash receptacles….
Not For Anyone Who Sucks at Math
Everything we create is designed to respond instantly to our whims but what if our world were set up like the game Myst. You couldn’t…
Be Green While You Lean
As you have probably noticed, sustainable designs are very important to me, and finding a functional green design gets me excited. The Barnacle Chair by…
My Entire House be Rearranging Itself, Grid-wise
I just saw an episode of Futurama where instead of the elevator moving though the building, the entire building moved when the button was pressed….
Miesian Rocking
Over the years we have been fascinated by the alternate takes on Mies Van der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair. It never gets old, although it’s sometimes…