Love Letter to Alex the Water Bottle
Oh Alex, how you’ve become my favorite water bottle these past few months. I didn’t think much of you at first but then I found…
Product Design
While You’re Waiting at a Stop Light
Here’s an idea that’s almost there. The Droplet Traffic Light works like your standard fare but the opposite, inactive side displays the latest news blurbs…
It Holds Keys and Hangs Coats
I’m usually pretty good about keeping my keys and travel chotchkies in one place. I’m ambivalent about tossing them in a bowl or hanging them…
Think Japanese Minimalism
I’m enamored with two products by Japanese studio h220430. The Tokonoma is a display shelf of sorts that puts Japanese minimalism front and center. It’s…
A Little Mid-Century Mixed with Asian
This Basic Dining Chair is inspired by the Korean letter shape “Zi-Ut.” There’s a playful balance between traditional Asian forms and Dutch mid-century cues. There’s…
Stainless Steel and Bronze
Designer Dan McCabe describes his “Two Faced” coffee table as strikingly modern and I totally agree. The juxtaposition between the austere stainless steel and ornate…
Power Lending
You’ve got something important to do but your batteries are almost out of power. We’ve all been there and each of us has discovered ways…
Bag that Iron
Irons are either streamline and sleek or compact and portable. A handful are retro but the Ironbag goes one further and borrows from a woman’s…
Christmas Gifts For Your Folks!
I came across this beautiful quote about how Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas. Tis’ the…
Beauty Lies In A Hard Drive
Apple kinda kick-started the revolution behind gorgeous looking computers and peripherals and it’s fitting to find new-age designers striving to keep pace. The Octave is…
Magic Carp-pet
I love carp and optical illusions – just a little tidbit about yours truly. The Magic Carp-pet (ha!) is a rug when viewed through a…
Music In My Head
Here’s a wild idea that takes creating music to another level! Imagine having a DAP that instinctively registers the beats of your finger-drumming, or translates…