Design
Alice in Wonderland

German design studio jjoo who collaborated with door manufacturer holitsch has designed Minjjoo a children’s door that is inserted into a standard sized interior door.  This allows children to be able to access rooms without the aid of an adult.  The door is also finished with a white chalkboard coating which allows the pint sized kid […]

Timber – Love this

I love how things can be broken down and become compact and transportable. Ikea has it’s moments, but I really love the elegance and simplicity of this table that requires nothing but yourself without any tools to put together. It’s compact, easy to assemble (how does under 1 1/2minutes sound?) and looks really nice too. […]

Tetris or better

Reality game shows and Wii take a note, Tetris analógico // Analogical Tetris from Esferobite-DSK it’s the perfect game for group parties or just all around fun.  via Designboom

Not your typical Packaging

Trying to send a package is already cumbersome in and of itself.  Throw in an odd shaped item and often it seems more difficult to send the package than what it’s worth. Patrick Sung has designed the UPACKS (Universal Packaging System) which is a flat cardboard sheet which is capable of conforming to any shape […]

UP THERE

I’m kinda a gluten for punishment or so I’ve been told.  Regardless, I have a soft spot for all things process oriented, things done by hand, things that have history and things that take time. UP THERE from Jon on Vimeo is a fascinating documentary of some of the boys and men left who still make time consuming […]

Toast It

Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner or even possibly a midday snack, toast can be such a delicious treat. Designer Patricia Naves founder of Oiti has made a bread shaped trivet/coaster called Toast It made out of cork. Cleverly packaged and beautifully photographed this design will make all you food bloggers want to run out and quickly add […]

Beautiful Paper Type

Beautiful paper type by Gesa Hansen made out of paper spotted on Swiss-Miss.  Love the colors and brilliant use of paper.

Light.form

Light.form is an integrated wall/lighting system that was designed in collaboration with Francesca Rogers and Daniele Gualeni Design Studio for ILIDE, Italian Light Design. Integrating a multi-sensory experience that allows people to interact and control the light by opening and closing the two colored innovative technology of flexible wood panels to control the amount of […]

‘Soft Parcels’ furniture

TAF Arkitekter, a Swedish Architect firm designed the new upholstery collection called Soft Parcels for Italian gallery Rossana Orlandi in Milan.  They used high quality fabric and wrapped pieces of foam like parcels. Photos by Joakim Bergström. via Daily Tonic