Aura Light or World’s Loudest Windchime
If you’re ever in need of a giant hanging glass snowball, you might try Manuel Vivian’s Aura suspension light. Composed of hand twisted strips of…
September, 2008
Welcome to the Wine, Wine West
Like the designer, I’m sure, I’ve broken my share of wine glasses, and I don’t even really like wine! I usually put whiskey and coke…
BRAZO Table Lamp Review. LEDs for Days
I had the good fortune to review the BRAZO table lamp by Pablo Designs commissioned by Haworth, winner of a 2008 IDEA award. The BRAZO…
Too Weak to Open Caps. Need a U-Cap
Plastic caps were designed to keep liquids in. Then at the last minute somebody realized people actually have to remove them to get to the…
Zune Phone Finally, Okay Maybe
I know a lot of you out there are just waiting for the Zune phone – Microsoft’s answer to the current king of multitouch telephonic…
I Want an Avatar!
As many of you have noticed, we now support Gravatars which are globally recognized avatars. All you have to do is sign up. The next…
Sit Down and Relax
Mention rocking chairs and thoughts of summer evenings on the porch and cold Mint Juleps might come to mind. This rocking chair and loveseat from…
Mother Nature’s Got Nothin’ on This Light
It is just terrible when the sun is going down and I am still working and I get a headache because I was using the…
Design for Poverty International Contest
CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline: October 10, 2008 Design for Poverty International Contest hosted by Yanko Design in collaboration with Blog Action Day. Participation is open…
Like Peas in a Pod
The Pea Speaker system is bound to be costly, incurring damages from being tossed around, but that’s what designer Lu Le wants – a playful…
Lick Your Way to a Better You
Have you ever imagined that you could lick on a lollipop and change the way you think? I am not talking about some illegal hallucinogenic…
iFreeze, You Freeze, We All Freeze for iFreeze
iFreeze is a chair designed by Jitrin Jintaprecha that is based on an Arctic iceberg. With a light hidden in the arm rests, sitting in…