presentationzen — This TED presentation below is one I've pointed to before, but it's worth repeating. The message is important no matter who you are or what kind of work you're engaged in. In this TEDx talk , National Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner shares what the world's longest-lived peoples have...
coolhunting — by LinYee Yuan With a tepid spring and uncertain weather, summer travel seems like a distant dream for many of us in NYC. But during Design Week, the exhibition "Here & There"—from the designers behind... Continue Reading...
coolhunting — by LinYee Yuan When The Future Perfect opened its doors on a then-quiet block in Brooklyn's artist outpost of industrial Williamsburg, they were described as carrying "home décor pieces that poke fun not only at... Continue Reading...
coolhunting — If glamorous camping is "glamping," does that make designer camping "damping?" Whatever you call the pristine, outdoors-inspired objects in "Off the Grid"—the collaboration between designer François Chambard of UM... Continue Reading...
coolhunting — As the official color of living plants, green is a highly appropriate hue for Ploom to choose as the latest shade for their kazoo-shaped vaporizer, the Pax. The San Francisco-based tobacco start-up launched the convenient, portable smoking device nearly a year ago... ...
swiss-miss — How to dance properly to Daft Punk’s Get Lucky. - I can’t praise Jocelyn Glei and her team enough for their fantastic book Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind! - Steve Kroeter of Designers & Books writes about 10 Notable Design Books of...
coolhunting — by Gavin Lucas Hole & Corner is a brand new bi-annual print magazine devoted to "celebrating craft, beauty, passion and skill." Hot off the press, issue one takes a look at how Chris King carefully... Continue Reading...
dezeen — Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: this wall mounted shelving unit by London designer Michael Marriott is now being produced by design brand Very Good & Proper (+ slideshow). (more...)
dezeen — Mies van der Rohe designed this golf clubhouse in 1930 for the countryside surrounding Krefeld, Germany, but it's only just been constructed (+ slideshow). (more...)
dezeen — Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: new table sizes and a matching bench have been added to London designer Mathias Hahn's E8 range of colourful wooden furniture. (more...)
underconsideration — Friday Likes have been a little crazy and out there these past couple of weeks. Today I thought I would change the pace with some solid, non-flashy, good, and/or pretty design. These may not get the most "Appreciations" on Behance but they are projects I would be proud to have...
coolhunting — by LinYee Yuan Taxiing planes and a buzz of runway activity at John F. Kennedy International Airport's new Terminal 4 serve as a dramatic backdrop for interior designer Thom Filicia and );... Continue Reading...
swiss-miss — Love this video that Shopify put together to celebrate the winners of their third Build-A-Business Competition. It was quite the honor to meet all of the winners a few weeks ago here in NYC and to get to hand-over the substantial check to the founders of Goldie Blox. Winning last...
swiss-miss — Beautiful minimal bedroom with built in storage designed by Studio Oink. Definitely will circle back to this image when we are tackling the project of building loft beds in our kids rooms.
coolhunting — While many designers during NYC Design Week staked their savings on exploring the limits of material and form, Los Angeles-based design studio Commune stuck to their guns for their... Continue Reading...
coolhunting — The idea of round hanging mirrors with thick leather straps may have blossomed with modernist designer Jacques Adnet’s “Circulaire” mirror—the result of a partnership with Hermés in the 1950s—but over the past two years we’ve seen it bloom even further, becoming both a... ...
dezeen — The New York home and studio of the late American artist Donald Judd will open to the public next month following a three-year restoration (+ slideshow). (more...)
treehugger — It's about time that we stopped wasting drinking water to flush away our waste; Allison Bailes did it and isn't complaining.
coolhunting — by LinYee Yuan Since establishing her own studio in 2009, New York-based lighting designer Bec Brittain has established herself with stripped down, crystalline forms in brass and glass. During this year's New York design week,... Continue Reading...
colourlovers — Are the 80s really back? It seems like neon is all over the place these days, and I'm loving the bright and bold colors as we approach summer. Check out these awesome neon color inspirations: For your inspiration check out these colorful palettes: Featured Image Source
coolhunting — If your natural reaction to the alarm going off is to cause your phone physical harm, Tiny Hearts' Wake Alarm could be perfect for you. Released today, Wake Alarm was created in an attempt to... Continue Reading...
coolhunting — by LinYee Yuan Memphis meets Montreal in Zoë Mowat's sculptural pieces. The young designer fabricates and designs out of her Montreal studio, drawing inspiration from nature, textures and a minimalist approach to form. At this year's... Continue Reading...
dezeen — News: the two wing-like seating stands have been removed from Zaha Hadid's Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Park. (more...)
treehugger — Studio Liu Lubin designs a housing unit that is transportable and stacks up like a 3D Tetris game.
coolhunting — Over the past decade, Absolut became more synonymous with college parties and dance club bottle service than with its artistically-inclined, sustainably-minded Swedish roots. This shift in reputation is undoubtedly a... Continue Reading...