September 2011

Concrete Vase by Xiral Segard

Designer Xiral Segard exhibited her concrete Konkurïto vase during Paris Design Week earlier this month. The modular design was inspired by…

LOCAL Bike by Fuseproject

This zippy little bike, called the LOCAL, is the latest endeavor to come out of San Francisco-based studio Fuseproject, headed by designer Y…

LDF 2011: Origin Contemporary Craft Fair

This is Origin’s second year of being part of the London Design Festival rather than a stand-alone event, and its second year at Old Spita…

Simon Birch

UK-born Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch makes paintings that I only wish I was talented enough to create. His giant, colorful brush strok…

EvaTwo Tote Bag

Oink! Piggy Bank

The Oink Piggy Bank by APR Design Studio is made of porcelain with an oversized snout – the perfect place for putting your pennies (an…

Friday Five with ACME Studio

Founded in Los Angeles in 1985 by husband-and-wife team Adrian Olabuenaga and Lesley Bailey, ACME Studio made its first appearance with a li…

Gun Leash Redesign

I’m sure many of you remember the controversial Bark Out Loud post we did earlier this year about Art Lebedev Studio‘s retractab…

Embroidered Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia

Artist Cayce Zavaglia considers herself a painter (she is formally trained in drawing and painting), but for the last ten years she’s …

Fresh From The Dairy: Animals

Last week I didn’t add any new prints to our Society6 curated art collection, The Design Milk Dairy. But this week, I’ve stumble…

Escapefromsofa

Istanbul design studio Escapefromsofa launched some new pieces at Tent London last week. They look to be 1960s-70s inspired to me. What do y…

The Efeet Collection by Dylan Kendall

Dylan Kendall, philanthropist behind Hollywood Arts, just launched her first collection of ceramics called Efeet. Isn’t it adorable? P…

Do Not Disturb Candle

Roddy & Ginger

Textile company Roddy & Ginger, founded by graphic and textile designer Ginger Armstrong who works out of her mid-century modern home in…

Cut It Out: Noma Bar at Outline Editions

This is one of the London Design Festival events I wish I had been able to attend this year. Outline Editions invited award-winning graphic …

Twisted Pencil by Giha Woo

Editor’s note: Please welcome our new Assistant Editor, Marni Katz of Style Carrot. She’s pretty awesome. Learn more about Marni…