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• Best Seat in the House

  [Photo via] Want to be ensured the best seat in the house, no matter where you go? Read More... Posted May 13 2009, 11:02 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, portable, seat, bench, wheelbench

• CMYK is the New Black

  [Via Sustainable Style Foundation] Every season we always hear that _____ "is the new black."  Truth of the matter is that every color will eventually be "the new black", so you might as well pick something that can work no matter what the trend is: Read More... Posted May 13 2009, 10:02 AM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: design, t-shirt, shirt of the day, black, cmyk

• Most Fashionable Axe Murderer Ever

  Before Christian Bale's eye-opening tirade on the set of Terminator Salvation, we were all a little more willing to excuse his flights of freaky, even when he went on that murdering spree in American Psycho. Perhaps it was because he continued to look so good while committing acts of homicide. Want to be the most fashionable axe murderer ever? Read More... Posted May 11 2009, 09:01 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, axe, axes

• Print of the Day: Everything is OK

  [$35, everything is ok] You're living paycheck to paycheck. The work you do is taking longer than it should, and your rates are lower than they should be. And every three hours, you hit a wall. Deep breaths, dude. Everything is ok. And if you need a daily, visual reminder, here it is. Read More... Posted May 04 2009, 09:09 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, print, print of the day

• Home Decor Under Wraps

  [Photo via] You know the satisfaction you can get from unwrapping a new piece of chocolate, unveiling its silky brownness, getting that first whiff of cocoa? Designers are looking to bring that same aspect of excitement inherent in the big reveal to the home design market: Read More... Posted Apr 27 2009, 09:15 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, vase, vases

• Books in Every Nook and Cranny

  For all of us desperately seeking out exra book storage space in our tiny apartments, the bibliochaise captured our imaginations. The Home Key has taken things even further with all sorts of furniture designed to hold your books while it simultaneously holds your booty...your meals...your... Read More... Posted Apr 22 2009, 10:07 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: storage, design, books, bookcases, book shelves, bookcase

• I Fell Hard for This Coffee Table

  [$485, Nobel Rugs & Home] No, not this one. While this one has a lot of heart, it doesn't have the playfulness that this other one does: Read More... Posted Mar 24 2009, 01:08 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: furniture, design, living room, Tables, table, coffee table, domino

• Boxed Water: It Does The Earth Good

  If you're not down with the stainless steel bottle and Nalgene bottles and still prefer drinking your plastic bottles, there may be a more eco-friendly option coming your way thanks to Boxed Water Is Better.   Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 11:24 AM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: design, water, packaging

• Taking Steve Jobs Literally

  I am not much of a couch potato. It's not that I don't love television; the fact is that I don't have cable, which helps a lot with 1) getting work done instead of ironically watching Lifetime movies, and 2) sticking to a budget that truly attempts to cut out unnecessary items (and yes, those velour pajama pants I bought last week were a necessity). But if any one product was going to turn around my non-TV-watching ways, it would be this: Read More... Posted Mar 18 2009, 10:28 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: electronics, design, Television

• Adult Treehouses

  I wonder what the percentage is for kids who wanted a treehouse but never got one. I grew up in a townhouse so I wasn't able to ever have a treehouse, skateboard ramp, pool, etc. Even though I am a young adult, I still long for a treehouse. And if I had $150,000, I could own one of these orb-like homes. Take that, Bart Simpson! Read More... Posted Mar 16 2009, 02:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: design, hotel, house, treehouse

• This Chair is a Dream Come True

  [Photo via] I dream about going paragliding. Dreaming in the WAVE chair by Royal Botania seems to take me a little bit closer: Read More... Posted Mar 10 2009, 03:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: seating, design, chair, chairs, seat, paragliding, wave, seats

• My Disgusting Bathtub

  [Photo via] My bathtub is too disgusting to sit down in (though it's probably better since we gave it that thorough scrubbing a few weeks ago). I swear. If you let me have one of these bathtubs, I'll scrub it every day: Read More... Posted Mar 03 2009, 10:01 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: bathroom, design, bath, bathtub, bathtubs

• Revenge of the Pencil Pushers

  I love everything about pencils: the sound of graphite on paper, the feel of polished wood, the way their smell reminds me of Mrs. Viale, my first grade teacher. So when I came across the designs at Pen Pencil Stencil, I was understandably excited. That lead-legged mariner above is the PPS Pencil Pirate, and there are many more arty goodies after the jump: Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 11:40 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: design, Pencils, prints

• The Eva Solo Towel: Just Hang It Up

  You could string a line outside your windows, but I think it would be far easier if you... Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 09:03 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: bathroom, design, Towels, eva solo

• Quick Tip of the Day: Design Yourself a Clever Business Card

  Check out this clever business card design by Ji Lee. It invites the recipient to simply google your name. A bit presumptuous, but I like it. Especially since my top Google search results are way more professional nowadays, bringing up links to my professional site, my presence on Nerve, my Freelancedom blog, my profiles on Vimeo, LinkedIn, Brazen Careerist, and Lemondrop, and my personal blog. Nothing too crazy. (My Google search results pre-marriage were a bit more shady, with "masturbation poetry" taking the top spot.) Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 08:34 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Quick tip, Business cards, design

• Stay Warm In Style

  Can you guess what this is? I'll give you hint: the photo above is not a miniature playset. . . Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 04:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: design, heated, towel

• The Type of Wallpaper You Only Dream About

  Things I Am Perpetually Dreaming About: almost-flying that one ex-boyfriend the monster in my grandparents' garage that scary dude in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom losing my cats I almost never dream about wallpaper, but this bespoke paper by Catherine Hammerton is the stuff dreams are made of...a window into a dream world: Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 02:02 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: design, wallpaper, bespoke, catherine hammerton

• Equation: Mess + Imagination

  [Photo via]     [Photo via]   Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 02:25 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: art, design, equation, pollock, frame napkin, jackson pollock, frame, napkin

• Red Bull Gives You Shoes

  Yup, those are Red Bull shoes up above, from the travelling art exhibit, Red Bull: The Art of the Can. A few more designs: Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 09:07 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: design, shoes, marc jacobs, red bull

• Concept: Radiator Heats Feet w/o Burning Them Off

  Check out this idyllic little scene German designers Eric Falaise and Christine Berkhoven envisioned in conceiving of their Fedora radiator concept. But that's not all. If you place the green felt basket in this picture into the depression in the radiator... Read More... Posted Feb 20 2009, 09:01 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, concept, design concept, radiator, concept design

• Inventory I Lust After: Karin Eriksson at Horne

  [$110, Horne] Karin Eriksson's pieces at online home goods shop Horne are lovely, delicate bursts of color in a sea of white porcelain.As I found myself falling in love with them, I knew I had to share them: Read More... Posted Feb 18 2009, 03:55 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, inventory lust, porcelain

• Label Whore: Tord Boontje for Cheapskates

  I've been obsessed with Tord Boontje for quite some time now, and even own the Garland light above (though it's being stored for the moment, in anticipation of a home upgrade). Unfortunately, most of Boontje's designs are out of my price range (let's face it: I shouldn't even have bought the Garland light). But...but...people! Tord Boontje jewelry! Tord Boontje jewelry has arrived! Read More... Posted Feb 17 2009, 10:28 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, Jewelry, Accessories, notcot, artecnica, tord boontje, charming

• Brilliant or Blasphemous: A Multitasking Mona Lisa Chair

  An extension of art? Or a cheap commodification? No, not the Mona Lisa with her bazooka. I'm talking about this chair by Korean designer Kwang Hoo Lee, which basically invites you to sit on Mona's face: Read More... Posted Feb 16 2009, 10:54 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: furniture, art, design, chair, chairs, multitasking, mona lisa

• Snatch Up This 2009 Calendar Write Away

  [$17, Mytton Williams Design Consultancy] Is there anyone left who still uses non-mechanical pencils? Or any writing implements, for that matter? I have my doubts, but I'd like to highlight this particular product for earning cool+clever points. Read More... Posted Feb 13 2009, 04:29 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, calendar, Pencils, calendars

• Watch Where You Headbang

  [Photo via] Watch where you headbang. That shit can get dangerous... Read More... Posted Feb 12 2009, 06:07 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, design, tech, Music, Headphones, antlers

• Rocking Out, Across the Universe

  No. I'm not referring to that awful movie (which, nevertheless, had a pretty awesome version of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"). Check out the real Universal Rocker, another design from OOOMS: Read More... Posted Feb 10 2009, 05:53 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: furniture, design, chair, chairs, rocking chair, rocker

• A Beverage With (Even More) Bite

  When I posted about this shark fin ice tray last week, it was impossible to be afraid. After all, the tray itself was a cool, crisp blue, and the product photo showed the ice "cubes" themselves floating in drinks of undeniably cheery hues. This tea infuser is something else... Read More... Posted Feb 04 2009, 12:25 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: design, concept, tea, design concept, concept design, sharks, shark, fins, tea infuser, fin

• Polar Bear Now Poster Child for Global Warming

  Just last week. Alex posted about this funky-yet-disturbing rug, designed to make a statement on global warming. Chaiyut Plypetch of Propaganda has done something similar, creating what Apartment Therapy aptly describes as "the saddest tub drain stopper ever": Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 09:52 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: bathroom, design, polar bear, global warming, drain, polar bears, drain stopper

• Scarlett Johansson Inspires Your Next Sofa

  What does Scarlett Johansson inspire in you? (Aside from that tingly feeling...down there...) For furniture designers Pal + Smith, the curve of Scarlett's waist inspired the Muse Sofa: Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 02:25 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: furniture, design, sofa, Pal + Smith, inspire, inspiration, muse, Scarlett Johansson

• Pet Product(s): Cat Furniture Goes Contemporary

  [$167-$258, Ree-Yong] I've never been into the contemporary look, but some cats — and even dogs! — are far more discerning than I am. Which is why designer Ree-Yong has launched her Copenhagen collection. Or maybe it's because pet products would be better if they didn't look quite so much like pet products... Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 10:04 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, Pets, Pet Products, pet product, contemporary