intoxicatingly ?

The Dot Grid Book is a must have for anyone who is done with lined or square grid pages. Replace your dark, overwhelming lines with this subtle dot grid. The "dot matrix" is perfect to keep you on the right track and when you scan in your sketches the dots are too light to be picked up.

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Here is a prime example of "intoxicatingly" delicious and consistent graphics. It doesn't get much better than this !

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Thanks to NOTCOT, I've discovered some of the funniest e-cards ever. They remind me of Get Your War On with the silly captions grouped with a generic static drawing. But PLEASE look through these at someecards.com and send your friends, family and ex-girlfriends the appropriate cards. A little random humor never hurt anyone !

Let ya hair down...

I can't say that I've ever bought or used a candle on my own will...but with the new Atari joystick candle holder from Mixko I might have to.

Last year, Mixko in collaboration with Jeremy Scott, turned normal pendant light bulbs into deliciously designed soft serve (whippy) ice cream.

Mixko, along with another SG favorite Paige Russell, will be joined by several exhibitors at this years ICFF in New York from May 19th until the 22nd.

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Check out these kick ass prints by Mr. Bingo. They are detailed hair portraits of people who we all know and love, including the Hedgehog and Johnny Wad. They are screen printed by hand with a limited run of only 50 for each print so hurry...

Thanks to 30gms.com

American Aquarium Drinker...

Want the ultimate desk accessory to make your friends and family know you mean business when it comes to obscure indie bands ? Well look no further folks... here it is. Thanks to UNKL, you can order hang out with the boys from Wilco everyday with this set of the whole gang Jeff, Glenn, Mikael, John, Pat and Nels in a special edition case. (and if Wilco is too obscure for you, then ha ! get with it )
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Innovative tableware design makes me feel pretty damn good ! Even more when the functionality of the object is not compromised for "coolness." The Cupple Mug at day-lab is the perfect example of what it takes to make me feel warm and giddy. The mug has an ergonomic handle that can be placed inside the saucer, providing us with awesome twist to how we store and display our mugs.Functional and COOL !Also, check out the other stuff at day-play as it is not you run of the mill design retail site...

from browner brown via day-lab

2modern.. 2furious

I've recently started blogging for 2modern on a weekly basis. So check out my post over at the 2modern Design Talk every Tuesday.

Special thanks to Holly at decor8.

7th Annual Milan "time to get get giddy" Design Week 2007

This years Milan Design Week had outstanding coverage in the blogosphere. Thanks to Moco Loco, Core77, Designboom and Pan-Dan I felt like I was actually in Milan for the fair (minus the great food, hot women and gelato). There is a lot to process after the world’s biggest annual design fair, but I’ll list a few things that made me giddy…

Flos brings in the big dogs, Marcel Wanders and Phillipe Starck, to make their lighting solutions even more dazzling.

“Sky Garden” by Marcel Wanders for Flos

"Tribe" by Phillipe Starck for Flos

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Moooi “The Unexpected Welcome”

In an exhibition setting these are impressive, but I bet isolated in a domestic context they will be overwhelmingly impressive.

'Non-Random' lights by Bertjan Pot for Moooi

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I posted on the Fatboy furniture line recently, Patricia Urquiloa’s “Fat Sofa” is the Banana Republic to the "Fatboy" furntiture’s Old Navy. But they do look deliciously plumperific. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Alinata' shelving system by Satyendra Pakhalé for Erreti are a pretty cool design for a boring old shelf. And the stragetically placed legs on all sides lets you place the shelf to your needs.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Left or Right BIG lamp by Julian Appelius is a perfect combination of lighting solution and book storage as a reading light that can sit bed side or chair side and hold all you reading material as part of it’s structure. A smaller version is also available to be mounted on the wall or for table tops.

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Lamps No1 & No2 by Nicolo Taliani are based on science lab equipment. The beaker style base of the lamp holds the chord as it coils up to create a unique look that relates to how much lead is needed on the chord to plug in the lamp. Simple and amazing!

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Peter Marigold's cool and practical shelving solution is modular and can be customized according to individual requirements.

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Last, but definitely NOT least, I have to give a shout out to Karola Torkos and Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino for their fun and innovative line of table ware called Topoware.

"This set, made of bowls, salad plates and dinner plates see the lines reappear in playful ways to label your dining habits. Each piece addresses a different issue or poses a different question. Are you hungry, very hungry or done? Are you modest or greedy? Do you have a mom/dad or child portion?". See more here on the Topoware Flickr page.

Dirty Sanchez

This past weekend was a “rock star” weekend as Sydney hosted the MTV Video Music Awards. Since J-Dizzle is the head of Talent/Artist relations she asked me to help her out by being a talent escort for Dirty Sanchez. I was warned that these boys are gonna be nuts and that I will be super stressed out with their antics while trying to smoothly escort them during the live filming of the show. Also, I was warned that they would probably urinate on me or staple their peni to my leg. However, the boys were amazingly friendly and professional. They were cooperative and despite being completely shit-faced during the whole weekend they made it very easy for me. Not only that but I got to hang with 4 of the funniest guys I have ever met in my life. Granted that when the cameras are on they electrocute each other and swing heavy objects off their reproductive organs, but just hanging out and drinking they are like any other group of best friends who are having a blast. They rag on each other and make fun of stuff trying to make each other laugh. All in all, it was a great time and it made me a bit envious of their lifestyle. Hopefully I will get to hang with them again because it was ridiculously fun.

I had to physically remove myself from the room during their media interviews because I was laughing so hard. I will try to see if I can get footage of the interviews for you guys to see,

Some of the other celebs I saw during the filming of the show and the after party:
Good Charlotte, Fergie, Nicole Richie, SilverChair, Perez Hilton, Kristen from Laguna Beach, 30 Seconds to Mars and a bunch of other OZ celebs…

Fatboys are the new black...

Designers are finally starting to show some love for the subcontinental giant sized population… ta da… the Fatboy Furniture Collection.
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I have just been introduced to the amazing work of Kim Westad. She is a graphic designer turned ceramicist. Not only is her work great but her story makes me want to quit my 9to5 as a graphic designer and pursue my passion for ceramics. Kim if you somehow read this, give me a holler… I wanna pick your brain.

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Since RSJ is no longer blogging, I have to go out and find my own tips for making my internet/computer usage more efficient. For all you Firefoxers out there, this post by Life Hacker is awesome. Peep it…

We bout to blast ooofffff.

Who says matchbooks have to be boring and old school, well I do. I’ve never seen a matchbook and said to myself “that’s a cool matchbook,” to think of it I’ve never seen a matchbook and though anything because they are irrelevant in my life. Some how the folks at Feel Addicted figured out my feelings (or non-feelings) towards this object and completely made it a fine designed object that has taken center stage. The Lucifer match dispenser allows you to shake out a match, and as you pull it out of the dispenser lights it. No more fumbling around and hiding in the corner to light it, you pull out an already lit match…. and it looks bad ass to boot. from notcot

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Marge: Look Homer! The number on the house is spelled out in letters!
Homer: Get used to it Marge, from now on we're going to spell everything with letters

That’s right, tired of being caught in the never-ending battle of choosing spelled out house numbers or scripty non-spelled out house numbers… well break the mo(u)ld with Umbra’s new number system. These numbers are pretty sweet looking, and they have adjustable tabs so you can punch the holes you need for your address. Also, since only 3.25 people read this friggin blog, I guarantee that no one in your neighborhood has these.

from iliketotallyloveit via umbra

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I remember as a small child, wait sorry I was never small, as a young child I used to love stacking mom and pops furniture to make cars, boats and the occasional rocket. Well, apparently so did Janus et Cie because her design of the Obelisk Chair does just that. A set of multi-purpose furniture pieces made of polyethylene with a powder-coated aluminum frame that can be stacked to make a giant rocket/storage formation when not in use.

from gizmodo

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This laptop sleeve is perfect for protecting your shiny little laptops and still adhering to the company dresscode.

via coolhunter

Honeycomb Hideout...

Grommet Hole Accessories.

Belkins grommet hole covers bring all the nerds to the yard. These things are awesome. Grommet holes are such an eye sore in your fake wood desk. But now, thanks to Belkin, we can utilize these eye sores with a nerdy, IT twist. Belkin has designed grommet hole covers with a built in iPod docking station and another version with 4 USB ports ( angled and flat ) This would be a great highlight when you put photos of your desk in with On Your Desk

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Honeycomb Shelves.

I’ve been designing a new shelving unit for my bedroom. Something customized for my wardrobe area because normal people shelves hold about 2 Subcontinental Giant sized shirts.

While looking around for other designers solutions I virtually ran into the folks at Unto This Last.

I thing they have some great, contemporary solutions for shelving. I especially like the Honeycomb shelves.from itotallyloveit.com
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Herman Miller Design history

I’m bitter, this is the equivalent of every design history class I ever took across the span of 2 friggin’ higher education degrees. Oh well, now you can get a little dose of design history.
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Origami Plate Set

Fun, innovative and well designed… that’s how I like my tableware. Robin Platt executes this perfectly in his new Oragami set.

from yanko

I think I wanna wife her....

My Future Wife

This has to be the nerdiest design thing ever. And guess what… I friggin love it and plan on ordering the set of The Ladies of the Baseline ! Typographical genius. Kudos to Matt Sutter for being my hero.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hackney Shelf

Here’s an ingenious idea that blurs the boundaries between furniture design, graffitti and conceptual fine art. London designer Ryan Frank strategically places white boards at various points in east London and waits for illicit decoration to begin. Frank leaves boards out for weeks until they have sufficiently “matured” into colorful pieces of street art. Once the boards have matured, they are removed and transformed into these colorful mobile shelving units - juxtaposing street art with interior environment. For the collectors out there: every piece is a completely unique slice of “recycled” Hackney street art.

from inahabitat

Hackney Lite

Hackney Lite is the follow-up design from Hackney Shelf. The range displays a pure white front without the graffiti and includes a large & small floor standing unit.The ‘clean canvas’ gives consumers the freedom to add their own graffiti/graphics in the privacy of their home.

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The boys over at SOZ are taking DIY furniture to the next step with their new furniture range, Re:mo. The mini carpenter’s blocks can be locked into each other to create any form that is needed. The beauty of this range is the instant availability that it offers.

Say you and Bob are lounging around in your Re:mo chairs, then suddenly Tim shows up with no where to sit. Being the gracious host that you are, you take Bob’s chair and break it down into two stool so that everyone has seat. This can apply to shelves, tables, stools or whatever you need to change to fit your current needs.

Plus they remind me a lot of the Puzzle! Plates that were created by yours truly.

from yanko via coolhunter

SF V WK

Holy Hell! My Head Just Exploded with JOY !

Peeping Kuuuuuooooomar

This week I have started to convert half my bedroom into my work space/studio. I want to keep doing creative stuff outside of the corporate 9to5. While trying to resolve some space division issues I stumbled upon this site, and I CAN"T STOP GOING THROUGH IT. The first 3 hours were spent just reading the posts sent in by designers, but now I am going through all of them. It might be one of the coolest sites ever. Does this make me a weirdo just because I like checking out other peoples work spaces ?

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto

Now that I am back into the 9to5 grind, I have to go and buy an alarm cock. Here are 2 great solutions to the boring conventional clocks.

Dangerbomb Alarm clock

This alarm clock is a pretty clever design for people like me, no not because I am brown and my people love bombs, but because it is really hard for me to wake up in the morning (or during any part of my sleep cycle). I usually end up turning off the alarm and being late for whatever it is I need to be up for. But with this clock I have to actually get up and connect the 3 wires to stop the annoying buzzing.
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Clocky

This this takes “interactive wake-up solutions” to the next level. As soon as the alarm goes off, Clocky takes off and runs around your room beeping and flashing until you get up and chase it down. Perfect… I might just have to order me a Clocky.

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I proudly present 2 of the coolest shoes to ever be targeted to our generation:

The Transformers X Nike Air Trainer III

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Reebok Voltron Pack

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I reall hope no one is planning to make a line of kicks for these guys

My piece bang cloth tables...

One of my former professors just got a mention in POL Oxygen magazine as one of the best and brightest designers. Kelly Freeman, of BernabeiFreeman, was a studio professor during my postgraduate course. She and her partner have been recognized for the design of the Cloth Table:

The versatile Cloth Table has a perforated tartan top that can be reversed to create a self-contained serving tray. Manufactured from aluminum, stainless steel and powder coated white, it is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

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One of the other designs mentioned in the same listing of the best and brightest is the Zoe Chair by Lievore, Altherr & Molina. This chair looks way too comfortable to be “high design” and I guess thats why I want to give it a shot out. I would actually put this in my “Man Room” not just for aesthetics but for it's comfortable-looking functionality.
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I recently came upon a 2-way doormat which reads “Come In” one way and flipped over it reads “Go Away.” Pretty clever… and it will be available for purchase here.

Foooosball ? That's the Devil's game

Over the years I have been a big fan of graffiti artists that go beyond the call of duty. One of my favorite "art terrorists" is UK based Banksy. Last year Banksy went down to the West Bank barrier, and while being harrassed and even shot at by Israeli & Palenstinian "security" he managed to put up 9 satirical graf pieces on both sides of the wall. When interviewed by POL Oxygen magazine, he described the expereince as the "Ultimate Activity Holiday Destination for Graffiti Writers." more>>
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This next design takes multi-functionality to the next level. An essential for any bachelor pad ****whoville, I'm looking at you****. Now you can get a fooooosball table, pool table and dice football (not sure what that is but it sounds awesome) all in one table with a turnstile mechanism that locks and rotates each different gaming surface. Watch out sliced bread... more>>
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In a previous post I brought you guys the results for the "Ceramics for Breafast" design competition. Well if you cared and wanted to put the faces of these young,amazing designers with their designs then you're in luck. Here are some photos from the awards ceremony.