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BKLYN Designs: UM

Posted in $2,500-5,000 | Brown | Furniture | Lust Factor: Hot | Plastic | White | Wood

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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I wanted to get this post out quickly because the BKLYN Designs Expo has just past, and yet I have not talked about the most prolific and possibly the most fun design collective: UM. Their work is just so damn clever. As my cop out, I’ll let them speak for themselves:

At the core we are […]

bilge lounge chair by uhuru design, brooklyn

BKLYN Designs: uhuru

Posted in $500-1,000 | Black | Brown | Furniture | Lust Factor: Hot | Metal | Wood

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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uhuru, to me, may have been the most impressive furniture designers I saw at BKLYN Designs in terms of their creative reuse of industrial products. For example: the Stave Bench and the Bilge Lounge reuse whiskey barrels from the finest white oak. These barells are charred and used only once in the barreling process then […]

pot rack kitchen furniture by produce design, brooklyn

BKLYN Designs: Produce Redefines the Kitchen

Posted in $1,000-2,500 | $500-1,000 | Furniture | Houswares | Lust Factor: Hot | Metal | Wood

Monday, May 12th, 2008

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I’ve been thinking about how to create a fresh approach in my own kitchen recently, so it’s no surprise that I was extremely excited to see the work of Produce to get some inspiration of what my kitchen could be. Their work, as shown in their pot and knife rack, wall bins, and wine rack […]

fractal 23 shelving takeshi miyakawa design

BKLYN Designs: Takeshi Miyakawa

Posted in $2,500-5,000 | Furniture | Lust Factor: Hot | White | Wood

Monday, May 12th, 2008

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Another great find from BKLYN Design: Takeshi Miyakawa. Why is this guy not a superstar designer? Good question. His pieces are clever, refined, simple, and extremely desireable. And maybe most important of all (at least for design stardom), Miyakawa’s work is iconic. His fractal 23 shelving just has this timeless feeling about it. And this cabinetry is […]

BK/C1 Chair by Vexell

BKLYN Designs: Vexell

Posted in $1,000-2,500 | Black | Furniture | Hard | Lust Factor: Warm | Metal | Red | Wood

Monday, May 12th, 2008

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This Sunday, I attended BKLYN Designs in the Dumbo Neighborhood of Brooklyn and was impressed with the level of craft by the offerings. Over the next few days, I hope to feature a few of the most exciting small companies I observed.
Today, I’d like to mention Vexell. Vexell’s furniture, as was the case of many […]

Jill Fenichell plates from bongenre.com

Top Design Talent at BKLYN Designs

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

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I now believe there is a god. Or at the very least, a serendipitous angel that looks over me. Why? Because I have decided a few months ago to go to New York a week early for the 2008 ICFF. I though I might just kick around New York for a few days and check […]

New York Design Week 2008 Starts Out With a Bang at BKLYN Designs

New York Design Week 2008 Starts Out With a Bang at BKLYN Designs

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

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New York Design Week 2008 is here, and let’s not beat around the bush: possibly more fun than ICFF is BKLYN Designs. Yes, some might need to point out that they’ve misspelled the name of their city, but looking beyond this you are guaranteed a good time at this event. What is the event, you […]

Porn For The Blind

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Thursday, May 1st, 2008

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Does pornfortheblind.org have anything to do with design? Not exactly. It’s just that I couldn’t help but post this.
BOINKOLOGY | Porn For The Blind

Pillowig by JooYoun Paek

Posted in Art | Fashion | Lust Factor: Warm | White

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

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JooYoun Paek may be one of the most innovative designers I’ve seen in a long time. Her project range from the practicle to the insane. But the thread that ties her projects together is each product solves very practical problems in garishly bold ways.
There are so many ingenious products that this woman has […]

Coffin Couches

Posted in $2,500-5,000 | Leather | Lust Factor: Hot | Metal | White

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

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Have you ever owned a piece of furniture so perfect that it made you feel like you’ve died and gone to heaven? If not then the coffin couch may be the perfect fit to bring you to eternal bliss. The coffin couch is a sofa full of beautiful details including handles and gorgeous […]

Paul Smith Men’s Fashion

Paul Smith Spring 2008 Collection: Straight from a Wes Anderson Film

Posted in Brand Crack | Fashion | Lust Factor: Warm | Natural Fabrics

Monday, April 28th, 2008

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I’m one of those guys who wishes that Paul Smith was my best friend. Paul and I would hang out walking the streets of London looking for affected youth to star in his advertising campaigns. Every once in a while I would look over at Paul and say, ” Hey Paul, would it be possible […]

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