Francois Azambourg has designed a piece of pottery that rivals the paintings of Joan Miro. Add a bit of bowling pin aesthetic to the miro-esque scene, and you have this vase. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

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N-7 is another beautifully built table that takes on the current trend of what I call origami or faceted design. Where did this trend start? I seem to recall a modern building in Hong Kong built about twenty years ago that sort of kicked off this trend in my mind. Since then, I’ve seen so [...]

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When you live in a small home like I do you know that every inch counts. The F2 folding table by Ligne Roset is sleek and simple. It’s worthy of my dinner. And if I want to turn my small kitchen/dining room into a dance floor, I now do not have to struggle to find [...]

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 Let’s face it, we all want to make an extra buck. But it makes it so much more simple for me to sell goods when the goods are just so… good. Today, I’m exploring feelmorehuman.com’s collection of Vessel’s Architectural Pottery re-issues from San Diego. The pieces are a higher plane of lovely. Most ceramic vessels [...]

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Etra Small Bench I’ve been looking for decent modern outdoor furniture for quite some time now. Outside of Europe, quite frankly, there is very little choice when it comes to where you sit on an aesthetically modern surface. Modern Outdoor gives me choices. And they give me choices like this beautiful bench above that are green [...]

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Years ago, I reported on Konzuk, and now they are just getting better and better. Think minimalist concrete and steel perfection not for your building but for your ear. You will like this if you are a Miesian stylist. Stainless Solid Square Earrings List Price: $90.0 Price: $90.0 These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share [...]

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I received this email about a year ago, and just never had time to post this. Sandy Lam has created an ingenious system. The pieces of furniture are built into the floor of a terrace and easily slide up to create a table or a bench. This is the perfect furniture solution for people who [...]

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There is nothing terribly smart about creating furniture around a charging station. It’s just that it needs to be done. So often we designers design for how we lived our lives twenty years ago and not for how we live our lives now. The Bedford Smart Recharge Station recognizes your needs: pay bills, [...]

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I’ve always wanted to make an enduring statement that would have broad popularity, and now I think I’e found a way: First, buy one of these stylish umbrellas of a middle finger. Second, walk around with this umberlla often. Third, find your picture on Google Maps. Finally, send the image to any media [...]

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Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be homeless and sleep in the cool night air under a cardboard box? No? I never have, but if you have a weird sense of humor and a yearning to get closer to your grungy roots, or you feel like you need to practice sleeping [...]

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Have you ever heard of a Rolly Polly? I don’t know the scientific word for this bug, but it takes its segmented plates and unfurles them in such a way as to form a protective coat that cannot be breached. This is the basic concept for the very smart design by Spanish designer [...]

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