The Design Crack Guide to Tchotchke
Diva by Carina Riezebos
Carina Riezebos has created Diva for the Dutch company GOODS in an effort to help beter display top heavy flowers. This high concept piece turns a conventional vase on its side to mimic the angle at which some flowers grow. Carina’s contention is that the natural aesthetic of certain flowers will be enhanced by lying […]
Spikey Baby by Shin Tanaka
I’m not even exactly sure how this works, but I’ll take a stab. What Shin does is design these little folded paper characters. Then, he puts up the pattern of the folded character up on his website, so anyone can replicate his work or make their own custom Spikey Baby. He also puts up pictures […]
Surikata by Qubus
Object: Surikata
Designer: Qubus
URL: www.qubus.cz
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $see website
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: The pure white porcelain that qubus makes always gets to me. This piece is one of about a dozen gorgeous pieces. I chose this one because I like the sinuous form of the monkey, and his dynamic posture on the podium. Maybe it would be going […]
Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial 2006 Designers: Reindeer Games by Blik
Object: Reindeer Games
Designer: Blik
URL: http://www.whatisblik.com
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $35.00
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum is about to begin it’s 2006 Design Triennial: Design Life Now starting December 8th and running through July 29th. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be profiling several of the objects from the 87 designers that have been chosen for […]
Fallen Log Centerpiece by Jeff Zimmerman
Object: Fallen Log Centerpiece
Designer: Jeff Zimmerman
URL: http://www.steuben.com
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $21,000
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: Ever since I visited the island of Murano outside of Venice, where they make some of the finest (and cheesiest) glass in the world, I’ve had an obsessions with fine glass objects. This log centerpiece by Jeff Zimmerman is one of the finest. I’ve […]
Dutch Design Week 2006: Pancake Rock Vase by Yksi
Object: Pancake Rock Vase
Designer: Yksi
URL: http://www.yksi.nl
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $N.F.S.
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: Last week was the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. I, unfortunately, am too poor to go to any international design events this winter, so I’ll feature a few of the designers that have been featured in the Dutch Design Week in recent years.
Yksi is a […]
Design Mart: Carbon Copies by Nadine Jarvis
Object: Carbon Copies
Designer: Nadine Jarvis
URL: http://www.nadinejarvis.co.uk/
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $1,000 - 2,500
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: To Celebrate the London Design Museum’s exhibition, Design Mart, I am including several of their up-and-coming designers they have showcased. For more information about the exhibition, go to www.designmuseum.org
The product design, Carbon Copies, is an idea so profound as to make […]
Droog Designer: The Sponge Vase by Marcel Wanders
Object: The Sponge Vase
Designer: Marcel Wanders
URL: www.marcelwanders.nl
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $100
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: Marcel Wanders is a multi-talented designer who makes products that range from small vases to buildings. The Sponge Vase is an excelent example of his wit and sculptural abilities.
NYC Garbage by Justin Cignac
Object: NYC Garbage
Manufacturer: Justin Cignac
URL: www.nycgarbage.com
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $ 50
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: Up front: It’s well packaged garbage. Step back from it, and it’s beautiful branding. If you find the right people to buy this, it creates a community of NYC Garbage owners. Only a finite number of people will […]
The Resin Filled Teardrop Vase by Derek Chen
Object: The Resin Filled Teardrop Vase
Manufacturer: Derek Chen
URL: www.greenergrassdesign.com
Category: Tchotchke
Price: $ 110
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: I bought one of Derek Chen’s vases about two years ago, and I’ve found that I look at it each and ebery day. I even touch it because the resin he uses to construct this vase has an appealing texture. […]
