The Design Crack Guide to $1,000-2,500
Oragami Table by Anthony Dickens and Tony Wilson
The Oragami Table is a pretty amazing piece of design and quite possibly the only table I’ve written about that I really, really want to own. Each table consists of three legs that interlock together to form the structure. The glass table top is put into place, and there you are. Assembly of this table [...]
The Maku Limited Edition Lounge Chair
Let me start by saying that we’ve been getting a lot of submissions for the site. Please, keep them coming! I don’t put everything up, but some of the design that people send me is pretty darn cool. Kind of like the LE Lounge Chair by Maku. I could not get quite the picture I [...]
Gyanze Amp and Speakers
I now issue the challenge for today: if you know any possible way to buy these mythical iPod speakers, then let me know. I honestly doubt that these speakers exist. I’ve even read about them in magazines (our print friend who supposedly checks facts) and still I can’t find these speakers anywhere. So what’s the [...]
Laaka Chair by lapalma
I’ve always been a big fan of bent plywood furniture. Like everyone who has my disease, I own an Eames Lounge Chair (knock off). Actually, I got the Eames chair on Craigslist for a hundred bucks. I hope that’s made all of you sufficiently jealous, so on to the Laaka Chair by La Palma! Now, [...]
Home Collection Cabinet by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti
Georgetti is a company founded in Meda, Italy, a province not far from Milan known for it’s furniture craftspeople. I don’t know if any readers have been to Italy. Maybe you even live in Italy and know this already. Italy is a country stuffed with the finest craftspeople. I have never seen so many well [...]
Obelisk by Dedon
The Obelisk collection by Dedon is a piece I’m in love with for nostalgic reasons. When I was a kid, my parents took me to many different seaside resorts in Mexico and in Europe. I would spend my days swimming, playing games, eating, and sitting in a woven chair very similar to the Obelisk. All [...]
Heart Charm by Theo Fennell
Theo Fennell has been hot for a long while, but I just had to include this one piece because I love it! He is the designer of numerous heart charms in every flavor. The charm I’ve included in the Design Crack fold is a ruby encrausted heart with platinum devil horns. It’s completely opulent and [...]
Brand Crack: Lady Dior Cannage by Dior
I have always been a huge fan of Dior, so don’t be shocked if I include a Dior piece every month or two. This bag in particular is exemplary Dior. It’s everything you would expect: fantastic construction, beautiful design, and on and on. What separates this bag from, say, a Gucci or Louis Vuitton is [...]
Dots Rug by Diane Steverlynck
It’s a good thing that I don’t run a podcast about design because if I did I don’t think the work of Diane Steverlynck would ever make it simply because I could not pronounce her name correctly. I think I’d probably have to learn her name if I did podcast because her work is [...]
BronzeKnuckle by Diplomat Design
“Punch him in the face with style and grace.” could be the pitch for the BronzeKnuckle by Diplomat Design. Not Really! This is actually an artistic centerpiece which could double to display fruit. Diplomat Design has gone all out with the finish of this bronze piece. The outer edges of the piece are polished to [...]
Tetrad Shelving by Brave Space
Brave Space is a group of three designers based in Brooklyn who have finally capitalized on the inherent modularity of Tetris pieces. If you don’t know Tetris, it’s a video game where (I think) 6 distinct pieces drop from the sky, and it’s the job of the game player to fit the pieces together in [...]
Double Buckle Handbag by Fendi
Object: Double Buckle Handbag
Designer: Fendi
URL: www.eluxury.com
Category: Fashion
Price: $1,580
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: This Sunday, the New York Times Style section had no less than 25 pictures of women carrying these bags on the streets of Manhattan this past weekend. The object is extremely bold, and I definitely see the appeal. I’m wondering who the heck is the [...]
DIVA by Marten Claesson, Eero Kolvisto, and Ola Rune
Object: DIVA
Designer: Marten Claesson, Eero Kolvisto, and Ola Rune
URL: http://www.modusfurniture.co.uk
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $2,400
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: I obviously look at dozens and dozens of sofas. This one just caught my eye. I think it has something to do with the light, sinuous legs, or the dual color mix and match feeling of the pillows. You [...]
Stripey by Simon Pengelly
Object: Stripey
Designer: Simon Pengelly
URL: http://www.modusfurniture.co.uk
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $1,200
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: God, I wish I had something special to say about this piece. I do love it, the way I love danish consoles from the 1960s. The piece just shouts to me: buy me so you have somewhere to put your martini glasses in [...]
Dutch Design Week 2006: Ontwerpers
Object: The Marlin Lounge Chair
Designer: Ontwerpers
URL: http://www.ontwerpers.nu
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $1,000
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 [...]
The D-TK10 Speakers from Onkyo
Object: The D-TK10 Speakers
Manufacturer: Onkyo
URL: http://www.shoponkyo.com
Category: Consumer Technology
Price: $1990
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: When is a speaker like a musical instrument? When it’s built like a musical intrument. This was Onkyo’s goal when it started to design the D-TK10. Onkyo worked with guitar maker, Takamine, to create a speaker that would resonate as if it were an [...]
