The Design Crack Guide to $250-500
The Little Something by JimmyJane
This is full-on, hardcore design crack. The Little Something is the Lamborghini of vibrators. The concept is quite simply perfection: create an erotic toy that is highly functional, viscerally pleasing, and a highly sought after. It’s functional in that you will never have to buy another vibrator again. It has a patented removable motor that [...]
urban cast-away ring from studio dror
Object: Urban Cast-Away Ring
Designer: Studio Dror
URL: www.studiodror.com
Category: Fashion
Price: $360-460
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: This design house has really pushed the boundaries of experimentation on this project. The rings are made in what I’m sure is a laborious process, whereby second hand fur is dipped in the raw clay used to make the porcelain. The unfired clay takes [...]
Mathilda LED Pendant by XEO
Object: Mathilda LED Pendant
Manufacturer: XEO
URL: http://www.xeo-berlin.de
Category: Fashion
Price: $250-500
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: XEO has created a bold line of LED Jewelry and belt buckles that are meant to impress. I chose my favorite piece to show: the Mathilda Pendant. Quite honestly, it’s a bit bulky, and judging by the pictures on their website they have missed the [...]
The Squat Table by Vessel
Object: The Squat Table
Designer: Vessel
URL: http://www.vessel.com
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $499
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: Vessel makes a number of clever pieces that have storage in mind. The Squat Table, for instance, has a storage unit in the area that is often unused in a table just under the top. The table uses dead simple, clean, and clear [...]
The Archos 604 Wifi
Object: The Archos 604 Wifi
Manufacturer: Archos
URL: http://www.archos.com
Category: Consumer Technology
Price: $450
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: The Archo 604 wifi is one of those sort of dream products as far as gadgets are concerned. It’s a TV, it’s a web browser, it’s a photo sharer and mp3 player. Why is it great? It’s designed to do what it’s [...]
Bag-Kaku by Monacca
Object: Bag-Kaku
Manufacturer: Monacca
URL: http://www.monacca.com
Category: Fashion
Price: $298
Lust Factor: Tepid
Description: In honor of Design Boom’s awesome 100% Tokyo Design Week, I’m including a few intersting products that I’ve found from some of the exhibitors.
I’m goign to try to put more things in the Tepid category because, who knows, some people might like these design objects better than [...]
Night Bijou by Beau & Bien
Object: Bijou S-Belt
Manufacturer: Beau at Bien
URL: http://www.adhoc-design.fr/beauetbien/site_eng/site.html
Category: Fashion
Price: $300
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: In honor of Design Boom’s awesome 100% Tokyo Design Week, I’m including a few intersting products that I’ve found from some of the exhibitors.
Wear a little piece of moonlight with your evening dress. I love the concept. The visuals from their site are stunning, [...]
Chair by 60 Vision
Object: Chair
Designer: 60 Vision
URL: http://www.60vision.com
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $425
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: In honor of Design Boom’s awesome 100% Tokyo Design Week, I’m including a few intersting products that I’ve found from some of the exhibitors.
This is 60 vision’s gorgeous quilted leather chair. I want this! But, I may never get to have one seeing that [...]
Scottish Designs: The Jello Seat by One Foot Taller
Object: The Jelly Seat
Manufacturer: One Foot Taller
URL: http://www.onefoottaller.com
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $450
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: One Foot Taller is a fantastic Scottish design firm with a sense of softness in their design. The Jelly Seat is no exception. The seat is made of “crumb rubber” and fiberglass, and moves not unlike Jello. Perfect seats for kids!
The Hunting Jacket Built by Wendy
Object: Hunting Jacket
Designer: Wendy
URL: http://www.builtbywendy.com
Category: Fashion
Price: $380
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: Warm is what you’ll be in this extremely stylish interpretation of a flannel hunting jacket. The jacket has slightly squarer lines than a traditional jacket, though. And, the flannel pattern is turned at an angle so the jacket begins to loose its original hunting origin… [...]
The Cordillera Tres Cruces by Vange
Object: The Cordillera Tres Cruces
Manufacturer: Vange
URL: http://www.vange.be
Category: Furniture and Housewares
Price: $482
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: Warm is how I feel when I see this simple, clean shelf. The image I got doesn’t really do the shelf justice. The shelf was commisioned by Vange which has one of the most solid housewares collections available. Definitely take a look.
