coffee.press
If you’re trying to kick the Starbucks habit because you recently realized why you never have any money (I write this post while at Starbucks), the Stelton Dot Press Coffee Maker by Paul Smith is a perfect solution, unless you only drink espresso drinks… like me. Found on the Stelton website and available for $70 in black, brown, and purple, the press holds 64 ounces and comes with two matching cups. Stelton’s penchant for minimalist design seems at odds with Paul Smith’s notorious stripes of color but collaboration is a clear success.
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box.bag
I don’t recognize fast food joints as harbingers of wonderful and new ideas but trendy New American restaurants are perfect candidates for this waste-reducing and innovative concept by Casey Ng. The BoxBag was found on Yanko Design and eliminates a layer of packaging to provide box and bag in one simple piece. Convenience and simplicity collide to create an environmentally-friendly design that would have, presumably, a virtually limitless market.
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Tags: boxbag, casey ng, modern fast food, new american
luxury.rehab
Right after crashing your supercar or finding that your secretly recorded rant has gone viral, going to rehab rounds the top three on the celebrity bucket list. If Promises in Malibu or the Betty Ford Clinic are options (i.e. net worth > 8 digits), then your rehabilitation will probably be better than my best vacation. Morey Talmor created concept packaging for midway drugs and cessation products that give clients “a luxurious, exclusive and discreet experience”. Created for Habit and found on The Fancy, ask for the black bottles next time you treat your withdrawals with Methadone.
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Tags: betty ford center, betty ford clinic, habit, morey talmor, promises, promises in malibu
breeze.rack
Concept designs are always bittersweet: the future of form + function looks exciting but waiting for it is hardly satisfying. Designed by Jo Jae Young, the Breeze Rack was featured on Yanko Design and a recipient of a 2011 red dot award. In additional to holding towels, the rack doubles as a bathroom ventilator and triples as sterilizer. As if a triple threat wasn’t enough, the end piece disconnects to become a hairdryer. Who doesn’t appreciate a little well-designed efficiency?
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Tags: breeze rack, jo jae young, modern bathroom rack, red dot, red dot design award, yanko design
puma.table
Perhaps the first ping pong table from Puma was so popular a second was necessary but I’m admittedly surprise they didn’t design, say, a foosball or pool table to compliment their previous piece. The Puma Blackout Ping Pong Table follows on the heels of the Puma Chalk Ping Pong Table and is available made-to-order for $1,900. Doubling its “cool factor” through a steel mesh net, the table was found on Uncrate and makes a great addition to the modern game room.
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Tags: blackout ping pong table, modern ping pong table, puma, puma blackout ping pong table, puma design
black.globe
It’s all around the world. Just la la la la la.
But what is around the world? Learn more about the planet (preferably while listening to ATC) through the Black Table Globe found on Design Within Reach’s website. The globe is currently on sale for $150 from $200 and makes a great desktop sculpture.
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Tags: black globe, design within reach, modern black globe, modern earth, modern globe, modern table globe, table globe
wood.placemat
I found the Sumi Lacquer Placemat while searching for a duvet cover on Calvin Klein’s website. Currently on sale for $24 from $60 with an additional 25% in savings, the wooden placemat is offered at an incredible bargain. Place it on a modern glass table to make all your meals look amazing (yes, even sloppy joes).
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Tags: calvin klein, modern placemat, placemat ideas, sumi lacquer, wood placemat
new.year
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone’s celebrations last night were incredible. I’m definitely stoked for 2012 and the reasons seem infinite: I start a new job later this month; I move back to California from Washington State; I’ll be a first-time renter with a first-time (real) job; I’ll meet a bunch of new and, hopefully, amazing people in San Francisco; and, of course, I’ll regret taking out student loans I didn’t need… so it’s not all perfect but it’s pretty close. The last 22 years can be divided between school and life before school. Starting with 2012, I’m living post-school and I’m anxious to start. WordPress celebrated the start of the New Year by providing me with a recap of 2011 and I made the information publicly available. Some notables:
- 7,100 viewings (about 20 per day)
- 151 new posts with 399 pictures
- Busiest day: August 16 with 270 views
- Most visitors came from the US, Canada, and UK
Follow the link below to see the complete 2011 annual report. I look forward to another year of blogging and appreciate all viewers. Make sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date with the latest postings and please make requests or suggestions for improvement.
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,100 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.
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Tags: 2012, happy new year, new year
empty.memory
Memory sticks are destined to become nostalgic memories in the same way that floppy disks are products of the past. Cloud storage is becoming storage of choice for individuals and businesses but good design in the cloud is limited to user interface whereas memory sticks give physical aesthetics, assuming you don’t rely on the free drives available at career fairs.
Empty Memory, found on Yanko Design, is a series of 4GB USB drives designed by Yoo-Kyung Shin and Hanhsi Chen for Logical Art. Even though free drives are readily available, the £48-60 price tag hardly acts as a deterrent; in fact, every single design is sold out on the Logical Art website. Get in the digital line now by pre-ordering for delivery in early 2012.
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Tags: empty memory, hanhsi chen, modern memory, modern memory stick, yoo-kyung shin
apple.slicer
The Apple Slicer is a minimalist piece found on MoMA’s online storefront. Currently on sale for $30, the compact tool was designed by Jessica Battram and Christina Schafer in 2004 and can conveniently fit in drawers where space is a premium.
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Tags: apple slicer, christina schafer, jessica battram, modern apple slicer
hp.logo
An iconic logo is essential for creating key associations and quick recognition. A company marked by bad PR moves seeking to re-invent their image will look to their logo as a way to write their future in a way that doesn’t mimic its past. Hewlett-Packard had a few media-heavy mishaps over the past few years and radical changes became appropriate.
Enter Moving Brands, a “global branding company” that recently released images of a project that dates to 2008. The images below show a forward-facing approach to HP’s future and an apparent attempt to modernize good design in much the same way that Apple promotes minimalism. Beyond the basic aesthetics, I love the concept: in much the same way that A-List celebrities are often recognized by their first name alone, HP could have been recognized by four simple lines and a 13 degree slant. According to TechCrunch, there’s no word on whether HP will adopt the design but it seems incredibly unlikely. Maybe the positive online feedback will help push the comapny in the right direction.
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Tags: hewlett-packard, hewlett-packard logo, hp, hp logo, modern logo, moving brands, techcrunch
table.football
If the previously posted foosball tables didn’t pique your interest, here’s yet another (the third) to appear on this blog. In collaboration with Italian-based Adriano Design, Teckell has produced a series of foosball tables featuring “pure elegance and diamond like transparency”. Teckell has released eight different sets of themes featuring various materials and colors. Popping up across the web and in popular magazines such as Playboy and the French GQ, the Total Krystall Foosball Table was originally found on The Fancy and can be seen/purchased in the US at select NY stores.
Previously featured:
Lux Minimalist Foosball Table
11 Foosball Table
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Tags: adriano design, foosball, foosball table, modern foosball table, teckell, total krystall foosball table
personal.moon
If skyscrapers block your view of the moon and the stars, a solution is at hand; Leonid Tishkov designed Your Personal Moon to help you access Earth’s only known natural satellite anywhere and at anytime (for stargazers, check out these). Found on The Fancy, the moon looks more like an eclipsed sun, but should it be become available for consumers, customize strength settings would perfect the nightlight on steroids.
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Tags: concept lamp, leonid tishkov, your personal moon, your personal moon by leonid tishkov
bronze.dominoes
I haven’t played with dominoes for ages but anything this stylish would have a center spot on my coffee table. The Bronze Bones Domino Set arrives complete in a hollowed-out book with score pad, pencil and sharpener. Designed by The Principals in collaboration with The World’s Best Ever, you can get your own blackened bronze set for $1,500. Check out more pictures (including the awesome score pad) on Selectism.
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Tags: bronze bones domino set, bronze bones dominoes, modern dominoes, modern games, the principals, the world's best ever
batman.returns
I’ve mentioned it before: art deco + modern design = YES! This Batman Returns poster was created by Tom Whalen and advertises The Colonial Theatre‘s 2010 showing of the amazing classic. Whalen describes the movie better than Roger Ebert ever could: “christopher walken in a wig. michelle pfeiffer resuscitated by a gang of cats. danny devito noshing on a raw fish. emperor penguins. with rockets. this movie is delightfully unhinged…” Check out his other amazing movie poster designs on deviantART. Oh, and Happy Holidays.
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Tags: batman poster, batman returns, batman returns poster, modern batman, modern batman poster, modern movie posters, tom whalen
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