Saturday, December 22, 2007

Historic Modernism: Star Trek designed by Roberto Lazzeroni

Star Trek designed by Roberto Lazzeroni

Historic Modernism: Star Trek designed by Roberto Lazzeroni

Posted in Lust Factor: Warm | $2,500-5,000 | Wood | Leather | Furniture

Why do Italian furniture makers make American furniture makers look like fools? That’s not really what I think, but that was my gut reaction when I first saw the Star Trek chair designed by Roberto Lazzeroni for Ceccotti Collezioni. The chair defies all logic of the material its constructed from. It is, as you see […]

Brasilia Plate and Tray by Bosa Ceramiche

Brasilia Plate and Tray by Bosa Ceramiche

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Posted in White | Lust Factor: Hot | Houswares | Smooth | Ceramics

This past weekend was probably the most eventful weekend for design in the history of California. In Monterey, there was a fantastic conference on architecture. In San Francisco, we had the World Design Congress which brings together the top industrial designers in the world to talk shop. What did I do? I went to Napa. […]

Conversation Chair by Ana Linares

Conversation Chair by Ana Linares

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Posted in Green | Lust Factor: Hot | Metal | Bold | Furniture

Ana Linares is a freshly graduated designer who went to Pratt in New York. But even though she is fresh out of school, she has a number of competent designs under her belt, the most exciting of which is the Conversation Chair. This chair is one of those pieces that is almost an instant classic […]

Balancing Bowls from Royal VKB: Stupidly Simple Measuring Device

Balancing Bowls from Royal VKB

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Posted in Blue | Green | Brown | Lust Factor: Warm | Consumer Technology | $0-50 | Plastic | Smooth

I am in love with this product! These are the unbelievably simple measuring devices by Royal VKB called Balancing Bowls. Royal VKB, by the way, is a young Dutch kitchenware firm with a vast stable of talented designers. Their work really creates new rules for how you can eat serve and make food. It’s quite […]

Muon Speakers: Quite Possibly The Finest Stereo Equipment Ever Made

Muon by KEF designed by Ross Lovegrove

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Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Consumer Technology | $100,000-250,000 | Metal | Shiny

Recently, I’ve come upon the Muon speaker. Muon speakers are, quite frankly, the most opulent speakers ever made at an unreasonable price of $145,000. Mind you, this price would get you a Ferrari with a pretty decent sound system. But, if you are extremely wealthy and are an audiophile who knows no bounds then you […]

Double Butter: Renegade Modernists in Denver

Rouge Bench by Double Butter

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Posted in Green | Lust Factor: Hot | Metal | Art | Furniture

Someone just sent me this video today, and I don’t know what to make of it. All I know is that the persons who sent me the video are part of a small Denver design and fabrication studio named Double Butter. I know they have an incredible talent for making fine furniture. I know that […]

Drink Tray by Martino d’Esposito

Drink Tray by Martino d'Esposito

Drink Tray by Martino d’Esposito

Posted in White | Lust Factor: Warm | Houswares | Plastic | Smooth

I’ve seen this around on a few blogs, and as much as I try to avoid duplicate content, I can’t help but put in a plug for this ingenious design. It’s a Drink Tray by Martino d’Esposito. Build this scenario up in your head: You’re a hot young bartender in one of San Francisco’s trendiest […]

Inside Out Collection Liqueur Glass Set: The original or a ripoff?

Inside Out Collection Liqueur Glass Set

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Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Houswares | Glass

Hey! hey! What the f##k is going on here? Which one of these glasses is the original and which is a ripoff? About a year ago I reported on a woman who had created a design for a glass so similar that it feels like an impossible coincidence. The pint glass by Emiko Oki is […]

Cocoon by 02

Cocoon by 02

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Posted in White | Lust Factor: Hot | Consumer Technology | Plastic | Smooth

Cocoon is a really fun all-in-one phone that I saw recently. There are a number of features about the phone that I like. First, it comes standard with an MP3 player and a 2 megapixel camera. Pretty standard nowadays, but good. But wait, what’s that on the outside of the phone? There is a very […]

OPA Red by Jorg and Olif

OPA Red by Jorg and Olif

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Posted in Red | Lust Factor: Warm | Sports and Recreation | Metal

The other day, I was working away and my boss rides in on one of these bikes, the OPA Black by Jorg & Olif… or, at least I think it was one of these bikes. I was immediately in love and decided to write about it. For you cyclophiles out there you know this is […]

Mosquito Chair by Michael Bihain

Mosquito Chair by Bihain

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Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Plastic | Furniture

I was reading the author’s own word in describing the Mosquito chair this morning, and quite frankly, I couldn’t really follow what he was saying. For instance:
“A first step towards the ’no furniture’. The answer takes the form of a living being; an independent, obvious chair which gladly lends itself to play the role of […]

Mosquito Chair by Michael Bihain

Mosquito Chair by Bihain

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Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Plastic | Furniture

I was reading the author’s own word in describing the Mosquito chair this morning, and quite frankly, I couldn’t really follow what he was saying. For instance:
“A first step towards the ’no furniture’. The answer takes the form of a living being; an independent, obvious chair which gladly lends itself to play the role of […]

Phonofone by Science + Sons

Phonofone II by Science + Sons

Posted in White | Lust Factor: Hot | Consumer Technology | $500-1,000 | Smooth | Ceramics | Art

OK, I’m now on the Phonofone bandwagon. I think I’ve read no less than 10 posts on the topic which will all tell you the same thing I’m about to tell you: The Phonofone by Science and Sons is a ceramic amplification system for you iPod. This mechanism uses passive horn acoustics to amplify you […]

Tempura LED spotlight by Zumtobel

Tempura LED spotlight by Zumtobel

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Posted in Black | Lust Factor: Hot | Glass | Metal | Lighting

What would you look for in the perfect museum spotlight? Well, first the color rendering would be impeccable. In fact, it would be nice if a museum curator could dial in his or her ideal color for the light. The light would also be quite small and inconspicuous while looking beautiful. The light would not […]

Cabinet Chair by Ontwerpers

Cabinet Chair by Ontwerpers

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Posted in Blue | Lust Factor: Hot | Furniture

Ontwerpers, the Dutch Design Duo of Christiaan N.J. Oppewal and Silvijn van der Velden, have created a fantastic chair and shelving combination. This chair is for the serious writer out there. Here’s how I think the chair is most optimally used with the professional author or journalist in mind: First, choose all of the books […]

London Design Links: 100% Detail

London Design Links: 100% Detail

London Design Links: 100% Detail

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London Design Links: Serpentine Gallery

London Design Links: Serpentine Gallery

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“Serpentine Gallery is one of London’s best-loved galleries for modern and contemporary art. Its Exhibition, Architecture, Education and Public Programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year and admission is free.
In the grounds of the Gallery is a permanent work by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, dedicated to the Serpentine’s former Patron Diana, Princess of […]

London Design Links: Brompton Design Project

London Design Links: Brompton Design Project

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“The Brompton design project began last year to increase the presence of new design in an area renowned for its important design shops as well as its historic links with design and education since the founding of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal College of Art 150 years ago. So far it has included […]

London Design Links: Danish Embassy / Townhouse DK

London Design Links: Danish Embassy / Townhouse DK

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“The Townhouse DK will open as a showroom in mid September during the London Design Festival and will remain open as a Danish design showroom for the rest of the year.
The Danish companies will use the townhouse as a daily showroom and for special events, speeches and meetings with clients and contacts. The idea is […]