Posted in Black | Lust Factor: Hot | Consumer Technology | Leather
I have heard this urban legend all of my high school and college life that goes like this: having sex on a washing machine can cause women to go wild with passion because of the slow vibrating motion of the washer. The spin cycle is supposedly particularly hot. Finally, someone, this being master of everyday […]
Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Consumer Technology | Glass | weird designs
Jim Rokos, a recent graduate from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, has come up with a number of products designed to expose personal relationships between couples, and their ability to cooperate. I’ve included images from a couple of the products above. The top product is called My Other Half. It’s a […]
Posted in Randomness | Art
You know, originally when I started this post way back in November of 2006, I wanted to show the world these wild handbags. The purses in the picture above are made by Maldita Adelita (which sounds made up to me) and are made of recycled plastic bags cut into strips and woven into the striking […]
Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Architecture | Wood
There is no doubt that if Henry David Thoreau had lived in the early 21st century that he would have wanted to have one of these incredibly efficient cabins in his wilderness home. The small structure designed and built by Nils Holger Moorman contains everything you could want to enjoy the outdoors but still retains […]
Posted in Randomness | Art | JFF
What is the Graffiti Report Card?
The Graffiti Report Card is a mechanism that you can use to judge graffiti. It’s a sticker with an arrow on it that points to the graffiti. The sticker has a number of categories you can […]
Posted in Lust Factor: Hot | Consumer Technology | Plastic | Shiny | Smooth
To the best of my knowledge, the Jellyfish Sonic is never going to make it to mass production, which is a real shame. This is a table straight out of War of the Worlds. The table top is a bulbous, alien shape that is made of a clear plastic. Encased in the plastic hovers two […]
Posted in White | Lust Factor: Warm | $500-1,000 | Glass | Lighting
If I feature two bird lamps on the site, does that make it a trend? Probably not, but I like bird lights, so there you are. The first one I featured was several months ago. It was called the Pigeon Light, and it was made by Qubus. It’s made in plastic, and I’ve seen it […]
Posted in Lust Factor: Warm | Wood | Bold | Art | Furniture
Barry Friedman Ltd. has a knack for finding some of the most fascinating, well crafted, and highly experimental furniture around today. And as you might expect, if you really want something that Barry Friedman sells, you will pay the price. Unfortunately for me, I wouldn’t make in a year what a piece like Forrest Myers’ […]
Posted in Architecture | New York Building Guide 2007
I have very little time this morning to get this post up, so please excuse my brevity and bad grammar. This is the High Line (seen above), a multi-mile strip of elevated railroad track running straight through some of Manhattan’s hottest neighborhoods. It was originally used as a means to transport goods out of factories […]
Posted in Randomness
Mine, a San Francisco graphic design firm founded by Christopher Simmons, has sent me a press release for their ingenious project: OK Tape. Their project is showing at this year’s California Design Biennial along with many of the more well known objects of desire such as the iPhone ( you may have heard of this). […]
Posted in White | Red | Blue | Green | Lust Factor: Warm | Houswares | Plastic
I have been cordially invited by 2Modern to do a weekly guest blog which I’m extremely excited about. As I was reviewing the posts in this blog trying to find what my niche might be, I was blown away by the the depth and diversity of the blog. I find Design Crack similar in nature […]
Posted in Art | weird designs
I saw this post on Brand Spankin’ New, and I wanted to share this piece of usability design with you. The pictogram is shown on the face of a hand dryer. The problem with the design of the hand dryer is how does the designer express to a user how you might use a hand […]
Posted in Lust Factor: Warm | Houswares | $0-50 | Plastic
I recently covered the fun and innovative Nature V2.0 chair by Dream Me a Sheep which is so clever in itself. But the designers at dream me a sheep are constantly finding smart and witty ways to reintroduce old product concepts. One of their recent designs is Self Healing Tape. It’s a new take on […]
