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Javier Mariscal’s Advice for Young Designers →Good advice for young designers from Javier Mariscal. “… make what you really want to do …” |
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All the Buildings in New York →James Gulliver Hancock attempts to draw all of the buildings in New York City. |
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Two Lights I Could Use in My Room →Two clever lamps, one from Sweden and one from Germany. |
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Vitsœ’s Campaign Against Planned Obsolescence →‘Outside there is what Dieter Rams would call an “impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises.” Most people call this a sale.’ |
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The Moleskine Debossing Process →A charming video showing the process behind custom debossed Moleskines. |
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Nike SB’s Statue of Liberty →These Statue of Liberty-inspired sneakers from Nike Skateboarding have a hidden feature that you can’t see until they’ve been worn. |
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Reinventing the Camera Strap →“Camera slings aren’t new, they’ve just gotten popular in recent years. When we set out to make the Loop, we challenged ourselves to surpass every aspect of existing camera slings and make something better…” |
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Manifold Clock →Studio Ve’s Manifold Clock gives a new meaning to the relationship between space and time. |
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The Whole Story Photo Book by Debra Folz →“A hybrid of traditional bookbinding techniques and contemporary engineering, they stand independently due to a reinforced front and back cover. A removeable binding allows the books contents to be expanded, allowing you to view your whole story.” http://www.debrafolz.com/ |
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Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk →Timothy Oulton’s Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk opens into a full-featured secretary equipped with a pull-down desktop, multiple drawers, cubbies, wire management, and bookshelves. |
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Lens Bracelets by Adam Elmakias →These Lens bracelets by Adam Elmakias make a great gift for the photography enthusiast. |
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The Story of Eames Furniture →In this video with Gestalten.tv, Marilyn and John Neuhart reflect on the 30 years they have worked at the Eames Office, its designers, products, and work culture. |
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John’s Phone: The Anti-Smart Phone →If you’re beginning to think that your phone is getting too smart for your own good, then John’s phone might be for you. |
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Bill Moggridge is awarded the Prince Philip Designer Prize for the GRiD Compass →Bill Moggridge designed the first clamshell computer in 1982 for GRiD Systems in California. 28 years later, he’s been awarded the Design Council’s Prince Philip Designer Prize. |
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Laptop Case by Natalia Brilli →Lamb-leather laptop case with a keyboard molded onto the front. |
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Private Library →New York architect Andrew Berman was commissioned to design what he calls a “perfect project” — a writing studio in the woods. |
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How Globes Are Made →“The 2007 exhibition Mapping Chicago: The Past and the Possible looked at Replogle Globes, Inc., which has been turning maps into globes in Chicago for over 77 years. Replogle is the world’s largest globe manufacturer. Watch to discover how globes are made.” |
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Type Desk Welcomes Yoko Sakao Ohama →Yoko joins Type Desk to report from New York on design and logical process. Logical as apposed to illogical. Having worked with Yoko, I guarantee it’s a privilege to experience Yoko’s “logical process.” Welcome aboard Yoko! |
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Bag your Monocles →The Tembea magazine holder keeps your Monocle volumes tidy back at home base. |
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Crumpled City Map by Emanuele Pizzolorusso →“It just takes 2 seconds to open and close this innovative soft map.” |
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