Tumi presents their exclusive editions of A Hedonist's Guide to eight international cities including Paris, London, New York, Milan, Dubai, Buenos Aires, Berlin and Tokyo.
My favorite 'Make Fire' button (it starts the many amazing communal fireplaces) ~ yurts (you must see the geometric gel domes!) ~ bear behind the bar ~ 'THINK' ibm signage and more at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs
TUGO ~ the drinks carrier that hangs precariously between your carryon wheely handles ~ been playing with it, and it is perfect when you need both hands at the airport, etc!
Dave Presslers Endorphins get dissected in his latest piece! Love the detail... from the skull in the stomach (?) to the big sharp teeth behind that blinding smile...
Moss in association with Edelman Arts presents Remains by Cathy McClure ~ she deconstructs robotic animal toys ~ recasts the pieces in bronze and reconstructs it... see all the creatures!
Shu Uemura Art of Hair ~ LOVE the custom box they ship in! Sealed with custom packing tape and tissue paper too! Lovely black and white unboxing experience!
Ace Hotel Palm Springs ~ a peek at the stunning Room 214. So cozy, so spacious, and so many incredible design details (just as one would expect from the Ace!)
PRISM MindTheGap opening party ~ quite the LA event last night, the art was stunning, as were the rooftop views overlooking the city... See the works of Phil Frost and Barry McGee!
nendo has designed an exhibition space of the 'world craft triennial 2010 pre-event' in kanazawa, japan. inexpensive mass-produced glass greenhouses display objects.
Wallpaper's Wallspace - In the Claudio Silvestrin & Giuliana Salmaso designed basement of la Rinascente, Milan’s one and only Grande Magazzino or department store, Wallpaper* has set up shop.
A look at Toyota Prius' literally green living floral billboards along southern california freeways where in exchange they are helping maintain and repair those freeway sections.
Peeking inside LA's Grilled Cheese Truck ~ and a look at their truck, branding, and the food itself (from tomato soup shots to dessert grilled nutella/marshmallow/banana)
Leading Portuguese retailer Pingo Doce reveals this month the first products designed by London agency Wren & Rowe ~ love the world sauces labels, especially the chubby english guards
"We immediately called Andre Yousefi (our master prototyper) and the guys in the IDEO shop. They’re up for anything, and it was not at all hard to convince them to find an old Mac laptop and cut off one corner and ship it to us in the New York office."
Look inside the Visual Miscellaneum book by David McCandless that comes out today ~ beautiful infographics - "a colorful guide to the worlds most consequential trivia"
Dayna Decker Chandel up close ~ the EcoWood Wick is a unique wide woody wick that creates a lovely crackling flame in a beautiful votive. Quick video and up close pics...
Diesel Sweeties branches into TIES! From our favorite iconic paint bucket pixels to a red robot emerging from the flames... (also there are now squid socks!)