Designers, HP's booth at CES was like a game of 'name that design classic'... such a great use of silhouettes and real furniture... and they really nailed it down to the tiniest details like which toys are on the desks...
Eton's booth at CES was one of my favorites ~ playful orange stools at their product bar, and illuminated multifaceted cloud like structures kept the space inviting and spacious feeling!
polish government's winner for the polish pavilion at
the 2010 world expo in shanghai was designed by architects wojciech kakowski, marcin mostafa and natalia paszkowska.
As far as campaigns go ~ obama sure has quite the group of designers (or designer supporters with free time?) ~ apparently he has a DIFFERENT logo for every "type"... and every state as well...
So it IS dangerous to run around with headphones on in the street! A print campaign by NSW Police in Australia about the dangers of ipoding while street crossing.
Freshly back from vegas checking out the Consumer Electronics Show ~ and here are my Top 10 Cravings ~ not your usual CES list, but these are 10 favorites that caught my eye.
CES time of year already ~ we're off to run around vegas and get fully immersed in the latest tech for 2008... any requests or suggestions? Will you be there?
Design*Sponge highlights this incredible bathroom. I now need a matte black classic bathtub with that shiny white spilling out of it someday... only mine would have crazy claws/feet not wood blocks.
And to finish off my trilogy of late night posts on Nissin Cup Noodles, i have a new found respect for the brand and innovation behind this company... and see eco friendly reusable cup/refill packs with DIY inserts!
Continuing on Cup Noodles, we couldn't help ourselves and rounded up about 20 ads for you to watch... the caveman series has me laughing so hard tonight... also the No Border! and Freedom campaigns.
Did you know there is a Cup Noodle Factory and Museum in Osaka? And you can create your own custom flavored Cup Noodle! I am amazed by these videos of Cup Noodles made from scratch.
Red Monkey Designs ~ these leather craftsmen in West Hollywood make some beautiful guitar straps, camera straps, watches and more... with great packaging! Here's an unboxing and some pics of the store!
oooh nostalgia kicking in... The Official Nancy Drew Handbook: Skills, Tips, and Life Lessons ~ i used to go through these a book a day when i was a kid! Loved the old cover designs.
Hilarious You Tube on Chinese having English Names and vice versa ~ from Sexy Beijing (couldn't stop laughing through this one, even the faux sex in the city rip intro was cute) ~ ah Samanfar and Smacker.
Toy Me gives us a sneak peek at their latest collection... particularly this silver scissor cuff that we're smitten with ~ you can wear it open or closed!
And from our first few months of NotCouture ~ here are 100 of the most popular posts from NotCouture for 2007! Mmmmm shoes, bags, and coats sure seem to be popular.
100 of the most popular posts of NOTCOT.org in 2007! Playing with my new toy, we're celebrating the close of 2007 with my first *automated* roundups to look back.
Wow, pleo dissection video... i would have done this had mine not been a review unit! Unfortunately this person really needs to learn how to speed up the frame rate... 23 min?!?!?!
Finally got around to seeing Juno ~ and its one of my favorite movies this year, the real world/animation intro is great, and the design details awesome. I also can't stop listening to the soundtrack.
Quick shoutout for a place to go and get inspired on this final day of 2007 ~ my friends over at the fabulist have such a beautifully inspiring site and its been filled with so much GREAT music to listen to while you work!
Q-BA-MAZE it was on the gift guide ~ and i got bored tonight and put one together thats about 5ft tall... its an interesting twist on the old school 3d wooden marble mazes!
Solitary Arts is the product of Geoff McFetridge and Yong-Ki Chang - with a mini skate store and tshirts, decks, stickers, buttons, and more! Love the Drifter logo.
Will Ashford manages to recycle words ~ pages of emerson becomes artworks filled with doodles and highlights ~ bringing out beautiful images you didn't even realize could be there
Liquid Image ~ digital camera for stills and vids built into a diving mask for all your handsfree underwater imaging needs. Can you imagine the other possibilities? I came up with a few.......
You would be amazed what beautiful prints you can make from placing a set of pantone pens with nibs gently resting on a ream of paper for a month... daniel eatok ended up with 73.
Eton's booth at CES was one of my favorites ~ playful orange stools at their product bar, and illuminated multifaceted cloud like structures kept the space inviting and spacious feeling!
