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Jahyun Rita Baek uses cut acrylic to topographically create geometric forms. Really beautiful work!
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Sebastian Bergne has a new exhibit called 'Cru' at the Aram Gallery featuring his amazing 'Corked' series of decanting and serving vessels. The exhibit will run in London from 11/28/08 to 01/10/09.
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Love the solution by BIG Architects and NOD Landscape Architects to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm - providing pedestrian and bike access over what is now a very busy intersection. A huge, terraced sitting area is just part of the project.
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Hammacher Schlemmer will make a jigsaw puzzle out of any New York Times cover, from 1888 to the present.
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Gorgeous packaging work for Grind Coffee by Talia Cohen for her thesis project at RISD.
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Print Work by Victionary looks like an amazing resource for graphic designers (or for anyone interested in design). Check out the Graphic Exchange for a great profile of the book.
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Beautiful Constellation Chandelier from Studio 1 Thousand with lots of little LED lights.
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Schindlersalmerón created the ZipShape as an investigation into new method of construction, where panels made out of any material can be easily bent without the use of any molds or jigs.
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Love this Flammable Wood Gift Box by Baxter of California - comes with three soy wax-based candles. You can burn the gift box when you're done - or you can keep it - whatever floats your boat!
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Takeshi Hosaka's incredible Garden House merges indoor with outdoor, incorporating an enclosed, two-story courtyard within the confines of the perimeter walls.
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Gorgeous illustrations by Joe Wilson. This particular one was done as a t-shirt pattern for Topshop’s Illustreight Capsule collection.
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Beautiful concept design for Mockingbird Lager by Samantha Wiley. I like how the bottle is opaque, except for the figure of the woman - nice use of negative space. I also love the fortune cookie-esque messages on the inside of the bottle caps.
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Hans Zwimpfer's 'Pile up' facade is a bit of a one-liner, but I love the sectional view articulated in the facade.
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The Mebius house was recently completed by Atelier Tekuto. It was named after the Möbius loop because of the looping hallway that runs through the house.
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Artek and Marimekko have an exhibition - Be Honest! - going on at the Spiral Garden in Tokyo, featuring interventions by various designers on Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60. The exhibition is on until 09/23.
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The Fun Fam Table Manners set gives parents a means of teaching their kids about proper eating etiquette (I could use one of these).
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Cammeo, by Louise Campbell - a collection of bone china jars, held together by colorful rubber bands, designed for Kähler.
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Love this print, Pattern, by Tilman Faelker. I appreciate the limited use of color.
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The green Casa em Arruda dos Vinhos by Plano B, with a small footprint, rammed earth walls, structural framing made from wood recycled from the previous building, and a cork board facade.
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Charles Kalpakian's Dog book stands/light fixtures. The dog's tail/handle becomes the cord that switches the fixture on when you pull it out - cute detail.
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Cemal Okten's I ♥ VEGETABLES : Part IIA project - a project that explores our connection to food, desiring to bring the process of farming vegetables into the home. The final product is a selection of vases which support the growth of vegetables.
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Love the illustrative style of Tin Salamunic, whose sketches describe everyday life in Richmond, VA.
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Awesome bath-time building blocks by Cocoon Branding for Hair Do Zoo. Can be used as containers for soap and shampoo, as well as a play toy for kids.
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Love Chigo's versatile Tree Stacking Cabinet - three separate cabinets made of white ash that can be used separately or stacked on top of each other.
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Angus Hyland and assistant Fabian Herrmann have designed the hardback edition of Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories. The book collects together all of Ian Fleming’s Bond short stories in a single volume for the first time.
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Fun little bottle for Yaoki sake - Yaoki comes from the Japanese proverb "Nana korobi yaoki", the apparent literal translation meaning "Stand up on the eighth attempt after falling seven times" or "Never give up!" The shape of the bottle reinforces this idea.
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Pieter Hugo's "The Hyena & Other Men" - a series of portraits of a band of Nigerian men and their domesticated hyena.
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Amorn Thongsaard's Ramify glass won the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition. Love the chunky base.
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Love the graphic cuts in the walls of Shanghai's Super Sense Spa, designed by KUU. The wall cuts become recesses for lights.
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Belgium-based Draw Me a Sheep upholstered their Nature v2.01 chair in real tree bark.
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Stockholm Design Lab's battery for the Japanese company Askul - the prettiest little battery you ever did see.
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