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This is an interesting product – a magnetic vase by Israeli designer Shahar Peleg. You slip the aluminum base plate underneath a table cloth or runner, and the magnetized vase sits on top, appearing to balance very delicately on the table.
I also like his Domino Candlestick. Cute!
Some buildings have two very distinct appearances, some do not. The Irwin National Bank, in Columbus, IN, is one such example of a building that has a striking second life. Although most people would not see the night side, I think it is a great thing to do. And I appreciate that the client was willing to pursue an inventive way to bring light down into the bank.
The bank was designed by Deborah Berke and Partners in NYC. The perpendicular light volume has a strange mix of Miesian geometries and Dutch weirdness. Either way, I think it’s great.
Thanks to Jeremy for notifying me of an IE bug. We are Firefox users and so were totally oblivious to the issue. Sorry to any IE users who have been getting the ‘Stack over flow at line 54′ error. It seems to be fixed, but please let me know if for some reason you continue to get that error. I also discovered that the right sidebar is pushed all the way to the bottom in IE, which is annoying. Grr…if anyone knows has a fix, let us know!
This is a rendering of the new home for the New Museum of Contemporary Art by SANAA: Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa. The design reinterprets the traditional New York wedding cake building. The museum, which is sited on the Bowery in Manhattan is set to open in late 2007.
An expensive cat house (considering it is made of cardboard – $250) – the cat cocoon by One Form Design. It’s a multi-functional cat house/scratching post. I wonder how long it holds together before the cat shreds it to pieces.
Stelton is a Danish design studio founded in 1960. They produce very clean and modern housewares such as the Ship Lamp (left) and the Table Lamp (right). All of the Stelton objects are striking in their simplicity and thoughtfulness of form. The trait linking the entire Stelton line is the use of stainless steel in nearly all of their products, from moneyclips to coffee pots.
Jessica Lee makes jewelry from recycled pottery and beach glass. So pretty!
The Honeycomb Tumbler, designed by Carl Rotter in 1940, is mouth-blown and then hand-turned to grind the dimples into the glass to create the final honeycomb form. The optical effect of peering through the glass is mesmerizing and the time invested to hand-craft each glass makes these tumblers more than a joy to hold.
LeeAnn Herreid of Individual Icons is a super cool jewelry designer who turns everyday household objects into functional pieces of jewelry. Poor sense of direction? Check out her compass bracelet or cufflinks. Want to know the temperature of the shady side of the street vs. the sunny side? Wear a pair of her thermometer earrings. Besides these functional pieces, she has done something I’ve always wanted to do – turned nuts, bolts and other construction materials into jewelry. Nice!
