Hi all! This weekend is Renegade Craft Fair and Sean and I have been working really hard to get ready for it. If you are in the Brooklyn area and are looking for something to do this weekend, feel free to stop by! The fair is located at McCarren Park Pool on Lorimer St. (between Driggs & Bayard Ave.). We will be there from 11-4 on Saturday and 11-6 on Sunday. Stop by and say hi! We are Booth #81 and are located right smack in the middle of the venue. Some previews of our work above…

A few booths I’m excited to see – Alyssa Ettinger, Foxy & Winston, Lotta Jansdotter, perch!, The Onion (yes! the newspaper! I’m curious as to what they are selling!), Sesame Letterpress, Twigs and Heather…

The Playground Fence by Tejo Remy is a translation of what is normally a mundane object – by manipulating the fence he reprograms it, creating seats and play areas. What is normally built as a barrier or a separator becomes an area for connecting and hanging out. Beautiful idea!

Via Inhabitat.

I don’t remember where I first saw this, but Ample Sample was a brilliant contest where industry professionals were asked to upcycle the carpet samples they had sitting in their offices. Some beautiful products resulted. My favorites were the Mag “Daddy” Caddy by David Shor and The Loop Bench (though I would have covered the sides, and just exposed the tops of the carpet samples) by James Seaman. The light fixture above unfortunately doesn’t get credited on the website, but I like it!

The Climate Control by Herman Miller is a heater, cooler and air filter for your personal office space. The C2 is a nice little accent for your desk that serves the very important function of keeping you comfortable so you can fill out those TPS reports.

I got an email this morning about an interesting exhibit of Tal Gur’s work at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The artist’s statement:

The exhibition space contains several objects which reflect a laborious production process: “Reading” tables, “Alata” light fixtures, “Mesh” chairs, and a “Bamboo” partition. The objects, with their entire range of materiality, sprawl, outline their course in the space, dissolve mass, allowing a glance through― through the object, the place, the space.

If you are in Tel Aviv, you can check out the exhibit from June 14 to September, 2007.

Thanks, Tal!

This is an amazing sideboard by Alfredo Haberli. It can be opened up or closed back down depending on what configuration you want for the day. The design is very sleek, with no visible hardware. Gorgeous (and expensive)!

Via PadStyle.

This great print is by John Solimine of Spike Press. The caption reads:

Captain Lapoda bellowed to his crew over the roar of the wind, “Our only chance is to lose them! Release the ink!”

I love it, plain and simple. Spike Press does a ton of posters for the Chicago indie scene. Their art prints and t-shirts have just the right amount of snarkiness in them.

This is the coolest swing ever. It doubles as an outdoor light and would make you the most popular kid in the neighborhood. The Swing Lamp comes from BCXSY’s Play! collection.

Via MocoLoco.

Timbuk2 is one of the best bag manufacturers around. I’ve used my old el ocho every day for the last 10 years with no blowouts. They are currently working on a series of bags using a cool new recycled fabric material:

The recycled fabric, RootPhi calls Reclaim™, is made from Low and High-density polyethylene. LDPE & HDPE are the simple plastic ingredients found in the typical shopping bag that you’d find at your local grocery or shopping market. RootPhi has developed a machine that turns these bags into a very special fabric that has characteristics much like leather or vinyl.

Sounds pretty interesting and I’m always excited to see what they have lined up. You can read more about the new bags here.

Daniel Michalik’s furniture exhibits the fruits of his experiments with cork. Much of his work shows how the natural flexibility of cork allows for complex and comfortable shapes.