February 2012

I’m almost ready to run full speed to the month of April so I can see a little bit of sun; aren’t you? This mod patio furniture by Thai design studio Deesawat makes me think of the brighter warmer days to come. Rightfully named the Bottle line patio furniture for its bottle shaped silhouette, the Continue Reading

Kumi Yamashita is an incredibly talented artist most known for her ability to create figurative shadows through the meticulous placement of common objects, often in an array of shapes, and a strong source of light. Having received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Glasgow School of Art, a highly recognized art school located in Continue Reading

The country of Sweden offers plenty of heavily wooded vacation spots for the outdoors-y tourists, but no place compares to the Treehotel. Located in the sparsely populated village of Harads, Sweden, five uniquely designed “tree rooms”, or tree houses, offer guests a chance to lodge in luxury amongst the trees. Leading Scandinavian architects including  Martin Continue Reading

As a collector of lamps, I found this two dimensional, functioning light fixture very intriguing! West African product and light designer Giles Godwin-Brown successfully crafted the Nepa Lamp, which seems to be a simple silhouette of a 6 foot tall lamp. Upon closer inspection, though, the birch plywood light fixture is a fully functional, LED Continue Reading

What can you create with a pile of boxes? Stepping outside of the ordinary, this isn’t your typical box fort. Take a look at this cleverly constructed temporary bar made out of, you guessed it, storage boxes! As participants in the Universidade do Porto  in Portugal’s design competition working on a minimal budget, two designers  Diogo Continue Reading

On February 5, Target® brought yet another amazing designer pop up shop to stores and online. This time, the shop features fun, flirty apparel and accessories by world renowned designer Jason Wu. The Taiwan-born designer’s collections are always youthful, sophisticated and extremely detailed. He has dressed the cream of the crop including Michelle Obama and Continue Reading

I have fallen in love with the works of Agnes Cecile, a painter who has created an array of portraits that are filled with energy and life and yet seemingly carry with them somewhat of a serious undertone. Her creative use of color and her method of dripping are fused together to create these beautifully Continue Reading