Materials: Mohair, socket+electrical cable, CFL lightbulb Price Point: $30-40 "Following the new EU regulations that aim to prohibit the sale of non CFL bulbs in Europe, I decided to design a simp...
Might the axe be the new antlers? These axes are hand forged and tempered in Maine, then the handles are hand painted and polished in New Jersey. Best Made Company explains their axe obsession: An a...
click thumbnails for larger pics We've found ourselves gravitating toward textile arts lately (there was the felt show and that quilt obsession). So it's no surprise that we're drooling over all the ...
click thumbnails for larger pics We've been armchair traveling lately. The images above are from our favorite wanderers, the Brooklyn-based couple of Curious Expeditions. Two years ago, video editor...
Brooklyn's Brave Space Design has just announced a new design from Gregory Buntain — the Prism Stool. Made from walnut scraps left over from the production of their popular Tetrad Mega Shelvin...
jan and aya is one of the stores in Greenpoint making Franklin Street a shopping destination. They are committed to celebrating the handmade, finding those little things that can make your home uniq...
We've admired Richard Saja's embellished toile designs ever since we first spotted them at The Future Perfect a few years ago. This week, The New York Times follows Saja while he shops for textiles ...
Are your Deli-daffodils dying too fast? While we've always preferred our flowers fresh, there is something sweet and simple about these crepe paper flower kits from Martha Stewart. The kit provides ...
This bizarre sculptural home is perhaps the best (and most extreme) example of Slow Design. Located in Cornville, Arizona, Eliphante was created with found materials over a period of 28 years by the...
Last year, Maxwell asked the question "Who do you think will be the Alice Waters of the home design world?" In today's New York Times, Penelope Green answers that question as she begins to define "S...
This unique collection of furniture uses brown, matte, packing tape to refinish damaged pieces of furniture. In his graduation show at Design Academy Eindhoven, Johan Bruninx used intricate patterns...
Of the Young and the Restless was recently profiled in The New York Times, but we decided to look at more of their unique, hand-printed designs for textiles. We are glad we did! Their first collecti...
We're on a hunt for products that support this morning's post on "Things that look like things." These delicate porcelain bowls from Danish designer Karin Blach Nielsen are made from molds of folded...
Remember those creepy/cute Hand Soaps that made appearances on all the design sites? In his latest Consumed column for The New York Times, Rob Walker breaks down the meaning behind Foilage's hit with ...
South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan's recycled-wood benches with elaborate felt cushions will soon be available at twenty Anthropologie stores (two designs per store). The felting business...
The craft movement has never been bigger and the New York Times Magazine published an in-depth look at the recent growth of the industry: Handmade 2.0. Written by Rob Walker (we've blogged his ideas ...
Collectively, we've posted a lot of non-traditional Christmas trees in the past few weeks. The Buro North plywood tree, two versions of a bookshelf tree (and this one too) and Danielle at The Styl...
Paris-based artist Aurelie Mathigot creates strangely poetic crocheted furniture and accessories, and embroiders photographs of Paris, Tokyo or Rio printed on canvas with string or pearls... ...
Handmade. We finally got to see the amazing Ceramic Buildings from Art Department in person. The bright colors and thoughtful details make these small art pieces stand out......
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