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Explore - Product Design
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Amazing Product Design from the Federal
If you were asked to name the world's design nexuses, Ottawa wouldn't exactly come tripping off your tongue. Yet the Canadian capital has birthed the Federal (get it?), an exciting new player in...
written by: Aaron Britt04.26.13 -
Alessi's 2013 Spring and Summer Releases
Alessi held a preview of its new wares for spring and summer of 2013 at its San Francisco showroom today. Standouts include a multi-faceted stainless steel centerpiece, condiment servers by...
written by: Diana Budds02.08.13 -
Cut a Rug
"That rug really tied the room together," says Walter Sobchak in the Big Lebowski. We here at Dwell have interviewed our fair share of designers over the years and many advise that rugs are the...
written by: Diana Budds04.01.13 -
Modern Cuckoo
Leave it to the Italians: the cuckoo clock has entered the modern. Presented at the often flamboyant 2008 Milan Furniture Fair, Paolino & Fusi's Albero clock is the latest iteration...
written by: Jamie Waugh09.02.08 -
Mustache Wallpaper? Oh, Brother.
Alright, so I wasn’t too thrilled with the ironic mustache, but living in San Francisco’s Mission District I’ve learned to cope with it. Let the scruffy kids do what they want,...
written by: Aaron Britt09.04.08 -
Miele Self-Opening Dishwasher
Miele's new La Perla series dishwashers (available in late fall 2008) have an automatic door opening and closing system that aids in air-drying your sparkling-clean dishes, saving energy used by...
written by: David A. Greene09.08.08 -
London Design Festival: This Is Not a Detergent Bottle
More ceramics from Tent, in the form of everyday, disposable objects cast in porcelain.
written by: Sam Jacob09.22.08 -
London Design Festival: Twee Party
There seems to be a crockery revival—Tent has a whole host of young designers showing ceramic work of one kind or another. Perhaps the most beautiful was the 'Blaue Blume' range of tableware...
written by: Sam Jacob09.22.08 -
London Design Festival: Kanittha Mairaing
Goldsmiths' postgraduate design community have a show at The Boiler House, Old Truman Brewery, on Brick Lane as part of the London Design Festival. Amongst the work shown is the 'Unfortunates'...
written by: Sam Jacob09.23.08 -
London Design Festival: Packaging
Packaging seems to be something on young designers' minds—and one of the best products at the LDF dealing with this issue is by Song Bong Kyu. His light uses packaging that doubles as the...
written by: Sam Jacob09.24.08 -
Look Ma, No Burnt Hands
As a parent, I'm always on the lookout for innovative and stylish ways not to break my kid. Blanco's new Master Ilux faucet features LEDs that tint the water red or blue, depending on its...
written by: David A. Greene09.30.08 -
The People's Design Award
As part of their National Design Week festivities (Oct. 19 – 25), the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is sponsoring an online "People's Design Award."
written by: David A. Greene10.07.08 -
MUJI to GO Opens at JFK
MUJI, the Japanese brand famous for being tastefully brandless, will soon open a retail shop in JetBlue's new Terminal 5 at New York's JFK airport. The terminal, which was originally designed by...
written by: Sarah Rich10.08.08 -
Mc&Co
Gleaming from a white-washed box on North 6th Street is Corinne Gilbert's Mc&Co, a lovingly-curated shop of modern porcelain, glassware, art, home accessories and fashion accessories that break...
written by: Jamie Waugh10.21.08 -
New Color for Take-out
Bare fridges filled with nothing but hot sauce, a couple bottles of beer, and some old take-out will be getting a makeover with these porcelain versions of the classic to-go containers.
written by: Laure Joliet10.25.08 -
How to Wrap Five Eggs Reissued
How to Wrap Five Eggs, a mid-60s classic of Japanese design, came back into print in the US last month from Shambhala Publications. Assembled by graphic designer Hikeyuki Oka in 1965, this...
written by: Aaron Britt11.07.08 -
Lighting It Up
Perhaps the darker evenings are making me more sensitive to how beautiful light can be. I've been noticing innovative lighting and light installations all week.
written by: Laure Joliet11.17.08 -
MUJI and Thonet
Just when you thought they couldn't get any cooler, Muji announces that they've joined up with Thonet to re-imagine the classic bentwood and Bauhaus chairs.
written by: Laure Joliet11.24.08 -
Little Urbanites
Modernism is for moms, says Kim Sibley, and just as importantly, their wee ones too. One year ago, Sibley opened Little Urbanites, a modern design store for kids, with her mother Suzanne Sibley and...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.28.08 -
Modern Chicken Coop
With all the talk of chickens being kept as pets in urban areas, it's nice to know there's a modern chicken coop alternative.
written by: Laure Joliet11.30.08
