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Piece of Cake
For some, the holidays are about indulgence while for others, it’s a tricky balancing act of holiday desserts and a healthy diet. For eager-to-please hosts, German designer Konstantin...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.23.08 -
Ligne Roset Concept Boutique Opening
We love Austin for its mobile eateries, creative design, and independent spirit, and next time we visit, we’ll have one more place to go: French furnishing company Ligne Roset’s first...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.21.09 -
Quistgaard Pepper Mills
If you dig through your parents’ kitchen cupboards, chances are you’ll find a Jens Quistgaard design. Although “Quistgaard” never became a household name, the company he...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.07.09 -
Paul Donald
When we peruse the carefully curated products in a great design shop, one of the most intriguing discoveries—more than any one particular object or accessory—is the entrepreneur behind...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.27.09 -
Ladles Not Labels
Fed up with men's fashion, Rachel Wythe-Moran and Simon Watkins of East London's Labour and Wait cooked up a plan to align their creative instincts and passion for practical design.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.02.10 -
Brook Farm General Store
If you've been longing for the timeless kitchen and home goods stocked on the shelves of Labour and Wait in East London but aren't in the UK (and thus can't have them shipped to you), Brook Farm...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.19.10 -
Heath Ceramics' Winter Collection
Though it's only August, holiday gear is already on its way (the New York International Gift Fair kicked off August 14). What's caught our eye is Heath Ceramics' new Winter 2010 collection&mdash...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.16.10 -
Cork Wine Stopper, Pourer
As more wineries are turning away from cork to seal their blends, Normann-Copenhagen is bringing the wine stopper back to its origins with a new set of corks made from, but of course, cork.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake10.11.10 -
Reusable Sandwich Bags by LunchSkins
It's a shock that it's taken so long for a product like this to come along. We have reusable containers (thanks Earl Tupper!), lunch boxes, grocery totes, and even produce bags but until recently,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake10.14.10 -
17 Swedish Designers
If there was one exhibition I longed to see last year, it was 17 Swedish Designers. The show features the work of, you guessed it, 17 young, female, Swedish designers and design groups who have all...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake02.03.11 -
Ceramics by Montes Doggett
A journey through the Intertubes recently landed me at the homepage of Montes Doggett. The stunning line of Peruvian ceramics is the work of Mexican designer Monica Porter.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.30.11 -
Reissued: Jens Quistgaard Mills
While we've all heard of Dansk, far fewer of us are aware of the talented artist behind the company: Danish designer Jens Harald Quistgaard. Formed in 1954 with American entrepreneur Ted Nierenberg...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.31.11 -
Hang Around and Toss Around
A year and a half ago, three Danish powerhouse designers—Lars Holme Larsen of Kilo Design, Bjarke Ingels of BIG, and Jens Martin Skibsted of Skibsted Ideation—joined forces to create...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.05.11 -
AWAA's Cast Iron Cookware
There are few things nicer than cooking in cast iron (you can make everything from casseroles to cookies in such a skillet). At this year's Milan Furniture Fair, design team Angell Wyller Aarseth...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.26.11 -
Bialetti’s Aeternum Cookware
If you've ever seen a Moka stovetop espresso maker—and what design or coffee fan hasn't (especially visitors to the Museum of Modern Art in New York where it's part of the permanent...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.06.11 -
Marimekko at Crate & Barrel
This week, Marimekko launched its fourth and fifth shops at Crate & Barrel in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The two companies have collaborated for four decades so it makes sense that...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake05.27.11 -
Architectmade
In 2005, Danish company Architectmade launched with the goal of bringing to light products designed by architects. The company has since begun producing a handful of items from designers of the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.31.11 -
Cityboy Picnic Grill
For our June 2011 Beach Houses We Love issue (now on newsstands!), we rounded up seven mini grills. One we loved but weren't able to include in the mix was the Cityboy Picnic Grill by designer...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.12.11 -
New from OXO
OXO has always been one of our favorite product companies: it has been at the forefront of universal design and seamlessly integrates function into the form of all its products. Here we spotlight...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.30.11 -
Marimekko's Iconic Patterns
It's hard not to adore (and lust after) Marimekko's fabrics. In the early 1950s, as Finland continued its slow recovery from World War II, textile designer Armi Ratia seized the opportunity to...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.26.11

















