The Grocery Cart Bicycle bike by Korean designer Jaebeom Jeong, is supposed to entertain children while their parents shop. Screw that! Why let the kids have all the fun? I see races, corporate sponsors- this sport could really take off. Tweet
Sculptor Wayne Chisnall can literally ‘pull himself together’ thanks to his idiosyncratic creation, a life sized ‘some assembly required’ model kit of himself. The piece is called, “And When I Am a Man”. It is on display at the “States of Reverie” show at the Scream gallery in Mayfair, London. Chisnall is a London based artist [...]
I will be the first to say it, I’m not a big clock person. I don’t wear a watch, loathe it really. And you’d better be prepared to go on a miniature scavenger hunt to find out what time it is in my home. I know where the clocks are. I do have to have some inkling of [...]
Taking the ‘dressing for dinner’ concept literally, Dutch designer Marianne van Ooij ‘wants to illustrate the social aspects that are involved during that special night out.’ Tweet
Jessica Harrison’s creepy porcelain figurines really creep me out! A little late for Halloween but couldn’t resist posting it for my readers. Jessica is also famous for her Flylashes, eyelashes made from the legs of dead flies and hairy, tongue-like sofas and chairs. Ever thought you were losing your mind? The designer takes this concept [...]
For the most part I am a purger. I don’t feel the need to hold onto things if I don’t really need them. One exception is my eclectic mix of tchotkes I have collected during my travels. Some of them make sense, like the Japanese fan a friend bought as a gift, wooden jewelry boxes [...]
Having experienced two major earthquakes in my young life, I have a great appreciation for any design that helps to save lives during a such a violent natural disaster. Trying to protect yourself from falling rubble, while waiting for the shaking, rolling and tossing to stop can be a terrifying experience. In China, a hot [...]
