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| Maxx & Unicorn Bi-Fold Wallet. |
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This is a short post about a wallet. But a really nice wallet, that we've loved for ages. The Maxx & Unicorn Bi-Fold wallet comes from a young Brooklyn designer who makes really interesting accessories. His carry items all have an innovative twist – with the wallets usually made from a single folded piece of leather. You can get the Bi-Fold in a large variety of colors and leather treatments, with most of them produced in pretty low runs. |
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| Small Oak Leaf Tree By Donna Wilson. |
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Entering the world of Donna Wilson is a great start trip to the land of dreams, surreal and playful, sometimes um bit subversive.All conceptions of shapes, sizes and colours are revisited.
www.ambalack.com |
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| Making the desirable accesable throught an A4 Printer. |
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| "Download coming soon " |
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Matthew Nicholson is a designer and photographer working and living in London. He is also a profesional free runner and has worked with clients such as K-Swiss and GymBox.
www.mattmakesstuff.co.uk |
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Rotary Mechanical Smartphone
by Richard Clarkson |
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| "Designer Richard Clarkson has created a conceptual smartphone with a rotary dial.." |
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The Rotary Mechanical Smartphone combines a digital touch-screen on the front with interchangeable mechanical dials on the back.
The painted surface of the case will wear away in time to reveal the electroplated copper beneath.
rotarymechanical.tumblr.com |
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| Marketing |
| Tropicana:Billboard powered by oranges |
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| "Paris and Milan fashion weeks gave us as much knitting optimism as New York and London before them. On the continent, innovative textures dominated." |
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they created a billboard that harnesses the energy from oranges to illuminate a neon sign that reads "Natural Energy" & the Tropicana logo. Through several thousand spikes of copper and zink, a lot of wiring and 3 months of testing we managed to make a giant multi-cell battery powerful enough to light up a billboard. The custom build was produced by Unit9 in collaboration with director Johnny Hardstaff who created the accompanying 90second film.
www.ibelieveinadv.com |
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| Fashion |
| "Both Stella McCartney and Dries van Noten kitted their girls out in armour-like, chunky knit sweaters. " |
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| "Paris and Milan fashion weeks gave us as much knitting optimism as New York and London before them. On the continent, innovative textures dominated." |
Wool and the Gang is the story of a family, a know-how transmitted to the next generation, re-invented, self taught, a bond between gang members, a gang of knitters, guys and girls from 7 to 77 years old, all tied together by a piece of yarn…
Hello to funky, fun knitting, or simply chic and basic. Top quality wool, produced deep in the heart of the Peru's Andean Highlands.
Knitting has never been more glamorous, simple and a unifier of fun and pleasure.
Join us, feel at home, Welcome to Wool and the Gang.
The back zipper pocket easily fits your iPad and hard graft case. In the main compartment you'll find a pocket for your phone and wallet
and aswell as your MacBook there's space inside for more, such as your camera, magazines, sweater etc.
www.woolandthegang.com |
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| "Their designs are subtle with a special twist in the detail." |
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| "The balance of materials is just as important as focusing on the usability." |
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Every single hard graft piece is carefully handmade with expert attention to detail by a long established family run specialist workshop in Italy. They keep the production limited in order to maintain the quality and make sure that you own a one of a kind piece.
The 2Unfold is handmade in Italy. Only the best hides of premium Italian vegetable tanned leather are selected, complimented by accents of 100% wool. Debonair and refined, robust and down to earth, adapting to whatever style you want to sport. This multi-use laptop bag is something of a sartorial transformer - carry it unfolded as a briefcase, shoulder bag, backpack or fold it into a courier or clutch bag.
The back zipper pocket easily fits your iPad and hard graft case. In the main compartment you'll find a pocket for your phone and wallet
and aswell as your MacBook there's space inside for more, such as your camera, magazines, sweater etc.
shop.hardgraft.com |
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| "My work is quite experimental and playful, and I want to stay in that sphere." |
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| "My work is quite experimental and playful, and I want to stay in that sphere." |
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Since graduating from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Mixed Media (Constructed Textiles) in 2003 Donna Wilson has been making her name in British design circles as a 3D designer working with knit, producing quirky (and sometimes disturbing) dolls, alongside graphic patterned cushions and rugs.
Donna Wilson has designed an exclusive range of wonderfully bright and fun knitted cushions as part of the Heal's ReDiscovers collection to celebrate our Bicentenary. Drawing inspiration from archive fabrics, the cushions are knitted in Scotland and made from 100% lambswool.
www.donnawilson.com
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"Animals Cushions
by Donna Wilson" |
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It's a soft and cuddly cushion with animals on it.
100% Lambswool. Knitted in Scotland.
Made in United Kingdom 40 * 40cm |
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Great Product: www.ambalack.com |
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| "Piawallen Things" |
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| Possibly one of our cutest offerings, and we are not kidding. Customers have been known to rush home and have babies after seeing them. Swedish designer Pia Wallen crafts these cute clogs from thick Swedish felt down to the sole studded with rubber dots for traction--just in case the little tyke is ready give a go to those first steps. Available in a several colors, they also feature Pia's signature zig-zag stitching, found on her adult and kid slippers. Fits 4 months up to about 12, depending on the size of the (smartly clad) child. Hand wash, air dry. |
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Great Product: www.piawallen.com |
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| "Single-family home in Vilnius. Lithuania" |
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| This house is located in the middle of a park and affords a 360° panoramic view of the landscape. In addition to a library, several bedrooms, spacious living and dining areas, the house also has room for a Turkish bath and an extensive garden and courtyard.. |
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Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, can look back on a vibrant history as a city on the border of countries, religions and political interests. With the construction of his family home, a developer in Vilnius has preserved a piece of medieval history. The house was built on the site of a former canon foundry dating from the Middle Ages. Demolition work and the renovation of the old walls revealed the special quality of the rare hand-made bricks, which back then were produced by local brick works. In a clear gesture of their appreciation of them, the developer and the architects in the Lithuanian firm UAB Architektu biuras G.Natkevicius completely surrounded the historical walls with a glass cube.
John led the Company through its initial institutional financing that closed in August of 2008 and, in 2009, he relinquished his senior management role in favor a more seasoned management team, but continued as a consultant into 2010. John remains a significant stockholder in IdeaPaint.
More photos:www.stylepark.com
Great Product: www.schueco.com |
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| Good Ideas |
| "IdeaPaint turns virtually anything you can paint into a dry-erase surface and anyroom into a hub of creativity and collaboration" |
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| When you're confined to the space of a typical whiteboard, your ideas are destined to be small. IdeaPaint turns virtually anything you can paint into a high-performance dry-erase surface, giving you the space you need to collaborate, interact and fully explore your creativity. No matter where you use it, big ideas follow. |
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IdeaPaint was founded by John Goscha in 2002, while John was still a student at Babson College. John came up with the "idea" of a dry-erase paint and developed IdeaPaint's first dry-erase paint product with the assistance of a third party paint and coatings laboratory.
After several years of product development and two rounds of angel financing, John invited two of his former Babson classmates, Jeff Avallon and Morgen Newman, to join him as co-founders. Jeff joined IdeaPaint in late 2006 and Morgen in early 2007. The three friends teamed together to successfully pull off the Company's 2008 commercial product launch.
John led the Company through its initial institutional financing that closed in August of 2008 and, in 2009, he relinquished his senior management role in favor a more seasoned management team, but continued as a consultant into 2010. John remains a significant stockholder in IdeaPaint.
Jeff Avallon and Morgen Newman are still part of the IdeaPaint team.
www.ideapaint.com |
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| Kids Clothes |
| Completely handknitted babygarments made in vintage style and knitted in modern colours. |
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| Vintage for the little ones |
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bieq is a dutch brand established by Angelique Roelofsen a few years ago started out of her passion for handicrafts. Each piece evokes nostalgia and shows the care and attention with which it is made. bieq only sells completely handknitted items. Everything is made from pure merinowool which is known for its light weight and breathable character.
Specialized in babyhats, Roelofsen also designs wide range of babymittens as well as clothing and beautiful blankets. Have a look around the site - the photography is stunning and the all babies are pretty damn cute. It definitely cheered me up when I needed some cheering!
www.bieq.nl
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| Technology |
| "We would like to introduce you probably the simplest tablet device today." |
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| "Obvious loved or hated pencil and paper is on NoteSlate in completely new context." |
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Monochrome paper alike tablet device, where the simplicity and technology evolution meets pencil and paper again. This classic instrument in new consequences. Natural look and feel through basic digital image, 1-bit image. All that networked with human touch. This new context of the classic device, this evolution, brings this tablet out of borders of what we know as electronic computer.
In NoteSlate, the handwritten interactivity is trying to change the rules of what we called electronic paper. The hand and human touch is presented in all ways. Emotions expressed, ideas exposed, shared.... and Network changed.
This basic human cultural device, pencil and paper, now in new post-information age. NoteSlate device in most possible simplicity, compatibility and continuity as the basic key point for further development and communications.
Copy, share and communicate as you wish.
Simplicity: tablet device, 1-bit display, monochrome, 1 touch
Design: low-technology, back to basics, raw screen, paper alike surface, slick body, paper look and feel
Network: human touch, overwhelmed with technology, optional, just paper page
Ecology: low power consumption, solar accessories, passive mode for displaying static pages... capacity 70.000 pages
Society: culture continuity, technology aspects, communication and imagination
www.noteslate.com |
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| "Medical Marijuana Dispensary Wins with AIA-SF" |
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| The AIA San Francisco announced their 2011 design awardees recently, and the interior architecture recipient — a medical marijuana dispensary designed by Sand Studios . |
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Sand Studios, a San Francisco-based office headed up by principle Larissa Sand, designed the project for the non-profit SPARC. SPARC not only sells fairly-priced marijuana, but also baby plants and snacks. According to SFist, "Eighths come in pretty glass apothecary jars with custom designed labels, and the product is stored in wooden boxes along one wall like an old-timey apothecary. The menu and price guide are shown on hanging LCD screens." The tables, benches, and counter are all made of local oak, and the pendant lamps are made from borosilicate science glass, which is commonly used in bongs."A glass facade represents transparency, legitimacy and a sort of coming out of the closet. It lets people know we're not afraid of anything, that there's no shame in it. It's therapy for a lot of people." Very civilized, wouldn't you say?
www.architizer.com |
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| "YMC Gloverall Coat Woll Navy" |
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100% Wool ; Rounded Shawl Collar ; Rope and Wooden Duffle Fastening ; Adjustable Button Cuffs ; Two Front Pockets ; John is 1,78m(5,83Ft) and wears Small |
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| "Wool and wool and wool" |
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Swiss-born Lisa Sabrier and New Zealander Carolyn Main aim to bring the forgotten art of knitting to a whole new generation. Using only the finest self-sourced Peruvian yarn, their luxe knitwear line re-imagines everything from classic sweaters to contemporary wardrobe pieces in wool. Add texture to your look with their long and loose tanks, cropped sweaters and fringed vests in a chicly understated palette. We love...Take a look:
www.ambalack.com |
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| "Moritzburg Museum Extension" |
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| The architects inserted the extension above the 15th century stonework of the Moritzburg Museum, providing a roof to the previously open-air top floor. |
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The ruins of the castle of Moritzburg, in Saxony Anhalt, have been transformed into an avant-garde museum under an aluminium roof that houses a valuable collection of twentieth-century art recovered after the Nazi pillage. The contemporary architecture mingles in this specific case with the roots of the past and is magisterially complemented in this building, a symbiosis between the avant-garde and a maximum respect for the protection of the heritage, in a constant dialogue between the new and the existence, between the singularity of the volume and the surroundings, between the container and the content.
Architect: Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, |
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| "The Safe house" |
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| The Safe House is a veritable cement transformer, a home with the capacity to achieve maximum security while affording the ability to open up and transform into more vulnerable states |
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Architecture firm KWK Promes left no security issue untouched when they designed and constructed the 6,100 sq. ft. fortress. In order to penetrate the Safe House you would need to match all the required security entrance codes. Upon entrance, one would wait in the 'safety zone', an area bordered with concrete walls, before being let inside the house. When the home is in its closed state, it is reminiscent of a large concrete Rubik's Cube. When in its open state, a draw bridge lowers, connecting the home to the indoor swimming pool, movable walls open, mobile shutters come up, and a rolling aluminum gate raises opening the home to an expanse of garden views. The entire home transforms with built in electronic engines, which means the house opens and closes with the touch of a button!
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| "Colorem" |
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| "Dot - Dot - comma - dash and the smiley face is finished." |
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And whats next? 5 water - soluble chalk crayons enable children to draw their imaginary world on the maple wood cubes, which are varnished with high quality blackboard paint. In no time, colourful cats or fabulous magical fishes are created. A quick wipe with a wet sponge and the cubes are clean and ready for something else. How about a self-drawn memory game or an alphabet game?
Naef play objects stand for quality, durability, design and creativity.
We have redesigned our site so that you may become better aquainted with our products. We would like to show you why they are so unique. Our range of products, designed to encourage creativity and the imagination, appeal to all age groups from infants to seniors.
The Naef team wishes you an exciting and interesting stay while exploring our website.
Buy at www.naefspiele.ch |
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| Stationary |
| "I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now." |
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| "An honest memo book, worth fillin' up with GOOD INFORMATION." |
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Stay warm this winter with "Just Below Zero," the fifth installment of FIELD NOTES COLORS. Only 200 COLORS subscriptions and 750 individual 3-Packs of these limited-edition memo books will be sold online. All four previous COLORS editions have sold out quickly, so act fast!
Each "Just Below Zero" 3-Pack features three different color covers. This time it's French Paper Company's Dur-O-Tone Steel Grey, Pop-Tone Sno-Cone, and Construction Steel Blue for the covers. All three feature icy metallic silver printing and 48 pages with a "Frostbite" bluish-grey graph inside.
http://fieldnotesbrand.com |
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| Accessories for living Parkaus Berlin |
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| We loved the simplicity and beauty of the felt products from Parkhaus Berlin |
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Its wool felt accessories are available world wide in highend interior and accessory stores as well as exclusive catalogs and museum shops. Made with wool and felt, the design company features baskets, bins, tabletop wares, cushions, curtains, cozies, even laptop covers. We're particularly fond of the catch-all bins perfect for towels, magazines, or toys...
www.parkhausberlin.de
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| Technology |
| Nomad Brush |
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| Nomad Brush features soft, flexible bristles made from a blend of natural and conductive fibers. This simple and elegant design makes it a perfect tool for drawing and painting on the iPad. |
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" I love to sketch and paint, and like many of you, I found the iPad to be a great digital sketchbook and canvas. After trying out many styluses, I failed to find a suitable one…so I invented the Nomad Brush. This allows the brush to be extremely responsive, making brushstrokes immediate and effortless on any capacitive touchscreen device.Enjoy creating with your Nomad Brush." Don Lee
www.nomadbrush.com |
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| Homage to Apple... |
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| Streamliner special edition iCar |
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A classic Playsam design, the Streamliner Classic Car has been selected as Swedish Design Classic by the Swedish National Museum for its inventive style and sleek surface. It's no wonder that this wooden car has also been a long-standing favorite for children both big and small! Playsam's wooden toys is a range of undeniable Scandinavian design landmarks from Sweden with a simplicity of form, plus a sense of delight and humour. The colours are striking, and the lines are clean and classical.
www.playsam.com
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| Design Toys |
| Apartment Therapy Blog |
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| "Get the Look! Apartment Therapy Features Playspot!" |
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Apartment Therapy just might be one of our favorite websites for home design inspiration! This week they featured our Playspot in their Modern Multi-Color Nursery: Get the Look! round up. We think this nursery looks fabulous!
www.skiphop.com
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| Gifts |
| John Utzon. The Sydney Opera House |
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The Sydney Opera House is one of the most celebrated architectural works of the 20th century. Indeed, the building's construction defies the imagination, its revolutionary structure evoking a fantastic waterscape.
The enigmatic image it makes has come to define not only a city but a whole continent. Despite this truly remarkable architectural achievement the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, has remained in relative obscurity. This book ventures beyond its central theme of the Opera House and its construction, to examine Utzon up close, and thus the book is a welcome monograph of Utzon the architect.
By Françoise Fromonot, Christopher Thompson and Jørn Utzon. Edited by Gingko Press. |
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| "Once again this season, 'wool is in the air'." |
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Bieq's Dutch designer Angélique Roelofsen, had chosen to pay tribute to craftmanship - every item is handknitted in Peru and by some grandma's in Netherlands.
The collection is made from exquisitely soft merino wool, which lets the air come through. Hats, mittens,scarfs, blankets and (a recent addition) some clothes compose this lovely new winter collection, in a palette of natural and luminous colours.
Available here: www.ambalack.com |
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Bobo Choses ...
Petit Clothes |
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| "BOBO CHOSES is playful kids wear and yet always elegant. The designs reveal their strong Spanish identity. The materials are always soft, comfortable and natural – but that’s not all! Bobo Choses is so much more than clothes." |
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Welcome to the poetic and dreamlike world of Bobo Choses! This young Spanish brand chooses themes of ancient and contemporary tales to invite children and their parents to dream. Although dreaming is essential, the practical side of the world is also important, therefore, when a Bobo Choses product is purchased, a contribution is made to a fair trade project intended for workers in Bangladesh. Products are made in Bangladesh under the project created by Act Social Bobo Choses to help women in the province of Dinaspur to train for jobs in the textile industry. 10% of profits are donated directly to the training school. You can follow the manufacturing of each product at www.bobochoses.com through the DNA code contained on each product's label.
www.bobochoses.com |
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| "Sneakers from the Amazon..." |
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| "The Veja project creates a supply chain that respects both humans and the environment" |
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Veja works directly with small Brazilian producers, who are organized into cooperatives of organic cotton and wild rubber from the Amazon.
The Veja project creates a supply chain that respects both humans and the environment. Ecological sneakers, bags and accessories.
For this spring/summer 2011, new colours of the iconic Veja Volley style are available. Check out the white rock style made of organic cotton and sole made with Amazonian rubber.
www.veja.fr
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| Paul Smith Bag – Mini Cooper Radcliffe Holdall |
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| Paul Smith, 'Mini on location' printed canvas holdall photographed at Oxford's Radcliffe Camera. |
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As well as the typically brightly coloured array of cufflinks, gloves and scarves that you would expect from Sir Paul, the one-pit-stop shop also stocks an exclusive range of bags only available at the Knightsbridge destination store, featuring Mini Coopers with Paul Smith-stripe paint jobs parked in the Oxford's Radcliffe Camera.
www.paulsmith.co.uk |
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| Toys |
| Make Your Own Monster Kit |
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| Product from Donna Wilson |
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Each kit contains a Pre-stitched creature shape, stuffing and felt bits and bobs and step by step instructions to make your very own unique friend. No sewing skills required. Not for young Children unless accompanied by an adult, if you're an adult that's ok too! All monster packs are unique, the Monster shown is only showing what a monster could look like.
www.donnawilson.com |
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| Design |
| Turning a Vintage Trailer into Living Space |
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| Matthew Hofmann from Hofmann Architecture recently completed a contemporary renovation of a vintage 1970′s Airstream trailer which currently serves as an efficient living and working space. |
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Matthew Hofmann: Step #1: Demo – Remove everything – along with lots of scrubbing to eliminate the wet dog smell. Step #2: Design – The creative process isn't accomplished by adding more, but by taking away what's distracting. The design questions were simply: How much does one remove? How much does one keep? Perfection isn't when there is nothing more to be added, perfection is when nothing left can be taken away. The must-do list included the use of regional materials and reusable products, such as bamboo for flooring, countertops, the table, along with a sustainable management plan. Weight was also a huge issue. Less was more. Lighter was better. And like luggage packed on an airplane, the load needed to be properly balanced.
www.freshome.com |
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| Susan Cianciolo Fashion Designer /Artist |
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Reduce and Reuse
Over and Over Again |
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My lifestyle is very real, and I love how BUILT products fi t right in with it. I have a family, and we use the Market Totes for grocery shopping or to hold my daughter’s books and toys.
It’s exciting to think about how we can use the BUILT bags, and what we can put in them next the list is endless.
www.builtny.com
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| "My work is quite experimental and playful, and I want to stay in that sphere." |
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| "My work is quite experimental and playful, and I want to stay in that sphere." |
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Halle Berry and her adorable 23-month old daughter Nahla Aubrey were spotted at Coldwater Park in Beverly Hills for a park play date! She kept her Built NY Gourmet Getaway Lunch Tote in Vine (34€ ). This insulated lunch bag is great for road trips, stakeouts, or any time you're on the run and need provisions to keep you going.
www.builtny.com
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| Accessories, Home accessories |
| Bomb is Design |
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| "The most fantastically non-mumsy bag [...] ever seen". The flat hat collection was awarded the Blickfang Designpreis in 2006 and the ISPO BrandNew Award in 2007. |
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Bombdesign plays with clear shapes, contrasting colour combinations, hand drawn patterns and soft materials. Within the designs of Ulrike Acker a poetic moment contrasts her clear individual handwriting.
Apart from the prize winning flat hat collection the bombdesign home collection and bombdesign kids collection are distributed nationally and internationally since 2005.
The aim of bombdesign was from the start to develop products from a first idea through all different steps to the finished product, exploring and incorporating all resourses in production that are possible in Germany and Europe.
www.bomb-design.com
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