Philippe Nigro has been working for some years now on the themes of intersecting, interlocking and combined shapes, brilliantly demonstrating these concepts with his Confluences settees and Insepérable table-footstool. Here, he intertwines these studies with another principle which has already been explored by means of the Flax armchair : the updating of the structure of […]

In most homes, drawer space is at a premium. So the unique, streamlined design of these multi-purpose scissors makes them a great solution – when locked closed they take up little more room than an average table knife! To use simply slide the soft-grip catch forward with your thumb and the blades gently open. The […]

Chicago designer Martin Kastner is the man responsible for one of the most coveted innovations in barware: The Porthole, a device that infuses a cocktail as you drink it. Kastner made the Porthole for Grant Achatz’s bar The Aviary, where some of his other Crucial Detail glassware designs are also on display, from the aroma-containing […]

Greenhouse with cover and double barelled growing pot. Sagaform introduce their NEW in-home greenhouse solution – the perfect product for storing and growing your herbs at home. Designed in typical Scandinavian style, this gorgeous greenhouse will make a stunning addition to any kitchen window setting. Designer Ann-Carin Wiktorsson combines a passion for food, sustainability, and […]

With growing environmental consciousness and a need to be even closer to nature, furniture is providing a more diverse interplay between indoor and outdoor. From a winter garden to a living room, the frontiers become blurry: outside and inside are mixed. This furniture for gardens, terraces, balconies, and patios highlight beautiful materials and are designed […]

On Pot is yet another simple but innovative kitchen solution from Dreamfarm. The International Housewares Design Award winner is constructed from heat-resistant nylon, making it safe for use up to 340º Fahrenheit. Two large suction cups attach to the lid of a pot up to 10″ in diameter and hold the pot lid on the […]

Kensaku Oshiro is a graduate of the SPD (Scuola Politecnica de Design), Milan. After completing his studies in 1999, he worked with a number of design agencies. He has worked for Lissoni Associati Milano since 2004, also participating in numerous exhibitions and collaborating with a wide range of companies. He was awarded the Designreport prize […]

In 1959, having skipped the popular band format to play music on a record player, a local dancehall owner in Aachen, Germany asked a young journalist in the crowd to take over and announce and comment on songs as they were played to entertain an increasingly bored crowd. Thus the first DJ was born at […]

Pencil is the name given to 53’s new stylus tool to be used with the iPad through various apps, including and especially their award-winning application Paper. The simple title alludes to the company’s goal for the product: to make the technology as unobtrusive as possible, recreating the best aspects of pencil on paper, while removing […]

Geigerrig’s Rig 500 Ballistic hydration pack is a ruggedly constructed and thoughtfully designed piece of trail equipment. It features not only 500 cubic inches of storage capacity, but also holds 2 liters of liquid in a reservoir which the wearer pressurizes with an onboard bulb-stlye pump. Geigerrig designed this pack to encourage better hydration and […]