Everybody has a product idea and Ben Kaufman's mission is to help bring (at least some of) them to life. Ben and his team are doing it through his brainchild, Quirky. They crowd source an idea and have the community help to create the product as a team. Oh yeah, if your opinion gets included in the process, you earn a % of sales.
Design
February 03, 2010
January 29, 2010
iPad = iMisrach!
While all of the talk of the talk of the iPad (for better or worse) was about it's functionality, design and evolution of the iPhone, it was the background of the screen that rocked my world. Watching the news conference via Engadget's site, I was thrilled to see my favorite photographer's, Richard Misrach, image (Pyaramide Lake, at night, taken in 2004) as the desktop of Steve Jobs' iPad. I'm sure not many people realized that (I'm guessing about 10), but that got me more excited than the new release from Apple.
January 22, 2010
Moleskin Takes a Detour
My Moleskin notebook is as important to my daily life as my Mac. Owning one is an experience in an of itself. So, it's great to see that the brand is creating a tour out of the notebook experience, called Detour. The international program is dedicated to culture, creativity, worldwide featuring artists, architects, film directors and writers among others. Great idea!
January 06, 2010
Between the Lines
I headed over to the Museum of Art + Design to check out “Slash: Paper Under the Knife,” the third show in the museum’s Materials and Process series, explores the sometimes violent, always intricate art of paper cutting. My favorite piece was Ariana Boussard-Reifel's "Between the Lines" who cut out every word in a book!
December 31, 2009
Guggenheim Makeover
For an exhibition opening in February called Contemplating the Void, the Guggenheim asked over 200 artists, architects and designers to "imagine their dream interventions" in the museum's spiral space. This should be interesting!
December 11, 2009
November 30, 2009
Hermes Bag
Pretty sure that I was luckier when my wife liked the little blue box vs. any size orange bag. Don't get me started about the red box.
This bronzed piece by Jonathan Seliger is pretty cool though. If it's a permanent fixture in my house, do you think my wife will lay off shopping at Hermes?
November 24, 2009
Apple Crossbones Decal For MacBooks
Want. Need. Available at Etsy.
November 14, 2009
Damien Hirst x Surpreme Decks
Damien Hirst and Supreme re-visit their old relationship in the upcoming release of a series of skateboard decks. In addition to the similarly styled decks comes a t-shirt as well with the slogan “Life’s a Bitch Then You DIE” on the back with the theme of the decks seen on the front graphic. The collection releases in-store in the US on November 19th and online on November 23rd. Japan will see a release on November 21st.
Want it. Need it.
