The Dildomaker
Based off of french designer Raymond Loewy’s 1933 design for a streamlined pencil sharpener.
by Francesco Morackini.
The Innovator
“Mike Friton is a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and innovator with over 30 years of experience at Nike. His innovations are responsible for many elements of athletic footwear that people wear today. Each of his crafts informs one another and he is constantly exploring the fringes of his field. Mike’s work is a great example of how non-traditional methods of exploring one’s craft can lead to unique end results.”
via, core77
Spiegelau IPA Glass
The drinking glass masters over at Spiegelau collaborated with Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada to create a beer glass specifically for I.P.A.. ($25/pair)
The Principals Office
Newsflash: Architects have given up on designing dynamic-yet-uninhabitable buildings, lower focus to unwearable clothing!
The 3D Printer has long been in use to produce children’s toys or machined parts, so it was only a matter of time before architects latched onto it as the panacea for their collective ignorance. Two recent articles describe the depth of their hubris; via the 3D Printer, architects are now attempting to design anything from Clothes to Moon Bases. Now, we’re all about exploiting advances in technology, heck we’ve been exploited all our lives! But we can smell a fake a mile away, and this shit smacks of “first time at the rodeo-itis”. So for the good of mankind, to absolve us of the collective future sins architects will most definitely commit, 3D Printer we’re calling you into The Principals Office, it’s our only hope!
The Debut of the Eames Lounge Chair in 1956
Charles & Ray Eames show off the lounger and talk about the evolution of the Eames chair on the Arlene Francis “Home” show on NBC.
via, notcot
Sleeping Bags Are So Hot Right Now
It’s true, they’re really warm, but what we mean is that the outdoor staple is finding more fashionable ways to make it indoors.
Paisley Patterns Out of Pizza
Say that fast 10 times, it’s not tough!
#stayweirdforever ‘s Pizza Bandanas are for both the pizza chef, and the pizza slob.
The Principals Office
Welcome to our new weekly column by The Principals, where every Friday they summon someone or something to the Principals office. Lessons will be learned, tears might be shed, parents could be called.
This week we’re gonna try something new; a kinder, gentler, more positive Principal’s Office. Today we’re calling in a lesser known master-piece (pun intended!) of design: The ALCOA Chess Set, designed by Austin Cox of Austin Enterprises for ALCOA in 1962.
