Archive for the ‘design’ Category
Time to paint your walls sky blue and slap on some clouds! These Hylla Cumulus cloud shelves designed by Carl Hagerling are such a dreamy way to house your odds and ends.
[ via DesignTorget and Gizmodo ]
Love this catchy watercolor graphic design. It was created for the Los Angeles folk festival.
[ via lafolkfest.com ]
There are ugly dolls and then there are ugly dolls! I am loving the new uglycorn, available at Giant Robot and Toy Tokyo
“Uglycorns are a super rare breed. They mostly show up when you’re just about to fall asleep and your ice cream is just about to hit the floor. Or you know how you wake up and think you’re seeing something but really it’s just a jacket on a chair or something like that? Yeah, don’t you hate that?”—Uglydolls.com
[ via uglydolls.com ]
Love this cute butter/biscuit pillow by Maxi Glob!
[ via likecool.com ]
For vampire lovers and creative types, you’ll find oodles of inspiration in the land of love hotels and maid cafés, among Japan’s many fantasy themed establishments. When I lived in Japan, one of my favorite places to go was the Christon Café, a lounge filled with decorative relics and church paraphernalia purchased from various churches around the globe. Everything in there was a feast for the eyes! Well, looks like there are a plethora of new places that have popped up around Tokyo recently with equally imaginative themes, like the Vampire Café pictured above. For the scoop on more themed restaurants check out the guardian.co.uk
[ photo via the guardian.co.uk ]
Afraid of sharks? Do you suffer from Selachophobia? Now there’s a cure:
Who wouldn’t want to be eaten by this adorable guy?
[ via Nerd Bastards ]
I love the British saying “Storm in a Teacup”, taken literally by designer John Lumbus. These adorable interactive tea cups have golden boats that ride rolling mechanical waves when you turn the handle. Lighting even flashes from the storm clouds! True, one will set you back a pretty penny at £550.00—but still, they are just gorgeous!
Storm in a Royal Delft Tea Cup and Storm in a New English Tea Cup
[ via laikingland.co.uk ]
These beautiful and unique wooden toys are hand-crafted by Japanese artist Takeji Nakagawa, who goes by Take-G. He uses the wood construction technique Yosegi-Mokuzougan to make his toys, related to the yosegi technique used with Japanese puzzle boxes. Working with four types of wood—keyaki, teak, walnut, and white ash—Take-G is a master at accentuating the contrasting relationships between the different colors and textures of each wood in order to express artistic patterns.
