Did you know that Moleskin makes luggage tags? Because I sure didn’t. And what’s even more surprising is that I’m getting really excited about luggage tags. I’m easily amused…
Buy it: $9.95 from Moleskin
(via Design Crush)
So this is a really unique idea. I came across Olly, the web-connected smelly robot, on Kickstarter yesterday…I’ve really never seen anything like it before. I’m not completely sold on it, as it seems like a bit of a novelty, but I’ll admit it’s a neat concept.
Here’s the gist of how Olly works: You first put an essential oil, perfume, bacon grease, or whatever you want into a little tray (below). Then, after configuring the device, it will emit that scent whenever you get a pre-determined notification from a social network like Facebook or Twitter. Image it like this, you’re sitting in your living room and suddenly you start smelling bacon. Delicious. But it’s also an indication that your significant other just sent you a message on FB, for example.
Olly was created by Benjamin Redford, a designer at Mint Digital in London. To learn more about this project, check out Olly on Kickstarter.
For some reason I just feel classy using salt and pepper mills instead of shakers. Even if I’m seasoning something like macaroni and cheese, using a mill makes even the most low brow foods feel a bit more upscale. But I like to have a little whimsy in my life too, which is why I love these pencil salt and pepper mills designed by Frank Kerdil.
Victorinox, the makers of the Swiss Army knife, debuted its latest geek toy at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show a couple days ago: A 1TB Swiss Army Knife USB flash drive. That’s right…1 TERABYTE. Of course, a gadget this wild comes with a price tag to match: About $2,000. The device is slated to be available for purchase by April 2012, so start saving…
(via CNET)
First, let me apologize. It’s been a while since I last posted (besides the quick post I did last night). Life has been unbelievably crazy for me recently…work, finals in grad school and a pretty traumatic event forced me to take a short hiatus from blogging. A new chapter in my career/life will be beginning soon, too, which I’m really excited about. I’ll be writing a post soon to tell you all about the adventures that await me…
Anyhow, let’s get back to cool designy stuff, shall we? I’m absolutely loving these funky felt bags from Moscow-based Krukru Studio that are shaped like everyday items (OK maybe not all “everyday items” but they definitely don’t look any bags I’ve seen before)…
“Art supplies”.
Are you excited yet? Because hearing those 2 words psychs me up like a kid in a candy store. I could spend hours poring over sketchbooks, markers, paints, pencils and those bendy wooden guys that were supposed to teach you about anatomy. But seriously, my 3 favorite things in art supply stores are pens, rulers and hobby knifes (why hobby knives? I really have no clue. I just love them.)
I came across the PHX-1 on Kickstarter last night and I instantly knew that this little baby was made specifically for me. The exquisite, stainless steel artists tool is both houses pen cartridge refills on one end (Hi-Tec-C and Signo DX refills) and a hobby knife on the other, with threaded caps on either end (Wow, an X-acto with a decent cap for once!). And it comes in sustainable bamboo case that incorporates a metal designer’s ruler as the lid.
Los Angeles-based electrician and artist Devin Ward breathes new life into eclectic, vintage radios, making them compatible with their modern day descendants: MP3 plays and iPhones.
He removes all of the outdated circuitry, wiring and speakers from the radios and replaces them with high quality, modern components, as well an 1/8th” audio input jack so an iPhone can connected to it. I love to see when people rescue gadgetry of yesteryear and bridge the gap between “modern” and “vintage” so elegantly.
This is a brilliant idea. The Match Tealight holder from Muuto conveniently has a little slot so you can slide a matchstick down to light the candle. No more burnt fingers.
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