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The Rolling Bench
by Tim Yu
Why do public benches never seem to dry? A simple solution to an age old problem, The Rolling Bench ensures you'll have a dry pad to sit on no matter the conditions.
Designed by Korean firm Sungwoo Park and friends, the bench is built on a rotating axle. Just turn the hand crank to unveil the dry side of the seat so you can take a load off without getting a wet behind.
via yanko design.
Vosges Flaming Chocolate Hearts
by Ami Kealoha
The lack of inventive gifts around Valentine's Day is yet another reason why we have a hard time getting behind the commercial holiday. We've found some fun alternatives, DIY solutions and, thankfully, Vosges applied their winning formula of inventive chocolate combined with clever presentation for a traditional gift with enough of an edge to keep it interesting.
Shaped like a Sacred Heart, their new Flaming Chocolate hearts come in three flavor-ways, (white chocolate with lemon and peppercorns, dark chocolate with chiles and cinnamon and milk with almonds and salt) and are solid chocolate. We think that whether your passion is religious, amorous or simply for chocolate, these are a good choice. They're $12 a piece from Vosges.
Imogen Slater
by Lost At E Minor
Says U.K.-based illustrator Imogen Slater on her work: "My first published illustration was a streaky black tree in felt tip, aged 11; that printed page, or the £5 book voucher prize, convinced me I could do nothing else. I had to forgo art college though to study at Cambridge—no Fine Art course there—and then onto Italy, to cling onto any skills in coffee, leaning and ice cream I have inherited from that side of my family. Back in the U.K. and some bad typing jobs later, I spontaneously designed myself a website which led to work painting interiors of bars and boardrooms, and artwork for Apple and Marie Claire. Hopefully it will also allow me to pursue an eternal aim—combining my obsessions of paper, scissors, and rock." It reminds us a little of the illustration work of Steven Wilson.
Reed Barrow: Monument to an Amaranth
by Jacob Resneck
Another experiment in reinventing the screen, New York-based sculptor Reed Barrow's LED chandelier, dubbed "Monument to an Amaranth," functions as a 360 degree display, playing a 12-minute video loop of abstract imagery.
The teched-out fixture is a departure from Reed's other recent work, which tends toward absurd cultural interpretations (like a life-size werewolf sleeping in the web of a phosphorescent dream-catcher). Monument also has a non-white cube home as a permanent installation at Tommy Hilfiger's recently-opened first denim store in Manhattan.
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
by Lost At E Minor
Design genius Stefan Sagmeister is known colloquially as "god," and not just because of his amazing talent. He is also admired for his Robin Hood-like choice to work for good causes and his surprisingly down-to-earth, pleasure-to-work-with demeanor. Sagmeister's long awaited new book "Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far" is coming out soon, and the exhibit of the same title opens tonight at the uber-hip Soho gallery, Deitch. This monkey featured at right was a collaboration between Stefan Sagmeister and illustrator Monika Aichele.
Pre-order the book from Sagmeister or Amazon.
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
Opening Reception: 31 January 2008, 6-9pm
31 January-23 February 2008
Deitch
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013 map
tel. +1 212 343 2954
