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Coalesse Live/Work Furniture
(18 September 2008) - Courtesy of Coalesse, I recently had the chance to visit their Chicago showroom to see their latest collection of furniture conceived for the modern workspace. The experience revealed a new brand (it's actually the merging of Metro, Brayton and Vecta under Steelcase's umbrella) that's totally in touch with — or perhaps even ahead of — clients looking for a reinvented approach to office furnishings....
(18 September 2008) - Courtesy of Coalesse, I recently had the chance to visit their Chicago showroom to see their latest collection of furniture conceived for the modern workspace. The experience revealed a new brand (it's actually the merging of Metro, Brayton and Vecta under Steelcase's umbrella) that's totally in touch with — or perhaps even ahead of — clients looking for a reinvented approach to office furnishings....
Behance: Action Method Online
(11 September 2008) - With a mission to help organize the creative world, Behance wowed us again with the soon-to-be-released Action Method Online (AMO). What began as a line of paper products designed to help boost productivity, now is a robust and powerful online application that will up your productivity and help "make ideas happen." The new online project management system helps individuals and teams get organized and...
(11 September 2008) - With a mission to help organize the creative world, Behance wowed us again with the soon-to-be-released Action Method Online (AMO). What began as a line of paper products designed to help boost productivity, now is a robust and powerful online application that will up your productivity and help "make ideas happen." The new online project management system helps individuals and teams get organized and...
Five LED Task Lights
(27 August 2008) - In the spirit of the back-to-school season, this week we highlight a few products to help keep you organized and productive as you resume your routine. It's no secret that LED technology is paving the way for a brighter, more energy efficient future for lighting. Within the past several years, designs for LED lamps have come a long way and prices (for the most...
(27 August 2008) - In the spirit of the back-to-school season, this week we highlight a few products to help keep you organized and productive as you resume your routine. It's no secret that LED technology is paving the way for a brighter, more energy efficient future for lighting. Within the past several years, designs for LED lamps have come a long way and prices (for the most...
Birsel + Seck for Herman Miller: Teneo
(22 July 2008) - by Tamara Warren The classic filing cabinet has the admirable function of safely storing documents, but leaves something to be desired when it comes to form. (Think square, metal, heavy and bulky.) Addressing the problem, Herman Miller wisely brought in designers Birsel + Seck to conceive their Teneo line. The storage system recently received the Best of Competition award at Neocon for Best of...
(22 July 2008) - by Tamara Warren The classic filing cabinet has the admirable function of safely storing documents, but leaves something to be desired when it comes to form. (Think square, metal, heavy and bulky.) Addressing the problem, Herman Miller wisely brought in designers Birsel + Seck to conceive their Teneo line. The storage system recently received the Best of Competition award at Neocon for Best of...
Purisme Carbon Fiber Letter Opener
(18 July 2008) - With the bulk of our correspondences now taking place digitally, it's no wonder letter openers have been relegated to the luxury gift category. But the humble object remains one of those iconic pieces of design; Enzo Mari designed a whole series of them for the Italian company Danese in the '60s. Now comes the advent of the carbon fiber letter opener. Designed by the Austrian...
(18 July 2008) - With the bulk of our correspondences now taking place digitally, it's no wonder letter openers have been relegated to the luxury gift category. But the humble object remains one of those iconic pieces of design; Enzo Mari designed a whole series of them for the Italian company Danese in the '60s. Now comes the advent of the carbon fiber letter opener. Designed by the Austrian...
Split Ruler
(02 July 2008) - A cleverly subtle (and totally Japanese) update to the classic wooden ruler, the Split Ruler by Tokyo-based Cina has a pencil-shaped cut-out for placing pens or pencils when not in use. The duo behind Cina are the same two behind the snowflake-patterned flash drives that have been circulating around the internet this week, but in this case we're more captivated by the reinvention of...
(02 July 2008) - A cleverly subtle (and totally Japanese) update to the classic wooden ruler, the Split Ruler by Tokyo-based Cina has a pencil-shaped cut-out for placing pens or pencils when not in use. The duo behind Cina are the same two behind the snowflake-patterned flash drives that have been circulating around the internet this week, but in this case we're more captivated by the reinvention of...
Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
(01 July 2008) - The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is the kind of invention that marries a brilliant idea with the best available technology of an era, provoking a gee-whizz response rarely experienced in this age of rapid advancement. While smartpens have been around for some time, previous models have been riddled with problems and failed to gain a following. Livescribe nails every feature on the dot. Essentially, the...
(01 July 2008) - The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is the kind of invention that marries a brilliant idea with the best available technology of an era, provoking a gee-whizz response rarely experienced in this age of rapid advancement. While smartpens have been around for some time, previous models have been riddled with problems and failed to gain a following. Livescribe nails every feature on the dot. Essentially, the...
For Office Use Only x United Bamboo Post-Its
(23 May 2008) - by Jason Wilson Typically, a pile of Post-Its is about as fetching as the office partition they're stuck to. Luckily, our friends at United Bamboo have teamed up with design firm, For Office Use Only, to transform the hoary cube into a cubicle centerpiece. Designed by Anh Tuan Pham, the cube lifts images from United Bamboo's campaign photography and places them onto an elaborate sequence...
(23 May 2008) - by Jason Wilson Typically, a pile of Post-Its is about as fetching as the office partition they're stuck to. Luckily, our friends at United Bamboo have teamed up with design firm, For Office Use Only, to transform the hoary cube into a cubicle centerpiece. Designed by Anh Tuan Pham, the cube lifts images from United Bamboo's campaign photography and places them onto an elaborate sequence...
Transparent Post-Its
(09 May 2008) - The creators of the ubiquitous Post-it Note have improved this disposable yet indispensable piece of office stationery by introducing transparency. Sheer Colors, as 3M's calling them, are a boon for anyone who has ever used Post-its as a book placeholder. They're also good for anal bibliophiles who don't care to mar pages with notes or highlighting.via Bem Legaus!...
(09 May 2008) - The creators of the ubiquitous Post-it Note have improved this disposable yet indispensable piece of office stationery by introducing transparency. Sheer Colors, as 3M's calling them, are a boon for anyone who has ever used Post-its as a book placeholder. They're also good for anal bibliophiles who don't care to mar pages with notes or highlighting.via Bem Legaus!...
Studio Matador Unfinished and Unpublished Notebooks
(01 May 2008) - I go through a lot of notebooks whether just for doodling or to-dos. Lately I've been using one from the Unfinished and Unpublished series created in collaboration with Studio Matador. A numbered, limited-edition (500 of each version) collection of notebooks, they feature original art works from a variety of artists including Aussie streetwear designer Alpha 60, isis&pluto and Pandarosa, among others. All the notebooks...
(01 May 2008) - I go through a lot of notebooks whether just for doodling or to-dos. Lately I've been using one from the Unfinished and Unpublished series created in collaboration with Studio Matador. A numbered, limited-edition (500 of each version) collection of notebooks, they feature original art works from a variety of artists including Aussie streetwear designer Alpha 60, isis&pluto and Pandarosa, among others. All the notebooks...
Muji Chronotebook
(03 April 2008) - My favorite design from last year's Muji awards is the Chronotebook, a simple but effective daily planner. Rather than the standard columns, lines or grids, each page has an analog clock graphic. With time as the central structuring element, this daily planner is more flexible and helps with accomplishing tasks in a timely manner. Beige, minimal, with rounded corners and just small enough to...
(03 April 2008) - My favorite design from last year's Muji awards is the Chronotebook, a simple but effective daily planner. Rather than the standard columns, lines or grids, each page has an analog clock graphic. With time as the central structuring element, this daily planner is more flexible and helps with accomplishing tasks in a timely manner. Beige, minimal, with rounded corners and just small enough to...
Norman Foster Desk Accessories
(02 April 2008) - Although it's been out for a decade, the Foster Series of desk accessories for the German office brand Helit hasn't aged a day. Unless you work for Hearst, or you plan to attend the Summer Olympics in Beijing, your experience of Lord Norman Foster's ingenuity is likely limited to press reviews and the occasional tourist jaunt. Kitting an office desk with these accessories (which,...
(02 April 2008) - Although it's been out for a decade, the Foster Series of desk accessories for the German office brand Helit hasn't aged a day. Unless you work for Hearst, or you plan to attend the Summer Olympics in Beijing, your experience of Lord Norman Foster's ingenuity is likely limited to press reviews and the occasional tourist jaunt. Kitting an office desk with these accessories (which,...
Royal Tichelaar Makkum Work Table Lamp
(14 February 2008) - After looking at an abundance of wiry, steel desk lamps that all felt a bit too stale, lifeless and boring, I found the Royal Tichelaar Makkum Work Table Lamp. Made of Oak, glazed white ceramic and using a low wattage halogen bulb, it gives off a certain warmth that others just can't compete with. Industrial tailor Dick van Hoff worked with the four-century-old Dutch...
(14 February 2008) - After looking at an abundance of wiry, steel desk lamps that all felt a bit too stale, lifeless and boring, I found the Royal Tichelaar Makkum Work Table Lamp. Made of Oak, glazed white ceramic and using a low wattage halogen bulb, it gives off a certain warmth that others just can't compete with. Industrial tailor Dick van Hoff worked with the four-century-old Dutch...
Steelcase Walkstation
(20 November 2007) - Unveiled a few weeks back, the Walkstation by Steelcase went on sale yesterday to businesses looking to improve the health of their employees without sacrificing productivity. Developed by Dr. James Levine of the world renowned Mayo Clinic to help alleviate the consequences of our increasing sedentary lives, the Walkstation is a converged desk and treadmill. Obviously not intended to provide a gym-style workout, the...
(20 November 2007) - Unveiled a few weeks back, the Walkstation by Steelcase went on sale yesterday to businesses looking to improve the health of their employees without sacrificing productivity. Developed by Dr. James Levine of the world renowned Mayo Clinic to help alleviate the consequences of our increasing sedentary lives, the Walkstation is a converged desk and treadmill. Obviously not intended to provide a gym-style workout, the...
Rhodia Meeting and Reverse Books
(31 October 2007) - Rhodia's waterproof orange covers have long been the notebook of choice for creative types. The French brand's two new spiral bound options, Meeting and Reverse, are sure to win some followers as well. We're torn on the whole spiral vs. bound debate (spiral lays flat and flips around while binding slips into a bag easier), so we're glad to see Rhodia getting in on...
(31 October 2007) - Rhodia's waterproof orange covers have long been the notebook of choice for creative types. The French brand's two new spiral bound options, Meeting and Reverse, are sure to win some followers as well. We're torn on the whole spiral vs. bound debate (spiral lays flat and flips around while binding slips into a bag easier), so we're glad to see Rhodia getting in on...
Four Pairs of Wireless Headphones
(19 September 2007) - I lack the coordination needed to operate a keyboard and mouse while tethered to my computer by the wire on my headphones. To protect my laptop from being thrown across the room by a careless jerk of my head, I invested in a pair of wireless headphones, the Sony IF140s (pictured right), about 10 years ago. They had an infrared transmitter that plugged into...
(19 September 2007) - I lack the coordination needed to operate a keyboard and mouse while tethered to my computer by the wire on my headphones. To protect my laptop from being thrown across the room by a careless jerk of my head, I invested in a pair of wireless headphones, the Sony IF140s (pictured right), about 10 years ago. They had an infrared transmitter that plugged into...
Rewrite Notebooks
(10 September 2007) - Here's an environmentally friendly offering just in time for the autumn back-to-school season. Crafted entirely of recycled materials, Rewrite is a 40-page college-ruled notebook printed with soy-based inks on standard 8"x10" sheets. Using Grays Harbor Paper's Harbor 100, a high quality printing and writing paper, it contains absolutely zero virgin fiber material. Rewrite comes from Sustainable Group, a Seattle-based company committed to reducing America's environmental...
(10 September 2007) - Here's an environmentally friendly offering just in time for the autumn back-to-school season. Crafted entirely of recycled materials, Rewrite is a 40-page college-ruled notebook printed with soy-based inks on standard 8"x10" sheets. Using Grays Harbor Paper's Harbor 100, a high quality printing and writing paper, it contains absolutely zero virgin fiber material. Rewrite comes from Sustainable Group, a Seattle-based company committed to reducing America's environmental...
Laje
(24 August 2007) - When Homer Olivetti and his partner were procuring an office for their film production company Ouro 21 in São Paulo, they knew they wanted to be part of the energy inside the multi-story alternative shopping mall Galeria Ouro Fino. The top floor of the building was dilapidated, practically all of the shops were vacant and upon inquiring into the possibility of renting some space...
(24 August 2007) - When Homer Olivetti and his partner were procuring an office for their film production company Ouro 21 in São Paulo, they knew they wanted to be part of the energy inside the multi-story alternative shopping mall Galeria Ouro Fino. The top floor of the building was dilapidated, practically all of the shops were vacant and upon inquiring into the possibility of renting some space...
Magnet Tacks
(22 August 2007) - Part tack and part magnet, these office essentials designed by Hironao Tsuboi are capable of holding heavy-ish objects two different ways. The small, gold plated head is a double magnet so when objects are attached magnetically they appear to float (see images). When spearing notes into the wall, the thicker head also makes it easier to pry the tack out. Smart, bi-functional and sublimely...
(22 August 2007) - Part tack and part magnet, these office essentials designed by Hironao Tsuboi are capable of holding heavy-ish objects two different ways. The small, gold plated head is a double magnet so when objects are attached magnetically they appear to float (see images). When spearing notes into the wall, the thicker head also makes it easier to pry the tack out. Smart, bi-functional and sublimely...
Woofy
(02 August 2007) - Cute and plastic, Woofy is a dog that obediently sits next to you all day, holding a pile of cables inside to keep your desktop neat. Designed by Gabriel Nigro, the figures are about the size of a real small dog. We like the way it's a big conspicious design element rather than a way to try to hide cables away like other products....
(02 August 2007) - Cute and plastic, Woofy is a dog that obediently sits next to you all day, holding a pile of cables inside to keep your desktop neat. Designed by Gabriel Nigro, the figures are about the size of a real small dog. We like the way it's a big conspicious design element rather than a way to try to hide cables away like other products....
The Art of the Grid Notepads
(26 July 2007) - Without grids our lives would be much messier—not to mention less aesthetically pleasing. Grid-It! notepads, specifically Le Modulor by Le Corbusier, helped me to get more organized at home and at the office. Originally designed for his architecture practice, the grid system is based on mathematics and proportions of human anatomy. Different grid lines, lengths, spaces and sections encourage an alternate kind of note...
(26 July 2007) - Without grids our lives would be much messier—not to mention less aesthetically pleasing. Grid-It! notepads, specifically Le Modulor by Le Corbusier, helped me to get more organized at home and at the office. Originally designed for his architecture practice, the grid system is based on mathematics and proportions of human anatomy. Different grid lines, lengths, spaces and sections encourage an alternate kind of note...
Griffin Elevator Laptop Stand
(20 June 2007) - With little more than a simple u-shape design, Griffin's Elevator solves a few different problems and offers a few added benefits for laptop users. The device is so handy in fact, that a certain founding editor appropriated the sample from my desk while I was out of town. Now nearly every desk at CH HQ has one and we're all the happier (and maybe...
(20 June 2007) - With little more than a simple u-shape design, Griffin's Elevator solves a few different problems and offers a few added benefits for laptop users. The device is so handy in fact, that a certain founding editor appropriated the sample from my desk while I was out of town. Now nearly every desk at CH HQ has one and we're all the happier (and maybe...
Rebound Notebooks
(14 May 2007) - Brought up in "book–ish households" surrounded by the likes of children's classics such as Paddington Bear and Trixie Beldon mysteries, Aussie duo Natalie Crupi and Ben Mason quickly realized their mutual appreciation for well–designed classic book covers. The pair came up with the concept of using the covers to create blank notebooks after sifting through piles of texts at thrift stores, the couple stumbled...
(14 May 2007) - Brought up in "book–ish households" surrounded by the likes of children's classics such as Paddington Bear and Trixie Beldon mysteries, Aussie duo Natalie Crupi and Ben Mason quickly realized their mutual appreciation for well–designed classic book covers. The pair came up with the concept of using the covers to create blank notebooks after sifting through piles of texts at thrift stores, the couple stumbled...
Start Here Notebooks
(12 April 2007) - For those who are the multiple notebook type, the Start Here line of notebooks connect together by sliding and linking covers, increasing organization and functionality. Designed by Little Fury, they're refreshingly simple and practical with a clean design that inspires users to fill them with their own ideas and art. The white covers are 100% recyclable and made of synthetic paper, which is stain...
(12 April 2007) - For those who are the multiple notebook type, the Start Here line of notebooks connect together by sliding and linking covers, increasing organization and functionality. Designed by Little Fury, they're refreshingly simple and practical with a clean design that inspires users to fill them with their own ideas and art. The white covers are 100% recyclable and made of synthetic paper, which is stain...
Productive Creativity with Behance
(02 March 2007) - We're feeling much more productive—and creative—since we started using these great notepads and cards from Behance. Productive Creative is a line of products that help you keep track of your ideas and categorize next steps as "Action," "Backburner," and "Reference," easily identifying next steps for execution. They are simple, low-tech, easy to use and really effective. The site is well designed and features user...
(02 March 2007) - We're feeling much more productive—and creative—since we started using these great notepads and cards from Behance. Productive Creative is a line of products that help you keep track of your ideas and categorize next steps as "Action," "Backburner," and "Reference," easily identifying next steps for execution. They are simple, low-tech, easy to use and really effective. The site is well designed and features user...
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