Laurice Parkin
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The Record Cabinet
in Design on 17 September 2008
The Record Cabinet, the first offering from Jenn and Nick Atocha (the husband and wife team behind Atocha Design), is the happy result of two music fanatics needing a home for their newly combined vinyl collections. Unlike most LP storage systems, which store records sideways allowing you to only...
Paul Rodriguez Signature InCase Collection
in Tech on 8 August 2008
InCase, one of our favorite companies creating clever ways to carry and protect our Macs and our Decks, has just announced their latest collaboration: a collection of high-performance skate travel bags with pro skateboarder, Paul Rodriguez. The four-time X-Games medalist's Signature Collection will feature three pieces, each with an...
Ayala's Herbal Water
in Food-Drink on 6 August 2008
While herbs have handily been cavorting with foodstuffs and teas over the years, water has been uncharted territory until now. Ayala's Herbal Water, one of the newest entries into the trend of water reinvention, is refreshingly tasty. While flavor combos like "lavender mint lemongrass thyme," "cinnamon orange peel" and...
Charles and Ray Eames Commemorative Stamps
in Design on 24 June 2008
As an unabashedly extreme fangirl of all things Eames, I am happy to say that the U.S. Postal Service is also feeling some Eames love this month. This week they have issued a hotly-anticipated set of 16 commemorative stamps honoring the iconic husband and wife design team whose work...
A Century of Olympic Posters Book
in Culture on 19 June 2008
As we all watch the Olympic athletes take their talent to the worldwide stage less than two months from now at the 2008 Summer Games, graphic design aficionados will be watching another kind of talent on display: the posters. Throughout the history of the games, the posters have provided...