After graduating from Pratt with a degree in Industrial Design, Matthew Burnett landed gigs designing watches for Diesel, DKNY, Izod and Marc Jacobs. Eventually he broke off to set up his own watch operation, Steel Cake, with a buddy. "The only manufacturers I knew of at the time were overseas," Burnett writes, "so that's where we decided to start manufacturing."
Burnett discovered that his professional experience aside, a small start-up simply didn't have the juice of a Marc Jacobs. "[We] wouldn't receive the same red carpet treatment I was used to when designing for larger companies," he explains. "The time difference made it so that we had to set alarms to wake up in the middle of the night for correspondence." Add to that "high-production minimums, low-production quality liability, and long product shipping timetables" and the venture became untenable.
He started over by founding The Brooklyn Bakery, a vintage revival accessory line encompassing watches, jewelry, wallets, phone/tablet/laptop sleeves, and even pet accessories. And the key back-end difference between this venture and his first is using local manufacturing.
Burnett explains:
Finding a manufacturer in the US was a long process, but once I found the right factory, the opportunities seemed endless. I could now make quick visits to the facility and oversee the manufacturing of my product line. I befriended many of the factory owners I dealt with as they were willing to take the time to help me manufacture the best possible products. If they couldn't produce what I had in mind, they would reach out to their local community to see who could. It was these personal connections that helped me build a dependable network of manufacturers.
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Bell & Ross Diving Bell Watch Concept Sketch
Smartphones have settled into a permanent residence in our hands and our pockets. Watches similarly, have historically held a well-established place on our wrists in part to their continual development. One designer contributing to this is Baptiste Mathieu, who interned for world-renowned Bell & Ross Watch Company. Mathieu's shows us an edited and streamlined version of the design process. We are shown everything from the initial sketches, to wax and metal prototypes. We were sad to see Apple didn't produce their much anticipated Nano Watch but to fill that void take an analog approach and look through the rest of Mathieus' portfolio
The design process can at times look gritty and rough until a final clean product is produced. Throughout all these photos there is an ever present consistency to each shot. The sketches are clean and the prototypes edge onto reality, or it could be the beauty of the Bell & Ross watches. Having received a degree in Industrial Design from the International School of Design of France, Mathieu's design process is clearly indicative of his thorough schooling.
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Tucked away in a nondiscript hutong in Beijing's historic Dongcheng District is WUHAO, Isabelle Pascal's design platform. WUHAO, number five, is a curated retail experience mixing fashion, furniture, tableware and accessories. Beyond taking in the unique stone and traditional garden setting, stepping through the door of this traditional courthouse is a journey into the exceptionally enthusiastic vision of Pascal and her team. After visiting China in 2002, Pascal was "immediately captivated by the country's energy" and relocated to Beijing in 2009 to develop the framework for WUHAO. Today, she represents a number of emerging Chinese designers—including Core77 faves Naihan Li and Pinwu Studio—and has become a global champion for their innovative design.
The newest designer in Pascal's stable is 21-year-old Mian Wu, a recent Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) graduate. Her graduation project, Start from a Ring, is the centerpiece of WUHAO's fall experience. Wu's project examines the process of mass jewelry production and challenges ideas of perfection vs. defective.
In industrial jewelry manufacturing, a silicon mold and wax injection machine produce mass standard wax copies which will then, in turn, be cast using metal into jewelry. The process produces wax defects (see above)—typically these are just reconstituted and injected again. Wu creates beauty from these iterations.
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When Lin Lin, co-founder of the Chinese design consultancy Jellymon says something, people usually listen. Her tiny frame conceals a ebullient personality and creative energy that has propelled Jellymon's unique graphic branding vocabulary into an insider's language of what's fun and cool in youth-oriented China.
At this year's Beijing Design Week, Lin Lin took over five rooms in a Dashilar Hutong to present her latest creative projects to the public—accessories and furniture, a new food endeavor and a sneaker branding concept.
Triple X Ohhh! Sauce from Jellymon's Spoonfull of Sugar Cafe
GFG is a personal project from Lin Lin that is an exercise of her passion for product design. The debut collection includes a range of accessories, furniture and tableware. I love the punchout DIY nipple tassles (after the jump) that are packaged in a beautifully designed paper envelope, perfect for gifting. A small group of linked, overlapping "Top Me" rings are an obvious nod to Vivienne Westwood's Knuckledusters but display a delicacy and femininity in the details.
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A secure loop that doubles as a charging cable.
We all know that it takes more than 24-hours to create a fully realized product, but in what might be the world's fastest product launch, Quirky teamed up with Fab to host a 24-hour iPhone 5 Accessory Design-a-Thon. Although some of these ideas could use an extra 24-hours or more, the suite of accessories will go from concept to market in less than a week with the winning designs available to consumers beginning on Wednesday, September 19th on Fab.com.
Things kicked off last night as 53 potential products (culled from an initial batch of 1,750 ideas from the Quirky community) went through a rapid-fire evaluation at Quirky's New York City offices. Panelists included Ben Kaufman (Quirky Founder and CEO), members of the Quirky team, Lukas Thomas and Devin Guinn (both buyers from Fab).
With the clock ticking, the panelists quickly narrowed the accessory options down to 18 products and set varying design teams to hammer down the design details and packaging options to ready the products for manufacturing. By 2AM, the teams presented their sketches to the broader Quirky community via livestream to narrow the feature set and details for the final products. See the Quirky blog for more info about the 24-hour Design-a-Thon! We've always been a cheerleader of prototyping fast and early so to go from concept to the factory in 24-hours is pretty remarkable. If only all our products were manufacturer-ready after the first prototype!
As of press time, the design teams were busy prepping the final CAD files for manufacturing. Here's a snapshot of some of the accessories we're most excited about seeing in their fully realized state (click the image to go to the product page):
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Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year's Core77 Design Awards 2012! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com
- Rooster
- Designer: Henry Wu & Yanika Tinaphongs
- Location: California College of the Arts
- Category: Soft Goods
- Award: Student Runner-Up
Rooster is the wearable amplifier bag suitable for street performers seeking the sleek, comfortable touch of sound. The speaker flap could be opened or closed by coated nylon depending on the user's preference, and the bag strap is also the guitar strap as well.
How did you learn that you had been recognized by the jury?
Through the live broadcast, we realized we were the runner-up winners in the softgood category despite the fact that one of us is abroad. A few moments later, we also received congratulating notes from our friends through our social networks and text messages.
What's the latest news or development with your project?
From what we already have, we are planning to modify the appearance of the amplifier frame, giving it a more unique look and enhacing the brand identity compared to other amplifiers in the market. Moreover, we aim to expand our color schemes through the colorful fabric linings, providing dfferent themes such as punk-rock, pop, even bossa according to the lining color.
We have also considered puting it on Kickstarter, striving for good feedback. There are certain parts to consider before we can do that so keep an eye out!
What is one quick anecdote about your project?
Rooster was an unknown project under the theme "wearable sound." We initially started by strolling around public places , looking for the perfect users. Upon searching, we've met two street performers singing on the downtown street of San Francisco. They're Sam Johnson, and John Vicino. The show was very stunning and fantastic, it captures the attention from people around. However, with all those incompatible and heavy equipment, they're only able to perform in limited spots. We even barely discovered a tip jar since there are too many things laying around unorganized.
Through that, we intended to improve the experience for these performers through our product, making it possible to capture the moment, spread the musical culture, and create engagements between the performers and the audience.
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This post is sponsored by the sleek, stylish, lightweight HP Spectre XT Ultrabook™, inspired by Intel. Design a bag that is just as stylish!
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Imagine you're giving a five-minute presentation on industrial design to a crowd of people who have never heard of it. You're asked to show two different versions of the same product, one exemplifying good design, the other exemplifying lousy design, to help the crowd "get it." What objects would you choose? If it were me I'd mention the story of the Jerrycan versus the Allied fuel containers of World War II.
Those two items were designed in the 1930s. What's going on in the design of military gear today? In America we've got the Natick Soldier Systems Center, an R&D center meets design-and-engineering firm focused on military needs. "If a Soldier wears it, eats it, sleeps under it or has it airdropped to them, it is researched and developed on [our] 78-acre campus," explains a Natick press release.
One of Natick's departments is the Load Carriage Prototype Lab, where equipment designers like Rich Landry (pictured up top) create bags and wearable gear holders. A former Pathfinder for the 82nd Airborne Division, Landry recently re-designed the Army's IFAK, or Individual First Aid Kit, bag. The previous iteration of the IFAK was rushed out in 2003 due to sudden military demand and was thus a mere retrofit design of an ammunition pouch.
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Your jaded correspondent rarely sees a product design that causes an LOL, but this one did it. Giulio Iacchetti's tongue-in-chic take on failing eyesight—he's had horrible vision since the age of ten—yielded his 4occhi ("four eyes") eyeglasses, which saves the user the trouble of having to carry regular glasses and sunglasses, or regulars and reading. (It's a more extreme take on the horizontally-symmetrical glasses we showed you at the link below, but these will raise more eyebrows. While your own eyebrows are framed by the upper lenses.)
Though inspired by the classic bifocals, these glasses leave the wearer free to choose which lenses to use: for distance or close-up, for the sun or night use, for eye relaxation, for the mid-distance. Two pairs in one, to turn upside down for lens selection.
Simple in concept but highly original in construction. The frames for this first, limited-series production are made by hand in Cadore from cellulose acetate, a plant-based plastic (the same once used for manufacturing combs and buttons) derived from cotton and wood fibers.
If you haven't already, be sure to check out our Q&A with Iacchetti from last year.
"How come travel wallets have always looked like man-bags that don't even fit in your pocket?" asks Australia-based Bellroy, the company dedicated to designing better ways to carry things. "These over-sized 'purses' force you to keep your passport and tickets in a bag, far from the most secure place when traveling."
Their solution is the purpose-designed Travel Wallet, sized to hold everything flat you'd need to get through the hell of JFK or the bliss of Incheon.
Your passport gets the separate compartment it deserves, there's space to hold four credit cards, and the extra-long lengthwise slot means you can stick your boarding pass in there without creasing the barcode, not to mention hold currency from those countries with the weird doormat-sized bills. There's even an included micro-pen that tucks into the spine, so you can fill out that form where you lie about the fact that you're smuggling infected livestock and genetically-enhanced seedlings while carrying more than US $10,000 in cash.
The Travel Wallet's done up in vegetable-tanned leather, in both a dark "midnight" color and a lighter cocoa, the latter of which will more quickly gather that Indiana-Jones-like patina.
How are technological advancements shaping or informing the design of Soft Goods? Michael DiTullo, our Jury Captain for this field and Creative Director at frog in San Francisco, shares his observations and predictions on the paths that soft goods designers and manufacturers are taking plus tells us why he picked his jury.
Core77: Tell us a bit about your jury and why you chose these individuals.
Michael DiTullo: All four of us, Greg McNamara, M. Coleman Horn, Chris Gadway and myself, are very experienced in bringing a variety of soft goods, footwear and accessories to production for large corporate brands as well as start-up lifestyle brands. I looked for partners on my jury who are excellent designers, have a firm understanding of brand, a deep passion for craft and experience in factory development.
What qualities will you be considering when evaluating each entry?
We will be looking for products that really represent the full package. Winning entries will have a desirable and unique brand position. They will be meticulously crafted and executed. They will be striking and iconic in their own right. On top of all of that, they will have brought an innovative twist to the industry. One of the amazing things about working in soft goods is that you are building on literally centuries of craft. To be able to pioneer a new technique or put a twist on an old one is an achievement. We are going to be looking for that twist.
What are you most excited about discovering while judging the entries?
There are a couple of global trends occurring right now in soft goods, which, on their surface, seem very disparate. The first is a return to old world craft. We are seeing products made again in the old world traditions with painstakingly hand tanned and tooled leathers, cut and stitched by hand. In some cases, these products are being made in places like the United States. It is exciting to see a broader acceptance of this type of work again!
On the flip side, we continue to see the mass implementation of high tech innovations like laser cutting, stitch less seam welding, and the integration of molded hard and semi-rigid components within soft goods. It is exciting that both of these trends exist at the same time, and are both at their core rooted in craftsmanship. I'm looking forward to see where the bulk of this year's entries land, and if a few of them even blend those trends.
Where do you see the future of the Soft Goods field heading?
An exciting future lies ahead. Some of the most exciting possible innovations have to do with advances outside of the soft good industry. Just-in-time manufacturing technologies and order management are leading to more and more factory side customization that is initiated and determined by the end user. The ever-cheapening and dispersal of processing power is leading to digital components integrating into soft-goods. A digital component in a shoe was almost unimaginable a decade ago, and now every Nike running shoe is compatible with Nike+. The opportunity to integrate technologies that relate to quantifying our actions the way the Philips fitBit does or acting like an input to our other devices, such as some of the Burton coats that have stitched in smartphone controls is amazing.
The challenge for designers in this category will be coming up to speed with all of these new technologies while remaining versed in the techniques of the industry to create soft goods that are innovative and desirable.
Learn more about the Soft Goods category and jury. The deadline for entries is Tuesday April 10.
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Portland, OR-based design studio New isn't, um, new to the portable audio game: their portfolio includes work for the likes of Logitech and UltimateEars, among other high-profile clients. However, the "Zooka" bluetooth speaker marks Patrick Triato & co.'s first foray into the exciting (and, at times, lucrative) world of Kickstarted product design.
The "Zooka" is specifically designed for the iPad, which dictates its size (it attaches to the tablet lengthwise) and shape: the ellipsoid tube or 'bar' of speaker has a slot where, again, it can be attached to an Apple device (viewed from the side, it looks like a slightly squished Pac-Man). The speakers themselves—a solid five times louder than the iPad's tinny onboard drivers—are located on either end of the bar, which has an additional cutaway at dead center to accommodate a MacBook Pro without blocking the iSight camera.
Instead of imitating Apple's sleek aluminum aesthetic, New has wisely opted to use medical-grade silicone for "Zooka." The soft-touch exterior offers both superior durability and ergonomics, while its minimalist, monochromatic form factor complements the glass+metal of the devices themselves.
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Yesterday's Apple-themed iPhone cases were clearly a hit, but it would be a bit of a stretch to say that they're a huge step forward in case design. As a counterpoint, I was intrigued to see Andrea Ponti's "Aqualife," a 'one-size-fits-all' waterproof case "designed for all top smartphone models."
Water-resistant up to one meter deep and equipped with a clip-lock system. Its polycarbonate, see-through bottom allows you to take pictures and make videos under water. The clear silicone display window is designed for you to use all the touch functions under water and thanks to a valve you can plug in the waterproof earbuds included in the pack through the case directly into the device.
If the design seems to suffer from the universal plight of universal cases—it's definitely on the big side at 25% taller than an iPhone and a full 40% wider—it's worth noting that the "Aqualife" also doubles as a wallet.
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As the calendar year draws to a close, ultracontemporary watchmakers ZIIIRO are pleased to announce the release of two new models: the "Ion" and the Proton." The former watch design (left) marks a radical departure from the chic / sleek aesthetic of their debut from a year ago and Spring 2011 releases, though ironically this is precisely because it features what is essentially a classic analog display.
Still, the "Ion" is entirely in keeping with ZIIIRO's minimalist design philosophy, the face stripped down to a disc with a pair of disparately-weighted radial lines (i.e. the hands of a clock). "The Ion offers a touch of simplicity with its minimalistic dial and two-hand analog movement. Comes together with an understated transparent bracelet strap, this combination reveals a truly elegant timepiece."
The "Proton" is simply an update on the display that they developed for the "Aurora" and "Celeste" models.
Both the "Ion" and the "Proton" are available in three colors: transparent, transparent-smoke and milky-white, and "both models are fully interchangeable with all watches from the bracelet series (Gravity, Aurora, Orbit, Ion and Proton)." They're currently available for pre-order from ZIIIRO's online shop, set to ship on December 23rd.
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Per the "Curly Cable" Kickstarter page: "This project is dedicated to all the very intense iPad & iPhone users."
...and by "very intense," Dev Design 2.0 means those users who like to be AC-powered and somewhat mobile at the same time. Tech mavens need look no further than the "Curly Cable," an extendable coil USB 2.0 cable for iDevices, which stretches from 8” (20cm) to 70” (180cm). (For reference, stock cables are about 40” (100cm) long.)
It ain't rocket science—just a straightforward (so to speak) solution to a common problem—and the designers aren't rocket scientists. Rather, Luca Mainini, Manuel Marino and Davide di Malta are a trio of Italians in New York City who are looking to launch their product design company with their ultra-practical iAccessory, which is available on Kickstarter for a pledge of $15.
Unfortunately, the "Curly Cable" won't be shipping until February 2012: even though they've already raised over 2.5× the $1,500 that they'd been seeking, there's still nearly two months to go in the campaign...
What kind of luggage would you design, if practicality were besides the point? At first glance, British designer Sarah Jane Williams' bespoke suitcases, trunks and satchels suggest they might hold exotic musical instruments, and then you realize she's made these funky shapes simply because she can.
"Historically exceptional craftsmanship was the norm, now it is the exception," says her website. "Williams British Handmade is designed to challenge this statement by utilising regional historical craftsmanship and metamorphosising the traditional in order to produce a collection of original fashion artefacts."
All of the products produced by Williams British Handmade are bespoke or limited edition items made to the highest standards. The leather used is traditional bridle leather of the best quality possible. The brass frames are produced by an accomplished metal craft worker. Every stitch is compelted by hand using the traditional techniques of saddle stitching.
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Hopson Kinetic Jewelry founders, husband and wife team Ben and Emma Hopson, have unveiled their first collection of their kinetic accessories. Aptly called "Scissor," the pieces are as riveting to watch as to wear. Composed of tiny moving parts that glide together in effortless unison, HKJ's collection of rings, necklaces and bracelets are as remarkable as the delicate innards of an antique clock.
Thin silver bands expand and collapse, held together by tiny golden rivets, changing shape dependent on the mood and styling of the wearer. Situated on narrow chains, the jewelry is the perfect marriage of form and function: utterly delicate and mechanically impeccable. The same, of course, could be said of industrial designer Ben Hopson and his photographer and jewelry aficionado wife, Emma. While Ben's design and mechanical know-how inspired kinetics it was Emma's appreciation for bling that provided the pair with their medium. See their stop-motion demonstration of the "Scissor" earrings!
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Last night the New York design community gathered at experimental design gallery space bondtoo to celebrate the launch of Sight Unseen's new online accessories shop, "dedicated to the sale of handmade and one-of-a-kind wearable objects by artists and designers." Even if you can't afford Rafael de Cardenas' new line of furniture, Bec Brittain's lighting fixtures, or Iacoli and McAllister's powder-coated steel designs, their special accessories for Sight Unseen curators Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer are a wearable, eye-catching alternative.
Rafael de Cardenas, Rolled Cork Necklace
We especially love Los Angeles-based furniture designer Tanya Aguiñiga's scupltural cotton rope necklaces that incorporate leather offcuts and reclaimed copper tubing and British designer Simone Brewster's geometric copper and wood, leather pendants. Browse for pieces from designers, Renata Abbade, Confetti System, Jim Drain, Chen Chen and Kai Williams, Fredericks & Mae, Philippe Malouin, Kiel Mead, Silva/Bradshaw, Study O Portable and more! Each piece is handmade and many are one-of-a-kind collectibles, often the designer's first foray into wearable accessories. We look forward to seeing what might come from future collaborations for Sight Unseen shop.
Tanya Aguiñiga, rope necklaces
Simone Brewster, necklaces
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Industrial designer Ken Goldman recently sent us pictures of "Spark," a pair of his-and-hers rings that can be struck to literally spark a flame. The flint is cut from a commercially-available flint from "one of the popular suppliers": if struck on "any sharp surface, it will shed sparks—with the right tinder, it will start a fire." The steel is good candidate, though Goldman admits that it would work better if it were even sharper.
Both are set in a sterling silver ring for handy access, not to mention potentially combustible symbolism... it's definitely a huge improvement on those cheesy 'broken heart' charms.
I'm not sure if the rings would function as a firestarter when the lucky couple is actually wearing them... though if they're particularly well-cut, I could see the pound becoming a potentially dangerous form of greeting.
He's currently seeking a manufacturer for the set of rings, among various other designs. In the meantime, I'd suggest that he comes up with some more eye-catching product shots... or better yet, a video of the rings in action...
The last time we wrote about Dana Krieger's work was when he was with Teague, working on projects like the Pulse bike and a set of Bucky-Fuller-inspired headphones; now the industrial designer is at branding/product design/strategy firm Astro Studios in San Francisco, and his latest project is rethinking the watch. The name of Astro's new watch brand, MINUS 8, is a reference to the West Coast's time zone, officially known as Coordinated Universal Time Standard -8.
"Watches attract designers like moths to the flame, so we couldn't resist taking our own approach to this ages-old design problem," writes Krieger. "We invented the MINUS 8 brand, consisting of products which reference the unique time and place of West Coast culture."
The recently-completed project is so new that at press time it wasn't yet on Astro Studios' website. Hit the jump to see more drool-worthy shots and a project explanation from Krieger.
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Browsing the beautifully curated and peculiar design store mc&co in Brooklyn (it's only open to the public on the weekends), I was struck by the bold forms in bronze and silver displayed in the jewelry case. The single and double-fingered rings and chains are beautifully cast out of earthy metals that lend the accessories a nice visual weight. Bronze and silver envelop imprecisely shaped moonstones and other semi-precious stones—this irregular quality gives the collection its personality and a feeling that the beauty of these shapes could only be inspired by nature.
Image courtesy of Una Portland
One of my favorite pieces was an incredible bronze ring that looked more like a cast sculpture on the finger rather than just a ring. The double-fingered moonstone ring also caught my eye—the rounded bulbs and organic shapes reminded me of underwater encounters with sea polyps. The accessories seem both familiar and ancient, possibly prehistoric talismans or modernist architectural pieces.
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Jawbone announced plans for their newest product in a line of mobile accessories that includes a bluetooth headset and the Jambox portable speaker. UP by Jawbone is a new kind of power band, part functional jewelry part life monitor, the wristband monitors your movement, sleep patterns and nutrition to help you live a healthier life. A mobile app analyzes the activity and an open platform motivates you with personal and social recommendations tailored to your goals.
As Yves Behar, Chief Designer and founder of fuseproject, explains, "UP is part app on your phone, and part cool sensing band on your wrist. UP tracks movement, sleep and nutrition. What do I get in return for wearing the tech-loaded and colorful band? Suggestions and realistic challenges to help me improve, and get family and friends to do it with me. We're UP for it...Are you?"
The product will be released later this year!
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Images and reporting by Carren Jao
A new entrant into the container garden craze, the Berkeley-based home accessories line Wallter is designed by CCA alums and couple Max and Linda. Their powder-coated aluminum planters in orange, white and blue are bright accents that would serve as a nice compliment to any home's greenery.
I appreciated its tubular form, cropped at an angle. Max Geisler explained that the form gives the plants a colorful background to play off of.
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Here's a great example of how to tie industrial design, fashion design, jewelry design, textile design, photography and film together in a single exhibition: RISD's "Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980." The currently-running exhibition features more than 200 objects, from flapper dresses to brooches to barware, all dedicated to classy boozing and there's also an attendant coffee-table book/catalog.
"The cocktail is not just a drink," writes curator Joanne Dolan Ingersoll, "not just spirits combined with a mixer, but a spectacle, a symbol of American joie de vivre, prosperity, youth and unity."
The show runs until July 31st. NPR gave it a glowing review, which you can read here.
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Kenneth Cobonpue, "Halo V Pendant" for Hive
This year's SIDIM show highlighted a wide range of interior design showcasing everything from native Québécois-designers to international furniture and fixtures. In its 23rd year, the annual event is a unique opportunity to see some of the exciting directions being taken in Canadian design.
With a dedicated Designers' Tribune section showcasing Québéc-based designers in a two-level shipping container exhibition space, there was plenty to discover. One of our favorite new products from industrial designers Alto Design, is the "Styletto" an ergonomic paint caddy that is sturdy enough to withstand the pressures of a roller but thoughtful enough to store all necessary brushes and equipment in one place.
Alto Design, "Styletto"
Toy Toy, 100% recycled cardboard furniture for kids!
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Kogeto, the Brooklyn-based lens company behind "Lucy," the "world's most advanced panoramic camera," launched the Kickstarter campaign for the "Dot"—the iPhone 4 version of their lens attachment—a couple weeks ago, surpassing their goal of $20,000 three times over by the end of the first week, when they received an early round of press. (NY Design Week and it's aftermath are no excuse for sleeping on this one.)
Snap dot onto your iPhone 4 and step into the future. In an instant you can capture fully immersive 360-degree videos and share them with friends and family—all in a package that slips easily into you pocket. The first time you use Dot, you won't believe what your phone is capable of.
With Dot, there's no need to miss events like a wedding, birthday, or family holiday because you're too busy trying to capture it on camera. Just put Dot on the table and forget about her—she sees and hears everything. So you can do what you're supposed to do at these things—enjoy yourself.
In any case, it's easily one of the more notable iPhone 4 accessories that we've come across, and you can get in on the 360° action at Kickstarter.
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