The Minuturner alarm clock from Antrepo features a sleek design with an old radio dial face, minus the radio. Much like this review, it is minimalism at its minimal-est. How appropriate.

At first glance this German born wall calendar seems clever, inspired, and delicious….until you get to day 30 and the apple disintegrates in your hand. What will happen if you forget to change the calendar a day or two? Or, even worse, you go on vacation? Give up your dreams of seeing the Taj Mahal […]

Ostensibly these are eco-friendly and “green”, but really isn’t the Wood Music speakers just the same guts as any iPod speaker system…only stuffed in a log? Don’t get me wrong, I love the look of it — I think natural wood warms up any environment and I’d love to have it on my bookshelf. But […]

When I think about my elementary school, the only thing I remember is the cheap ass, plastic and metal chairs and crappy furniture everywhere. Man I wish Iglooplay was around at the time, although I doubt my school could’ve afforded it. The children’s furniture collection from Lisa Albin Design combines organic forms, ergonomics and a […]

We’re not the biggest fan of steampunked designs around LIAS, but when done well it can add a rugged and bespoke aspect to normally banal items. Such is the case with these Machine Lights designed by Frank Buchwald. There are 12 different models in the Machine Lights series, produced in low volume. Each object is unique, manually […]

We’ve come a long way since the days of design for necessity and the Wave Hammock is a great example of that. No longer are we at a point in our evolutionary sojourn where we have to string a woven bed of palm fronds between two trees to keep leaf cutter ants from systematically chopping […]

Shin Okada designed this Mast natural humidifier made of pure Hinoki (aka Japanese Cypress). With no electricity or wires, the thinly sliced Hinoki (known for its high-quality timber, rot-resistant qualities and lemony scent) mast absorbs water from the hull and diffuses it, and its intrinsic aroma, into the room. Quiet, aromatic and green… Buy it […]

When I first saw Joshua Ben Longo’s creations I knew I’d stumbled across a little bit of pixie dust. I can’t totally explain it, but his monstrous creations just resonate with me from a distant place reserved for childhood wonders — stuff like comic books, monsters both repulsive and whimsical, sci-fi flicks and, yes, stuffed […]