16 Oct
Designer Maximo Riera's disturbing Beetle Chair

There are many an innovative way to furnish your home — you could sit your ass down on an Alphabet, Space Invader or Monster Chair. Designer Maximo Riera wants to add to those opportunities. His new Beetle Chair is based on the European rhinoceros beetle — one of the largest beetles and strongest animals on […]


9 Apr
40oz to freedom... and a cheap & boozy Friday night

There was a time when I was so broke, my favorite friend on a Friday night was a chilled 40oz of Olde English 800 (St. Ides, Mickey’s and Crazy Horse all making decent substitutes). One downed and you were feeling dandy, two and you were most likely clutching a porcelain sink somewhere in the throes […]


27 Jan
A-Z Furniture by Sascha Grewe

Is the world ready for alphabet furniture? If have you an obsessive need to narcissistically  spell out your name in your home or office, designer Sascha Grewe has a solution. Her A-Z furniture was part of the DMY 2011 Asia Exhibition tour and includes various stools, desks, chairs and book shelves in 250 bright, modern […]


28 Jan
A couple words with the girl behind the gargantuan "700 wall"

A few weeks ago we covered an incredible accomplishment by well respected German graffiti artist Mad C. Her 700 Wall is not only her biggest graffiti project yet, but it’s also one of the largest pieces found in the world. It took her a year to complete, from planning to execution, entirely on her own. […]


13 Jan
Mark Lauckhardt's Typography Furniture

Typography has become this year’s anthem to good design, and Mark Lauckhardt has found yet another way to incorporate it with something usually unrelated to typeface: furniture design. Lauckhardt has created a line that consists of a lamps, tables, chairs and couches all replicating different letters in the alphabet. The clean lines and modern design […]