Anselme the cushion. Adorable.
Gummi Bears Chandelier
Ever wondered how to make a four year old’s head explode: Install a Gummi Bear Chandelier in her room.
Talking Carl
Ever since I discovered Talking Carl over at Ben Chestnut’s blog and introduced our almost 4 year old to him, she’s obsessed with Carl. It’s a silly, simple iPhone App that has provided our little Ella many many giggles.
10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone
I agree with Kottke, I am not big on talking on the phone either. So, it comes to no surprise that these 10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone made me nod.
Embroidered Blankie
My fabulous sister Charlotte, sent our little two week old man a fabulous gift from Switzerland: Name embroidered Blankies and pacifier clip! And I just discovered that the site owners updated their website with Tilo’s name. Fun!
Thank you sis!
Tom Balchin
Stunning poster by Tom Balchin.
Electric Piano Dining Table
G would love one of these Electric Piano Dining Tables.
#bucketfail
Fantastic write-up of this morning’s CreativeMornings Talk by Allan Chochinov over at soulellis.com. Thank you Paul!
UPDATE: And here’s a write-up from over at Design Is People. (Scroll down to the end of the post for a quite amusing picture of me taking a virtual bite out of the breakfast buffet.)
Davoser Schlitten
Oh, all this snow here in NYC is making me feel nostalgic. I wish I had a Davoser Schlitten (sled) here in NYC to take Ella sledding. Everyone in Switzerland grows up with these…
Swiss Railway Clock iPhone App
Oh, the memories of growing up in Switzerland, now packed into a minimalist nifty Swiss Railway Clock iPhone App (iTunes Link) by Thomas Feger. The clock, prominently displayed in every railway station in Switzerland, can be found more than 3’000 times across the country. Back in the 1940s when the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) was looking for a way to take advantage of their name for punctuality and incorporate this theme into their national image, they asked Hans Hilfiker, an SBB employee, engineer and prolific inventor, to come up with a highly visible clock that would not only form the basis of their later corporate identity, but it would help to guarantee on time departures as well.
Hilfiker, an exponent of products that were both functional and well designed, created the Railways’ masterpiece in 1944. The design, with its clear and easily read face, mimics the smooth running of the trains and incorporates clever features that demonstrate punctuality in a highly visible fashion.
The SwissRailwayClock is also available as a Mac OS X dashboard widget.
(thank you kevin)
Youngest Virtual Guest Ever
Allan Chochinov of Core77 was our fantastic speaker at today’s snowy CreativeMornings which was generously hosted by the MFA in Interaction Design of SVA. Liz Danzico (Bobulate) was so kind to fill in for me.
Tilo (12 days) and I had the honor to experience the event from ‘the other side’ as Virtual Guests. Below are some images I took during the event. Quite a surreal experience, I must say! I even got to ‘virtually’ enjoy the breakfast, generously sponsored by MailChimp!
Allan’s talk about “Cascading sequence of contingencies and consequences” (#bucketfail), including an impressive serenade in the beginning for Tilo, will be posted on www.creativemornings.com shortly! Stay tuned!
(image by design is people)
Hipstamatic App
(image by bblinks)
Now here’s an iPhone App that gets my instant two thumbs up: Hipstamatic. Digital Photography has never looked so analog. Love it.
(via bblinks)
Doshi Levien
This divan by Doshi Levien made me look! The divans, available in four sizes, have a composition of floating back cushions with celebratory colours and shapes. Stunning.
(thank you keren)
Speak Human
Eric Karjaluoto is giving away his book “Speak Human”. One Chapter at a time. The first two chapters: Big Isn’t the Only Option and Thank Goodness You’re Small.
Read more about Speak Human. Buy it over on Amazonl
all occasion cards
Most situations really only require one of the following phrases: “thank you”, “sorry” or “f*** you” Well now you won’t even need to speak. All one need do is administer the appropriate hand letter-pressed card, and it’s stated in style, way cooler than what your mouth could do. Thirty-three of each card in a foil stamped box that reads ALL OCCASIONS CARDS.
Google facts and figures (massive infographic)
Google facts and figures (massive infographic) by Pingdom.
(via ji lee)
Thinking for a Living
Fantastic redesign of Thinking for a Living.
Navigation hint:
Clicking on the arrows is cool, but there’s a better way. You can use your left and right keys on your keyboard. This is the way I love using the site. The website gets out of the way, and I can focus on the content at hand. Also, once you reach the end of an article, hit your right arrow key again to load up the next article in the issue.
For the QWERTY-loyal, you can also jump from section to section using your keyboard.
F takes you to Features.
C goes to Curated.
D directs to Digest.
S opens the Shelf.
N brings up Network.
X opens the submenu.
Oh, and T will bring you back to the home page.
VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron
Last summer, visiting Art Basel, I had the chance to get a tour of the Vitra museum and the various buildings surrounding the factory. And while there, I got to see the VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron in construction. Thrilled to see it finished in all its glory now. I can not wait to go and see it in person. Stunning.
Minimalist Bin
This beautiful minimalist bin, designed by Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi, consists of nothing more than a cylindrical body and a wooden lid – but no moving parts added. A beauty.
UPDATE: Video of the Bin:
Edit your Consciousness
SPRAY TO FORGET functions as a beneficial editor for one’s consciousness, removing undesired memories from the user’s psyche via supported intent. Reed Seifer proposes that “in order to forget, we must remember something else. Spray to Forget acts as a conceptual sideways-elevator, nudging the unconscious to release a difficult memory and replace it with a more appealing one, or to create a new memory through experience… It also happens to smell quite good.”