White PVC Table Cloth that you decorate yourself. The D.I.Y. Table Cloth changes as time goes by and more and more notes, drawings and decorations are added.
Tea Sub
The TeaSub submerges tea leaves to the bottom of your cup, creating the perfect infusion of your favorite brew. I have feeling this would turn our little Ella Joy into a tea drinker.
UPDATE: You can pre-order it here.
(via @kylestanding)
Tips For Better Ideas
(via my commenter babel tower)
things to learn
things to learn from Matt Edgar on Vimeo.
Christian Borstlap recently finished these deliciously simple animated illustrations for Dutch children’s charity, Kinderpostzegels. Adorable! Made me smile.
(thank you anja)
Helvetica Cookie Cutters
Helvetica Cookie Cutters by Beverly Hsu. Yes, these need to get produced. Seriously.
Still Bill
Still Bill Trailer from B-Side Entertainment on Vimeo.
STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day,” “Grandma’s Hands,” and “Just the Two of Us.” With his soulful delivery and warm, heartfelt sincerity, Withers has written the songs that have – and always will – resonate deeply within the fabric of our times.
Still Bill is opening this week at IFC theater for a week’s run. It opens Wednesday at IFC and in addition, it will screen in a special presentation hosted by Brooklyn’s BRIC, at the Pavilion Theater in Park Slope. The extra incentive this week—and it’s a bigger incentive than you may realize—is that Mr. Withers will be here in person on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. He’s a treat to see in person and he’ll be doing Q+A’s with Alex Vlack and his fellow director, Damani Baker. Listening to Bill speak in person is not to be missed.
Information on the Brooklyn screening on the 26th
For the IFC, starting the 27th.
For information about the film and to find more screenings (or host your own).
eggwatchers
Are you feeling challenged when it comes to boiling eggs? eggwatchers.com will help and entertain.
(thank you andy, made me smile)
Stroller License Plate
This customizable swiss stroller license plate idea made me chuckle. More info, only in german or french though, over at kinderwagenschild.ch. (Boy, that site needs help!)
(thank you annina)
Portable Solar iPhone Charger
How cool is this portable iPhone Solar Charger by Dexim? It can be flipped vertically or horizontally for hands-free viewing and can extend talk time up to eight hours. Solar P-Flip is expected to be released in a few months and should retail for USD79.90.
Feltron 2009 Annual Report
I don’t know how he does it, but Nicholas raised the bar again: the Feltron 2009 Annual report is out. To order a print edition of the 2009 report, click here. Hat tip off to Nicholas!
Mr. Simon Collison
What a beauty of a site: Mr. Simon Collison
(via @jontangerine)
Stelton Vacuum Jug
I simply love the classic Stelton Vacuum Jug. Just noticed that it’s heavily on sale over at abitareshop.com! (And yes, I designed that site!)
A long complicated sentence…
Another find via Bobulate:
A long complicated sentence should force itself upon you, make you know yourself knowing it and the comma, well at the most a comma is a poor period that it lets you stop and take a breath but if you want to take a breath you ought to know yourself that you want to take a breath.
—Gertrude Stein excerpted from the 1935 “Poetry and Grammar.”
Limited Edition Letterpress Drop Cap Prints
If you like my studio mate Jessica’s Daily Drop Cap and also love letterpress, then this brandnew limited edition print is a must have. Jessica brought one into the studio and it made me gasp! It is amazing! Jessica hand printed these two color letterpress posters at The Arm in Williamsburg and according to her stories it was The Most Painstaking Registration Process Ever. She actually ended up destroying her plates while trying to make it perfect, which means that this small first edition of 75 will also be the last edition. The prints are available trimmed or untrimmed from her store (she recommend trimmeds for mount framing and untrimmed for matte framing). They are printed on Crane’s 110lb Lettra and each is signed and numbered with the note “First and only edition”.
Start with the doorknob
Liz Danzico liberally paraphrasing Jeff Veen’s approach of starting from the bottom up in the The Art & Science of Web Design.
Start with the doorknob. Once you become a doorknob expert, you can move on to becoming a room expert, a door expert, a window expert. Make connections, and you can become an expert on how public spaces can foster community interaction, or how city design can alleviate congestion.
The Brick Approach on Bobulate.
Minimal Notebook Shouldercase
Stylish and simple, take care of you notebook with this hip slung premium leather Shouldercase ByThreads.
BookBook
BookBook is a hardback leather case designed exclusively for MacBook and MacBook Pro. Available in Classic Black or Vibrant Red,
I *love* it. Hat tip to TwelveSouth! (Must go on my wishlist asap!)
Deluxe Lunch Box
Here’s a new take on that American classic… the lunch box.
Rent a desk next door!
WORKSHOP, our fabulous new office neighbors built out their breathtaking studio space and are now ready to fill it with 4 more creative peeps! You?
Renting one of their desks means you will have the most jaw-dropping view of the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge e-v-e-r and you will be part of a cool group of creatives here on the 6th floor of 10 Jay Street!
By becoming part of Suite606 for $500/month, you’ll get unlimited positive vibes and…
– Your own desk (approximately 6 feet long, which can seat two if you have someone working with you for a day)
– Your own window with your own incredible view
– Your own snazzy white chair
– Your own cabinet cubby
– Wifi
– Laser printer access
– Refrigerator/freezer access
– Vermi-compost bin access (should you want to feed our worms)
– A collaborative work environment with the socially responsible design team, WORKSHOP
– Next door neighbordom with studio612a (swissmiss studio)
Want to become our next door neighbor? Yes? Email WORKSHOP! (Yes, the images above are for real!)
Behance Outfitter | New Products
Behance Outfitter premiered their new product line at last week’s CreativeMornings and boy are they awesome! The new products *just* went up on their site. Check them out:
Action Journal, 6″ x 8″, 100% New Leaf Sustainable
Action Cahier, 3.5″ x 5.5″, 100% New Leaf Sustainable
Dot Grid Journal, 6″ x 8″, 100% New Leaf Sustainable