Six Ways to Child’s Play
Design can be as playful as it is functional. For kids as well as the kid in all of us, here’s six ways to fill the playroom with fun and design.
Design, Products
July 31, 2012
Design, Products
July 30, 2012
Hotels & Herman Miller
Where do you stay when it’s time to take your office on the road? Here is a quick peek at a few spots across the globe that feature some of our most work- (and rest-) friendly pieces in a variety of hotel settings.
Balance, Design
July 27, 2012
Top Ten: Best of the Web This Week
A quick review of where we’ve been keeping ourselves for the past seven days.
1. The “From the Desk of…” series from SPD, the Society of Publication Designers.
2. This month’s issue of FX Magazine featuring a review of our Setu Chair.
3. Think Charles Eames would have appreciated the “Play” issue of Google’s Think Quarterly?
4. Liking these Lath Lamps by Jonathan Dorthe for Atelier-D over at Design Milk.
5. The 10 best Eames designs, as determined by The Guardian.
6. Speaking of, did you make it to the screening of Charles and Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter at the White House?
7. The Great Discontent’s interview with Twitter NY design lead Yaron Schoen. (Especially this line: “Design is really about people; the more you understand humans, the better you will be as a designer.”)
8. The Conversation’s case for “an urban design revolution.”
9. The top 6 green buildings at the 2012 London Olympics via Inhabitat.
10. Slightly amused and very inspired by artist Jim Lamble’s colorful geometric tape installations (via Intralld).
Featured in the above photo: George Nelson Swag Leg Desk
Technology
July 26, 2012
Organizing Yourself with Color
Color is a big part of our every day at Lifework. So when we saw designer and developer Sean Rioux’s article on how he uses it to streamline his time, we couldn’t help but share. Learn a few great tips from this recent post from Apartment Therapy Tech.
Balance, Design
July 25, 2012
Playlist: Goodjoy Design’s Leslie Roeder & John Eric Byers
In addition to a shared affinity for Herman Miller (possessing an Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair, Eames Hang-It-All and vintage Eames molded plastic chairs among others), Leslie Roeder and John Eric Byers share similar perspectives on design — producing unique and modern goods for the bath (as well as the swimming pool) together as the creative partnership Goodjoy Design. Take a listen at their latest collaboration: this week’s Playlist. Read more
Design, Products
July 24, 2012
She Said, He Said
It’s a She Said / He Said “Battle of the Blog”: Watch as editor Amy Feezor and writer Jamie Latendresse (yours truly) face off when selecting a few accents for the Mattiazzi She Said / He Said chairs. Read more
Design
July 23, 2012
Studio Tour: Fotobia
The design of the personality-filled Fotobia studio — the headquarters of editorial and advertising photographer Daniel Goncalves — was a collaboration between himself and wife Magda, a scientist by day who “uses her creative super powers” after she clocks out at night. Get a look at the duo’s combined efforts in this tour of the color-packed Jacksonville, Florida, workspace. Read more
Balance, Design
July 20, 2012
Top Ten: Best of the Web This Week
A glimpse at what we’ve been reading all-week long.
1. “10 Wonderful Libraries Repurposed from Unused Structures” at Flavorwire.
2. A Modernist’s post on George Nelson’s contribution to the opening title sequence of John Huston’s 1961 film The Misfits.
3. Huff Post Green’s article on Herman Miller’s emphasis on sustainability.
4. PSFK’s video interview with Yves Behar and coverage of his new Ouya video game console (a current Kickstarter darling).
5. The Evening Edition, a commute-size way to catch up on the daily news, discovered by Swiss Miss.
6. Thinking about trying the Scratch notepad app introduced on Maniacal Rage.
7. These photos of the Apple iPad prototype from the early 2000s via the Los Angeles Times.
8. On a related note, this rural Colorado home design inspired by the iPod at Co.Design. (We think the Magis Chair_One fits in nicely.)
9. Ellsworth Kelly’s wall sculpture now at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on the Dartmouth campus (via Unbeige).
10. The Architecture Alphabet spotted by Roman Mars, creator of the 99% Invisible radio show, in his feature on Very Short List.
Design
July 19, 2012
The Weekend Workspace of Jonathan Lo
He’s based in Orange County, California, but Jonathan Lo, founder of J3 Productions and the mastermind behind the blog Happy Mundane, spends his weekends at a getaway in the San Diego area. And although the rented beach house is a place to take a break from the busy week, the space still acts as Jonathan’s official “second office.” (After all, who doesn’t have to sneak in some work on a Sunday every once in a while?) Appropriately decorated with pops of aquamarine, the temporary office offers everything a guy on the go needs: just enough room to work, a designated place for a printer, bits of art for inspiration, and easy access to the ocean when break time comes around. Read more
Balance
July 18, 2012
Playlist: Logical Art
Just across the pond in West London resides the creative design studio Logical Art and its founders, Yoo-kyung Shin and Hanhsi Chen. In 2011, after graduating from the Royal College of Art, Yoo-kyung and Hanhsi wanted to explore the intersection of technology and craftsmanship. Bringing together their talents in art, design, and illustration, they started to create everything from lighting and clocks to accessories and experimental design. Today they bring their music together for this week’s Playlist.