Balance, Design, Products, Technology
November 11, 2011
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week…
1. New York Times for Pilar Viladas’ piece on these vintage Eames Lounge Chairs covered in Maharam fabric. They are on show at Moss in Soho and are the first in a planned series of one-off furniture pieces on which Moss and Maharam will collaborate.
2. Core 77‘s coverage of Toyko’s Design Tide. Spotted this cool concrete pencil by designers Sean Yu and Yiting Cheng.
3. Design Milk‘s post on designer workspaces (above).
4. Baubauhaus for some great workspace inspiration.
5. Home Designing may have an awkward title but there are some good home office images coupled with helpful links.
6. Urbis Magazine for their coverage of the New Zealand architecture scene. There’s some beautiful work coming out of that country. Including this house by architect Thom Craig (above).
7. Write your next To-Do List in crayon … just for a change. These are stick crayons from Shipley & Halmos will do the trick.
8. Inspiring talk from former New York Times design director, Khoi Vinh. Interesting to hear this well-respected creative talk about his process. Via MediaBistro
Khoi Vinh – on the grid from The Color Machine on Vimeo.
9. Rejuvenate your home office with these new “Wallrounds” from Not A Gallery. They are oversized dots of heavy gauge wallpaper.
10. The Decoist covers some great houses including this A-Frame gem from architects dmvA.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
October 21, 2011
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week…
1. There’s a new Alexander Girard book for kids due out November 1.
2. Dwell for their “Houses We Love” series. The one above is a floating home in Seattle’s Portage Bay.
3. Living Etc is a UK interiors magazine with an excellent site. Check out their home tours section. I liked the home office below.
4. Muji for their online stationery store that is packed with cleanly designed goodies.
5. Habitus is an Australian architecture journal focused on the Pacific Rim and has an excellent house section on its website. Check out this eco-house in Singapore (below).
6. Core77 for their photo tour of designer David Week’s workspace.
7. Selectism for their post on Jasper Morrison’s sleek book ends (below).
8.Debbie Millman’s Design Matters podcasts on iTunes. Podcast Number 9 is with our very own Steve Frykholm.
9. Inc Magazine’s roundup of cool home offices.
10. PSFK for their Top 10 Creatives series. So much inspiring design out there!
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
September 30, 2011
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week…
1. Poketo for their new porcelain color-drenched mugs (below). Perfect for that mid-morning coffee break.
2. Life magazine has made their photo archives available online via Google and there’s a treasure trove of images including the shot above of Ray and Charles Eames at and the wall storage unit below by George Nelson that caught DJ De Pree’s eye in 1945.
3. Selectism for the piece on the Ro briefcase (below) designed by New Yorker Yvonne Roe who now lives and designs in Italy.
4. Saatchi Online for some affordable art for your home office. M10 by Thomas Hammer (below) is $54.
5. Architectural Record for their great collection of residential work.
6. SoFiliumm for their story on Ilse Crawford’s Precious Collection for Georg Jensen (bowl pictured above). Via Remodelista.
7. Contemporist for their coverage of modern homes including this one by MOS Architects (below).
8. Danish magazine RUM is a great spot for design hunting.
9. Gizmodo for their office on wheels story. Designer Alexander Zhukovsky has created a blueprint for a car that houses a ‘home’ office. Gives mobile worker a whole new meaning.
10. The Design Traveller on tumblr for the brilliant use of color and images. This is a real visual treat.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
September 23, 2011
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week…
1. Dezeen for their London Design Festival coverage. Above is British designer Sebastian Bergne with the greenhouse he designed made from of Lego in London’s Covent Garden.
2. Room 100 is Thompsons Hotels’ blog and they often have good design stories. Check out David Byrne’s artwork under the Highline in NYC.
3. Culture Monster for Christopher Hawthorne’s post on the legacy of the Case Study program . The living room in Charles and Ray Eames’ Case Study house below.
4. Cool Hunting for their review of Thames and Hudson’s new book Total Office Design.
5. Inhabitat for their piece on Yves Behar’s new bike.
6, Inspire Me Now for doing just that. Lots of great design eye candy here.
7. Swissmiss’ clever Tuex Deux. It’s always helpful to be more organized!
8. Houzz for their cable management page. I just got bluelounge’s CableBox (below) and its great.
9. Desire to Inspire for their post on a clean-lined modern renovation of a backyard shed (below).
10. Designboom’s news section is a great place to keep up to date with what is happening in the world of design and architecture.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
September 2, 2011
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week…
1. Design Observer for their late summer reading list.
2. Time magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2011.
3. Cool Hunting for their design coverage.
4. The Official Google Blog for its “This Week in Search” series which is incredibly helpful for anyone who works using the internet. (Plus the story on expanding their street view to include the Amazon is cool).
5. Kikkerland’s online store for great home office supplies like this Mondiran inspired magnetic white board (below).
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Balance, Design, Products, Technology
October 15, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week….
1. Shelterpop Is AOL trying to be cool? My latest copy of Dwell a beautiful shot of Claire Danes on the back cover and it’s an ad for AOL. In my googling I found my way back to AOL’s Shelterpop. Lots of great interiors eye-candy. Where to start: An interesting home office
2. Dwell It’s an obvious link for Lifework but it’s worth reminding you to check out Dwell’s website because the latest issue is all about working from home…something we know a thing or two about! Where to start: The Live/Work issue isn’t online yet…but while you are waiting check out senior editor Aaron Britt’s interview this Herman Miller textile expert Susan Lyons.
3. Boing Boing This site is slightly overwhelming in its vastness. It reminds me of getting the New Yorker every week. You know it’s packed with great stuff but will you have time to read it? Where to start: Alleviate this problem by using the subject headings to whittle down the content. This morning I was drawn to the post on the new TED app for iPads.
4. Architizer An excellent site for architecture and design news. It’s beautifully designed, easily navigated and pic heavy – all good thing! Where to start: World’s Coolest Offices competition. I love the idea of a home office winning this competition. Send in your designs and lets see what happens.
5. Habitus Living An Australian design journal that covers some of the extraordinary residential work coming out of Australia – and the Pacific Rim. Where to start: The LIVE section collects all the great houses in one spot for you. Check out the Maximum Garden house in Singapore.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
April 2, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
A trip around the web:
1. Sabbe Interior Design Boston-based Stephanie Sabbe’s blog covers not only her work (which is lovely) but also her transition from working in an office to working at home. Where to start: Sabbe writes about attending a Herman Miller event in Boston where she was lucky enough to hear Hilda Longinotti speak (pic of Hilda above). Longinotti was George Nelson’s personal secretary for 21 years.
2.The Selvedge Yard Jon Patrick describes himself as a “a menswear product, presentation and branding guy”. His blog covers all things stylish with a definite male skew. Where to start: The post on designers posing for Playboy in 1961. Charles Eames is there, as is Nelson and Saarinen. And, no, they aren’t naked.
3. Dornob As the tag line says – this site covers “new design ideas daily”. Kurt Kohlstedt curates this jam-packed blog with an eye to the environment. He’s managed to pull together an extraordinary amount of content. Bear with the design, it’s clunky and packed with ads but the content is worth your time. Where to start: The Carapicuiba House and its amazing home office.
4. Shedworking A very serious (and therefore very amusing) look at all things to do with the shed. This UK-based site offers inspiration for Lifeworkers looking for a home office in the garden. Where to start: Developer Town’s indoor shed. Maybe we don’t need a garden?
5. The Modern House And while we’re over in the UK looking at sheds who can resist looking at houses?! I love a good real estate site and The Modern House, established in 2004, offers homes with serious architectural pedigree. Where to start: If you don’t see yourself moving to London anytime soon check out the Holiday Lets section. Villa Bandol looks rather nice.