Six Ways to White + Wood
Get inspired by a beguiling collection of items featuring the warm textures of nature and the minimal nature of white.
Design, Products
August 13, 2012
Balance, Design, Products
February 14, 2012
Six Ways with Red
Use these picks in Valentine’s Day’s signature color to inspire your space all year long. Read more
Technology
September 6, 2011
Unplggd: Compact All-in-One Printers
We’re printing less and less these days, but there are still times when we need to scan, copy, fax or print a document. Instead of having 3 devices scattered around the home or office, we highly recommend an all-in-ones printer as a space-saving solution for home office setups.
Epson Artisan 835 Using a smart 7.8″ touch panel, the Artisan 835 prints Ultra Hi-Definition 4″ x 6″ photos in as fast as 10 seconds, and that’s a feature we really like. And, it’s fast for everyday projects as well with 9.5 ppm (black) and 9 ppm (color). You can use the Automatic Document Feeder to quickly copy, fax and scan stacks of originals. Print, scan, and access memory card slots from any room in the house with convenient Wi-Fi wireless networking and built-in Ethernet networking. Or, print directly from your iPhone or other mobile device. With automatic, two-sided printing, it also enables you and your family, to easily conserve paper.
Balance, Design, Products
August 26, 2011
Top 10
Where we’ve been this week…
1. Hilde Andersen’s Pinterest board devoted to home workspaces.
2. Freshome for their post on 30 Scandinavian home offices (including this one complete with a black Eames Molded Plastic chair above).
3. Birch + Bird Vintage Home for their post on creating a shared workspace.
4. Simple Style is a Chinese online design magazine (click on translate to get it to English). I like their link and pic of Offcut Design’s office supplies.
5. Architizer for its post on the R.R. House in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It brings to mind the Eames House with the way it opens on one side to the site through a gridded glass facade (below).
6. Materialicious for the post on 10 interesting home offices. It’s always nice to see so many Herman Miller pieces!
7. Architectural Record for their coverage of Cooper Joseph Studio’s writer’s cottage in Ghent, New York (below).
8. Design Milk for the Dominus Plus iPhone Clock.
9. BB-Blog for their How to Work Better mural post (via Swissmiss).
10. And finally graphic designer and consummate blogger David Airey for his post on a new book, You Are the Map Maker, about creatives and their work habits.
Technology
August 18, 2011
Unplggd: 10 Android Apps
Sometimes we all wish we could magically raise our own debt ceiling just like Congress did for our nation, but we can’t. So here are 10 apps for Android users looking to save a few pennies online and while you are out and about…
1 Mint: This personal money monitoring app that is coupled with its popular web app. You get all the great features such as aggregated bank account information, the ability to set up a budget, you also get instant alert for low balance and budget limit. With this app you’ll be able to monitor your spending on the go.
2 Groupon: The official app from the online coupon giant not only shows you the daily deals, with the new Groupon Now feature, you can find deals that are close to you. Especially useful when eating out on the weekend!
3 The Coupons: If Groupon’s one-deal-a-day is not enough for you, use this app to find coupons for your favorite stores, restaurants, or just whatever is nearby. With its coupon to calendar feature, you could see when the your favorite coupons will expire.
4 Key Ring Reward Cards: Reward cards are great for getting freebies from all your favorite stores. But no one likes to have a giant keychain or a bulging wallet (not filled with cash but reward cards). Keep all your reward cards at the touch of your finger tip with this app. With built in coupon, you can discover even more savings!
5 GasBuddy: Fluctuating gas prices is always a pain in budgeting. Make sure you get the cheapest gas in your area with the mobile app from our favorite gas saving website.
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Technology
July 28, 2011
Unplggd: Travel Beautifully
We’ve covered the GRID-IT before on Unplggd as an awesome solution for toting and storing hard-to-manage tech. But we never really saw it’s other function—as a blank canvas, waiting for you to paint with your cords and devices. Let’s stop tucking these in our messenger bags and start hanging them on the walls! We have a personal persuasion that tech gets more gorgeous when laid out in a grid. (Just check out The Tech Collections of Team Unplggd for plenty of gluttonous ogling.) So the GRID-IT system, which keeps your gear in check with a plaid patchwork of grippy elastics, lends itself to creating compositions worthy of showcasing.
1. Travellious reviews the GRID-IT in their Test Labs, giving us this awesome grid of tech travel essentials.
2. French blog Le Journal du Geek shows off this camera-ready composition.
3. Oh Gizmo! gets hands-on with the Cocoon laptop bag, packing tech gear into its built-in GRID-IT system.
4. And the WiFi Edge blog shows us how even wireless network supplies can look sharp in a tidy little grid.
Interested in grabbing your own GRID-IT? Check out our write-up, then head to Cocoon Innovations and snag one for $9.99 to $49.99.
By Taryn Fiol.
This story appears in partnership with Unplggd, a site for people who embrace technology and design in their home.
Technology
June 30, 2011
Unplggd: Four New Innovative Laptops
There has been a lot of talk about tablets these days, but there’s definitely still some innovative stuff going on in the laptop/netbook space. Laptops are now emerging with “instant on” operating systems, integrated 3G and external graphics, all with great looking style. We’ll take a look at a few of the best looking new laptops we’ve seen, after the jump.
Design, Technology
June 16, 2011
Unplggd: The Best Free Clock Screensavers…You’ve Never Seen
Have you seen the Ten Best Looking (Free!) Screen Savers? Probably yes. Fliqlo and Word Clock are everywhere now—probably thanks to that super low price point! But you don’t have to spend a ton to get a truly unique and useful clock screen saver. In fact, you don’t have to spend anything. How do you know when a screen saver has jumped the shark and become too popular for it’s own good? Maybe when you see it staged as the computer background in a Sears catalog. Or when your grandma says she has the same one on her 1997 Gateway computer.
You know it’s time to drop Fliqlo and move on to a new screen saver. Here are a few screen clocks that will have your friends crooning, “Where’d you get that?!”:
Analogy A circular clock that’s just as beautiful as the more popular Word Clock, but not found on every screen at the local co-working space. For Mac OSX, Windows and Android.
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Technology
June 9, 2011
Unplggd: Clever Cable Solutions
We spend a lot of time trying to hide cables and cords away, out of sight. But what are you supposed to do when there’s just no way to avoid having them visible? We say, embrace them! Check out these examples and get some ideas below.
Design Star season 5′s Michael Moeller adorned a gray wall with a contrasting red-orange cord for maximum color pop.
Design, Products, Technology
February 24, 2011
Unplggd: Laptop Cases
We take our Macbook with us everywhere we go. It’s like our child, but with less fuss. When we’re on the go, we try to keep our laptop protected from this harsh world we live in; while we want the most protection we can get (without looking like we’re in on a military mission), we also want it to look good too. Luckily there are a plethora of options and we’ve narrowed down to 5 favorites.
* BOOK BOOK, $79.99 – $99.99: Sure we’ve talked about this before, but the fact that we keep brining it up again and again certainly says something. Now they even have a case for the iPad too!
* Eley Kishimoto Sleeve, $59.95: Designed for the 13″ Macbook Pro. Fuzzy on the inside, trendy on the outside — this is a fun way to keep your prized possession safe.
* Cole Haan 15” Leather Sleeve, $159.95: If you’re looking for the protection that leather has to offer, this 15″ Macbook Pro sleeve is a great option. The inside is lined with protective dual-density memory foam.
* SeeThru Satin Unibody, $49.95: Made for 15″ Macbook Pro (also comes in other sizes) this case is for those who want to be a bit more discreet but still design savvy. The exterior feels silky smooth, but it’s actually a super protective hardshell case.
* Thule 15″ Sleeve, $49.95: Made from semi-rigid, high-denisty molded foam with a weather-resistant zipper and outer shell — this case is for the outdoorsy type or those who often need their laptop for photoshoots. There’s even elastic bands inside to keep the laptop securely in place.
This story appears in partnership with Unplggd, a site for people who embrace technology and design in their home.