Tag Archives: design

10 Great Gifts for Your Designer Friends

Sleek lines, bright colors, designer names, and expensive prices. These gifts are perfect for the design fan on your shopping list. 1. Egg cup by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi Renowned Alessi designer, Stefano Giovannoni, is known for applying new, fun designs to otherwise mundane, everyday household items. He created the Cico egg cup in 2009, [...]

French Bull makes melamine dinnerware fabulous

French Bull makes amazingly delightful dinnerware. These melamine plates and more are also kid friendly. French Bull has a fun story about how they started: FRENCH BULL’s debut in January of 2002 marked the return of melamine but with a modern spin. The classic material known for it’s durability and striking color was given a [...]

Special Edition Michael Graves Teapot

The teapot whistle heard ’round the world. Michael Graves’ singing teapot is now available in a special edition with black accents. This iconic teapot with the little bird perched on the pouring spot was released in 1985 and was the first item by an American designer to be produced by Alessi. In the home design [...]

It Ain’t Easy Being Red

If you think your life is difficult, imagine being this poor red guy: During the day, he’s holding up your knives He can’t even lay down for a nap without more knives coming his way Dead Red at the Office At work, he’s got a pen stuck in his gut Related articles by Zemanta Knife [...]

Helvetica Cookie Cutter

For those who are not familiar with Helvetica, it is a font that is considered by many to be the holy grail of sans-serif fonts. Designers drool over the letters and they are absolutely puddling with affection for these custom made cookie cutters by Beverly Hsu. These are not available for sale yet.