Angus Whines

Magnetic

Well, well, well. A magnetic hammer. That's clever.



Via design milk

Cities

Love these city guides from the 1970s, designed by George Tscherny.



Via Present & Correct

Smart

By god I'd love to work with these guys.  Sweet business cards and a fabulous website.  Love the name 'Something Splendid', too.



Via Australian In Front

Deer

If only.



Via Inspire Me Now

Smokey

Love these vintage stamps featuring the mascot for the forest service, Smokey the Bear.



Via Present & Correct

License

I love this clever invitation from the Society of Design in PA, asking Jessica Hische to come and be a guest speaker.  They used twenty-seven actual registered license plates, which individuals in the club now use on their cars.

Lovely.



Via BB-Blog

Longevity

Liking this beautiful chart on animal longevity.



Via Swiss Miss

Industrial

Oh god, I want this clock.



Via BB-Blog

Pinhole

Fabulous shelving system for kids.





Via Babyology

House

I love the concept of a pop up shop in a house - lovely work by The Design Files.  I so wish I could visit.







Photos by John Deer

Box

The perfect birthday present.





Via BB-Blog

Melting

Oh god I love this fishbowl.



Via Design Milk

Globes

If I had room for a tree I'd be getting some of these Christmas lights.



Via inspire me now

Cause

Love these descriptive band-aids elaborating on the cause of injury.



Via Charlotte Cramer

Sense

Lovely.







Via Inspiration Lab

Glass

I'd like to drink whiskey out of these.





Via seesaw

Sponge

Oh what a fabulous idea.



Via Inspire Me Now

Porcelain

Don't they look innocent?



Via handmade charlotte

Ink

I love these Tattly fake tattoos by SwissMiss.

Quotes

Movie quotes.  Lovely.





Via Lost at E Minor

Wooden Clock

Okay, this is bloody brilliant.





Via Swiss Miss

Soggy

Whoever made this bowl totally gets me.



Via Doobybrain

Tape

I miss typewriters.



Via Swiss Miss

Psycho

Designer Viktor Hertz cleverly turned movie posters into pictograms.







Via Darryl

Milkshakes

A smart new identity from Stevaker Design for Urban Stack Burger Lounge.







Via One Little Bird

Wire

What a fabulous job, designing a (lovely) logo and then turning it into a five foot wire sculpture to hang from the ceiling.









Via Joel

Formative

Designers & Books is a new site from Steve Kroeter and Pentagram showcasing the books that highly respected members of the the design community feel had a formative impact on their lives, their values and their ideas about design. Excellent.





Via Swiss Miss

Zakka

I love that the Japanese have names for things like 'Zakka'.

From Wikipedia :

"Zakka (from the Japanese 'zak-ka'（雑貨）or 'many things') is a fashion and design phenomenon that ... refers to everything and anything that improves your home, life and appearance. It is often based on household items from the West that are regarded as kitsch in their countries of origin, but it can also be Japanese goods, mainly from the fifties, sixties, and seventies. The interest in Nordic design or Scandinavian design, both contemporary and past, is also part of this zakka movement. Zakka can also be contemporary handicraft.

"Zakka has also been described as "the art of seeing the savvy in the ordinary and mundane". The zakka boom could be recognized as merely another in a series of consumer fads, but it also touches issues of self-expression and spirituality. "Cute, corny and kitschy is not enough. To qualify as a zakka, a product must be attractive, sensitive, and laden with subtext.""

Spiral

I'd kill for one of these spiral clocks.  Apparently the spiral face turns slowly over a twelve hour period, with a ball resting on the spiral ledge.  When the clock reaches the final twelfth hour it drops through a hole to start all over again.  Nice.



Via It's Nice That

Grid

Iain's right, this piece of design genius looks invaluable when it comes to travel.

Citroen

How stunning are these Citroen pamphlets that Francois-Charles of iconomaque discovered while going through his father’s work?  His father produced them while working as a designer at the French agency Delpire in the 1960s.







Via grain edit

Paris vs NYC

Loving this website, beautifully illustrating the differences between New York and Paris.

Hangers

This wardrobe suits me to a T.





Via yellowtrace

Bike Names

More sensational bikes.  Yes please.







Via Bem Legaus

Best in Class

The Best Made Company was founded on the principle that a well made object can "enlighten, entertain, and inspire".  They're not about offering loads of options - they're about finding or making the very best possible product in each chosen category.  Excellent.

Case in point these beautifully crafted axes:



Via Creature Comforts

Jet Stream

Patrick Eberhard has created a website celebrating the fabulous corporate material of and graphic design for Swissair.  Quite rightly too.





Via grain edit

China

This stunning reusable mug makes me seriously regret the plain one I purchased the other day.



Via design*sponge

Tunes

Okay, seriously, I need this Orla Kiely radio when it comes out.



Via decor8

Inspiration

Nathan and Katie of Eight Hour Day have decided to travel across the United States for an entire year, in search of good design and inspiration.  They sold their home, rented out their studio, and have hit the road with their gorgeous dog in a cute little Volkswagen.  I'm so jealous.







Via seesaw designs

Cheap

Well hey, I'm back.  I had a stupendous time, thanks for asking.

One of the good things about Vietnam and Bali is that they're cheap.  Bloody cheap.  Doesn't mean I can afford this chair though, sadly.

Chair Hangers

How wonderful are these coathangers made from the tops of chairs?  No more wire, fabulous.







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Wim

God I love Wim Crouwel.





Via seesaw

Matchbox Music

Why are matchboxes so bloody charming? Case in point this cheery set of 178 matchboxes designed by Pavel Fuksa for a narrative music video.



Via Oh Joy!

Supporters

Loving this rightly recognised poster for the England United 2018 World Cup Bid, featuring the names of all 1174 English football teams.

Swing Set

These necklace swings by Johanna Richter are absolutely stunning.  They're made of felt balls.  Jewellery for your home, indeed.



Via Handmade Charlotte

Paris Friends

Stamps just keep getting better and better.  Love these by Ink & Wit.

Shadow Vase

Okay, this is bloody clever. Yvonne Chua is a recent graduate from the Industrial Design course at NUS. She says:

“A vase of flowers is a spot of colour in the room, a bit of life, and maybe joy. But do we necessarily need physical objects to fulfill that purpose? Maybe a shadow, changing as light changes in the room, and forming, magically, a familiar shape can serve to bring just as much interest.""

Stick

Wise words from Darryl:

"If you still buy the stamps with flags on them after seeing this post, you are personally making the world a more lame place. Stop it."

Present and Correct always has fabulous stamps from overseas.  I bought the bottom set and am still to hang them in my apartment.

Lego Printer

Oh my lord.  I need this in my life, now.



Via Helen

Stiles

Grain Edit is right.  Dan Stiles is a cracking designer.