3d printed dress

3d printed dress by Michael Schmidt. Covered in 12,000 Swarovski crystals.

(image by: albert sanchez)

domo toaster

 

Pretty positive I need this.  Toast is not the same without it.  Thanks moi for sending me the link!

 

keyboard buttons

Delete…Pause…Home…gigantic keyboard buttons to sit on. Available at Treasure & Bond.

(images by: vivien chin)

robot tea

My 2 loves combined…tea and robots!  It even hangs on to your cup!  Robot Tea Infuser by Kikkerland.

On my wishlist along with the Submarine Tea Infuser.

maritime

sexy, sexy chair.  Bent ply–my love.  Constructed from Ash Plywood.  Maritime by Benjamin Hubert.

 

(images from dezeen)

move over corbu

Fun, chunky, and made of ply.  London architect Lynton Pepper of 00:/ designed these spectacles called WikiGlasses from 18mm plywood.

 

(images from dezeen)

labbit meat

The new Labbit toy at Kidrobot in SOHO. Which cut is the juiciest?

(image by: vivien chin)

dragon dunny

This is an amazing dunny! I wish I had it in my collection. Extra Large with an awesome design. Celebrates the year of the Dragon this year.

Who will get me one?…Currently available at Kidrobot in SOHO.

(image by: vivien chin)

antibodi

 

Love this chair.  Antibodi by Moroso

pure mahjong

This is the sexiest mahjong set I’ve ever seen! I want it so bad it hurts.  It’s been a long time since I’ve played and I don’t have a set here in New York.  Who’s going to get me one?…My Birthday is coming up…hehehe.

Sold by Maison Martin Margiela in honor of their 3rd anniversary in Hong Kong.

 

(images from hypebeast)

 

box people

Go little box people go!!!!

Thanks Jeff S. for the find!

magnetic faceted curtain_florian krautli

An oldie, but goodie.  Rediscovered this project recently during an design inspiration search.  Curtains laced with magnets making these extra sculptural and free form.  Love the facets!

“Magnetic Faceted Curtain” by Florian Krautli

Still yet to go into production I think.

(images from apartment therapy)

merry christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!  Hope everyone is spending time with the ones they love and are staying warm!

Works above by Shan Valla.  Delicately beautiful birds.  They are simply great!

(images from dezeen)

tea time

Teapot by Marimekko. Another piece that I desire. I’m torn between this one and the version with the dots. Both are so elegant

(image by: vivien chin)

pillow talk

I need this pillow! Marimekko you are amazing and dangerous now that your store opened up 3 blocks from my office. I want everything there!

(image by: vivien chin)

paper lashes_paperself

 

Paper eyelashes by Paperself.  These are beautiful and pretty amazing.  I just may need to try some!

 

(images from dezeen)

egg hat

Can’t get over this image.  Not only is it a egg hat, but it just got stolen.  HOW????

The hat belongs to entertainer Greg da Silva of Cape Town, South Africa, who made a world record-breaking hat out of 1,000 eggs

(image from refinery29)

a graceful gate

 

Passed by this beautiful gate in Soho.  I think it leads to a metal shop.  The graffiti adds texture to this composition.  Love it.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

we are here to serve you deconstructed

Awesome use of the classic Greek Style “We Are Here To Serve You” NY coffee cups.  Found in a little shop on Lafayette Street.

(images by: vivien chin)

invisible shoe_andreia chaves

3D printed shoe shell w/nude leather interior.  Design by Andreia Chaves w/Freedom of Creation

I would find a way to wear these if I could…

 

(images from dezeen)

 

“rolling through the bay”

35 yrs and over 100,000 toothpicks later you get….A Rube Goldberg machine of SF by artist Scott Weaver. Pretty cool.

Thanks moi for the find!

panda candy

Genius packaging. 2 chocolate candies make up the head and body of the panda. Makes for candy too adorable to eat.

(image by: vivien chin

black iris

Absolutely beautiful and ridiculously awesome.  I’m in love with the iris design of these amazing shoes.  Alexander McQueen is a genius. ($3500 and you can have yourself a pair) too

_black iris sandal

(images from Alexander McQueen)

escapism

3D printed dress for Paris Fashion week designed in collaboration with London architect Daniel Widrig, Fashion designer Iris van Herpen, and digital manufacturers .MGX by Materialise.

 

(images from Dezeen)

flying house

National Geographic flies a small version of the UP! house across a California desert by attaching 300 weather balloons 8 ft in diameter and filled with 1 tank of helium each.  The house flew up to 10,000ft in the air with 2 pilots.  Pretty awesome.

Thanks moi for sending me the find!

 

(images from National Graphic Channel.  Original article here)

seeing hearts…

“Love at First Sight” glasses are the best!!  They make everything happy and will have you seeing hearts.

Discovered them during Thanksgiving at Jeff and Laura’s.  Thanks Laura for the find!  Pretty much had to get me a pair myself immediately.  Noa’s being a great model.

Get a pair.  See for yourself and Remember…don’t look directly at the sun.

(images by: vivien chin)

lo res heels_united nude

Abstraction of a pair of heels.  Lo Res Shoe for United Nude.  Concept by Rem Koolhaas.

The Lo Res Project 3D scans objects and simplifies the number of points used to represent it, thus creating its fragmented nature (the more points, the smoother the object; the less amount of points, the more fragments and triangular).

United Nude was founded by Rem Koolhaas and Galahad Clark.

These are so awesome.  I want a pair.

(images from Dezeen and United Nude)

find of the day: panda & penguin

my keys are complete. 🙂

(image by: vivien chin)

darwin chair_like sitting on a pad of paper

Chair design made from stack of 200 prints that can be thrown away when worn out or when you’re bored of them.  Fun idea, kinda wish it was just white so I could draw all over it.  Design by Stefan Sagmeister for Droog.

(images from dezeen)

kidrobot view: gigantic dunnys

From the soho store. Where can I find room on my mantle for a gigantic dunny ? Hahaha

(image by: vivien chin)

offset_giorgio biscaro

Always a sucker for some bent ply furniture.  :).  Offset chair by Giorgio Biscaro.  Designed to be flat packed.  Love the neon color!

(images from dezeen)

today’s desk view: sand art

Love this guy’s stuff. He’s always doing something in Union Square.

(image by: vivien chin)

zebra carpet

This is probably the only “animal skin” rug I would ever want to own because it’s actually a carpet…haha.  It’s a Jonathan Adler rug.  Fun zebra carpet!

(image by: vivien chin)

vitrahaus_herzog & de mueron

Vitrahaus by architects Herzog and de Mueron.  Located in at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany.  Designed to house Vitra’s Home Collection of furniture.  Exterior covered in charcoal stucco.

Love this project.  Very playful.  Herzog and de Mueron–always love their stuff.

(images from dezeen)

most curious_tracey neuls & nina saunders

“Most Curious” an installation by Tracey Neuls and Nina Saunders.  Love its whimsical nature.  Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.  I would love wearing those shoes.  They look so fun.

(images from dezeen)

happy chinese new year!!_(2010/4708)

Gong Hay Fat Choi!!!  Happy New Year!!!  2010 (or lunar year 4708) is the year of the Tiger.  Hope every has a great and prosperous year!!

(image from flickr)

tokidoki: adios & ciao ciao

Cutest new addition to the Mimobot Flash Drive family.  Adios and Ciao Ciao.  Sooo cute….

(images from Mimobot.com)

medical herbman cafe project_EARTHSCAPE

Giant traveling human-shaped herb garden designed by Japanese Landscape design studio, EARTHSCAPE.

The garden arrives in shipping containers which converts into a shop and cafe.

The herbs that are planted within the body’s outline are either herbs that benefit that part of the body or are herbs native to that particular local.  The money earned is donated to building playgrounds in developing countries.

3 different locations in Japan have been visited by the herbman and more will come in the future.

Really great idea and great cause.

(images from dezeen)

tea sub_ototo

Tea infuser shaped like a submarine by Ototo.  Really fun way to make tea

neolione_boadesign studio

Could be the new trendy chandelier.  Designed by Boadesign Studio. Very nice.

Materials: curved borosilicate glass tubes, steel.

(images from dezeen)