From its earliest roots in St. Petersburg to its Paris shop today, Kusmi Tea has been making tea drinking an art form for more than 140 years. Grown mainly in Asia and Africa, the company offers a wide range of exotic, stimulating and refreshing...
Philadelphian collective Vinylux recently thought of a useful way to recycle piles of unwanted vinyl. Some people collect records, other people simply throw them away, but Vinylux reuses vinyl to create lifestyle products and home accessories. So...
The word on the streets of the world is that Berlin is the city to visit at the moment. From NYC to Istanbul, Johannesburg to Tokyo, Moscow to São Paulo– everyone agrees, the city of Berlin has become the coolest capital in Europe. A creative-mel...
The exceptional and extravagant glasses of German brand Cazal first became famous during the ‘80s when legendary hip hop legends Run DMC, MC Hammer and the Fat Boys began to sport them. In honor of the May 2009 re-release of the Cazal 951, we’ve...
This stunning table lamp is called cindy - that alone is reason to tell you about her. She was designed by Italian designer Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell. With her the rounded “teardrop base” and the “conical lampshade” cindy defines the typical...
The label White Trumpet can be defined as follows: two people of artistic talent yet different passions – here Reno Inchenko and Julie Rouzioux - that collaborated to marvelous results! The duo just debuted their Summer 09 collection, which “expr...
American nature artist Gregory Euclide first caught our attention with his remarkable relief paintings and then further entranced us with his thoughtful answers to our interview questions. Injecting a traditional landscape aesthetic into both imp...
Ever wanted to be drawn by a famous person? Well, quirky French director Michel Gondry is offering up personalized artwork for a mere $19.99. All you have to do is submit a photo of yourself on his website and wait for the magic to happen. It wou...
Dell has partnered up with a sexy Rolodex of established designers for an even sexier collection of laptop bags and sleeves. Produced by Timbuk2, ACME, Kenneth Cole, Tumi and Mandarina Duck, the 15 items in the “Luxury and Designer” category are...
When you think of table foosball you might not necessarily think of anything highbrow - rather of drunken games that involve lots of beer. To prove that this is not always the case, we have gathered a few of the most stylish haute-foosball tables...
Long distance relationships might be able to survive a little longer thanks to a curious prototype from Scottish research organization Distance Lab. Called Mutsugoto, the prototype is “designed to communicate intimacy” and “leverage the emotional...
Every April, the while city Milan becomes a platform for designers to show off their work. This year’s Milan Design Week was held April 22-27 at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, as well as in showrooms, studios, art galleries and public spac...
Dutch designer Tord Boontje makes quite an impact by combining mosaic tiles, nature scenes and storage units. His debut three-piece furniture collection for Italian luxury enterprise Bisazza Home displays mosaic flowers and tree leaves arranged i...