Feb 17th 2010 1:30PM
One type of genius most apartment dwellers have over homeowners? The awareness of, and practical use of, vertical space. This is perfectly demonstrated in the cheeky clothes rack made from the Oscar Wilde phrase, "Genius Lasts Longer than Beauty". Here are a few more coat racks that prove apartment genius requires... Continue Reading »
Feb 9th 2010 10:03AM
In 2005, New York design trickster Rob Price-working under the collective name Thwart Design-released a series of designs called Design Without Reach. The idea was to mock the then-excruciatingly popular Design Within Reach line of mid-century modernist furniture (the store has since fallen into financial trouble along... Continue Reading »
Oct 16th 2009 5:00PM
Remember "shabby chic"? Yesterday, The New York Times wrote about Rachel Ashwell, the L.A. designer whose "Shabby Chic" brand went bankrupt a year ago and has been revived thanks to a new flock of investors. Shabby Chic, like comfort food and knitting, seems to be the type of down-home coziness people are looking for... Continue Reading »
