Based in London, Julia has an incredible body of work. We were most impressed with her “Teenage Stories” series, which depicts street cast adolescents towering over their environments. The viewer is unsure as to whether they are giants or the environments are miniature. The decision to depict children dominating their environments makes for an interesting series. The studio lighting of her models is carefully orchestrated and the images are composited with outdoor photography for the finished piece. Julia has won a number of awards and is represented in the USA, France, Italy and the UK. She has a wonderful site that is worth the visit.
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European football (soccer) shoe maker Patrick released this shoe exclusively in Japan. The navy and yellow combination is bright enough to catch attention but not so bright it won’t match your clothes. Imported and available for $160 from Waraku.
This beautiful carafe set was designed by Erik Bagger, who began his career as a goldsmith and later later designed for Georg Jensen before working for himself. Its straightforward form shows an attention to detail. Carafe sold with or without two matching glasses. Lid sold separately.
Giant Robot started out at as a zine back in the early 90’s and has flourished in to the Asian pop culture force to be reckoned with. The magazine is still great, but giant robot since opened stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, they have become known as the place to find designer toys. They also have have cool t-shirts designed by the likes of Geoff Mcfetridge and lots of hard to find art books and magazines (If you get hungry, they’ve opened a (GR)eats next door to the West LA location on Sawtelle).
But our favorite part are the galleries at each of its retail locations. Giant Robot’s galleries showcase work from some of our favorite artists such as Rachel Sumpter, Jeff Soto, Souther Salazar, and many others.
Lighting a room is one of the easiest way to transform it into something extraordinary. That said we found the Airswitch by Mathmos to me not only a great way to set the mood our space, but fun to play with as well. Rather than your standard on off switch, passing your hand over the top turns it on and off. This come from the same company that made your groovy uncle’s lava lamp, but we prefer Airswitch’s more modern design.
We’re suckers for a nice graphic print and when we saw this laptop bag by Comfort Station it hit all the right spots. One being that the Turkish shop that makes these bags is family run and owned, and another being that they are made from FSC certified oak and eco leather. They are available for purchase online or through Comfort Station’s London based shop.
Recently, automobile manufacturer Fiat and design factory Alessi introduced the 2006 Panda in the first collaboration of its kind. Alessi brought industrial designer and architect Stefano Giovannoni to update the sporty style Fiat is classic for. The result of this eccentric collaboration is a fun vehicle equipped with gadgets like Bluetooth™ technology and Italy’s signature contemporary style. Standard features include climate control with pollen filter, ergonomically designed control panel, and trip computer. The sticker price of around $17,000 USD is compensated by the impressive fuel efficiency of 75 miles per gallon. Currently the Panda Alessi is available for purchase in France, Germany, UK, and Japan.
Danish designers Christian Flensted and his wife Grethe began making mobiles in 1954. Based on his creations, Christian was dubbed the “Uromager”, which roughly translated means, “maker of things mischievous and always on the move”. Today, their son Ole and his wife Aase continue the tradition.
“Futura” (left) is comprised of six bars creating a dynamic tension between light and heavy counterpoints.
“Black Rhythm” (center) was designed by Christian Flensted in 1967. The aluminum mobile has been made in various sizes ranging from 100 cm (40 inches) to 3 meters (10 feet) in length. The “normal” size is 100 cm (40 inches) long; for special commissions it has been produced up to 3 metres (10 feet) in length.
Since 1975, “Elephant Party” (right) has been the best selling mobile. Many children all over the world have been stimulated in their first important years by watching the calm, subdued movements of this colourful mobile.
These and many other mobiles are in production. More information is available at the Flensted mobile website.
Based in London, Julia has an incredible body of work. We were most impressed with her “Teenage Stories” series, which depicts street cast adolescents towering over their environments. The viewer is unsure as to whether they are giants or the environments are miniature. The decision to depict children dominating their environments makes for an interesting series. The studio lighting of her models is carefully orchestrated and the images are composited with outdoor photography for the finished piece. Julia has won a number of awards and is represented in the USA, France, Italy and the UK. She has a wonderful site that is worth the visit.
The perfect desk calculator, especially to match a white apple macbook. 7.8″ x 1.7″ x 3.9″ and available 
European football (soccer) shoe maker Patrick released this shoe exclusively in Japan. The navy and yellow combination is bright enough to catch attention but not so bright it won’t match your clothes. Imported and available for $160 from 
This beautiful carafe set was designed by Erik Bagger, who began his career as a goldsmith and later later designed for Georg Jensen before working for himself. Its straightforward form shows an attention to detail. Carafe sold with or without two matching glasses. Lid sold separately.
Recently, automobile manufacturer Fiat and design factory Alessi introduced the 2006 
Danish designers Christian Flensted and his wife Grethe began making mobiles in 1954. Based on his creations, Christian was dubbed the “Uromager”, which roughly translated means, “maker of things mischievous and always on the move”. Today, their son Ole and his wife Aase continue the tradition.
