Newly launched Lonny Magazine experienced some slight growing pains yesterday going down for a bit after, style guru, Gwyneth Paltrow gave props in her November GOOP newsletter. This fresh of the virtual presses lifestyle mag is the brainchild of veteran blogger/designer Michelle Adams and photographer Patrick Cline who’ve named it as a nod to their two fave cities, London and New York. Their fresh take on web editorial utilizes the click/drag web mag format and maintains traditional two page spreads. The two earned their periodical chops at Domino Magazine which closed in 2008. While advertising is definitely driving this machine, the vivid photography and pointed articles outweigh the many full page ads. They have even tapped Design*Sponge’s Grace Bonney for their premier issue, giving us an inside look into her Brooklyn abode. We eagerly await the next issue, which is slated to hit the web early December. Until then we’ll keep enjoying Michelle’s blog M.A Belle and Rubie Green, where she currently sells her wares.
These beautiful little globes are the latest creation of the Japanese boutique firm Nendo. Blown-fabric, created for Tokyo Fiber ’09 Senseware, is made from ‘Smash’ fabric. This rip proof polyester thermoplastic lights beautifully and stretches to hold air much like a soft billowy balloon. A throwback to traditional Japanese chochin paper lanterns, Blown-fabric lanterns are constructed much like blown glass giving each object a hand crafted uniqueness.
Latis (named after the Celtic Goddess of Water) is the lovely new collection shown above by the folks at Omvivo. It’s hard to go wrong when you use the right materials, and there’s few things that have a more timeless look than stone. Mix that with a modern sophisticate form, and you get a bathroom that makes all your friends seeth with architectural jealousy.
At last, a litter box which not only hides it’s unsightly contents, it looks at home in a minimal setting. The clever design also keeps litter inside so it doesn’t spill which your cat jumps out of the box or digs.
Available in five colors. 15″ t x 16″ d x 16″ w. You can buy it here for $180.
The perfect chair for a lazy sunday. Hand-woven rattan on white metal frames. 36″ wide x 32″ high x 30″ deep. Seat height 15″ / arm height 20″ / seat depth 18″. You can order it here for $500.
Fantastic textured pillows in great colors for fall. Plum is our favorite. Felt circles are laser-cut then sewn onto the face of each pillow. The reverse of each pillow is smooth. Cotton, wool and nylon. Feather-down insert. Zipper closure. Removable cover can be dry cleaned.
You can find them here for $50.
This brings back some romantic notions of sleeping with your guitar by your side. Only with an actual pillow you don’t have to worry about rolling over on to sharp wires or breaking anything. Let your kids rock to thier hearts content and when they’re worn out they already have a pillow to crash on. You can get the Ouef Guitar here.
The day has finally come. A Panasonic 50 inch 1080p Plasma for under $1000. Now you can watch your Baraka Blu-ray in its full glory. If you’re not a member of Costco and are in the market for a TV, you might consider signing up for this alone. Available from the Costco website, you can order it for $999 to your door. Instant rebate valid through September 6th, 2009. Check it out here.
Los Angeles based Taalman Koch Architecture recently brought their signature prefab system to the world of pop-up stores. This month a 240sf Pop-Up store was set up for the Palm Pre phone. The small glass building appeared at the Americana in Glendale and was later disassembled, moved to the Grove in Hollywood, and reassembled a single 24 hour period. The entire project was designed, fabricated, and erected in less than 5 weeks. The structure will be on display at the Grove through the end of the month.
Taalman Koch is perhaps most famous for their itHouse. You may have also seen their work at Space 1520, home of the Hennessey + Ingalls design bookstore in Hollywood.
If the financial system collapses, people are gonna be trading in gold (and batteries all Mad Max style). If you don’t have bars of bullion lying around, you can at least pretend. Made of cast iron, steel and aluminum with gold plating and the bottom is lined with felt to prevent scratches. 6.1″ l x 2.5″ w x 1.6″ t. You can buy it here.
Newly launched Lonny Magazine experienced some slight growing pains yesterday going down for a bit after, style guru, Gwyneth Paltrow gave props in her November GOOP newsletter. This fresh of the virtual presses lifestyle mag is the brainchild of veteran blogger/designer Michelle Adams and photographer Patrick Cline who’ve named it as a nod to their two fave cities, London and New York. Their fresh take on web editorial utilizes the click/drag web mag format and maintains traditional two page spreads. The two earned their periodical chops at Domino Magazine which closed in 2008. While advertising is definitely driving this machine, the vivid photography and pointed articles outweigh the many full page ads. They have even tapped Design*Sponge’s Grace Bonney for their premier issue, giving us an inside look into her Brooklyn abode. We eagerly await the next issue, which is slated to hit the web early December. Until then we’ll keep enjoying Michelle’s blog M.A Belle and Rubie Green, where she currently sells her wares.
