Friday, September 17, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Stuff We Like: Mary & Matt Chocolate Editions
Brooklyn-based designers Mary Matson and Matt Even are making chocolate.
Their motto? Handmade chocolates made in small batches. Always fresh and delicious. We haven't gotten our hands on one of these bars yet, but have already fallen for the whole package.
And what is that package, you ask? Bright colors and clean lines served with a heaping side of nostalgia.
The husband and wife team (she's designed for Kate Spade, he's an art director at an ad agency), made sweet treats for friends each holiday for a decade before deciding to make a business of it. They claim to draw inspiration from vintage rugby shirts to Sol LeWitt's deceptively simple canvases to old fashioned Neapolitan ice cream.
It's the celebration of the candy bar as a perfect pop object.
As if the whole situation couldn't get more precious, you can watch the trailer for the bespoke chocolate editions here or take a peek inside Mary & Matt's studio here.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Ketchup + Relish = Dunny
Founded in 2002, Kidrobot creates limited-edition art toys and apparel for grown ups. We couldn't help but fall in love with their latest Dunny series, launched this month.
Even though you won't find any actual condiments inside these pop gems, we think they'd be a welcome update to the same old packaging of our usual ketchup & relish.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Visualizing Energy Consumption
Celine Marcq, a textile designer, has developed wallpaper that interacts with energy usage. Flip on a switch or plug into an outlet and patterns begin to grow.
Marcq's masters thesis, Inconspicuous Matter, poses the question: Can the visualization of electrical energy flows lead to textile and
material innovation? It definitely generates awareness. Imagine an office wall after a long day at work. Or the possibility of applying Marcq's technology to building exteriors.
The only problem? We're not sure we'd want to turn out the lights.
(via Co.Design)
Recent Comments