profile: fab lab

 

fab lab sd

i recently caught wind of the fab lab in san diego.  MIT & Heads on Fire collaborated in 2007 to create an advanced digital design and fabrication studio.  A creative outlet for students and the community, the Fab Lab gives people the tools to create..well, 'almost anything'!  i love the whole idea behind this - are they hiring?

covet: facets

polymer clay jewelry by NoMilk Today

via design milk

b & i have a project in the works... or you might say an experiment.  in all our brainstorming i keep visualizing facets and these pieces by NoMilk Today hit the nail on the head.

covet: geometric patterns

automatic pattern fonts by kapitza

i am beyond obsessed with geometric pattern making right now.  would love love LOVE to add this book to my library.  happy birthday k?

etc.: architect barbie

mattel will launch architect barbie in 2011

via architizer

i, for one, happen to like the pink.

tag team: people towel

tag team!  design merges with creates... its the perfect synergy!

people towel competition via inhabitat

last week i saw that inhabitat was launching a design competition with people towels.  this little graphic design charrette is aimed at encouraging people to use a resuable cloth towel instead of paper towels.  a little 9x9 hand towel has a pretty big impact when you consider it takes 51,000 trees to offset the amount of paper towels used in ONE day.

if you're interested, you can check out my entry over at k:creates.  :-)

furnish: timber table

 timber table by style garage

i've been hard at work this weekend on a little project involving a faux bois pattern...in searching the internet i came across this little guy, which i quite enjoy.

tag team: dog days

time for another tag team!  this ones all about the dogs...

Chico Dog Shop by Atelier KUU

ok, this dog shop in osaka, japan has got to be the coolest dog store ever!  on top of the minimalist design, it has asweet dog door (see photo above) that leads straight to a outdoor dog run.  while you're there, be sure to pick up a travel water dish (of the minimalist variety)... you'll need it for the second half of this tag team over at k:plays...