what did we love: les monstris

these are the cutest handmade plushies -  the artist, Ninon, who makes them calls them "Les Monstris"

not only cute, they're definitely unique from your typical stuffed toy and despite having made hundreds and hundreds of them each one remains different from the rest. it's also particularly interesting to see her go through "phases" of ideas in her craft. i wonder where she gets  her abundance of fabric and materials from. it would be a nice touch to see a video or images of "les monstris in the making." summer project anyone?

in her words: "I just love making stuff with fabric and creating new little creatures. I have been doing it almost everyday since 2004. I don't really like making 2 things the same.....I am interested in failures, imperfections and in what is possible to obtain after some "mistakes". I believe that sometimes a couple of button eyes can be a lot more expressive than the eyes of many human beings..."

Ninon's flickr account contains images of all these lovely creations over the years. her blog also contains interesting photos and you can purchase them if you're interested here!

AND she makes other things! the creativity doens't end...

what did we want: Supermarket goods!

the four products below are things i think i would really like to own but will not purchase and were decided upon during my perusal of Supermarket

Supermarket is a site purposefully created "to connect you directly with designers and the great things they make."
so you can sell your work. you can buy other designers greeaat work.
or you can be like me and peruse the site for examples of excellent design and thought and wonder about buying something sometime and whether you should...


2-layer twist ring by nervous system $25 USD


helvetica typography acrylic necklace (black) by plastique* $20 USD


acrylic inverted "diamond" ring by plastique* $10 USD


"i love you more than ____" tote by paperwhite studio $20 USD

what did we want: socks for your chairs

socks for your furniture : )
linked from swiss miss.

socks made by chris&ruby which is all about product and interior design.
it was founded in berlin in 2008 by ruby piterek and christoph mannchen based on a shared view towards design. they say:

"Our work is driven by a versatile and flexible approach to design issues. Every product in its context deserves its own definition of design priorities. The basis of our design approach is perfect function in consideration of our constant change in habits as well as intelligent constructions with the pursuit of efficient materials, principles and manufacturing processes. Futhermore we see design as a communication medium between designer and consumer and therefore try to create an emotional comment on the particular context by using humorous, critical, philosophical or poetic elements."

what did we LOVE: mt

mt
amaaaaaazing packaging design for masking tape of all things.

while in cwb...(same night as my encounter with the bearbrick window)...came across mt tape in the log-on in time square

i love it! it's so well designed and themed, put together and sold.

apparently there are 20 different colors with names like "warabi" (bright purple) and "sora" (robin blue) and "botan" (olive green) and also ones with various designs - made of rice paper, not too sticky and useful. (not that i bought any but this is what the site said...) and you can use it for a multitude of things! to write on, to seal things, to collage, to decorate...etc.

i didn't really pay attention to the price...or it's actual practicality - or any of that. i am just very very attracted to aesthetic, well designed, well packaged things. they make me pick them up and smile like mad and wish i could purchase em immediately.

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mt - eng

what did we dream: lego tv remote

hey love-d
shout out to your latest post

plus it's a pretty cool imaginary product idea.
my added lego keys for my own lego remote would include: youtube, itunes, foreign films, old cartoons, netflix, trailers, hk television, japanese game shows.....(i think this could get to be a bit large of a remote...)

artist link: fueled by coffee

what did we furnish

L to R: neha / amy / di
on the way to ikea. waiting at borough hall for shuttle bus.
very enthusiastic and excited for furniture shopping. more apt pics to come....in three days!


but seriously. ikea products are incredibly well designed and well priced.
IKEA