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Calling All Chocoholics

Calling All Chocoholics

I'm noticing a thread of drug inspired Chocolate packaging out there. Bochox by Bloomsberry & Co. and then last night, a chocolate syringe at Max Brenner. The syringe is totally...
Honk If You See a Similarity

Honk If You See a Similarity

Am I crazy, or is there something a little too similar about the MINI, Bentley, and Chrysler logos? Obviously the winged metaphor is great for a car and all, but...
More Recyclighting

More Recyclighting

Some more examples of recycled materials used to create amazing chandeliers. There's something about the transformational properties of light that exemplify the beauty in everyday objects. The plastic bag chandelier...
MAD Cool

MAD Cool

The Museum of Arts and Design reopens this weekend at their new location in Columbus Circle. Despite the controversy of the "lollipop building" redesign, the museum looks interesting. The opening...
Swooning over Deitch

Swooning over Deitch

The other weekend, Sheri, Katie, and I all went to see "Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea" at the latest Deitch gallery... in our own neighborhood of Long Island City, no...
Chanel Mobile Art Arrives in NYC

Chanel Mobile Art Arrives in NYC

If you have a passion for quilted leather hold onto your handbags, next month Chanel will be rolling into town their roving art mobile with an exhibit dedicated to artists'...
Burning Man Art & Adventures

Burning Man Art & Adventures

In case you've been dying to know what else was going on at Burning Man, besides heartbreaking stories of Urban Tumbleweeds, I've created a photo journal with photos and stories...
Jazzin’ up the Ritz

Jazzin’ up the Ritz

The other day I bought what I thought was the same-old, same-old Ritz crackers. Wrong! Obviously a wayward design elf at Nabisco took it upon themselves to have a little...
Stamp Out Menu Pushers

Stamp Out Menu Pushers

Thankfully I am not alone in my hatred of menus and flyers dumped on doorsteps and building lobbys everywhere. As of Saturday, August 2nd New York City is enforcing a...
Smarter Online Ads

Smarter Online Ads

Online ads annoy me. The passive ones are never very effective. They're all formatted the same, packed with as much information as possible. The "guerrilla" ones are even worse, bombarding...