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Great Signage

Great Signage

Great window displays don't need to be expensive. A simple concept with a clever dialog with the product is always compelling. Check out this simple lucite silhouette in a window...
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi

Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi

At the end of our street, along the East River, sits a small museum dedicated to the industrial designer and artist, Isamu Noguchi. It actually sits in the building that...
The New Celebrity Pet, A Rabbit?

The New Celebrity Pet, A Rabbit?

I'd like to create a trend, Rabbits as arm candy. On Friday, our friends Yvette and Landry brought their new pet to our dinner party. Calmer than a little dog...
Hey Rockefellers, Make an Eco-friendly, Fake Tree

Hey Rockefellers, Make an Eco-friendly, Fake Tree

Have you heard of the term "greenwashing"? That's what Rockefeller center has been doing with the media. I'm seriously sick of hearing about how the Rockefeller center Christmas tree went...
Populating Our Problems Elsewhere

Populating Our Problems Elsewhere

A while back I posted a request for feminine hygiene product manufacturers to take their packaging's design to the next level. In general, I was hoping that MSLK could inspire...
Best Designer Burger

Best Designer Burger

A while back we were having an intense debate in the studio about the best burger in NYC. It became quite heated with questions like, can you really count the...
Happy Birthday to Marc!

Happy Birthday to Marc!

Yesterday was Marc's birthday and surprise, surprise he wanted to have Thai food, but not just ANY Thai food—the best in NYC. So of course we went to Woodside, Queens....
Not Sure How I Feel About the New, New Museum

Not Sure How I Feel About the New, New Museum

One thing I know is that I'm not encouraging anyone to rush off and see the museum's inaugural exhibit, Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century. I found the work...
Brooklyn Lights

Brooklyn Lights

Dyker Heights is a neighborhood in south Brooklyn. I had never heard of it before, but the other night we were in the car and I googled "Christmas lights in...
How Do You Deck The Halls?

How Do You Deck The Halls?

As I mentioned before the twinkling lights of Christmas are really the only things that sustain me during the viciously grey months of a NYC winter. There is something about...