Chicken Little.

I'm about to talk design, so bear with me. The thing about great product design is that it will draw in people who wouldn't otherwise buy your product. I would NEVER own chickens, just not my thing. I have listened to many convincing arguments for raising a brood of hens, but I'm just not that into it. Then I saw the Eglu by Omelet and there was a fleeting moment where I thought- maybe just maybe we could get a chicken or two, or ten. It would be a good experience for the kids, right? See what good design can do.



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photos via:: flickr, and are actual Eglu owners.

Slick Bic.

The daisy vase is made from a BIC™ ballpoint pen, these little vases are hand blow-molded. When heated the plastic becomes flexible and stretches, allowing the vase to sit naturally. {probably creates some rather nasty fumes though.}


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My Life As A Rebel.

Finally, green products with great design and style. No offense but while others were excited by Method's take on modern green design, I was less enthusiastic. The Rebel Green company is exactly what I needed.

{Thank you, Molly.}



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Everything Counts.

I love the simplicity of this print from Ink + Wit. Perfect design and message.


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Alexander The Great.

If you have a interest or history in design, then you know Alexander Girard. If you don't, no problem, learn.

In collaboration with Girard's estate and Pfeiffer Lab. Columbia Forest Products has re-issued select artwork that was first used as part of the 1970's Herman Miller Environment Enrichment Panel Program.

For the first time since 1972 these graphics are now available as wall art, screened onto 14"x14" panels of Columbia's formaldehyde-free maple faced hardwood plywood. The PLYprints™ program draws on Girard's history of printing directly on wood in such places as The Compound restaurant in Santa Fe. The goal for this collaboration is to bring the artwork of an American design legend to a new generation through products that are sustainably and responsibly produced with the same sensitivity to the environment that Alexander Girard demonstrated during his lifelong career.

The estate chose to work with Columbia Forest Products because PureBond® is the only widely available cost-neutral formaldehyde-free plywood panel. Girard had a long history of environmental concerns, especially about pollution, and PureBond® technology offers a way to mitigate indoor air problems by eliminating the risk of toxic and carcinogenic VOC's that can be released by composite wood panels made with urea formaldehyde resins.

Own one.



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