Posts By Katharine Houghton

New Take on Table Lamp
July 17th, 2008

Taking a cue from Marshall Mcluhan’s “the medium IS the message”, designer Jo Meester decided to create “the table that IS the lamp”. Read More.

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Balancing Act
June 24th, 2008

We dare you to take a chair Read More.

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Hot Debate
June 20th, 2008

An inverted church sculpture in Vancouver’s Coal Harbor sparks hot debate Read More.

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Impressionist Installation
June 4th, 2008

A pop art installation pays tribute to Monet Read More.

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Bernard Maisner Rorschack Umbrella
June 3rd, 2008

Can’t think of a more perfect marriage than the marriage of his graphic inkblot design umbrella by Bernard Maisner, will be sure to turn heads. Bernard Maisner is an internationally renowned calligrapher, fine stationer and artist. Read More.

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Eat Your Greens
June 2nd, 2008

Go green with this tres cool lunch tote, one of many available on-line from BUILT. Read More.

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Hot Scarf
May 22nd, 2008

A MoMA exclusive – Introducing a colour changing scarf, made from a high-tech yarn that changes color when exposed to cold or heat. Read More.

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Baby Blues
May 7th, 2008

Talented LA photographer Jill Greenberg no doubt raised some eyebrows when she decided to capture portrait photographs of crying babies. Read More.

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Design Meets Personality Disorder
May 2nd, 2008

Design meets personality disorder (what’s new!) with this way cool Rorschach inkblot umbrella, designed by international artist, calligrapher and stationer Bernard Maisner. Fully functional (or dysfunctional depending on what you read into it), it celebrates the second most commonly used test in psychological assessment and like any great design, lets you be the judge of what it all means.

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Remember you will Die
April 21st, 2008

From Crispin Jones, a great example of applying new thinking to the way something currently functions and an interesting commentary on “life and time(s)”!

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