Felix Sockwell Rebrands Sarah Pailin for New York Cover Story

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Although Felix Sockwell had likely already realized all of his hopes and dreams when he both designed a banner for us and appeared with Stephanie at a mediabistro event all in the same year, he reached another career milestone by landing the gig illustrating the cover story for the latest issue of New York. The essay is all about the branding of politician/talking head/rogue Sarah Palin and for Sockwell was tasked with dropping her name within a number of iconic business brands, from Ford to Visa. A handful can be found sprinkled throughout both the print and online edition, but you can also take a look at Sockwell’s Drawger post, where he shows off some behind-the-scenes work, including more than a dozen other logos he Palinized but didn’t make it into the magazine.

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Posters by Zhishi

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Check out these pretty eye-catching posters for studio pantomime Plastics by Zhishi, a graphic designer from Russia.

French Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Jacques Ferrier Architectures

Shanghai Expo 2010: photographer Montse Zamorano has sent us some photographs of the completed French Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010, designed by Jacques Ferrier Architectures. (more…)

Hot In The Hive: Ice Cream on Collar Necklace

imageIce-cream is a classic favorite for summertime (or all the time) not only because it’s creamy and delicious and helps cool you down on a sunny day, but because a good ol’ fashioned ice-cream cone is nostalgic and conjurs up childhood memories and happy past-times too. While many of us would love to munch down on an ice-cream cone or three every day, we’ve passed the age where metabolism can be taken for granted and while we’ve given up running semi-naked through sprinklers, we have gained the burden of calorie counting. Now, thanks to Topshop (and the famously waif-like Kate Moss), we can shower ourselves with as many fun ice-cream cones as our neck can carry. The whimsically designed Ice Cream on Collar choker features a string of cute, plastic charms in the shape of ice cream cones, connected to one another by plastic chain link. It’s the perfect way to add sweet whimsy to a spring or summer ensemble. Pair it with a flirty sundress and bright sandals for a girl-next-door vibe, or add it to a tank and short shorts for a touch of stylish humor! However you decide to wear it, the Ice Cream on Collar Necklace is the perfect treat for your summer wardrobe!

Price: $12.50
Who Found It: idabone was first to add the Ice Cream on Collar Necklace to the Hive.

Patagonia Tumpline

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Sometimes the best problem-solving technology already exists, as in the case of the tumpline. A new addition to Patagonia‘s line of hiking gear, the simple tumpline has been used for centuries by people needing to transport heavy equipment in undeveloped areas.

The sling attaches to heavy backpacks and by suspending it from your head, the tumpline more evenly distributes the weight, alleviating pressure on the hips, shoulders and back. While it takes time to get used to, it eases some pains of carrying a pack and promotes better posture overall.

Read more about the tumpline at Patagonia’s Tin Shed, or pick it up from their online store for $19.


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Une idée pour habiller les espaces avec Carnovsky, un duo de designers milanais, qui ont imaginé un modèle novateur pour le fabricant de papier-peint Jannelli & Volpi. Le concept : suivant la lumière diffusée dans la pièce, le papier change et montre des dessins.



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Made in Italy at the Design Museum

Dezeen promotion: starting next week, the Design Museum are to host a series of talks about Italian design in association with Peroni Nastro Azzurro and featuring designers including Piero Lissoni, James Irvine and Fabio Novembre. (more…)

Workspace of the Week: Outdoor office retreat

This week’s Workspace of the Week is NomadJim’s tropical paradise:

Did you miss the office? I did the first couple times I looked at the picture. Here, I’ll help you find it:

Gorgeous! If I could actually concentrate enough in this beautiful scenery to do work, I can think of fewer places more visually inspiring to get a job done. NomadJim is one lucky individual. I can’t tell if there is a laptop tray for the computer, but I would add one if there isn’t (especially one that allows for airflow under the battery and processor — don’t want to broil your legs on the patio). Otherwise, this setup looks like perfection. Now, if you’ll all please excuse me, I’m going to close my eyes and daydream for a couple minutes.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.


Weather Station

A remote forecasting device that unlike conventional barometers can report weather conditions anywhere in the world that the user desires to know. Thi..

Eli Broad Picks Los Angeles for His New Museum (Maybe), Christopher Hawthorne Offers Tips to Both Sides

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With Beverly Hills now out of the way and the competition down to just two, most everyone in the know thinks all the arrows are pointing in the direction of Los Angeles getting Eli Broad‘s proposed new art museum. The city, you might recall, was the last to put in a bid for the museum, but had the unique benefit of being able to offer Broad a chance to return to an enterprise he’d once been involved with before it fell apart financially: the Grand Avenue Project. Now that it seems like a given that the billionaire art collector has made his choice, the LA TimesChristopher Hawthorne has a number of suggestions that the city and Broad should take note of before they begin their negotiation dances. Even if none of this pans out and Broad pulls a fast one and skips both LA and Santa Monica and goes to, say, Pomona, Hawthorne offers up some good perspective on the back and forth required to build a museum.

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