Hasta La Ideas

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Ok, I’m not going to claim that this is the most exciting product in the world, but it is one that caught my eye. The Collapsible Funnel by Progressive International doesn’t need much explaining. It is a funnel. It collapses. It is easy to store. 

We currently have a traditional plastic funnel in our kitchen that has to be placed just right in the drawer for the drawer to be able to close. Having to mess with the funnel every time I open the drawer is a pet peeve of mine that this little device immediately eliminates. I can’t express to you how excited I was when I found this item.

Please forgive my relatively high level of excitement for such a bland product, but sometimes it is the smallest things that make life better. A collapsible funnel — genius!

San Francisco Graphic Design is a retrospective exhibition by The Museum of Craft and Design. This show is comprised of 12 mini-exhibits, each one attributed to (and designed by) a local designer/studio. The exhibit showcases a dozen San Francisco designers, and presents their various design projects from packaging to posters.

As the mentored become mentors, as the students become rising stars, and as the public becomes ever more discerning, the City’s continuum of innovative graphic design renews itself as surely as sourdough starter.

Guest writer Tim Belonax from Speak Up has a well crafted write-up of the exhibition that’s worth a look.

Designers in exhibition include: Philippe Becker, Adam Brodsley & Eric Heiman, Josh Chen, Barbara Vick, Tom Ingalls, Jennifer Jerde, Mitchell Mauk, Jennifer Bostic, Sara Schneider, Michael Schwab, Christopher Simmons, Cinthia Wen.

Interior:

Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York is a visual guide to NYC’s timeworn storefronts. This collection of powerful images capture the essence of classic New York City – replete with spirit, warmth and originality.

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This writer has unfortunately fallen victim to the airborne plague that has swept the Midwest (also known as the flu or the “I couldn’t have gotten sick when it was twenty below, but now that it’s finally sort of Spring-like out, that’s when my immune system fails?” virus). But we didn’t want to keep all the many wonderful people who wrote in with their favorite Domino memories for our giveaway contest, so this writer is popping in for a second before he returns to his NyQuil haze. While it was extremely difficult to pick the winners, we finally decided upon Hilary Bowers and Julia Walsh, whose entries you can read after the jump. They’ll be receiving copies of Domino: The Book of Decorating from our friends at Simon & Schuster. Congratulations to Julia and Hilary and a big thank you again to all those who wrote in with their memories. We’re sure it’ll make everyone who was on the Domino staff and/or freelance, pleased to know how many people thought so much about their now sorely missed magazine.

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