From a shipping standpoint, packing peanuts are genius. The clingy figure-eight-shaped kernels fill nooks and crannies perfectly, protecting otherwise fragile parcels from harm. But once the spoils of an epic eBay battle have arrived…
If you’re the type who loves to design but not necessarily to build, it’s time to familiarize yourself with Ponoko. Self-billed as the world’s first “personal manufacturing platform,” the site allows users to design their projects or products online…
No matter where you live, adorning your stoop (or even the hallway outside your apartment) with a brand-new doormat can make springtime seem that much closer. Consider these DIY options…
Last year, I spent many a morning clicking around the visual blog 3191 to catch a glimpse of the…
As we’re not the type to embrace those hanging shower curtain-esque CD organizers-turned-wall art, this lovely alternative by French design house studio lo caught (and held) our eye…
Have you ever wondered, whilst wandering the winding, arrow-embossed paths of Ikea, how some of the more well-designed wares came to be? Well, the secrets are out: As part of the Swedish mega-retailer’s new Design Stories series…
