One of the best finds I made at BKLYN Designs this weekend was discovering new design collective EverySpace Designs. The three designers have a portfolio of beautiful pieces which take simple, basic

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One of the best new things I saw at BKLYN Designs over the weekend was Uhuru Design’s Stoolen chair. Reminiscent of a tree stump, this awesome cylindrical seat is actually composed of recycled wood

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In honor of Mother’s Day, we thought we’d cover some mom-friendly (and kid-friendly) contemporary design. If you have energetic little ones but still want to maintain a stylish design

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I went to BKLYN Designs this weekend and I must say that the exhibition was even better this year than last. The show featured 55 different Brooklyn designers this year, bringing back old faves like

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What was once an oversized and overlooked backyard toolbox has suddenly become a desirable hang out, thanks to designs like the Modern Shed and the recently released Metroshed. This 13′ x 8′

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Next up on the BKLYN DESIGNS ticket: RDay, a Brooklyn-based boutique design house that specializes in luxury residential furniture. Designer Rob Day produces a beautiful, varied line using primarily wood,

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Aswoon is a collaborative arts and architectural installation company started by Susan Woods in 2003. Their works vary from several product lines for use as screens, paneling, furniture, and space

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It can often be said that the more complicated things get, the worse off they are: simpler is usually better. Wud Furniture Design seems to prove this philosophy with their clean, contemporary pieces.

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Another collection we’re excited to check out at BKLYN Designs this weekend is Perch!, Amy Adams’ line of charming slip cast ceramic objects — “sometimes bird-related, sometimes

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One of the things I am most looking forward to at BKLYN Designs is Nicholas Furrow’s gorgeous collection of lamps made from recycled objects. The Red-Light District Lamps, shown above, are made from

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When we ran a post on Brave Space’s Tetris shelves last year – we were inundated with traffic from Tetris lovers around the world. Many of you loved the shelves, others wrote in to complain

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This week the City of Boston will become a focal point of the green roof industry. Boston, which ranked 4th in the 2004 top ten of green roofed cities, is co-hosting the 2006 Annual International Greening

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Once again, BKLYN DESIGNS is back, kicking off New York’s Design Week 2006, and will be going on May 12-14. For three days, new and practiced designers alike will be showing their latest furniture,

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You may have noticed that Inhabitat was ailing yesterday with a very unpleasant database error. We fretted all day and tried many fixes, but alas, we were unable to fix it…until, in the late hours

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If you follow eco fashion, you’ll already be familiar with Rogan Gregory’s small treasury of apparel labels, including his namesake denim line, the elegant and organic Loomstate and it’s

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Our friend Geoff Manaugh has just posted an impassioned, ingenius essay over on BLDGBLOG about the absurdly introverted state of architectural journalism today. If you’ve ever had your eyes glaze

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Readers, we’d like to introduce you to BOB. BOB is a mobile home unlike any other – a dwelling that is bound to be spectacular, because Andrew Maynard is the creator and designer (and you know

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We thought we’d point out an interview over at Eyeteeth, where blog curator, Paul Schmelzer, talked with our friend and humanitarian design hero, Cameron Sinclair. Only portions can be seen online,

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We’ve been anxiously awaiting the results of Metropolis Magazine’s Next Generation 2006 Competition, and we are excited to say that this year’s winning project raises the bar for

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Here’s another charming idea from Materious Design: the Cubby. Reminiscent of kindergarten cubbies, the Cubby coat hook puts an adult spin on kid-friendly storage. Instead of hanging your coat on a

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Here’s a creative use of technology to make life a bit more cheery. Who wants to have to turn on the TV or go to weather.com to find out the latest forecast, when your umbrella cantell you all you

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Constructing buildings with industrial detritus seems to be a trend of late. We recently covered LOT-EK’s airplane fuselage library, and a few months back you may have heard of the 747 Wing House

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Here’s an idea that seems obvious in its simplicity, yet is executed in such a lovely way that it merits a second look. 366cm’s Millésime is half a wine bottle – turned into a

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These wacky Solar Night Flowers are one of the stranger things I’ve seen in awhile – and I love them in all their surreal eco-weirdness. Like a cross between tacky plastic restaurant flowers

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