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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Paris: Fading Like a Childhood Memory – Magazine

CR blog take a look through this promising publication. From Peet Pienaar’s The President Design studio based in South Africa, this beautifully put together magazine focuses on art, culture and a whole range of diverse subjects centred around Southern Hemisphere countries.…

It’s Nice That point us towards this incredible Simpsons chair set, a rare example of novelty furniture that makes us smile rather than grimace. Newcomers on the design scene 56th Studio, a Bangkok based multidisciplinary collective, deal in “quirky design and…

Barcelona Design – “Mettsass” Table

You do not need us to tell you that style, like history, moves in cycles. But take this table. Created by Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass in 1972, it looks as 2012 as it does the year Godfather hit…

Watch | Crane.tv Meets Architect John Pawson

Crane.tv head to the North London studio of Architect John Pawson. From his incredible monastery in the Czech Republic, to stores for Calvin Klein and the New Design Museum in Kensington – his minimalist work is dotted around the world.…

Watch | Jens Risom in Conversation

Jens Risom, Danish Don. At 95 he’s the last remaining member of Playboy’s much reblogged 1961 ‘Furniture Design Pin-Ups’ image, along with the usual suspects – Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, George Nelson and Co. One of the greats, his is…

Watch | “The Bouroullec Brothers – Works” Book

French siblings, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, create beautiful products and have done since 1998. Phaidon first got their hands on these guys just five short years into their career, publishing a monograph of their work at such an early stage…

BRAUN Digital Alarm Clock Radios – Travel Size Included

We’ve covered the re-issued BRAUN watch and clock series pretty well here at Selectism, but it would seem like the offering from the minimalist German product brand still holds many items to be rediscovered. Take this series of BRAUN digital…

Watch | Deborah Sussman – Midcentury Graphic Design

Deborah Sussman is a very talented lady. A graphic designer who has truly earned the right to wear eccentric spectacles, she honed her craft at the Eames office where the couple took her under their wing. Having worked on graphics…

Mies van der Rohe – Gas Station

A gas station near Montreal designed by legendary architect Mies van der Rohe in 1966, has been refurbished by Canadian firm FABG with the idea that it will become a community center. The original structure was a prototype designed as…

The Little Book of Photoshoppe Trickery

Image retoucher Steve Bland (a.k.a The Great Blandini) and Interbrand Australia got together to create this attractive and informative brochure, showcasing Bland’s mad photoshop manipulation skillz. The whole booklet is hand drawn in ink, including the text and includes ten…

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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Paris: Fading Like a Childhood Memory – Magazine

The Simpsons Chair Set – 56th Studio

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Barcelona Design – “Mettsass” Table

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Watch | Crane.tv Meets Architect John Pawson

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Watch | Jens Risom in Conversation

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Watch | “The Bouroullec Brothers – Works” Book

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

BRAUN Digital Alarm Clock Radios – Travel Size Included

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Watch | Deborah Sussman – Midcentury Graphic Design

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Mies van der Rohe – Gas Station

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

The Little Book of Photoshoppe Trickery