Visually, lanterns in all shapes and sizes are gorgeous and create a beautiful effect in real life and on film.
Although paper lanterns are a bit of no-go at the moment, thanks to the huge fire one of them caused recently, there are plenty of safe alternatives to choose from.
The days of boring, uninspiring chair covers are so over…
Originally presented as the ‘Porsche 901 Classic’ at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show – eventually renamed to the ‘911’, as French car maker Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three digit number where the
middle number was 0 – marks its 50th anniversary with the introduction of the ‘2013 Porsche Carrera 911 4S’. Read more…
A premium variety chocolate box, designed by Denmark based design group Bessermachen.
It seems that South Korean manufacturer Samsung continues its quest for world domination – via the design of admittedly fine products with increasingly fine retro product design too – by announcingthe release of the NX300; their latest series of their 3D capable mirror-less wi-fi cameras. Read more…
Ilott restores old cameras and replaces the leather with wood veneer. Read more…
Canon will soon be bringing tiny new digital camera to the market – the Powershot N. Measuring just 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.2 inches, the 12.1 megapixel camera features a 90º flip-out touchscreen display on the back in replacement of the regular buttons and has Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to instantly share your photos online without having to connect to your laptop first. Read more…
This ultra glamorous 1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Cabriolet can easily join this year’s Christmas wish list. Read more…
To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Lomography decided to give four of their most iconic cameras – the Diana F+ Cuvee Prestige, La Sardina Grand Cru, Fisheye No. 2 Brut, and Diana Mini Premier Cru – a sparkling makeover. Read more…
Lovely simple packaging for this brand of chocolate bars…
…in fact, it entices one to go buy the whole selection. Read more…
Lovely packaging for an organic wine company, Alternative. Designed by Australian group, The Creative Method.
Bonhams – one of the largest auction houses for fine art and antiques – will soon be holding an auction for some of the world’s most prestigious and rare Leica cameras. There will be around 250 pieces available, supplied by a select group of collectors including the estate of late Dr. George Daniels and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Read more…
At Leica’s special event last night, company owner Dr. Andreas Kaufmann revealed that they’ve got a very special limited edition version of the new Leica M camera planned — one that’s designed by legendary Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive. Read more…
With their latest release, Leica have started to go back to the basics of photography, stripping down some technically possible but non-essential elements to leave a no nonsense, simple to use, high quality digital camera. Read more…
Following from Japanese tech blog Digicame-Info leaking images of the X-E1, Fujifilm have officially confirmed the camera’s release. Read more…
Our ‘pet’ photographer Katherine Jane Wood has just bought one of these; the classic and iconic Polaroid Sx70 camera – in my opinion, one of the most perfect pieces of camera product design ever (and if Polaroid had only kept on making it, bankruptcy may have been avoided for far longer than was the case).
New York-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura has taken her award-winning design ‘Seasons’ into production. The silicone serving platter, having won the Salone Satellite Award at the Milan Salone Internazionale Del Mobile 2010, is now being fabricated and will distributed by COVO and MoMA in the US. Read more…
A solo show of work by British designer Thomas Heatherwick opens at the V&A in London this week, featuring prototypes, experiments, material samples and finished works from key projects including UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 and his recent redesign of the double decker London bus. Read more…
This lovely new collection from Royal Delft combines the classical trade of the Master Painters with the power of modern Dutch design.
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