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As Tiffany Meyers observes in her overview of the 100 winners, one can’t peg 2009 as the year of any specific color or typographic convention. But the winning projects are reflective of today’s increasingly diverse design discipline. In fact, one has to wonder if there is any longer such a thing as a design discipline—in light of today’s fast-changing and even amorphous practice, the word discipline seems a little out of place.
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Jazzy pillows, funky transport devices, and kickin rugs highlight some this issue's soft & hard wares. January/February 2005
SOFT & HARD WARES
The Latest and Greatest Gadgets and Accessories
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NO POWDER NEEDED
Freebord Manufacturing has designed the perfect board—it rides just like a snowboard, except you can shred it up in the street. The deck of the Freebord looks
just like a skateboard, but underneath are four fixed wheels mounted on long
trucks that extend beyond the board—these simulate the edges of a snowboard
and are used for carving. The two additional base wheels on the
board’s center line rotate 360 degrees, allowing riders to slide in any
direction. The Xponent Series (suitable for riders of all weights/
heights) is the shorter line, giving boarders a light, quick, and responsive
ride. The Alpha Series (recommended for riders over 150
lbs.) is longer and heavier, thus more stable and easier to learn
on, plus it’s designed for “old school carvers and mountain
riders looking for a stable downhill cruise,” tout the makers
of Freebord, who happen to be avid riders themselves.
Bombs away!
Freebord, $179 (Xponent Series)–$199 (Alpha
Series), 415.285.2673, www.freebord.com
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SATCHMO WOULD DIG THESE
Hit a new note with Jazz Pillows from Chia’sso. With hip colors
and cool patterns, these pillows will, true to title, jazz up a room.
Made of rayon and polyester, the bold styles complement any
arrangement. They come in blue/brown or taupe/black, and measure
16 square inches.
Chia’sso Jazz Pillows, $68, 877.244.2776, www.chiasso.com |
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PACK IT IN
Need to save some pennies and stop going out to lunch so much?
Then BYO lunch with the BYO Lunch Bag designed by John Roscoe
Swartz and Aaron Lown. The high-density neoprene insulates your
food in separate compartments, so your warm food can stay warm for
hours, and your cold drink cold. Unzip it, take your lunch out, and
unfold the bag for a handy placemat. Good for school or office, and
the BYO Lunch Bag doesn’t take up a lot of storage space, whether
in use or not (stores flat or rolled up). Machine-washable, as well as
stain-resistant, 12½ x 12½ x ½ inches.
MoMA Design Store BYO Lunch Bag, $28, 800.447.6662,
www.momastore.org |
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