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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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HELPING HAND
If you’re a die-hard coffee lover, you may not be aware of the detrimental side effects possible from your daily, repetitive mug-to-mouth hand movement. Flax Art & Design comes to your hand’s and wrist’s rescue with its new ergonomic
mug by innovative industrial designers Nicolas Denhaz, Bruno Constans, and Philippe Vahe.
This high-quality, dishwasher-safe ceramic mug can be held in the traditional way clutching the
handle, but it’s also designed to ease the strain on your hand by allowing you to completely wrap
your hand around the mug’s contours. Comes in two styles, Melange and Solar.
Flax Art & Design Ergonomic Mug, $19, 800.343.3529 |
| DEVELOPERS BEWARE
Now that just about everyone’s got a digital
camera, you’d think it would be easier to show
off the photos you love than by e-mail or as
screensavers. Here’s a simple way to collect
and share those images that would otherwise
be stuck in digital purgatory in your camera’s
memory cartridge: The Digital Photo Album
by UncommonGoods includes 20 acid-free
pages (refills available) that can be removed
easily to be run through any inkjet printer.
Available in Pear and Daisy print.
UncommonGoods Digital Photo Album, $45, 888.365.0056 |
| KITSCHY KETTLE REVISITED
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Michael
Graves Kettle, Alessi has developed a limited edition
of the celebrated kettle with the little birdshaped
whistle. This numbered edition
features a stamp of the 1985–2005 anniversary,
along with a color redesign
replacing the blue original with
a new, dark red accent. The
kettle ($119) comes with two
whistles—one transparent and
one dark red. Other items in this
special-edition collection include a
creamer and sugar set, a salt and
pepper set, and a tray.
Alessi Anniversary Michael Graves Kettle and Accessories, $105–$175,
877.724.0093
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