Similar to the BMW fabric car Aly wrote about a few days ago, these Lamp Girls by Marianne Maric combine textiles with product design to give structure to the fabrics. Fortunately in this case, artistry and iconic culture are also added in.
Kind of the sexual inverse of “where the sun don’t shine.”
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Following sustainable design, I have been a fan of Nau. It is a great example of how sustainable design can be sexy. Borne of some of the more progressive, corporate minds in outdoor gear, I thought they stood a good chance of fusing a green focus with an innovative business model.
They did have pretty compelling [...]

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The understanding of a drawing verses how it translates to a real 3 dimensional product is something every designer (whether it’s fashion, product, architecture, interior, etc) and every client wrestles with. I love love love fashion illustrations, but it’s often difficult for me to see a true relationship between that gorgeous illo and the [...]

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For the girl that wants everything…Constructed by interlocking laser cut leather the Pursuader has no stitching. Sew free comes at a cost ($289 or your life). A look only a Godfather could love.

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We’ve all seen the pix of the crazy stars toting their animals around in fancy “doggie bags,” and heard about people who get air conditioned houses for their dogs, or feed them steak or get them $200 worth of gifts a week (yeah, saw that on the Dog Whisperer. Dogs names were Gucci and [...]

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