Jaren Goh Design

What a beautiful bookcase by Jaren Goh Designs out of Singapore. This "Vintage Shelf" is just one among many splendidly functionally and modern takes on furniture design

Kokeshi Dolls at TokyoCube

These are so adorable! I picked up a few Kokeshi dolls in San Francisco's Chinatown back in the fall but mine are not nearly as cute. TokyoCube has a great collection of toys of all sorts.

p.s. great wikipedia fact "The word 'kokeshi' is also used in Japanese as a euphemism for dildo."

via sweetinvaders

Little Odd Forest

Fun home accessories by LittleOddForest. Singapore native Lynda Lye founded the crafty design portal in 2004 in fulfillment of whimsical childhood fantasies.

Be sure to visit Lynda's blog as well.

Jenna Rose

Jenna Rose is a Canadian crafter, artist, and designer. She produces handmade home and fashion accessories. All designs are screen printed onto cotton or linen and then sewn into a usable and delightful object.

See her website for more designs and products and pick something up at the modishoppe here or various retailers throughout Canada.

yes, delightful!

Graham and Green

just a little afternoon shopping at Graham and Green...

the ostrich table spectacular!

Form & Design

Urlika Elofsson is the designer of Swedish modern living design studio Form & Design.

I really loved her Christmas line from a few months back and am impressed again with her recently debuted Spring/Summer 2007 line. All Form & Design products are made in Sweden with 100% natural fibers.

Threadless

A couple new t-shirt designs printed by Threadless this week. Today is the last day for their summer vacation sale so snatch one up before it's too late. Up top is Understanding Bird Song by Source Creative and below we've got Recycle by Nemanja Dragojlovic.

Eveline Tarunadjaja of Lovepad

beautiful

KTA Loblolly House

Architects at KieranTimberlake Associates of Philedelphia are responsible for the Loblolly House on Taylors Island, Maryland.

This 2,200 square foot dwelling is built on the Chesapeake Bay with utmost respect to the natural surroundings and minimal impact on the local environment.

The structure was built off site entirely before hand in "smart cartridges" and assembled on site in under 6 weeks. Because of this type of architecture, the house can just as easily be dis-assembled and moved to another location

Yong Jieyu

Design Academy Eindhoven student Yong Jieyu has barely even started his career and is already internationally recognized and acclaimed. This cd player is the result of a 2 day workshop with Joris Laarman. I can't wait to see what he's up to in a few years!

Jan Harman

The smell of incense really irritates me.

But if it didn't I'd definitely be in the market for one of these! Jan Harman designed Smoke House Incense Burner. Only 36 bucks at Velocity!

Lorena Siminovich

It was so difficult for me to chose only a few collages by artist Lorena Siminovich. I adore the characters in her work. Originally from Buenos Aires and relocated to San Francisco, Lorena creates completely one of a kind customizable pieces out of recycled and vintage papers from all over the globe.

Visit her portfolio site here and look over the purchasables here!

Sen-Sen

I just discovered the work of Danish designers Sen-Sen and can't get enough! Unfortunately, I can't read danish so I have no idea what's beyond all the beautiful images. See for yourself!

Most of their designs consist of ornately baroque patterns on pillows, picnic items and even wall decals. Be sure to check out their line of kids products too!

Making Time for Design

Marian Bantjes

A few days ago the members of AIGA Washington DC participated in Design for the Fun of it 14: Making Time for Design. The result: An amazing collection of designer-made wall clocks guaranteed to make you wonder what time it is.

Dan Banks

Surrealien

An interesting concept in wallpaper design for you all to ponder. Germany company Surrealien uses computer generated plans based off a wall's exact measurements to create the perfect curves around doors, lights, and fixtures. I'm not sure how this would fly in a residential setting but it does look quite fun for a bar or restaurant. Above is a shot from London's Ruby Lounge.

Thout Design

Canadians of Thout Design concocted the wonderful idea for this Holey Stump. Its sleek, stylish, multi-functional, and stores beer in its holes--if required. Available in aqua, green, and white I can't imagine a chic Canadian cabin in the woods without one.

CinqCinq Designers (5.5)

I've never seen such an eclectic collection of products and styles from the same design firm. CinqCinq or 5.5 designers based out of Paris have an impressive collection of more or less functional items and spacial design. Many items are hand-built, re-built, re-cycled, re-used and just plain resourceful!

Audrey Kawasaki

I can't get enough of Audrey Kawasaki! I saw her latest work at Smitten a few weeks back at Thinkspace and was once again blown away by her amazing talent and grace.

NICE

Some beautiful (and playful) wallpapers from Londoner's Matt and Sofie of NICE. Check out their other wallpapers and graphic design work on their site. I'm absolutely in love with the peacock repeat design above. It's too bad I haven't figured out a good enough excuse to bring purple and pink into my apartment yet.

Just shopping around

Sleek Erik Jorgensen sofa

I think I love you handmade card at BuyOlympia

Photo Album by Jen Corace at If'n Books

Inhabit Triptic Slats Hanging Panel at Design Public

Joseph Felt Bench by Chris Ferebee of 521 Design

Feinedinge

The new collection from Feinedinge is out and its spectacular! All products are handmade with love by Sandra Haishberger in her Vienna, Austria studio
Feindinge means "Fine Thing" in German and I absolutely agree! Catch her in New York next week at the ICFF. She'll be represented by Austrian design super collective Pure Austrian Design