Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: October 4, 2008
Inhabitat is one of my favorite places to discover new and inspiring design ideas. Just a minute ago, I saw the Facebook Inhabitat group has announced that they’ve been nominated for a Cooper Hewitt People’s Design Award. This award was founded by the prestigious Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and the competition gives people a chance to [...]
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: September 30, 2008
Would love to attend this – 6th Design & Emotion Conference: Dare to Desire. (It’s in Hong Kong, too far for my wallet.) via future perfect
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: August 4, 2008
This solar-powered streetlight would be perfect for lighting in city parks, plazas, and sidewalks. The leaf-shaped lights, designed to be interwoven among tree branches, gives off light during the night from the energy it has stored during the day time. Not only is this concept sustainable, its design works with the tree, the ‘faux’ lamp [...]
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: June 16, 2008
“Meaningful design experience”. I had a good one the other day. Do you ever have those? You’re going about your business and bam!–you encounter something (product or service) that you find works so well for you and you instantly feel happy? Maybe you even think to yourself, ‘Wow, why didn’t someone think of this a long [...]
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: March 17, 2008
Lately I’ve been tempted to start posting links, as so many throw up ‘Links of the Day’ posts…but before I get addicted to that (as I’ve heard it is), let me today post a link to a new site I came across a few minutes ago: growmodern. A quick click through told me it’s a [...]
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: January 2, 2008
For a run-down on what’s cool for the new year, per The Washington Post, take a look at this lengthy yet highly informative list.
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: October 17, 2007
I can’t believe summer is (for the most part) over. October is here already, and soon enough, Turkey Day (aka Thanksgiving). And we all know what this means. Holiday shopping season begins. The fun, the madness, the joy of holiday (can I say Christmas?). For the past few years, I just haven’t been able to [...]