
Over the course of his prolific and varied design career, Jens Quistgaard created a series of peppermills for Dansk Designs.
The Peppermills of Jens Quistgaard is an exhaustive look at his designs.
Over the course of his prolific and varied design career, Jens Quistgaard created a series of peppermills for Dansk Designs.
The Peppermills of Jens Quistgaard is an exhaustive look at his designs.
The Nokia Design Archive is a graphic and interactive platform that allows you to explore behind-the-scenes design processes at Nokia.
There’s a resurgence of small, handcrafted sites challenging the current trajectory of the internet. Joining the movement is as simple as making your own.
from Chia Amisola's excellent essay, Making Space for a Handmade Web. Just one of the Six Memos for the Future of Digital Creation.
Studio.Neat makes expensive but gorgeous notebooks (and other things).
Two Pages is a series of nomadic sketchbooks shared by designers, artists, and illustrators around the world.
Since 2012, Two Pages connects local and international creative communities through raw creativity and spontaneous mark-making. It is an ongoing effort to record, spread and exchange ideas through the hand-to-hand journey of each book.
Past cities include Barcelona, Tokyo, Antwerp, Mexico City, Tehran, Cape Town, London, and many more. Toronto is happening right now.
You can read an interview with creators on It's Nice That and view Sketchbooks from all cities on Two Pages.
Linotype.Wiki is exactly what you'd expect: info on typesetting machines. I love niche things like this.
Volume is crowdfunding a book about Type Archive: Type Archived: "The definitive account of the legendary Type Archive provides a stunning visual tour of traditional typefounding, tracing the origins of typography and the printed word."
Looks grand.
I cannot vouch for this cheeky service, but the pitch is chef's kiss.
Again, my linking to it is not an endorsement... but if you do give it a shot, let me know and I'll link to the results.
Bel & Bel studios refashion vintage Vespas as office chairs.
They also make bars out from VWs. Much more on their site.
Y'all know I love a well-made product. I also like niche items that solve specific problems. Therefore, I give you Simone Giertz's Coat Hingers:
I initially approached Giertz years ago about carrying her Habit Tracker in Volver (my weird Toronto shop). We couldn't quite come to terms, but that doesn't mean I don't think her stuff is awesome.
She's currently taking pre-orders on the next batch of Coat Hingers, so if this is something you can use, get shopping!