no more time to blog today, ac and i must get ready for very important new year’s eve party at avalon, hosted by none other than ms. jenna jameson. that’s right, jenna jameson. jealous, aren’t ya? hope you all have a wonderful new years and i’ll see you in 2005.

xoxo,

design*sponge

w2 is jackie whitbread and victoria wilkinson. they make nice rubbery things for your home and office. so, um, that’s all i have to say about that. i need to get ready for my jenna jameson party tomorrow. no more time to blog. click here to see the full w2 collection.

anne kyyro quinn wants to wake you up. with her designs, that is. full of color and insanely cool textures, ms. kyyro quinn’s textile collection is a wake up call of the pillow kind. so, take a look and enjoy- this london-based, finnish born designer is fabulous.

ROUND UP [circle pillow*anne kyyro quinn]

HOOPS [hoop wall panel*anne kyyro quinn]

LOOPY [loop pillows*anne kyyro quinn]

BLOOM [flower pillow*anne kyyro quinn]

ROUND IS IN [orb binary light*niche nyc] i love niche nyc’s lighting. it all looks very scientific to me, in a good way- like they should be in a lab, surrounded by people in white coats. but, they would still look totally cool in your house.

editor’s note: whoops! my bad- i didn’t see land+living’s post on niche. click here for more niche coverage

maybe it’s because i’m a gemini, but my inner interior decorator is constantly flipping back and forth between colorful contemporary and super feminine victorian chic. in an attempt to satisfy the latter, i cruised on by ochre home today and left feeling as though my inner girly girl was happy, very very happy. take a look for yourself. it’s a lovely haven for things like velvet loveseats in tones of lilac and mauve. mmmmm.

DIVINE [deeply divine recline sofa*ochre] don’t you just want to collapse into this couch wearing a satin dress and diamonds? well, some of us do.

GIRLY SEATING [divine recline long banquette*ochre] mmmm…girly girly.

PURDY GIRL LIGHTS [cherub lamp*ochre] and it’s purple too! gush.

ahhh, it feels so good to be back at the computer (is that pathetic or just a sign i love my blog?)- this christmas was a wonderful one and i hope all of you had a wonderful holiday with friends and family. this christmas brought me all sorts of goodies, from gorgeous books and homewares (yay!) to fun toys like polaroid cameras. i hope all of you found what you wanted under the tree this year.

in other news, i was surprised to find some really cute kitchen stuff in the paper back home. really goes well with that crazy retro fridge i posted last week…..

so glad to be back,

design*sponge

SPOTTY [polka dot frying pan*bialetti] who knew i’d find such contemporary cuteness back home? way to go virginian pilot!

DAAAMN [eindhoven graduate show*yowza] geez this show looks like it was effing AMAZING. really. phenomenal. this is why i love student art so much. soo much raw creativity it makes me super depressed that i wasn’t there. reluct has great coverage here. (picture from their site). ugh. why don’t i live in eindhoven???

object collection is a great new online collection of, well, objects. objects for the home, that is. they have a great selection of ceramic servingware that is a perfect last minute gift idea. stop on by objectcollection.com to check it out for yourself, of see the design*sponge favorites below…

COOL SERVINGWARE [nodo fruit bowl*object collection]

STACK IT [stack spice unit*object collection]

M.O. [modus salt and pepper shakers*object collection]

POLY BOWL [polyedre*object collection]

it’s rare that i come across a designer that makes me step back and say “wow. that shit is cool.” in the current design climate it’s not often that you find a designer doing something different, something creative, and above all, something original. so, you can imagine my delight when i was contacted by chicago-based artist scott rench, a pioneer in the world of digital ceramics. before you say, digital ceramics? whatchu talkin bout! let me explain…

scott’s work consists of computer generated images that are printed with a ceramic glaze onto a large canvas of clay. after he creates and collects images, scott scans them into the computer and manipulates them to fit the concept. the new image is output onto transparent film that acts as a stencil for transferring the image to a silk-screen. glaze is then used (instead of ink) to print the image on to a slab of clay. once completely dry the slabs are fired. that’s a mouthful, but the result is ridiculously cool. you can see a great step by step demonstration of the techinical stuff here.

a ceramist for ten years, scott also teaches seminars, workshops and was most recently in hungary creating work for the international ceramics museum. his work is amazingly creative and innovative- the digital transfer process allows for some really cool patterns to be placed on some really interesting places- like sinks. but enough of me talkin, check out the work for yourself below, or visit scott’s site here. enjoy!

CLICK HERE [every1 wants it*scott rench]

SING IT [i sing cup*scott rench]

COMPU-BIRDIES [i sing platter*scott rench]

MOUSEY [arrow cup*scott rench]

DOWN THE DRAIN [every1 wants sink*scott rench] the coolest shit ever. ever.