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February 2009 Archives

Design - MoMA Store Exclusives for Young Minds

Some museum stores just get it right. MoMA  has a selection of exclusive items that really make gifting to children an educational and visually beautiful thing. Here are a selection of my favorites, many are from Destination Seoul, a collection of new products made by emerging South Korean designers just for MoMA.

Picture 20.pngWooden Blocks Rattle Set
Jae Keun Song, 2008

Thumbnail image for Picture 17.pngRecycled Cloth Gorilla Plush
Mearry Design Team, 2007

Picture 19.pngCloud Memo Pad
Mi-Jung Ju, 2007

Picture 13.pngChildren's Color Spectrum Umbrella

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By Karen Kimmel, February 25, 2009 2:49 PM, Comments (0)

FOODMAP's Portable Gardens, Let's Eat!

Food Map Design is a multi-disciplinary design firm that has coupled its interest in aesthetics with its passion for the environmental, and love of home grown foods. I just purchased two of these containers that are made out 100% recycled non-toxic plastics, for my daughters kindergarten class. A garden on wheels, so ideal for learning, you can do all your planting in the shade and roll it out in the sunshine and watch the magic unfold.

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By Karen Kimmel, February 18, 2009 11:30 AM, Comments (0)

Slave4Soup - OC's Newest Creative Surf Tribe

Well, I'm not much of a Valentines person, to me showing someone's love is not a one-day a year event, nor can it be wrapped up in a glittery pink and red card embossed with some overarching love statement. But, as to disprove what some may interpret as a "love-bashing attitude," I have to give it up for my man who yesterday delivered one hell of a Valentines gift (early of course, keeping secrets is not his style.) Here she is....the one in pink! It's so lovely; I fear it will make more of a splash hanging on our walls then being covered in wax.

This slinky handcrafted beauty of a board is from the OC's newest collective of shapers and artists, slave4soup. Definitely worth a trip to OC and while your down there, might as well catch some waves...

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By Karen Kimmel, February 13, 2009 2:50 PM, Comments (0)