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Not local, but he’s from Cleveland Heights, which is a neighborhood like ours, except it’s in Ohio.This is a working LEGO brick, with a removable threaded eye hook for the keychain. Bram Lambrecht’s LEGO keychain – and some other cool stuff – can be seen at BLDesign.org
Made right here in Kings County by Sullivan Walsh: Walsh Metal Works. Yet another indication of the abundance of brilliant artists, artisans, inventors, and engineers in Brooklyn.
Khoi Vinh, the outstanding web designer (Subtraction, The Times, Mister President), and neighborhood resident and Liz Danzico, whose work is new to us (Happy Cog Studios, Bobulate.com) have created A Brief Message, A Brief Message features design opinions expressed in short form. Somewhere between critiques and manifestos, between wordy and skimpy, Brief Messages are viewpoints [...]
Pat Dryburgh – Logo for The Republic Pat Dryburgh – also a top-notch WP theme designer – has been busy doing other stuff. Current portfolio here.
It’s beginning to dawn on me that Brooklyn has more than its fair share of outstanding designers – just stumbled on the site for Kind Company, based in Williamsburg. Amazing work – not least of which is a site dedicated to the work of the designer Alvin Lustig. As a non-design person, I know a [...]
Just came across Jonah Zuckerman‘s cityjoinery.com. His studio is in DUMBO, and here’s a sample: Jonah Zuckerman’s City Joinery.
This bandage – in a shape designed to be useful in more than one configuration – was covered with language-free instructions for use. From the amazing (and amazingly wide-ranging) “Ideo Selects” exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt. [singlepic=219,320,240,,left] If you’re in or going to be visiting New York, the Cooper-Hewitt is at 2 East 91st Street – [...]