The man who practically reinvented Ikea’s image with his geometrical product shoots has done it again, only this time swapping the ingredients for the actual vessels in his latest product showcase.
Swede Carl Kleiner’s photos are utterly mesmerising, and at the risk of upsetting the larger design blogger community, these latest pics are even better than his work for the Ikea recipe book Homemade Is Best. Which layout is your favourite?
As you may’ve heard, Victoria Beckham (or rather, the team behind her) is a very talented fashion designer these days. While this teaser video shows nary a whiff of her cat frocks, the scallop dresses have still got me breathing a little faster than is the norm. *YouTube via LaRue*
Another week of hardly Tumblring or Pinning, hmmpf. Too many distractions recently, not least of all work! See my feeble attempts at combing the internet for gorgeous images, below.
*Soft-focus bowl, via Le Dans La*
*Raspberry apples, via Zac Fashion via Miss Christina S via Creature Comforts*
*Ladder storage, via isabel asha penzlien via DesignSponge via Sunny’s Blog via Hello Future House*
Isn’t it funny how a self-imposed deadline can fill you with such guilt? I mean, this blog is meant to be an outlet for my creative fantasies and non-work outpourings, so I suppose it’s natural to ignore it when things go BOOM in the real world. Yet I’ve had such itchy fingertips the last week…Oh, how I’ve missed you, WordPress.
As is my weekly wont, see below for some of the images that have inspired me through my online travels, and underneath, a little look at last week’s travels, for posterity’s sake. If not for my own memory’s sake.
*Rainclouds and neon, via Zilverblauw*
*Loafers and stripes, via Veronica Loves Archie*
*Contrast mugs, via Common Kitchen via Little Green Shed*
*Bare bulbs and neon, via Owi via Analog Dialog*
Vegas is a real mish-mash of other cities — seen here is the Paris hotel
Every year, the world’s tech press ravages Las Vegas like a virus. No hotel, bar or convention centre is left untouched from the masses of nerds that assemble to see the following year’s gadgets get unveiled.
It’s my fifth time out in Vegas for CES, but I still walk around like it’s my first time, marvelling at how big everything is, and saying things like “oh wow, they built that hotel really fast!” and “my god, I’m dying for something not deep-fried!” It’s the kind of city you feel like you know really well, yet because it’s constantly redressing itself and evolving, you can never truly know it. It’s a special kind of beast.
Back to the reason I’m out here, it’s rather funny seeing companies try and outdo each other not just with their products, but the conferences they put on. So far Sony has wheeled out Will Smith to shill TVs for them, and Panasonic threw some big bucks at Justin Timberlake so he would make an appearance onstage. Later this week, Justin Bieber’s meant to be unveiling a personal entertainment robot (yes, really) and Snooki from Jersey Shore is apparently announcing a new audio range. A company even brought a live kangaroo on stage with them for some reason-or-other.
Thankfully it’s not all work work work. Long hours are spent at the bar, or walking up and down the strip between hotels. I plan on doing a bit of shopping later this week before flying back on Saturday (Bloomingdales and Kate Spade better re-stock their shelves in preparation, is all I’m sayin’), and enjoy Jim’s and my lovely suite at The Palazzo hotel, which is one of the newer and fancier hotels on the strip. As much as us tech journos like to moan about CES, I’m feeling very grateful to be here again.
Eating in Vegas is one of my favourite activities. This Italian meal at D.O.C.G at The Cosmopolitan was pretty healthy, but since then I’ve managed to check off pizza and a burger on the To Do list.
The Bellagio’s infamous fountains, which are synchronised to a different song every hour. We were lucky enough to see them dance around to Elton John’s Your Song on Saturday night. Bonus info: Jim and I met in The Bellagio’s baccarat room five years ago this week (aww).
One of the newest hotels, The Cosmopolitan, is probably one of the gaudiest too.
…I do like the lights here, though.
The Cosmopolitan has a pop-up wedding chapel called iDo, which is designed to look like an Apple Store. Check out more pics and info on it here.
iDo from outside.
Some of the views from our suite window, with one of The Palazzo’s seven pools seen there.
The Palazzo’s suites ain’t half bad, right?
A gorgeous sunset, glimpsed from our suite window. Doesn’t Donald Trump’s hotel look nice bathed in orange rays?
