Design Discoveries

Today Google celebrated the 125th anniversary of the birth of designer Josef Frank by posting a doodle based on his textile designs. Although I had heard of Josef Frank before, I was not really familiar with his work. Since I quite liked the Google doodle, I searched for more of his work and was really pleased with what I found.

I found a bunch of his work represented on the website for the Swedish design store Svenskt Tenn. I really love his use of color and form, and his floral prints are amazing. I have already pinched a number of his designs to use as desktop wallpaper on my computer!

Here are some of my favorite Josef Frank designs.

Merry Christmas!

We ran upon this nifty piece of good design this year in Curitiba, Brazil's Christmas City. It is made entirely of used soda bottles, some filled with red liquid to add color to the tree. Awesome!

Classic Toys Never Go Out of Style

In 1954, Modern designers Charles and Ray Eames created their famous House of Cards picture deck. In 2009, I introduced my 4 year old son to the classic toy.

It was an immediate hit, although I don't know whether it was me or him who enjoyed playtime more!