martyn_evans: RT @DesignObserver: Exciting new site: Designers & Books. 50 designers and 678 books. http://bit.ly/hmV49s @designerbooks

martyn_evans: RT @DesignObserver: Exciting new site: Designers & Books. 50 designers and 678 books. http://bit.ly/hmV49s @designerbooks: "martyn_evans: RT @DesignObserver: Exciting new site: Designers & Books. 50 designers and 678 books. http://bit.ly/hmV49s @designerbooks"

martyn_evans: RT @IDSA: If you haven't seen it yet, IBM tells (most of) its own 100-year story: http://bit.ly/hDTOTV

martyn_evans: RT @IDSA: If you haven't seen it yet, IBM tells (most of) its own 100-year story: http://bit.ly/hDTOTV: "martyn_evans: RT @IDSA: If you haven't seen it yet, IBM tells (most of) its own 100-year story: http://bit.ly/hDTOTV"

martyn_evans: RT @IDSA: An inside look at the original Macintosh: http://zd.net/fV6QZx

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TEDNews: Create a video response to the Eames' "Powers of 10" with @Core77 http://is.gd/T8sia7 More Eames genius: http://on.ted.com/8s2E

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NYIGF 2011 :: Menu A/S

NYIGF 2011 :: Menu A/S: "

At this year's New York International Gift Fair there was the typical mix of the good, bad and the ugly. A standout from the Accent on Design section of the fair this year was Menu A/S, a Danish homewares design company that was founded in 1979 to supply steel products to the catering industry. Since then, Menu has collaborated with an impressive group of Scandinavian and international designers to produce highly functional and beautifully designed tools for living. This season, the brand introduced some great pieces to help you transition from Winter to Spring.

The Glass Kettle Teapot, designed by Norm Architects, can be placed directly on your stovetop and includes a retractable tea egg attached by a silicon 'string' that is built into the cap of the kettle. Once your tea is steeped to your liking, simply pull the string and the tea egg secures to the top of the kettle -- minimizing post-steeping drips and mess.

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designlondon: Bike Wheel Lights from #Mathmos: http://bit.ly/e7GAH7 via @addthis

designlondon: Bike Wheel Lights from #Mathmos: http://bit.ly/e7GAH7 via @addthis: "designlondon: Bike Wheel Lights from #Mathmos: http://bit.ly/e7GAH7 via @addthis"

Braun turns 90, keeps it pretty darn quiet

Braun turns 90, keeps it pretty darn quiet: "

Tomorrow is the 90th anniversary of Braun, the Ramsian powerhouse of clean design that, yes, has been around since 1921 and was founded by Max Braun.

After Max died in the '50s, sons Artur and Erwin Braun developed Braun Design, the dedicated design branch, in 1955. And then apparently some guy named Dieter came along and sort of, like, changed the face of industrial design as we know it, ushered in a German design renaissance and planted influences that we still see in products today.

With typical German restraint, Braun has no splashy banners all over their homepage announcing the anniversary. They do, however, have a sexy slideshow of their design hits posted here.

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