civilizr

civilizr

  • Joined: August 9, 2011
  • Articles: 178

XX Dinners

Do you like cookbooks by indie rock stars? Do you have friends who fancy themselves pastry chefs, expert mixologists, or perhaps sommeliers? If the answer is yes, and you’d like to throw a fabulous dinner party where you cook for…

Welcome To the Robo Hotel

Hotels. We love ’em when they’re well-designed, but they always seem understaffed. Here, we see an innovative solution. Meet “Yobot” the luggage handler. His digs are the Yotel in midtown NY, and he handles baggage so that hotel staff can…

Ven Storage Collection: Jens Risom x Chris Hardy

Jens Risom approached Design Within Reach in search of a collaborative partner to refashion one of his original cabinet series. DWR suggested Chris Hardy, and the Ven collection (from the Danish word for friend) was the result. These elegantly detailed…

We Hear An Echo

…and it’s from our new roommate Alexa. Amazon has introduced a revolutionary new voice assistant in a little cylindrical package. The Amazon Echo device is host to Amazon’s “Alexa”, and as you chat with her you’ll realize she’s quite a bit…

Foreboding Dioramas by Thomas Doyle

Model train set pieces have always seemed to have the potential for chaos, and Thomas Doyle capitalizes on that with these miniature dioramas that set the stage for tragedy and allow the viewer to conjure the backstory. Check the video:

Stimulight – A Variation On A Sputnik

Right now we’re really digging the work of Stimulight, out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2013. Their modern urchin, globe and sputnik-style chandeliers come in a variety of configurations that allow you to a choice of size, number of bulbs…

Dwell Visits Design Icon Michael Graves [Video]

RIP, Michael Graves. The designer passed away today at the age of 80, but leaves us a wonderful legacy of modern architectural and product design. In this video, Dwell visits renowned architect and designer Michael Graves at his home in…