October 24, 2008 – 10:39 am
BOOM SP DESIGN - Conference to promote Architecture, Design and Art in Brazil.
Featured speakers: Karim Rashid, Ricardo Ohtake, Todd Bracher, Arne Quinze e Chico Bicalho, Greg Foley, Albrecht Bangert
Chico Bicalho will talk about how he got his start as a designer, Kikkerland Design, the Critter Wind-up family, humor in design, and no doubt the importance of […]
October 22, 2008 – 9:16 am
From a phrase uttered by Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley: “Get the duck out of your butt.” Utley told manager Charlie Manual to get the duck out during a recent playoff game when things were not going well.
Basically asking him to Relax.
A light bulb with a devilish smile went off and the Phillies’ coach […]
October 22, 2008 – 7:02 am
”…it’s like in the early 1900’s Victorian era when guests would retire to the parlor to participate in various games and activites”, design historian Grace Jeffers on attending a viewing of the World’s Smallest Table, where the table must be viewed with a magnifying glass.
NEW YORK CITY, October 22, 2008. Just back from the September 2008 MAISON […]
October 15, 2008 – 1:52 pm
Early Kikkerland Design Trade Catalogs designed by Pieter Woudt. Pieter is Kikkerland’s first and foremost designer. He created the Kikkerland logo, designed all of the Kikkerland catalogs and has lent his graphic style to most of Kikkerland’s package designs.
Top right yellow cover is from 1996 to the current bottom left kraft cover. Prior to […]
October 14, 2008 – 2:37 pm
New York City, 1992. Jan van der Lande, originally from Holland, was working as a NYC bike messenger. Some artist friends from Amsterdam asked if he would take their wares to shops he knew in the city. This proved successful and the idea to start a design collective was born. Named after a term of endearment for the […]