Les Poupées and Vader

Popular and historic references in a duo of creations by Luca Nichetto

Les Poupées marks the first collaboration between Italian designer Luca Nichetto and French gallerist Pascale Cottard Olsson in Stockholm. Combining a ceramic candle holder with a glass vase, each object blends cultural references from the pure lines of Finnish artist and designer Timo Sarpaneva and the colors of Italian maestro Ettore Sottsass to the silhouette of Japanese kokeshi wooden dolls. Another new project by Nichetto …

The Water Tank Project

Artists transform NYC's rooftop water towers to raise awareness about conservation

With less than 1% of all fresh water on Earth safe for human consumption—a number that works out to around 200,000 km3 of water—the truth about the world’s available supply is frightening. To draw attention to the urgency of water conservation, the not-for-profit Word Above The Street is working with an array of artists who will wrap 100 of NYC’s beloved water towers in a …

Binchotan Toothbrush

Charcoal helps naturally refresh your mouth

From water bottle filters to ch’i-balancing bracelets, the natural cleansing power of Binchotan charcoal takes on many forms, but Morihata‘s “black toothbrush” may be the most useful application yet. The nylon bristles on the polypropylene toothbrush are blended with high-quality Binchotan charcoal powder from Wakayama, Japan, which not only helps eliminate plaque and bad breath, but also prevents unhealthy bacteria from growing within the fibers. …