Vik & Fougere Bench Rack

Limited edition slingshots, Matthew Marks' pop up, Rodarte for Lula and more in our survey of the past week online

A simple solution for urban apartments or collegiate life, Contemporary Standard offers a glimpse of the Bench Rack by Canadian design studio Vik & Fougere, which will debut at the IDS Prototype Exhibit in Toronto Canada in January 2011.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Limited edition slingshots, Matthew Marks' pop up, Rodarte for Lula and more in our survey of the past week online

1. Marc Then Marks: A New Art Book Boutique Interview reports on the new pop up shop at Matthew Marks, where, other than rare art books, Phillipe Starck Santa stools and a Roy Lichtenstein-designed silk shirt are all from the gallery’s archives and yours for the taking. 2. Tan Lun Cheak’s Glowbelly Steamboat Lamp Singaporean designer Tan Lun Cheak of Little Thoughts Group dreamed up …

CH Edition: Esque

Our limited-edition water pipe by one of Portland's most clever glass studios

The unexpected glass forms—bulbous, sinister and shiny—produced at Portland’s Esque Studio by design duo Andi Kovel and Justin Parker first caught our eye back in 2007. Renowned for giant “water drop” jugs, skulls created from re-purposed beer bottles and other works that have graced the pages from Architectural Digest to Surface Magazine, the artists focus on continuing to push the limits of the glass medium …