Hang and Level

Art hanging made simple with an all-in-one device

Unless you’re after a “Beetlejuice” decor scheme, you’ve probably at one point struggled with hanging a picture on a crooked wall or with awkward tools. Combining a level and marking device in one, the same company that brought you the Stoppy (Under the Roof Decorating) came up with the Hang and Level to take the guesswork out of picture hanging. Where most hanging tools don’t …

RISD XYZ Magazine

Metropolis Creative Director and RISD alum Criswell Lappin on redesigning his alma mater's new magazine

When RISD President John Maeda, Liisa Silander and the Media + Partners department decided to reinvent their alumni magazine, they decided to do it from the ground up. Renaming it RISD XYZ and shifting from a more traditional focus on the school to instead celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates, they knew they had to do something about the design too. While previous versions typically …

Cap

Two enterprising Swedes hit the streets to launch their spray can nozzle stool

This summer sees the full-scale production of “Cap” (the spray-can-nozzle-shaped stool that we previously featured in prototype stage on CH, accompanied by a campaign that literally takes it to the streets, featuring photographs of the stool in various unlikely urban scenarios. The cityscape theme plays on the graffiti roots of the stool and shows how its mega-scale makes a playful design choice for those who …