Eva Zeisel: Eva Kettle and Pinnacle Tea Set

This fall Eva Zeisel will celebrate her 100th birthday by introducing her first tea kettle design and reissuing her classic Pinnacle Tea Set, designed in 1985 for International China. As usual her design is ergonomic, graceful, timeless and functional. The stainless steel kettle features a wide base to decrease boiling time, a tilted and curved stay-cool silicone handle, and a seam free body. Collectors take …

Designers Against AIDS

With a mission to revitalize flagging awareness about HIV and AIDS, Designers Against AIDS tasks artists, designers, and musicians with creating t-shirt designs. Their second season ranges from Robots United's contemporary take on a vintage look (pictured) to the characteristically bold statement, "I use a condom," by fashion designer Katherine Hamnett and Henrik Vibskov's abstract architectural arrangement. Proceeds benefit various AIDS organizations, natch, and events …

Diamond Sofa

Italian designers Samanta Snidarao and Andrea Fino of Sand & Birch Design have developed a limited-edition furnishing called the Diamond Sofa that's caught our eye (as well as a few others in the blogosphere). With 160 Swarovski crystals forming a pattern that adorns the wide strip and a built-in LED or flourescent lamp, this reflective aluminum sofa is designed to be a dynamic sculpture as …