Iittala + Issey Miyake’s Elegant Home Goods

Japanese fashion label Issey Miyake has teamed up with Scandinavian homeware brand Iittala for a line of elegant home furnishings, launching today at Stockholm Design Week. The collection merges the minimal design philosophies of Finland and Japan and offers pleated pillowcases, placemats, glass vases and ceramic dinnerwares in a range of pastel hues. See the full collection at Iittala’s website or at the Wetterling Gallery …

Todd Snyder + Timex Watches

The menswear designer lends his skills to inexpensive, classic timepieces

While visiting Japan, NY-based menswear designer Todd Snyder—who happens to be a vintage watch fan—spied a Japan-only release of a Timex watch collaboration utilizing Red Wing’s signature leather. Smitten with the piece, he gathered enough of them for his models to wear at his closing night New York Fashion Week: Men’s showcase. The watch—a 42mm Timex Waterbury with Red Wing Shoe Leather—is now available exclusively …

Studio van Broekhoven + Olivier van Herpt: Solid Vibrations

Translating soundwaves to 3D-printed ceramic pots

The “Solid Vibration” project is an ongoing collaboration between Eindhoven, The Netherlands-based sound laboratory Studio van Broekhoven and industrial designer Olivier van Herpt, who built a custom ceramic printer where the extruding clay is influenced by vibrations emitting from a speaker. As the video above makes clear, van Herpt’s printer translates low, rumbling frequencies into textural patterns that resemble weaving. There’s a lot of room …