Laura Lobdell Jewelry

A silver-cast hospital bracelet, bitten candy heart and cigarette butt for an unsentimental Valentine's Day

For Valentine’s Day jewelery designer Laura Lobdell, known for casting found objects like champagne corks and matchsticks in silver, created four new pieces, which each come accompanied by hand-painted cards. A more gritty version of Margiela’s hospital bracelet, the Four Letter Love Cuff says “I found you and you have made a big impression on me!” An immortalized cigarette butt reads “You are the one, …

The Perfect Bag: Interview with Steven Alan

How Steven Alan crowdsourced the perfect travel bag

When the new airline V Australia asked clothing retailer and designer Steven Alan to come up with the ultimate travel bag, the always-affable New Yorker turned to the online community for their suggestions. Traveling to Australia for inspiration, Steven blogged about his trip, using the website to tap the Twitter community. The upshot incorporates crowd-sourced high function with a clean look accented by the designer’s …

Tiny Little Chairs Pendant Giveaway

The Tiny Little Chairs pendant collection, a series of modern chairs cast in precious metals, has already garnered a quick spin around the blogosphere recently with little more than a leaked splash page. Handmade in Montreal by design brothers Bruxe, the five pendant collection celebrates icons of mid-century design in stunning detail. Lucky for you dear reader, we have one of their silver Pavilion Chairs …