MoMA Design Store Spring/Summer 2010 Preview

Seasonally adding the latest in clever products to their existing lineup of covetable items keeps the MoMA Design Store fresh and their spring/summer 2010 preview proved as exciting as ever. Some of our favorite things from today's unveiling are highlighted below. Chill Serving Platter Designed by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn, the melamine tray keeps foods cold with its removable frozen gel pad, which is …

Sword+Fern Jewelry

by Adrienne So Gallery, workshop and boutique, Emily Baker's tiny studio space Sword+Fern houses not only her line incorporating upcycled auto parts and vintage materials and lip balm. On up-and-coming Burnside Street in Portland, OR, the artisan also carries notebooks, leather crafts and other unique handmade goods from local and national female artists. Formerly a landscape horticulturist, the organic sensibility permeates her aesthetic. Turning to …

Betsy & Iya Jewelery

by Adrienne So Betsy Cross, a Portland-based jewelry designer working under the label Betsy & Iya, creates shamelessly sentimental necklaces and earrings, kept boldly of-the-moment with techniques like upcycling curtain rings and repurposing vintage materials. Boutique shops nationwide carry the line (named after herself and her older sister-slash-muse), yet she continues to handmake each item—from small details such as her signature earring hooks, hand-formed from …