Le Corbusier Le Grand

Reviewing Phaidon's latest tome, Le Corbusier Le Grand, is like being asked to review the Constitution. How do you take in something so all-encompassing, so sweeping in just a few sittings? And then, what do you say about it? Um, it's good? First of all, it's fitting that a book devoted to the grandfather of modern architecture should weigh in at a jaw-dropping twenty pounds. …

Skinny Vinny Bags

by Nicole Schlomann Product designer turned bag maker, Vincent Lai founded his line of stylish totes and messenger bags in 2007 and calls it "Skinny Vinny," a nickname that his friends tease him with. Lai crafts bags that use architectural and geometrical shapes along with little details like hidden pockets and contrasting trim colors. Handmade in Brooklyn, with each bag hand finished by Lai, the …

Graniph Design Award.2

The design t-shirt store graniph just finished their Design Award.2. Through an exhaustive selection process that lasted months, judges surveyed more than 15,000 applicants and chose just a lucky 30 winners. There were 19 bronze award winners, 10 silver and a single gold prize winner, who also took home $9,000. The winning design (shown at right) was created by Cho Jo Tzu of Taipei, Taiwan. …