Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Drunken revelries at the Times, state-of-the-art bathing, vintage models of brains, the newest music videos and more

1. Lady Gaga: Telephone The highly anticipated follow-up to the pop giant’s music video “Bad Romance,” covered by On Smash, finds our Lady jailed in ripped tights, latex and caution tape. She gets sprung by Beyoncé, (whose music video Videophone last year featured Gaga) and the two cause general nonsensical mayhem and mass homicide in the spirit of “Kill Bill.” 2. Kid Cudi: Pursuit of …

Designed by Diesel

Dark, sexy home furnishings with rock 'n' roll accents by the Italian denim giant

by Tacita Vero Already having put their name to olive oil and a Fiat, as well as backing Miami’s Pelican Hotel, Italian fashion magnate Diesel launched their sexy, rock ‘n’ roll-tinged Designed by Diesel collection at the 2009 Salone del Mobile, and the home furnishings collection will finally hits stores this summer. Dominating the denim industry for years, Diesel has mastered the art of reinvention—from …

Design Indaba Expo 2010: Haldane Martin

Dramatic contours of Nature-inspired forms by South Africa's most renowned furniture designer

Launched at the recent Design Indaba, Haldane Martin‘s Baba Papa Lounger (above) was one of the highlights of this year’s exposition. The undulating, meshed structure, manufactured from roughly 80% recycled stainless steel wire, was inspired by the worn surface of beach pebbles. Sun bathers not to worry, the lounger also comes with a contoured cushion to prevent unsightly skin patterns. No stranger to Design Indaba …