British designer Anya Hindmarch loves to inject humor and personality into her luxury accessories, from punching perforated smiley faces into beautiful leather and snakeskin bags to finding inspiration in Kit Kats and road signs; they’re coy rather than over-the-top. Slightly more affordable (and equally whimsical) are Hindmarch’s embossed leather stickers (available in letters, numbers, slogans and other fun designs) for personalizing your phone, bag, journal …
Danish architect Arne Jacobsen left his legacy behind in structures large (such as the SAS Royal Hotel) and small (his Ant, Egg and Swan chairs), but he went even smaller when he created original typography for Aarhus City Hall in 1937. Danish company Design Letters received permission to paint his clean Bauhaus-inspired strokes onto plates, pencils and more. This set of espresso cups also double …
If you ever find yourself making wishes when the clock hits 11:11 or 12:34, you may want to take notice of 13 December 2014 (12/13/14), as it’s the last sequential calendar date of the 21st century. After that, we’ll have to wait another 89 years until we can revel in the nonsensical wonder of the next sequential occurrence on 2 January 2103. Luckily, Smithsonian Magazine …
