Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Rare Device

These images are from the Rare Device website, a shop in Brooklyn and San Francisco.

"The storefront is a place to promote designers, artists and artisans plus help them grow by taking on new projects and collaborations. Every object in the store has its own story, and has been chosen because it is either handmade, well-designed, useful, beautiful or all of the above. The aesthetic is modern and quirky while remaining warm and inviting - design that is accessible to all. Influences range from comic book art to entropy in nature, laser-etching to hand-lettering to nautical lore."





KEYAKI WOOD TEA CUPS

Keyaki Wooden Tea Cups
Tampopo, Japan

I like the shape of this cup, how it fits in the hand. The material plays an important part.

PORCELAIN SMALL TUMBLER

Porcelain Small Tumblers

White Bike Ceramics

"Petite tumblers are made from a creamy white or matte black porcelain and handpainted with a constellation of dots. The shapes vary from almost cylindrical (white) to fairly oval (black) due to how the porcelain behaves in the kiln. Fits nicely in the hand to hold your morning orange juice."

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