Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen's Chilmark House, a vacation house by the same firm that designed the NYTimes Fortified weekend cabin. Sweet.

Polka recently took home the 'Best of Show, New Product Award' at Maison et Objet, Paris 2005 and 'Best Lighting' at Autumn Fair Birmingham 2005 for this beauty. The CUTlight can be grabbed at innermost, along with some other nice aesthetics for the home.

The team of Monica Singer and Marie Rahm, have been creating innovative designs since 2004, and are pushing the boundaries of what people think is possible (see tattoofurniture). Their new light will be presented September 23 at the 100% Design Show, complete with a live cutting.

Eva Solo has some of the greatest kitchen gear, especially the oil and vinegar carafes. Be sure to check out their cafesolo designer coffee carafes, too.

I'm really glad that I'm starting to see design really flourish in the patterns/textiles industry. It's nice to have a choice other than plain or stripes.