above and below > aion fountain pen
an all aluminum pen. available in a choice of two colors > satin black and satin silver // and three nibs > fountain, rollerball, ball point
designed by jasper morrison for lamy / 2017 from $51.50 usd to $63.50 // £38.50 to £47.50 [ shop ]
asian or european?
these elegant stoneware cruets favor both – fill with oil + vinegar, or soy sauce + vinegar.
the olivia corks have a pierced hole to adjust and optimize the pour flow.
dimensions:
6 x 9 x 17 cm.
and 5.5 x 9 x 15 cm.
found > [ maia ming designs ] $50 usd
i’ve recently launched the hard life, a book about a collection of the portuguese ethnology knowledge museum, which is truly amazing. there are so many nice things which were done with nearly no facilities. things made in little villages in portugal. it’s a bit like that book architecture without architects. it’s a kind of product world version of that. ~ jasper morrison
‘the hard life’ | 2017 | lars müller publishers
by what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appear in articles of everyday rural life in portugal? how did the shape of these objects balance necessity and formal perfection so skillfully? this book explores the effect that generations of trial and error, individual craftsmanship, and an instinct to carve out the essential with the slenderest of means brought to objects that made life both livable and meaningful to a pre-industrial society. the objects photographed and described by designer jasper morrison may be appreciated both for their beauty and for the example they set of design at its purest
hardcover from amazon > $ 35.91 usd
‘the hard life’ | 2017
above & below > tykho 2 radio
tykho is the biggest of all the small radios. the new tykho 2 radio versions presented this year project it into a future that is both more demanding and musically intense: more and more powerful speakers, body water resistant, tykho radio second name, bluetooth speakers tykho booster and tykho speaker insist on being taken away all over.
saga tykho continues
last generation in the tykho saga, tykho 2 renovates the tykho radio by bringing it, too, a new speaker water resistant. with this organ donation tykho radio 2 will perpetuate its “icon status”.
description >
am / fm rechargeable radio – usable wet hands – frequency search by antenna rotation – electronic volume – 3w loudspeaker and supplied cable
characteristics
gross weight: 11 oz // 310 (g)
dimensions: 4 – 3/4″ x 1 – 5/8″ // 12 x 4.1 (cm)
autonomy: 14 to 25 hours
charge: 4 hours
material: abs rubber / steel
$ 80.00 usd
if tykho radio was thought (almost 20 years ago) to listen to morning news, set to your favorite station, brush your teeth, tykho booster and tykho speaker have been created to listen to music “anytime, anywhere, indoor, outdoor”: both in the bathroom and in the garden and especially by the pool or on a boat. dressed in a thick colored elastomer gown equipped with water resistant speakers and of course connected to your smartphone. these bluetooth speakers, rechargeable batteries will be of all the holidays.
above > tykho booster $ 92.00 usd [ details ]
above > tykho speaker $ 69.00 usd [ details ]
the signature of marc berthier is here emblematic of lexon‘s delusion in a vision of design, and its attachment to one of the most important personalities of french design, duly medal and finally recognized. the tykho collection is itself a design dream, an ever-irresistible demonstration of intelligence and humor.