What inspires us: Design
The ideas that have grabbed our attention today

The C. Wonder flagship store on Spring Street in SoHo is officially open! Our unique concept for C. Wonder offers customers a collection of extraordinary products and luxury service in an environment that encourages exploration and discovery. The store is organized by “rooms” derived from luxury homes that are inspirational and aspirational to the C. Wonder customer. From Palm Springs Modern to Vail Cabin, C. Wonder is truly a unique experience, and the press seems to be just as excited as we are about it! Here is a quick sampling of some of the coverage…

• The Wall Street Journal
• Fashionista
• Style.com
• Glamour
• Ladies Home Journal
• NBC New York
• Interior Design
• Martha Stewart
• Racked

David A Smith — Sign Artist on Vimeo on Vimeo

Each month, a bottle of coloured ink spreads across a sheet of paper embossed with numbers, colouring them in as it goes.

via Dezeen

Thursday, September 29th 2011 marks the opening of the second installation by BOFFO Building Fashion with the two week opening of Irene Neuwrith + Marc Fornes /THEVERYMANY.

http://www.boffo-ny.org/

Comme des garcons to open experimental concept space called Trading Museum this Friday during Paris fashion week. This event will also launch their new fragrance which boasts notes of industrial glue and brown scotch tape.

New Rei Kawakubo Concept to Host Fragrance Launch

Nicola Formichetti and Gage/Clemenceau architects have debuted this year’s Boffo Building Architecture in NYC.

Boffo

I am excited to see what comes out of this great idea!

The Renderings for the Delancey Underground Park on the Lower East Side — New York Magazine.

The Daphne Guinness collection now on display at The Museum at FIT. An Awe inspiring  glimpse into the wardrobe of what some consider clothes horse, others a première fashion icon.

Daphne Guinness Collection @ FIT

Inspired by today’s rainy weather, here’s a cool product that has a fresh take on the umbrella. cool partnerships with Royal Delft and Draft designers.

senz° / the original storm umbrella / — home.

Walgreens has just launched a redesign of their house brands, consolidating several of them into a new brand called Nice! It’s unusual to see a chain put so much care into creating a real brand for their house products. Check out some of their other packaging below.