A very good activity to plan for a rainy day in NYC is to go to a museum. Whether it’s the Whitney (aka the “Whip Me”), The Guggenheim (The Guggy) The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) or some other place where we can get in for free with our badges from our day jobs, Geoffrey and I like to do the museum thing every few weeks. Because art is awesome. Since our last trip to MOMA, which was I believe to see the James Ensor exhibit back in July, they’ve installed the mind-blowing, skull crushing, eyeball exploding No Discipline design exhibit by Israeli designer Ron Arad and it just fucking will not stop rocking. Continue reading Ron Arad’s No Discipline at MOMA: A RAD Exhibit!→
Why wait: enjoy the comfort of the afterlife today! Through the miracle of modern carpentry you too can have your own earthly piece of heaven. This little gem of a Coffin Couch has a velvet-upholstered, thick foam cushion and classic metal spring construction seat. It also folds up to a fully shut position. Available in purple, red, or black fabric, this unique conversation piece sells for $8,000, plus shipping, from Von Erickson via Etsy.
No living room would be complete without its centerpiece: the coffee table. If only I had room for more cool furniture in my teeny NYC apartment, I would seriously consider giving this rad Fender Strat Coffee Table a place in the Chickpad!
This awesome Pink Cactus Chair, designed by artist Xiang Yun for the China Chair Project is made from smooth, molded silicon gel. Check out more really clever cactus-inspired product designs at Design Boom.
