Mel Lim as a guest blogger on Décor 8

I am so thrilled to be part of Décor 8 guest blog a few weeks ago. You can check out the full blog entry here at Décor 8. I was thrilled and excited to be part of such dynamic design blog!!

Devils in the Detail by Page One Publishing

Finally we received the book. It’s been almost a year since Page One Publishing from Singapore contacted us to see if we wanted to be part of their latest design book among other world’s top pattern designers. Of course we said yes, when we heard some of the artists involved were, Erica Waverly, Hanna Werning [...]

I see trees - Literally!

I was in NY last week and while hanging out with my agent, we both stumbled upon this beautiful crystal tree lamp at Bizhan Home NY. Normally, I would stay away from something this delicate and elaborate. But I was drawn to it like a moth to the light!
I guess it’s not only me that [...]

Canvas @ Sony

Last year, when we were in Tokyo exhibiting at the 100% Design Tokyo 2007, we managed to tour the Sony Building in Ginza. For anyone loving the latest technology from Sony, this building has 8 floors of just cool products, café, showrooms, shops and galleries. Up on the 8th floor, there was this exhibition called [...]

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision by Freida Lee Mock

Maya Lin my hero

A few months ago, The Museum Contemporary Arts in downtown San Diego, had a Maya Lin show called Systematic Landscapes. In conjunction with the show, we had the rare honor to watch the Academy Award® winning feature documentary, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision and met the filmmaker Frieda Lee Mock.
The [...]

Play with Our Childrens Gorilla

Our Children’s Gorilla Scull Cave

Looking at the products from Our Childrens Gorilla, makes me want to be a 5-year old again. Their line is innovative, original, fun, creative and simply functional. As a kid I remember building little huts out of card board boxes and sleeping in them for days! But whenever I would take [...]

The love for UNITED NUDE

Rem Koolhaas amazing creations for United Nude

When you intersect true design with fashion, you get elegance and innovation. Started by architect Rem Koolhaas and shoemaker Galahad Clark, United Nude shoes are nothing but classic pieces that surpass the crazy trends of fashion. The Eamz design is inspired by the Charles and Ray Eames chair and [...]

Biscotto greeting cards - Tea anyone?

D-Bros Biscotto Greeting Cards

We stumbled upon works from D-Bros, a design atelier based in Japan, while shopping at the Conran shop in London. We have to admit, this was one of our most expensive greeting card purchase but it was truly worth it; a whopping $18/£9 for the Biscotto Card. We have not used or [...]

Paper jewelry from Barcelona

Ana Hagopian’s Paper Necklaces

Mel Lim met Ana Hagopian on a serendipitous road sales meeting. Ana had just landed from Barcelona and came into Juxtaposition in Orange County to show off her wares too. Mel was blown away by the craftsmanship and beauty of Ana Hagopian’s work instantaneously. Ana went on explaining how each piece was [...]

When your bag is your weapon

Vlieger and Vandam from Rotterdam

During our 100% Design Tokyo show back in 2007, we stumbled upon Vlieger & Vandam from Rotterdam. The couple, Hein van Dam and Carolien Vlieger were absolutely amazing! Their background in graphic design, architecture as well as shoe and bag making, resulted in this line that is whimsical, modern yet innovative [...]