Technology never ceases to amaze me. Right now my wife and I are on the small island of Panglao, just off of Bohol in the Philippines. We are enjoying beautiful beaches, amazing diving, and lots of visiting with the people.
Most of our trip has been spent visiting friends in Cebu. In the Philippines [...]

I am not sure if there is anything modern and contemporary about the Philippines, but I will let you know. My wife and I, and her parents are leaving for the Philippines, to visit a couple of their 7000+ islands, and try and avoid some monsoons. If I come across an internet cafe [...]

Give up bad design for good, thats their moto, and I say more power to them. There is plenty of bad design out there, especially in the kitchen, so it refreshing to find a company like Bodum that offers well designed products for a resonable price. Bodum has been in the press a [...]

If you haven’t heard about Normal yet, then you have been missing out. They may have only been around for a year, but all their well deserved news coverage just goes to show that they have some great ideas, and products. The whole company was started with the idea of designing for the [...]

I have always been a fan of bent ply furniture. There is just something about the way it looks, so natural and yet clean and fluid. To Charles and Ray Eames the bent ply technology embodied what this website is all about, affordability. They saw it as a way to mass produce [...]

There is a new baby store in town, and its called Modern Mini. It seems like modern kids stores are the hot new thing, but its about time right? It used to be impossible to find something modern for the little tikes, but its getting easier. Modern Mini has many of the [...]

If you think that Holdeverything is only for storage containers and solutions, then you are wrong. The have some great furniture too, some of which just happens to be on sale. Some of my favorites were the L Base Desk for only $199, the Nuo Chair on sale for $129, and the Linea [...]

I have always been in love with wooden kids toys. There is just something about them that is intrinsically satisfying. So of course the first time I saw Playsam’s modern wooden toys, I was in love. Apparently I am not the only one that likes them either, since their Streamliner line [...]

Leave it to computer design masters Apple to come up with a new mouse that is not only supper cool, but affordable. Introducing the new Mighty Mouse. From day one, Apple has had a one button mouse, not to be swayed by a two button world… until now. The mighty mouse isn’t [...]

Ok Ebay junkies, here is a new resource that may help you to get some chic furniture and accessories without breaking your budget. Portero is a Ebay powerseller that focuses on “luxury online auctions”. They are actually an ebay auction listing service aimed at serving the upperclass. For a $20 fee, and [...]