design

Wax Magazine is in funding mode over at Kickstarter, and if they succeed, they'll have some interesting perspectives to share with the world. The magazine will be a gathering place of interviews, essays, photography and artwork by designers, artists, film makers, writers and architects who surf and are inspired by surf. Oh yeah, and they live in New York.

This little, 540 square-foot cottage manages to house a family of four quite comfortably and with welcoming and cozy personality to book. This airy Portland home belongs to Jessica of Jessica Helgerson Interior Design, who redesigned the interior to maximize storage and living space.

I love seeing designers and artists reach past established mediums and think outside of the box or—in this case—the tube. These creators each embraced a canvas and material destined for the trash to create some beautiful, intriguing and downright fun pieces. Curious to learn more about why embracing creativity like this is important? You'll find me talking about it tomorrow at #wcphx Wordcamp Phoenix at 2:15 p.m. See what artistic journey these toilet paper tubes have taken ↓

Simon Beck doesn't hit the slopes like the average skier. Instead of shredding powder, he patterns it by strategically schlepping in snowshoes. His snow art designs are awesome on their own, and the in-context shots almost look like digital overlays. It would be awesome to glimpse a bit of the planning behind these and see a stop-motion process video.