easy — press and hold the bottom button while pressing the top button, photos are saved in your Photos app). Then, send them this way (email us at thefunctionkey (at) gmail.com, and we’ll post them all together to see what, if anything, we can deduce. It could potentially be awesome!  We’ll start it off . . [...]

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Hatched from the minds of Belgian architectural firm, dmVA, this egg-shaped abode gives a new name to mobile homes worldwide.  The easily transportable unit is made mostly of polyester and comes equipt with a bathroom, kitchen, bed, and multiple nooks and crannies  for endless storage space.  While the blob may not appear to be the [...]

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Using a pencil to create  a work of art is nothing new, but Dalton Ghetti’s miniature sculptures take this idea to a completely new level.

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If you make it to the UK this year, check out the East London menswear boutique, Hostem. Proprietor James Brown opened the location in efforts to “marry his favorite… sartorial aesthetics under one roof”. I can’t stop staring at the “rustic-luxe” interiors. The re-worked lamps, mirrors and screens serve as the backdrop for a truly [...]

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Do you watch Man Shops Globe on The Sundance Channel? If not, you’re only missing out on a peek into the coolest job ever. Keith Johnson works as the buyer-at-large for Anthropologie, which means it’s his job to trek across the globe and acquire objects and one-of-a-kind pieces for the bobo retailer. Personally, I’m not crazy about [...]

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James Corbett, a sculptor from Ningi, Queensland, Australia first discovered his talent while working at an auto recycling business in Brisbane.  Using antique car parts, Corbett now creates fascinating large-scale sculptures that sell for thousands and thousands of dollars…and understandably so!  The complexity and originality behind these pieces is quite astounding.

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Lovers of vintage books, prints, and posters; purveyors of bygone eras; and collectors of rarities will drop to their knees over Itis Edition. The Taiwan-based shop sells gently aged post-WWII industrial design books, catalogs, magazines, card sets, and manuals that also happen to be graphic design eye candy.  These are my favorites . . .    Above: The 35th Annual of [...]

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If you have any sort of appreciation for passive aggressive humor, then you’ll enjoy this hilarious email chain between two coworkers. And a big thank you to Ryan for sharing it with me! Enjoy! And so it begins . . . Shannon (the secretary) has lost her cat and has asked David (the graphic designer) [...]

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I am obsessed with typography and letterpress. They cover plenty of walls in my home. Ork Posters designs neighborhood posters for your hometown or your present town or your future town. I love them. With a couple unrelated “town” designs like Heart and Brain, Ork Posters creates a design savvy (and economical) way to cover [...]

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The Internets are all atwitter with news of CB2′s The Selby Is In Your Place contest, and, well, we’ve entered our apartment. The basic jist of the contest is to get as many votes as you can to advance to the second round of 50 contestants, at which point winners will be chosen. And the grand [...]

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