Welcome to my blog of curiosities. I’m Nina. I’m a design student at Stanford and work at IDEO. Feel free to reach me: ninak AT kissedbyrain.com, flickr, twitter, aim: nina kix butt, or ask a q on society.Original Content, Readings of the Week, and Noticings var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3792116-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @ninakix)http://youngandbrilliant.net/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyiaj8kTM1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://web.me.com/masahanakato/MK/Coffeehaus.html">Coffeehaus</a> by Masahana Kato, created with an exacto knife and paper. Fabulous.</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/444055687http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/444055687Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:48:26 -0800paperartfunillustrationcolorscolorboldshapes<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyi98HPBD1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://web.me.com/masahanakato/MK/Featherbet.html">Featherbet</a> by Masahana Kato</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/441997904http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/441997904Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:07 -0800designarttypographytypebirdsfun<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxplmn8vGK1qzb2hmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Work space of <a>Dee Adams</a>. See more <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/badgurl/sets/72157616355685026/">here</a>.  (via <a href="http://workspaces.tumblr.com/post/427857552/youmightfindyourself-x-sweethomestyle-dee-adams">workspaces</a> x <a href="http://www.youmightfindyourself.com/post/427832473/youngandtragic-sweethomestyle-dee-adams">youmightfindyourself</a> x <a href="http://sweethomestyle.tumblr.com/post/385749729/dee-adams">sweethomestyle</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/441788950http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/441788950Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:02:59 -0800interiorsartinterestingposterscolorscolor<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyvucx09cv1qz6fxjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yufutoku noodle restaurant, designed by <a href="http://www.issho.com">Issho architects</a>. (<a href="http://www.abitare.it/highlights/yufutoku-restaurant/">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/441612452http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/441612452Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:58 -0800architecturedesignblack and whitesmoothcurves<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysung2Lw61qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In development since 2005, Manned Cloud is a concept for a floating luxury hotel. Featuring two passenger decks with space allocated for twenty cabins, restaurant, lounge/bar, library, fitness and spa, this would be the ultimate in luxury travel. Designed, in conjuction with the Office National d’Etudes et de Recherche Aérospatiale, by <a href="http://www.massaud.com/">Jean-Marie Massaud</a>. (via <a href="http://www.popwuping.com/art-design/concept/floating-luxury-hotel.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PopWuping+%28Popwuping%29">Popwuping</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/439807316http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/439807316Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:55 -0800travelfundesignsmooth<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysuj8jOn41qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p>Tokyo designer <a href="http://www.keisukefujiwara.com/">Keisuke Fujiwara</a> has wrapped bentwood chairs by German furniture brand <a href="http://www.thonet.com/">Thonet</a> in twelve kilometres of coloured thread. (<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/03/04/spool-chair-by-keisuke-fujiwara/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dezeen+%28Dezeenfeed%29">via</a>)</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysujl4Sea1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysujroAod1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/439585974http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/439585974Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:03:14 -0800designfurniturechairchairsgradientcolortextiletextiles<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyssy8Iugt1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flag photographs by Burak Arikan (via <a href="http://butdoesitfloat.com/294497/There-is-hopeful-symbolism-in-the-fact-that-flags-do-not-wave-in-a?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ButDoesItFloat+%28but+does+it+float%29">but does it float</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/439409116http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/439409116Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:02:59 -0800designfuninterestingphotography<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysgp4uVc01qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://studdedhearts.blogspot.com/2010/03/chanelspring.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StuddedHearts+%28Studded+Hearts%29">Studded Hearts: chanel.spring.</a></p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/437642840http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/437642840Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:06:05 -0800chanelfashionbags<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys7sluFqg1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://luxirare.com/crayon/">Luxirare Edible Crayons</a> (<a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2010/02/09/luxirare-edible-crayons/">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/437427063http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/437427063Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:04:56 -0800fundrawingfoodkidsdesign<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys5en8GBQ1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p>Awesome furniture modeled after candy. So fun. Designed by <a href="http://www.spell-online.com/">Spell</a>. (<a href="http://playmedesign.carousel.no/product/sweet-seating/">via</a>)</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys5foWafI1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys5fyevVY1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys5ge3YIU1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys5govdHL1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/437249950http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/437249950Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:03:51 -0800designfuncandychairchairsfurniture<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys44usKBI1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Designed by <a target="_blank" href="http://christinecelic.com/lacondesa.html">Christine Celic Strohl</a> for <a href="http://www.lacondesaaustin.com/">La Condesa</a>, a Mexican restaurant in Austin, TX. (<a href="http://blog.sub-studio.com/2010/03/la-condesa-matchbook.html">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/435452061http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/435452061Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:05:03 -0800graphicsimagesdesignfuncharactersillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys40jDrxe1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Armored Pine Exhibition by <a href="http://www.azumamakoto.com/start.html">Makoto Azuma</a> (<a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/9316/makoto-azuma-armored-pine-exhibition.html">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/435240684http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/435240684Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:03:54 -0800designplantsmetalinterestingnaturesculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys3xnXh5i1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rainbow forms by photographer <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/9334/taisuke-koyama-rainbow-forms.html">Taisuke Koyama</a> (<a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/9334/taisuke-koyama-rainbow-forms.html">via</a>)<a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/9334/taisuke-koyama-rainbow-forms.html"><br/></a></p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/435063291http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/435063291Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:02:52 -0800photographydesignartfuncolorscolorrainbowrainbows<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys2k8PjbL1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mongrelnation.com">Maiko Gubler</a> ‘Still Life with Marble’ Series (<a href="http://collect3d.com/news/maiko-gubler-still-life-marble-series/">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433281227http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433281227Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:05:56 -0800designartinterestingsculpturebirdsdark<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo8slswU51qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘Hooked on Tate’ by Sweden-based designer <a href="http://a.parsons.edu/%7Ebrumb455/index.php?/projects/tate/">Bengt Brummer</a> is a set of clamp hooks, designed for domestic use and to be sold in the <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/">Tate</a>’s museum stores. (<a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/9097/bengt-brummer-hooked-on-tate.html">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433051712http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433051712Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:04:56 -0800designusefulstoragecolorsfun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo83vYfMc1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Puzzleboard by Netherland based design studio <a href="http://www.oooms.nl/">OOOMs</a> is a multipurpose board that can be used both for cutting or as serving plate. (<a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/9264/oooms-puzzleboard.html">via</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433048740http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433048740Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:03:22 -0800designfoodusefultablewaredinnerwarefun<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo7y4XXyq1qz6fxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Norwegian designer <a href="http://kristinebjaadal.wordpress.com/">Kristine Bjaadal</a> showed her <a href="http://kristinebjaadal.wordpress.com/duk/">Underfull Table Cloth</a> at the 2010 Stockholm Furniture Fair and since then it has been getting quite a bit of press. This special table cloth features a simple damask pattern, yet hides a secret. When colored liquid — like red wine — is spilled on its surface, it reveals a hidden butterfly pattern. Still a concept, Kristine is working on getting these into production. (via <a href="http://design-milk.com/underfull-table-cloth-by-kristine-bjaadal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+design-milk+%28Design+Milk%29">Design Milk</a>) </p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433044261http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/433044261Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:52 -0800designpatternpatternstextilestextilefunfood<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo7qcaSuI1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.zaha-hadid.com/">Zaha Hadid Architects</a> have unveiled their design for a new performing arts centre in Amman, the capital of Jordan. (<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/23/king-abdullah-ii-house-of-culture-art-by-zaha-hadid-architects/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dezeen+%28Dezeenfeed%29">via</a>)</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo7q2WHiN1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p>From the press release:</p> <blockquote> <p><i>The architectural expression for the new performing arts centre has been inspired by the magnificent ancient city of Petra explains Zaha Hadid. “Petra is an astonishing example of the wonderful interplay between architecture and nature, as well as the intricate complexity and elegance of natural forms – the rose-colored mountain walls have been eroded, carved and polished to reveal the astonishing strata of sedimentation. We have applied these principles to articulate the public spaces within the centre, with eroded interior surfaces that extend into the public plaza in front of the building.”</i></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo7qyBHuP1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo7rcxuMV1qz6fxj.jpg"/></p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/432825704http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/432825704Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:00:04 -0800zaha hadidarchitecturenatureflowingsmoothinteriorsmodern<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo6j3Df791qz6fxjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://slatest.slate.com/features/news_dots/default.htm">Newsdot</a> is a new tool from Slate that displays a “social network” for topics in the news, be they people, organizations, or locations. (<a href="http://www.iq.harvard.edu/blog/sss/archives/2010/03/newsdot_maps_th.shtml">via</a> sent to me by <a href="http://crazynutjob.com/">CNJ</a>)</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/431050872http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/431050872Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:03:55 -0800newsdesigninteractioninfographicsinfographicmedia<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynj1b2OB31qz6fxjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.banterbanner.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=3">Banter Banners</a>: the traditional celebration banners, updated for modern times.</p>http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/431047482http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/431047482Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:01:55 -0800designfuntypetypography