Till Hafenbrak

Till Hafenbrak knows how to make the most of a limited palette. The Berlin based designer/illustrator uses unexpected and strongly contrasting colors to create vibrating landscapes of the natural world, often depicting animals and their interactions with humans. He also has a few commissioned works you can view on Flickr.

Carine Brancowitz

Carine Brancowitz is a French illustrator who began working as a junior art director in fashion and trend. Her simple lines have shown up in numerous magazines, websites, and blogs. Most recently, she's worked in apparel, doing a tour tee for Phoenix. She uses a limited palette, and brings in intricate patterns to create rich compositions. Her subject matter takes inspiration from fashion but has the sense of a deeper mood or story underneath.

Federico Jordán

Federico Jordán is an award winning editorial and advertising illustrator working out of New York. His work has been published in numerous commissions including American Airlines, CHASE Manhattan Bank, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, among others. His work mixes traditional Mexican art and elements of modern South America and USA Street-Pop/graffiti. The result is playful yet grounded in style.

Charles & Marie

Charles & Marie curated shopping has become my new favorite for online shopping for things I don't need. The rest of the site is lovely as well and great for precision time killing.

From their description:
"Welcome to our Quintessentials. This is our curated selection of the best products in every single category and happily not necessarily the most expensive. Here you'll find the best garlic press, the best iPod accessory and we will make sure you know about timeless, classic product design to pass on to the next generation as well as the best organic dark chocolate to satisfy those immediate cravings."

Notable products:


S-XL Cake Mould


Salad Sunrise by Droog Design


Sunjar (solar powered lighting)


Phonofone II (sustainable iPod speaker)


Bottle Cap Tripod

Naoto Fukasawa Packaging

Droog exhibition, Milan

Droog