10.29.21: I set up a special email address for submissions, hello@iamthelab.com, and totally forgot to check the thing for a whole month. If I had checked, I would have shared the following two gems with you way earlier. First, Antonio Carusone shared with me a recent project of his, which you can find in the Theater. It’s his short documentary highlighting the design of Magazzino Italian Art, a museum dedicated to contemporary Italian art. His video work is amazing. It’s not the first time I’ve been wowed by his work. I recently saw his video for the Minimalissimo Selection: Architecture book and it too is gorgeous. The second person I need to highlight is Thomas Yang from 100 Copies, a print design studio that uses bicycles as a primary source of inspiration. A new print called Shine On is gold, black gray and absolutely stunning. There are just a few copies of this limited edition print left, so go and get it!

10.22.21: If you are of the belief that social media is the only place to discover fresh and modern design inspiration, I’d like to turn your attention to one of the oldest ‘other places’: Behance. I actually spend most of my creative exploration minutes being wowed by the talent that can be found there. Where else can you find a backpack with innovative flexibility like this one from LAYER? Or a puzzle from Lucia Del Zotto that is so well designed that you’ll want to frame it as soon as you finish it? Or multi-talented folks like Jakob Tiefenbacher who seems to be able to do it all, including create stellar ceramics? I feel like Behance is such a great resource, one that’s kind of been here all along, without the horror of social media.