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Kickstarter Spotlight: Foldio

As someone who takes mobile photos quite a bit, I understand that lighting is a constant challenge. Enter Foldio, a compact, portable, foldable photo studio built specifically for your smartphone. Genius! The team behind the product, Orange Monkie, has already…

Kickstarter: Slate Mobile AirDesk

If you’re a laptop user, this new Kickstarter project is for you. Slate is a lightweight, heat-absorbent laptop surface that  provides both mobility and the comforts of a desk. As someone who uses a laptop on my actual lap pretty…

Kickstarter: MIJLO’s A Better Backpack

MIJLO, a new company that provides simple solutions for small spaces recently launched their first product, A Better Backpack, via Kickstarter. The backpack features a minimal design made from durable materials meant to last a lifetime. Check out the video below…

Kickstarter: Beer Press Coasters

Beer Press is a new Kickstarter project by Jordan Mummert. The project includes a set of six beer-themed letterpress coasters as well as a handcrafted bamboo stand that stores them individually. The idea was born out of the blending four of his passions: design,…

Kickstarter: Ugmonk’s OpenFrame

Ugmonk recently launched a new product, called OpenFrame, via Kickstarter. OpenFrame is “a simple, flexible solution to display art, posters, photos, and more.” It provides a framing system that accommodates multiple sizes and configurations of prints, a way to swap…

Mirth & Co. on Kickstarter

Mirth & Co. is a two-person, bookbinder and designer team out of Austin, Texas. Their “purpose is to provide products to help people engage with the finer things in life, like the ideas we conceive, the people we love, and…

Matt Stevens: MAX100, The Book Project

About a year ago I posted about Matt Stevens’s self-initiated Air Max 1 a Day project. He’s gone a lot farther with it since then, culminating in a new Kickstarter project. His goal is to create a high-quality art book…

Project Neon

I’m really excited about Project Neon, Kirsten Hively‘s attempt to document and map all of New York’s best neon signs. Each week she’ll visit a new location and post a photo that captures the glowing signage (more images can be…