smashing magazine has a large roundup of articles, tutorials, tools, and books on grid-based design.

italian lighting company oluce. my favorites are the classic joe colombo designs.

german furniture company performa.

spanish furniture company stua.

scandinavian design originals.

after spending an afternoon at the new york international gift fair (nyigf), i stopped by the opening of the areaware pop-up shop at the port authority bus terminal yesterday. nice setup and collection of products. core77 and flavorwire have some more info and pics.

it will be open for another 6 weeks, stop by if you’re in town.

need some 3d models? try 3dfilter, a website that searches across several model repositories on the internet.

apartment therapy announced its 2009 design showcase: "a call for great, new designs by independent and student designers that promise to make our homes more beautiful and inspiring places to live."

6 finalists will be given a chance to feature their design and themselves on a blog post at the site in september, two final winners will be awarded $20k worth of ad placements.