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Tina Chen

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  • August 24, 11:38 AM
    Final Frame: Hacao Ki-Board


    The flatness and subtle groove of the keys is just right. It makes technology a little more organic.

  • August 12, 06:23 PM
    Move-It
    What a great idea!


    Move-It: the stick-on recyclable cardboard trolley (video)

    If you're rockin' the suburbs, chances are your Suburban comes in handy when making those weekend jaunts to Home Depot. But if you're a city dweller, particularly one who has to make his / her way up and down subway stairs, things are just a tad more difficult when it comes to transporting purchases. Enter Move-It, a bloody brilliant concept that has currently been entered into the running for the James Dyson Award in the UK. Put simply, this recyclable, disposal and potential reusable device is crafted from cardboard and fully capable of strapping to any size or shape box. Simply peel and stick the handle to the box's top, and slap a pair of rollers on the bottom -- in about three minutes, you've got your very own trolley. Prayers, answered. Hop on past the break for a video demonstration, and hopefully the collective crossing of fingers will enable this thing to actually hit the market someday soon.
    Continue reading Move-It: the stick-on recyclable cardboard trolley (video)

    Move-It: the stick-on recyclable cardboard trolley (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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  • June 19, 02:42 PM
    Lovely interior
    I come across a lot of articles about nice interior design, but this one really caught my eye as a style and atmosphere I'd actually want in my abode. I love the mix of warm wood, white light furniture and the fancy chandelier. From Design Sponge.





  • May 12, 06:32 PM
    Wood case
    Awesome cylindrical wood case and wood glasses by HERRLICHT.  From Buzz Beast
  • April 20, 10:37 PM
    Saturday afternoon in Golden Gate Park
    Paddle boats at Stow Lake
    Spring means... ducklings!
    Daisies in bloom

    Birthday cake
  • April 09, 06:08 PM
    Amazing standing cat
    This cat is way evolved. Next he'll be doing this in a waistcoat and pants... scary.
  • April 09, 05:42 PM
    Magical stairs that light up as you walk
    And magically fade out afterwards.
  • April 09, 03:13 PM
    Ahh! the pixels are taking over
    Seriously cool short film Pixels By Patrick Jean
  • April 15, 06:44 PM
    Classy and fun glass tumblers

    Saw these on Design Milk. Stemless tumblers from Riedel, I love the shape, spring colors, and how they'll help you know which glass is yours.
  • April 06, 02:20 PM
    Yosemite
    I finally went to Yosemite for the first time after being in the Bay Area for many years. It was beautiful with lots of good trails even though it is still early Spring.

    Yosemite valley on day one: warm and sunny
    Yosemite valley on day four: fresh snow
    Looking for wildlife
    Small stream in Mariposa Grove
    Yay giant sequoias!
    Hetch Hetchy Dam: huge spray of water coming out of a pipe near the top
  • April 06, 02:30 PM
    Gorgeous prints by Pancake and Franks. Their letter pressed cards are beautiful too.

    love the shapes and colors



  • April 06, 02:34 PM
    Adorable baked goods
    From Polka Dot Cookies. Too bad they're all the way in Australia. Their piping skills are amazing.




  • April 06, 02:38 PM
    Thanksgiving dumplings


  • April 06, 02:40 PM
    Create your own bokeh shapes


    DIY - Create your own Bokeh | DIYPhotography.net
  • April 06, 02:40 PM
    Monday morning cuteness
  • November 01, 11:35 AM
    Sunday morning blinds
    Trying out Photoforge, a photo editing iPhone app. So far it's pretty entertaining.





    - Posted from my iphone
  • April 06, 02:41 PM
    Silver looks like lace

    Etsy store
    "This item is cast from real vintage lace in Sterling Silver. Then molded into cuff form."
  • October 27, 01:25 PM
    San Francisco circa 1958

    San Francisco 1958 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo.

  • September 18, 02:27 PM
    Handwritten fonts
    Create a font from your handwriting. It's surprisingly painless (took me about 10 mins to print, write and scan). Looks better than I thought, though the ! is kinky. http://www.fontcapture.com/






  • September 16, 01:58 AM
    Twin Peaks at night
     

    Facing southeast from Twin Peaks on a warm summer night.

      

    Golden Gate Bridge and the Richmond. 

     

     Market Street, downtown and the Bay Bridge.
  • August 15, 05:32 PM
    Threadcakes Winners
    Threadcakes are cakes based on Threadless t-shirt designs. And some of them are mind-blowingly awesome. Here are some of my favorites from the winners this year.

     Noah's express - 3 days, entirely edible (pound cake, buttercream, fondant and gumpaste).

    The Red - like the addition of the chainsawed cake.

     
     
     Byebi -Devil's food with fresh stawberries and cream! So much better when the cake is a delicious as it is beautiful.
  • August 14, 03:04 PM
    Thinking of trying this wonton recipe


    Bouchon for 2 - Mama Li's Wontons

    It's different than the wontons my family makes - comes in a soup and smaller than dumplings with thinner skins. But looks tasty and not too hard.
  • June 19, 03:10 PM
    Friday etc.
    It's a beautiful, almost hot, day in San Francisco. I'm headed off to Canada tomorrow for the beginning of my long vacation. A full two weeks, longest I've taken off since starting work.

    Yesterday I read School for Adventurers yesterday, written and published by my friends KL and JLY. Also beautifully illustrated by KMRicker. It's quite the page-turner with interesting characters and a fairly well fleshed-out world. I'm looking forward to the sequel.


    Also had Japanese tapas for the first time with some coworkers. We went to Gochi in Cupertino and it was absolutely delicious. Some highlights were the clay pot with rice and eel, pizza with crab, shittake mushrooms, various deep fried treats and a salad with sliced beef and a particularly tasty sesame dressing. :)
  • June 16, 09:53 PM
    Furoshiki
    Jessie sent me a link to this the other day and it's awesome. Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth that can be used to wrap/transport all kinds of goods and gifts. Much more environmentally friendly than disposable bags, and more versatile than a regular bag (provided you know how to knot/wrap it properly). I used to wrap presents in scarves I had lying around when I realized last minute that I didn't have any wrapping paper. Stores that sell them also have some really lovely patterns.



  • June 15, 11:24 PM
    Photograzing
    Things I am thinking about cooking and/or eating.

    Japanese bento box lunches. My cousin has started collecting boxes and making them for lunch everyday. They're ridiculously cute and elaborate. More time than I would ever spend on a regular basis, a lot of them seem to be made by Moms with a lot of time on their hands. But I love looking at pictures of them and learning about how it's done.



    Macaroni and cheese, something not from a box or a chain restaurant, which is pretty much the only kind I've had.


    A really good cheeseburger. I like In-N-Out and have been to a few places that are pretty good, but I always feel like the patty itself is not properly seasoned and relies on sauce or ketchup. But then again, I like things a little saltier.

    Crepes, crossaints and other French baked goods. Definitely looking forward to eating lots of them in Montreal and Quebec in a week. Must remember to look up some places to check out beforehand as my iPhone plan doesn't extend to Canada :(.

    Looking at food blogs is making me hungry...
Bramblings

I'm a designer living in San Francisco. I work on Blogger at Google.