Mar 12, 2010 / by Travis Wentworth
You know the feeling: You’re at the grocery store, your arms are overloaded with vegetables, and you need to quickly grab a plastic bag before your tomatoes come tumbling down. It shouldn’t be an Olympic ...read more
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Mar 11, 2010 / by Rose Pater
Earlier this week I popped over to Holland for the latest in a series of snowy Spring tradeshows known as Voorjaarsbeurs (or VJB to those in the know!).
Visitors from all over Europe flocked to VJB ...read more
Mar 04, 2010 / by Rose Pater
Now here’s a riddle. What do you get if you cross Los Angeles design, Yorkshire tea bags, and the South of England village of the year? Why it’s simplehuman UK of course!
simplehuman has had an ...read more
Mar 02, 2010 / by Cody Gibbs
Last week we began a series that focuses on the unsung heroes of functional design. Instead of the usual suspects, we will be turning our attention to the most basic designs that have made significant ...read more
Feb 26, 2010 / by Cody Gibbs
Our investigative team follows Beng Liu, Director of Quality Control, as he gives us a glimpse of the mysterious methods he uses to test simplehuman products.
behind the steel: quality control on ...read more
Feb 26, 2010 / by Cody Gibbs
Quick, name five designs that have changed the world.
Lightbulb? Printing press? Facebook?
Here are a few things that probably didn’t come to mind: ductape, paperclip, spork!
Next week we are launching a new series of posts that ...read more
Feb 22, 2010 / by Rose Pater
From 12 – 16 February, an intrepid team of simplehumans braved the snowy streets of Frankfurt to show off our new products at Ambiente, the world’s biggest international consumer goods fair.
Despite the freezing temperatures, over ...read more
Feb 17, 2010 / by Evelyn Krasnow
For the past few years, we’ve been a co-sponsor of the Beach Report Card, a report put out by our friends at Heal the Bay. The BRC is a grading system that lets ...read more
Feb 08, 2010 / by Allie Mayer
This past week we were in Toronto for the Canadian Gift & Tableware Association’s (CGTA) Spring 2010 show. It’s the premier trade show in Canada for home products and gifts.
We enjoy our bi-annual trips ...read more
Feb 04, 2010 / by Travis Wentworth
A riddle. Name the material that…
holds seven times its weight in water,
had a year-long stint on the surface of NBA basketballs,
and is made up of strands so small they’re measured in something called a “denier.”
Given ...read more
