I am really thrilled and inspired by these images from Matthew Lyons. I originally ran across Matthew’s work on Scott Hansen’s (ISO50) blog. These give me a sense that I’m looking at an alternate version of the 1960s, but in the future (if that makes any sense). I get a dark, mid-century modern vibe from his style, which I love.

My wife and I just purchased the Dirt Devil KURV, designed by Karim Rashid.  Who wouldn’t want a hand vac that is functional and stylish?

I’m a huge sucker for clever and interesting designs and the areas of packaging and product designs are no exception.  That is why I’ve dedicated a new category to inspirational designs that I come across.  This first post is dedicated to the folks at Method, who design some awesome packaging and home products.  They can be found on the web here. Enjoy.