Comments on: Where can I find pictures of pretty objects?

Question: Where can I find pictures of pretty objects?

Alison — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:25:54 -0800

I really like looking at pictures of beautiful/clever/interesting products. What are some frequently updated blogs that feature good pictures of really cool stuff? I'm talking about pictures of clothing, gadgets, prints, handmade goods, kitchen implements...pictures of almost anything tangible, and the featured items don't have to be for sale. I like making things and I frequently find inspiration by looking at stuff that other people have made. Plus, for some reason I find joy in looking at well designed things.

I already visit a few sites that scratch my product design itch, but I'm always looking for more. A few of my favorites are:

Grain Edit
Readymade Blog
Dress A Day
Etsy (although I would love to see any blogs that attempt to distill the best of Etsy)

By: bcwinters

bcwinters — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:37:06 -0800

Design*Sponge?

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:40:13 -0800

Two of my favorites:

Trendir - product design, specifically for interior design products

inhabitat - green design, mostly architectural

By: moxiedoll

moxiedoll — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:43:16 -0800

Best-of-etsy-type blog here - I love looking at all of the pretty things!

By: moxiedoll

moxiedoll — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:44:17 -0800

the link didn't work! ok - second attempt at the pretty blog.

By: Cobalt

Cobalt — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:45:03 -0800

Crib Candy and Cool Tools. Lovely stuff.

By: barchan

barchan — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:45:45 -0800

Mighty Goods.

By: grateful

grateful — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:48:21 -0800

Notcot

By: Daily Alice

Daily Alice — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:48:34 -0800

Cool Hunting

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:51:41 -0800

NOTCOT

On preview, grateful beat me to it.

Uncrate is another decent one.

By: gregjones

gregjones — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:55:16 -0800

Swissmiss is pretty good for that kind of thing, but there's a fair amount of stuff that doesn't match what you've described as well (all still interesting...).

Joey Roth mostly blogs about his own things, and they might not be quite the type of product-design you're after, but they're very cool.

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:07:14 -0800

I think you would get a lot of inspiration from Not Martha.

By: heartquake

heartquake — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:15:56 -0800

oh my that's awesome, outblush, making it lovely,

By: notyou

notyou — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:24:05 -0800

Better Living Through Design.

By: mfoight

mfoight — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:31:27 -0800

Not so beautiful, maybe creative, but ... well really strange ... at Strange New Products.

By: Ms. Informed

Ms. Informed — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:43:35 -0800

The stuff at Popgadget isn't (usually) handmade, but there are tons of clever, interesting, well-designed gadgets--very cool.

By: shownomercy

shownomercy — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:05:39 -0800

thisNext is more focused on things you can buy (and some stuff is high end) but is constantly updating and fun to browse through.

By: cmyk

cmyk — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:25:01 -0800

The Carrotbox is like a ring box full of candy.

By: SuperSquirrel

SuperSquirrel — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:25:31 -0800

Dooce posts a Daily Style picture, of various objects she finds attractive.

By: Large Marge

Large Marge — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:32:44 -0800

DeZeen

By: monkeygenius

monkeygenius — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:23:32 -0800

Modish is mostly jewelry, clothes, and prints. Updated once or twice a day.

By: Space Kitty

Space Kitty — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:28:57 -0800

Lots of interesting objects here.

By: bah213

bah213 — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:07:55 -0800

Seconding Uncrate for a good mix of technology, clothing, and everything else [it's "The Buyer's Guide for Men", partnering with the previously-mentioned Outblush with stuff for the ladies (their stereotypes, not mine).

My other faves that oo one's mentioned yet: gizmodo for gadgets or Boing Boing -- "A directory of wonderful things". Also, Treehugger is always good for a few enviro-friendly design posts.

By: wittgenstein

wittgenstein — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:14:43 -0800

This might work for you: the die line . com

By: ddaavviidd

ddaavviidd — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:40 -0800

Cool Tools has a couple of clever products and gadgets.

By: wafaa

wafaa — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:46:35 -0800

Yes, Dooce.

By: GardenGal

GardenGal — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:02:51 -0800

Seconding Coolhunter.

And NotMartha frequently lists products, crafts, and other interesting things on her blog.

By: dropkick queen

dropkick queen — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:07:53 -0800

Supermarket is like a high-end Etsy.

By: softlord

softlord — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:22:53 -0800

Flickr search for "pretty"

By: zusty

zusty — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:38:09 -0800

Here's the contents of my google reader folder that's this sort of thing:
Browner Brown
all over print
design-milk
ellmania
SF girl by bay
fine little day
midcentury modernist
emma's design blogg
more ways to waste time
and, possibly most appropriately,
etsy pick of the day.

By: zusty

zusty — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:39:03 -0800

(etsy pick of the day is on hiatus, but there's a good backlog there, by the bye.)

By: Western Infidels

Western Infidels — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:49:47 -0800

Both have been mentioned, but someone should point out that Cool Hunting and The Cool Hunter are distinct and AFAIK unrelated sites.

The Cool Hunter is slickly commerical and not terribly informative, and the things showcased there are utterly irrelevant to my life. But the photos there are sometimes amazing.

By: numinous

numinous — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:46:33 -0800

I rather fancy Oh Joy! and Creature Comforts.