You’re probably looking at the picture above thinking “Starck… no, no, Rashid.. no, no, no.. who the heck is this?” I present to you Gilles Roudot, a young French designer with an incredible line of work. My French is a little rusty, but we exchanged a few emails back in September. He mentioned he has been designing objects in Europe for almost ten years now. Don’t ask me why I’m just getting around to sharing his work with you, but I’m glad to have re-found an old email. I think his work (especially the Bulb and Candle Lamp) is very special. Check out the rest of his collection, it looks very promising.

I’ve been heavily testing a bag I received from Tom Bihn a few months ago– they call it the Super Ego. I’d definitely use the word ‘Super’ to describe this bag– it’s the most versatile, rugged, and usable bag I’ve ever tried. It has splash proof zippered pockets, an enormous front pocket packed with compartments for organizing every accessory I could think of. It has places for water bottles on the sides, and secure zipper pockets inside for valuables. The real kicker with this bag is that it has a back zippered compartment large enough to hold a laptop, four books, a dozen magazines, your pillow, a few LP’s and lunch. I tried several times, unsuccessfully, to fill this bag up. I’m probably making it sounds enormous, but I assure you it fits ‘underneath the seat in front of you’. It has a nice padded shoulder strap as well as a waist buckle to take some weight off your shoulders. The Super Ego isn’t a ’school bag’ or a small messenger bag for a few papers– it’s truly built for travel. It’s also really customizable with lots of color and feature options. This is an all around excellent bag, I give it a special JS nod of approval!

This graphic explanation of a designer’s life is totally great– in fact it’s priceless. “How a Designer Grows: Changes in a Designer’s Self-Worth/Knowledge Over Time”. The journey of a designer starts in Junior High and moves through all of the separate possible paths: losing jobs, quitting design, etc. Finally the last few moves end with, “Pulls 90-Hour Week, Hired as Partner, Invited to Teach at Prestigious School”– and at the end of the journey, voila you’re a designer.

Via Notcot