Areaware is a Brooklyn based producer of everyday objects that are both functional and thoughtful. We like to think we have a good sense of humor. www.areaware.comA R E A W A R E / B L O GTumblr (3.0; @areaware-blog)http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/meet & greet our designers that stop by the showroomHELLO,...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0msekyojo1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0msekyojo1r4drg9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>meet & greet our designers that stop by the showroom<br/></em><strong>HELLO, DESIGNER!<br/></strong>Designer of our <a href="http://areaware.com/proddetail.asp?prod=dbcbw&CatID=0&subCatID=0" target="_blank">Cargo Containers</a> - Daniel Ballou - stopped by our showroom today. Hello! See his newest work the <em>Who’s There Chair - </em>at THREAT tonight! hosted by <a href="http://americandesignclub.com/" target="_blank">American Design Club</a> in Williamsburg.  </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/19010448946http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/19010448946Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:51:00 -0500take a peek at what we’re reading AREAWARE BOOK...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f6jnf4kG1r4drg9o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f6jnf4kG1r4drg9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f6jnf4kG1r4drg9o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f6jnf4kG1r4drg9o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f6jnf4kG1r4drg9o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0f6jnf4kG1r4drg9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>take a peek at what we’re reading </em><br/><strong>AREAWARE BOOK LOOK</strong></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Home-Made-Contemporary-Russian-Folk-Artifacts/dp/0955006139" target="_blank">Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts</a> </em>by Vladimir Arkhipov </p> <p>Vladimir Arkhipov spent years scouring Russia to find, document and collect ingenious, everyday items made by average people struggling to ‘make do’. From a queen bee trap made with a hair curler and bottle cap lid to a basket carved from a punctured basketball–ingenuity and desperation mixed to make some of the most lovely objects. Touching, beautiful, and useful. We want them all! </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18793128170http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18793128170Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:16:00 -0500Take a LO-OK at our lovely creative director Laura Young and her...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m046u9RP6R1r4drg9o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m046u9RP6R1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m046u9RP6R1r4drg9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Take a LO-OK at our lovely creative director Laura Young and her bulldog Rocky! Photographer Michael Mundy shares a sunny Sunday afternoon with Laura in her spacious Williamsburg apartment. (via <a href="http://anafternoonwith.com/2012/02/28/laura/" target="_blank">LAURA | an afternoon with…</a>)</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18443335845http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18443335845Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:49:00 -0500Areaware’s Object of the Week CROC PILE by Karl Zahn They...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02f2iFHu11r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02f2iFHu11r4drg9o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Areaware’s Object of the Week</em> <strong>CROC PILE by Karl Zahn<br/></strong></p> <p>They balance, don’t bite. Made from solid beech wood with little notches that steady the crocs as they totem up. <a href="http://areaware.com/proddetail.asp?prod=kzpc" target="_blank">Croc Pile</a> is brand new to our collection, available for pre-order. Watch our Croc Pile vid–</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35639732?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="500"></iframe></p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18387708112http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18387708112Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:51:00 -0500Loving the lighting at David Weeks Studio by David Weeks...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzszitPr7n1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Loving the lighting at David Weeks Studio by David Weeks Studio. </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18074541332http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/18074541332Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:37:41 -0500Portrait of Alpaca - Dovetail Animal by Karl Zahn <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi98eV2E71r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Portrait of Alpaca - Dovetail Animal by Karl Zahn </span></p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17726934300http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17726934300Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:33:50 -0500Drillin’ Kiel Mead’s Drift Wood Hooks #powertools<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhu55KzfD1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drillin’ Kiel Mead’s Drift Wood Hooks #powertools</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17713960945http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17713960945Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:07:53 -0500Photoshootin’ PLUMEN <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzgcy4oAeu1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photoshootin’ PLUMEN </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17670729679http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17670729679Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:58:52 -0500Wood kabobs & bricks on blocks at the Toy Fair NYC! <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzclgix0NY1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzclgix0NY1r4drg9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Wood kabobs & bricks on blocks at the Toy Fair NYC! </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17563352484http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17563352484Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:12:00 -0500So cool! Our newest product by Kiel Mead, Driftwood Hooks,...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6yhvVz3v1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So cool! Our newest product by Kiel Mead, Driftwood Hooks, featured on Cool Hunting (via <a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/design/driftwood-hook.php" target="_blank">Driftwood Hooks</a>)</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17380535508http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17380535508Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:19 -0500Big shipment in from China to our Columbus warehouse. Boxes full...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4xjuGBQb1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4xjuGBQb1r4drg9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4xjuGBQb1r4drg9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4xjuGBQb1r4drg9o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Big shipment in from China to our Columbus warehouse. <br/>Boxes full of Paul Loebach Distortion Candlesticks. </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17322350797http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17322350797Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:52:00 -0500In house bulldog - Dooney Rockstar (aka Rocky) taking a snooze...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3h4cYnJM1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In house bulldog - Dooney Rockstar (aka Rocky) taking a snooze on her new bed. </p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17281420196http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17281420196Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:11 -0500Endless objects! at Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3gv59CNU1r4drg9o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Endless objects! at Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in Berlin <br/>(via <a href="http://www.museumderdinge.org/pflegschaften/?a=details&i=111" target="_blank">Krug - Pflegschaften @ Museum der Dinge</a>)</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17281093363http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17281093363Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:54:41 -0500Beautiful Brooklyn view from our new showroom <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3czbuthq1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Beautiful Brooklyn view from our new showroom </span></p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17276384340http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17276384340Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:47 -0500Pick a color, any color. Picking up paper for Toy Fair 2012. Feb...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1ijxjr2W1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pick a color, any color. Picking up paper for Toy Fair 2012. Feb 12-15</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17222266652http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17222266652Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:35:57 -0500Winter reading - A History of the World in 100 Objects -...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzvibiJBE1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Winter reading - A History of the World in 100 Objects - suggested by <a href="http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects/32238/" target="_blank">Design Observer</a></p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17176309060http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17176309060Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:20:35 -0500Pic of the pile - New! Croc Pile by Karl Zahn #nyigf(via Core77)<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvebvVq561r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pic of the pile - New! Croc Pile by Karl Zahn #nyigf<br/>(via <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/new-york-international-gift-fair-winter-2012/14.asp" target="_blank">Core77</a>)</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17027683785http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17027683785Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:00 -0500Core 77 pics of #nyigf - see our wall of product videos in My...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyve5m56LC1r4drg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Core 77 pics of #nyigf - see our wall of product videos in My Brother’s Frame by Harry Allen (via <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/new-york-international-gift-fair-winter-2012/17.asp" target="_blank">Core77</a>)</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17027590208http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17027590208Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:15:00 -0500Our friend, photographer, Dre:  *love seeing the @areaware sign...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyulf5ZsVn1qalnuqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our friend, photographer, Dre:<br/> </p> <blockquote> <p><em>*love seeing the <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Areaware" target="_blank">@areaware</a> sign outside the studio going over the williamsburg bridge. make sure you check them out, great people with great design </em></p> </blockquote>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17027315529http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/17027315529Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:04:00 -0500Cubebot love. (via Our 7 Favorite Toys From the New York...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu32eRdZ81r4drg9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cubebot love. <br/>(via <a href="http://artinfo.com/photo-galleries/slideshow-our-7-favorite-toys-from-the-new-york-international-gift-fair" target="_blank">Our 7 Favorite Toys From the New York International Gift Fair | Artinfo</a>)</p>http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/16987295864http://areaware-blog.tumblr.com/post/16987295864Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:00 -0500