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Monday, December 22, 2008 
Friday, December 21, 2007
Pillow talk: See the lights
Denver Business Journal - by Sharon Gillen


"The unique pillow derives its comfy properties not from feathers or foam but from light. Yes, light -- from a dozen LED lights embedded in silicone bubbles inside a furry fabric.

It's the invention of Diana Lin, 29, an industrial designer, who readily admits, "It's not really something to sleep on ... And this is not a cushion that you just put on your sofa. It's so much more."

She originally created the pillow for a lighting design contest in Japan known as the Koizumi International Lighting Design Competition, sponsored by Koizumi, a lighting technology company... "

For the entire article please go to Denver Business Journal
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008 

Category: Blogging

 










Thanks pAi.hSiN kuO for letting us know about this publication!! If you hadn't told us, we would've never know about this one. If any of you out there has see our d°light anywhere, please scan and e-mail to info@dianalindesign.com. Thanks! We really appreciate your help!
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008 

Category: Blogging



http://twitter.com/dianalindesign
We finally caught up with the rest of the e-community and started twittering! Now we can be more in the loop with people all over the world. We hope that Twitter can help us better connect with not only the broad spectrum of design communities but also the personal day-to-days of friends and families.

What is twitter and why use it? We found a simple video explanation on http://www.commoncraft.com/

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So why don't you join us http://twitter.com/dianalindesign and we can all be in the loop!!
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Friday, November 28, 2008 


WHEN 11/28/2008 - 12/7/2008
WHERE www.dianalindesign.com/products/rei.html
PRICE US$ 195.00
SPECIAL Free US Ground Shipping

Canada shipping US$ 10 off

International shipping US$ 15 off

Important Information

The snowy-rose d°light Huggable are scheduled to be shipped on December 12th 2008. So please be patient for your snowy-rose d°light Huggable to arrive at your front door. It usually takes 3 - 6 business days for DHL to deliver domestic parcels. If you order during the pre-order period, your snowy-rose d°light Huggable will arrive just in time for the holidays!



Have a great holiday season!!

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Friday, November 28, 2008 

Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping



Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We all have something to be thankful for this thanksgiving. I'm thankful for being able to enjoy all the wonderfulness of the world. And thankful for all your support for the past two years since we've decided to proceed the path of manufacturing. It is because of your encouragement that we have the courage to make d°light Huggable a reality and able to share it with all of you. We hope through d°light Huggables, we have brought happiness and companionship to many all over the world. I look forward to creating more happiness and smiles next year. THANK YOU!!

Hope everyone will be taking advantage of the pre-order special for snowy-rose d°light Huggable from 11/28 - 12/05 @ www.dianalindesign.com. For more information regarding snowy-rose d°light please visit dianalindesign.blogspot.comThere's only a limited number of snowy-rose d°light Huggable made, so get it soon before we run out of them.
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Friday, November 28, 2008 

Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping



The debut of this fuzzy and soft d°light Huggable was in ICFF of May 2008. This adults were crazy over it and the kids cannot keep their hands off it.



The soft, fuzzy, swirly fabric is very inviting to the touch. The silicone bubbles inside with the shape of the cover creates almost limb like sensation that help making d°light Huggable more life-like.



We have made a limited amount of this snow-rose d°light and will be available for purchase this December. There will be an announcement shortly regarding availability and price.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Art and Photography


Design + Emotion
Produkte, die Gefühle wecken (Products stirring emotions)
When: August 2- September 2, 2008
Where: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsuhe Germany
Visit Website for more info


It is an exhibition host by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsuhe Germany about "Products that stirring emotions" and lucky for us, d°light Huggable is a part of the exhibition! If you are in the Germany area we hope you can stop by and check-out d°light Huggable. If you need more information regarding the exhibit see below.
Phone: 07219262828
Email: info@landesmuseum.de



Press release
DESIGN + EMOTION – Products stirring emotions
Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe – Museum at Market Square1
August – 2 November 2008Smiling chairs and floating lamps are among the objects
waiting to be discovered at the new special exhibition, "DESIGN + EMOTION.
Products stirring emotions," organised by the Badisches Landesmuseum from 1
August to 2 November 2008, in the Museum at Market Square. Over 200 items on
display present a new perspective on a variety of products and designs available
to the modern consumer. Detached from traditional classifications of function,
style, materials used or the designer, this exhibition focuses on the visceral
appeal of products and defines the popular concept of emotional design.While
earlier the product function and a suitable design were the relevant criteria
for purchasing an item, consumers today are far more particular when choosing
their products. As far back as the eighties, the design movement has focused on
being visceral and emotional, and products on the market today should offer
something that will touch a consumer to the core – viewing the item or
perceiving it with the senses should have an emotional effect.Objects in the
exhibition are categorised according to the specific feelings they induce. Come
on a voyage of discovery through experiences which will intrigue, astonish,
delight and amuse you. Other sections of the exhibition include self-portrayal
and the sense of self, well-being, uneasiness, disappointment and aggravation.
An emotional roller coaster ride awaits you as you observe your own response to
the items while experiencing them and trying them out.There are exhibition
pieces which give no hint as to their function as well as transparent devices
offering an unusual insight into their inner workings; both have been designed
to pique the curiosity. You can look forward to sights that challenge your
expectations, such as a lamp floating on top of its own cord or a seemingly
solid wooden chair that turns out to be unusually light. Joy and pleasure are
the most frequently recurring themes in the category of positive emotions, which
is why the exhibition features "smiling products" such as the sometimes surreal
combination of life forms and functional objects. Here a bottle opener with a
face or gaudily painted cartoonish chair may greet you, at times with a literal
smile. Evocative names and appealing textures distinguish the products that are
to trigger a sense of well-being. Many of these allow you to adjust the play of
light and colour to your current mood. On a different note, there are also
unsettling items on display, such as a carpet designed with the silhouette of a
murder victim or sweets filled with preserved grasshoppers.

A multifaceted programme including conversations with designers, after-work guided tours and events will accompany the exhibition. The Karlsruhe university of arts and
design is organizing a seminar for the duration of the exhibition.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 

Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping




August 10th, 2008


We were nominated... or had won a "guest author contest" from the Smashing Magazine. We are honored! See the 10 Bueautiful Things for a Beautiful Life


Below is what the Smashing Magazine had to say:



With this post we start to publish finalists of our guest author contest. Over three weeks 12 winning articles will be published — selected top-10-lists and discussion articles. You can follow our updates on Twitter — feel free to share your comments, suggestions and remarks.

Written by Irina
We are using a lot of beautiful things every day. Once we understand how beautiful they are, the life is becoming better and more interesting… and when not… well, then they still make our life more interesting! There are some truly beautiful things to make our life a little bit more unusual and vivid. Most of them are quite usual but they can make our life and the lives of people around us a little bit more spectacular. The question is: do we need these things? – Of course we do!




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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 

Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

On TV - The Gadget Show!



About a month or two ago, an assistant producer Dionne South from The Gadget Show, Britain's leading consumer technology programme aired on FIVE in the United Kingdom, e-mailed us regarding an opportunity of being featured on their show. They wanted to do an episode on 'Lighting' features and thought our d°light Huggable is a unique product and will generate a lot of interest with their viewers. We of course jumped at a chance to be shown on TV and DHL Expressed a d°light Huggable to UK !! We think it was worth the high shipping fees. After a week or so Dionne got back to us and said, "programme has aired and I think it went very well. I have asked post production to get me a copy of the disc so I can send it to you." We are still waiting for that disc... but here's a web page with their Focus Group - Light Gadgets - Series 9, week 4 - 30/6/08 .


PS. If anyone knows how to get a copy of the show (I know sometimes you can find them on the wonders of Internet) please let us know. We can be discrete, just e-mail to info@dianalindesign.com. Thanks ;)




The Gadget Show
Join Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley and Suzi Perry as they embark on their mission to try and test the latest gadgets that are flooding today's market. Need advice on what's worth spending your money on? Look no further! The trusty team will sort the best from the rest so that you don't have to. Demand the most from your dosh… Demand Five.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 

Current mood:  amused
Category: Parties and Nightlife


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8tfGlSwLew

Angel, Diana and Welton very tired out from standing at ICFF all day! But of course we have to attend the Metropolis Party at the last day of ICFF!! Angel and Diana even used the camera to check their make-up... that's pretty funny :P

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