There's a great article in the New York Times this weekend about design successes and failures.  I love wandering around design stores, and much of the reason is that you can find every day, mundane objects turned into something beautiful!  Or, you find a book that you didn't know you needed, or a bowl that makes your every day bowls look pathetically boring

In Miami, BASE would be the "go-to" store for gorgeous things...  Funny enough, the number one "bomb" in in the possession of one of my friends, so I guess beauty IS in the eye of the beholder!

meanwhile, check out the NY Times (click on the photo for full article and interactive feature!):