Apple released it’s much anticipated tablet computer, the iPad, on January 27th. The device is getting a lot of attention. Twitter was abuzz with aliases such as itampon and maxipad. The New York Times has an article on it. Gizmodo was at the press conference: they have pictures and video of it in action.

The iPad, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained, is a personal computing device that fills a void between laptops and smart phones. Jobs says the device excels at everyday computing tasks like browsing the internet, reading email and watching movies.

A quick look at the Apple Tablet:

Brave Delta Desk by Brave Space

I have recently been looking for a table. I’m not actually planning on buying one, but sometimes I like to think, Hey, this will look great in our next apartment! Even though I probably won’t ever be able to throw down $1,500 for a designer table, I still love them. To me they are the epitome of minimalist design.

This table escapade reminded me of some research I recently did on the Castiglioni brothers – two Italian, modernist industrial designers. Thier influential industrial and furniture design impacted the formation of print and graphic work today. To be honest, I never really took the time to learn the real origins of these forms of design. I’ve always been very interested in typography and letterpress but that’s about as far as my historical studies delved. To say that these brothers changed my perspective would be an understatement.