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Design Crack » Material http://designcrack.com/v2 Design Crack: High Concept, Beautiful, and Clever Design, Fashion, and Architecture. Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en arik levy makes a book brush http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/arik-levy-makes-a-book-brush/ http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/arik-levy-makes-a-book-brush/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:31:43 +0000 Brandon Thomas Baunach times pure genius the book brush arik levy book brush watching a bad frankenstein movie genius useful products witty and combination fun http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/arik-levy-makes-a-book-brush/

Arik Levy’s products are always witty and often times pure genius. The book brush is not genius. It’s not even particularly useful. But something about their combination is so fun it’s like watching a bad Frankenstein movie.

‘book brush’ by arik levy

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]]> http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/arik-levy-makes-a-book-brush/feed/ Fail Bench: Furniture to Make You Insecure http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/fail-bench-furniture-to-make-you-insecure/ http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/fail-bench-furniture-to-make-you-insecure/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:39:57 +0000 Brandon Thomas Baunach the designer named the fail bench fail bench quot dieting and weight loss bought bench immediately spawned a thought named quot deep seeded meaning bench and http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/fail-bench-furniture-to-make-you-insecure/

I saw this bench, and it immediately spawned a thought about dieting and weight loss. I’m getting fatter. I’m not feeling like a real chunky, but I’m slowly creeping up from a slender 190 lbs. (I’m 6′-4" BTW) to something more than this, let’s say. I think the name is interesting because my first thought was the designer named the fail bench because this was a botched project that he or she made, and didn’t want to pass it off as a mistake so they named it "Fail Bench". My more deep seeded meaning for it’s name is that I’ve failed as a human being to get my weight to an acceptable level and I’ve bought this bench to act as my scarlet letter, of sorts. Well, fuck you Fail Bench.

Fail Bench | Design Milk

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]]> http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/fail-bench-furniture-to-make-you-insecure/feed/ White Fruit Radio: Uber Wabi Sabi http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/white-fruit-radio-uber-wabi-sabi/ http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/white-fruit-radio-uber-wabi-sabi/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:30:18 +0000 Brandon Thomas Baunach knobs cluttery gizmos sticking out the radio simply kind radio does the radio stroke the radio sorry wabi sabi means the radio station changes radio sitting bright white fluorescent tubes concrete floored room lit http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/white-fruit-radio-uber-wabi-sabi/

I’m sorry. I really don’t know what wabi sabi means. I just hear my boss use this term when referring to elegant and refined architecture that brings in a bit of nature into the design. That’s kind of what this radio does. The radio has no knobs or cluttery gizmos sticking out. The radio simply has this ribbed element at the top that almost look like scales. If you stroke the radio just right the volume goes up. If you stoe it again the radio station changes. I don’t know why but I imagine owners of this radio sitting around in white labcoats with this is the middle of a sparten, concrete floored room lit only by bright white fluorescent tubes. Does that make any sense?
White Fruit Radio | Design Milk

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]]> http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/25/white-fruit-radio-uber-wabi-sabi/feed/ Forget Phone Design. How About Design From Phone? http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/forget-phone-design-how-about-design-from-phone/ http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/forget-phone-design-how-about-design-from-phone/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:49:12 +0000 Brandon Thomas Baunach controlled milling machine starts making phone app begs the question need it right now table phone app create phone play table eeeeeek wait phone app thing work download an aplication realizes absurdity http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/forget-phone-design-how-about-design-from-phone/

First, go check out the original post off of Core 77’s website, it will give you lots of information. So, how does this work? You download an aplication to your phone, play with the table shape until you see what you like, and then buy it and a computer controlled milling machine starts making your table. Two months later after it has been shipped and you’ve got your table. Eeeeeek! Wait, what? That’s right. Your need-it-right-now table phone app create something that will take forever to get here by boat. I have to say, the tables are all beautiful and this phone app thing is sort of a gimmick that realizes its absurdity. But this phone app begs the question: Can I take a picture of something with my phone and have it produced instantly at a local CNC mill? This would be cool .
Designing furniture via cell phone - Core77

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]]> http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/forget-phone-design-how-about-design-from-phone/feed/ Pursebuckle: A Small Fanny Pack http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/pursebuckle-a-small-fanny-pack/ http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/pursebuckle-a-small-fanny-pack/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:13:50 +0000 Brandon Thomas Baunach wears a fanny pack wearing a fanny pack eyes the pursebuckle get it a purse and a belt buckle attracting the ladies married worried admit smaller immediately thought http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/pursebuckle-a-small-fanny-pack/

I’m sorry, but when I first set eyes on the pursebuckle (Get it. It’s a purse and a belt buckle) I immediately thought back to one of my coworkers who still wears a fanny pack. He’s married, so he’s not too worried about attracting the ladies… which he would never do wearing a fanny pack. Although I admit, this is much smaller, it still has a cancerous look, just in it’s early stages.
Pursebuckle - Core77

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]]> http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/12/24/pursebuckle-a-small-fanny-pack/feed/ Vase by Francois Azambourg for Cappellini http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/10/29/vase-by-francois-azambourg-for-cappellini/ http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/10/29/vase-by-francois-azambourg-for-cappellini/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:26:34 +0000 Brandon Thomas Baunach http://designcrack.com/v2/2008/10/29/vase-by-francois-azambourg-for-cappellini/

Vase by Francois Azambourg for Cappellini

Francois Azambourg has designed a piece of pottery that rivals the paintings of Joan Miro. Add a bit of bowling pin aesthetic to the miro-esque scene, and you have this vase.

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