I live in the Mission District of San Francisco where there is a great concentration of fleabag hotels. I’ve never stayed in one, but I’ve imagined them in my mind as I walk by them in the morning on my way to the subway. The rooms, I’d imagined, were filled with threadbare furniture and stains [...]

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Are you looking for that unique wedding gift but you don’t have a lot of money? Think of giving one of these fabulous bowls fabricated by hat at a cost of $34 each. The bowls are made from various fruits and vegetables. The fruits are cut paper-thin, dried and presed. Then, the shapes [...]

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Zipshape is a technique developed by Schindlersalmeron that allows for curved surfaces to be made in furniture with creating costly molds or setting up cumbersome steaming chambers. The designs get their curves by the interlocking teeth that make up the top and bottom of the furniture piece. The furniture gets its curviture by [...]

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I’m impressed. What’s more I have a tire tread impressed on my butt. Or at least I will once I buy one of the eco-friendly paddles for my wife. The paddle is simple and beautiful design made from a simple rubber handle, a piece of steel, and a large piece of recycled tire [...]

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Need a way to throw up your West Coast Crip sign while you’re computing? No? Well too bad. Now, you have this option. USB has come so far… What can’t you stick on the end of a USB? Hand USB sticks @ Sirtified | Cool Design Exclusively for Guys |

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This is unlike any camera I’ve ever seen. Lego does robots, lego does social networking. Now lego goes for the big guns, consumer electronics. I can’t wait to have one. The only hope is the future holds a LEGO videophone where everyone is rendered as a LEGO person. Exciting!A criação » Eletrônicos da [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The Deer Socket is an innovation that I feel really pushes the boundaries of smart design. Why? First, the design says to me: "I’m unashamedly trendy". For example, deer antlers in the design world: you just can’t get away from them. But nearly all of the antlers on the market are in the [...]

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I’m just in a cranky mood today. I saw this product a few minutes ago, and it made me think of the years of stupidity we’ve seen in American design today. Not this design, but the lack of doorknob innovation. See, I like this design. It immediately makes me think of something I’ve [...]

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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 [...]

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When you live in a small home like I do you know that every inch counts. The F2 folding table by Ligne Roset is sleek and simple. It’s worthy of my dinner. And if I want to turn my small kitchen/dining room into a dance floor, I now do not have to struggle to find [...]

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 Let’s face it, we all want to make an extra buck. But it makes it so much more simple for me to sell goods when the goods are just so… good. Today, I’m exploring feelmorehuman.com’s collection of Vessel’s Architectural Pottery re-issues from San Diego. The pieces are a higher plane of lovely. Most ceramic vessels [...]

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Etra Small Bench I’ve been looking for decent modern outdoor furniture for quite some time now. Outside of Europe, quite frankly, there is very little choice when it comes to where you sit on an aesthetically modern surface. Modern Outdoor gives me choices. And they give me choices like this beautiful bench above that are green [...]

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Years ago, I reported on Konzuk, and now they are just getting better and better. Think minimalist concrete and steel perfection not for your building but for your ear. You will like this if you are a Miesian stylist. Stainless Solid Square Earrings List Price: $90.0 Price: $90.0

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I got a tip from a company called French Paper. They alerted me to their beutiful wood prints that they make, but I’m enamoured with their Doo the Dishes collection of sexy silhouettes printed on plates and backed by a touch of baroque sensibility. It’s rare that I’ve fantisized about a silhouette much [...]

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