One thing that is not apparently clear in the image of the OTO 100 Storage System by Pil Bredahl is that the shelving system is a series of compressed cardboard rings that arrives packed as if it were a Russian Matryoshka Doll with each successively smaller ring nested within the larger ring. That is to [...]

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Gucci, along with several other luxury goods providers has realized something that I find enormously valuable to their brand. This is: Rich people have pets. And, those pets will need fashion on a higher level as well. This little pet fashion item is especially useful as well. Let’s say, you’ve just done a big day [...]

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This is full-on, hardcore design crack. The Little Something is the Lamborghini of vibrators. The concept is quite simply perfection: create an erotic toy that is highly functional, viscerally pleasing, and a highly sought after. It’s functional in that you will never have to buy another vibrator again. It has a patented removable motor that [...]

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Object: Urban Cast-Away Ring Designer: Studio Dror URL: www.studiodror.com Category: Fashion Price: $360-460 Lust Factor: Warm Description: This design house has really pushed the boundaries of experimentation on this project. The rings are made in what I’m sure is a laborious process, whereby second hand fur is dipped in the raw clay used to make the porcelain. The unfired clay takes [...]

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Object: Mathilda LED Pendant Manufacturer: XEO URL: http://www.xeo-berlin.de Category: Fashion Price: $250-500 Lust Factor: Warm Description: XEO has created a bold line of LED Jewelry and belt buckles that are meant to impress. I chose my favorite piece to show: the Mathilda Pendant. Quite honestly, it’s a bit bulky, and judging by the pictures on their website they have missed the [...]

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Object: The Squat Table Designer: Vessel URL: http://www.vessel.com Category: Furniture and Housewares Price: $499 Lust Factor: Warm Description: Vessel makes a number of clever pieces that have storage in mind. The Squat Table, for instance, has a storage unit in the area that is often unused in a table just under the top. The table uses dead simple, clean, and clear [...]

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Object: The Archos 604 Wifi Manufacturer: Archos URL: http://www.archos.com Category: Consumer Technology Price: $450 Lust Factor: Hot Description: The Archo 604 wifi is one of those sort of dream products as far as gadgets are concerned. It’s a TV, it’s a web browser, it’s a photo sharer and mp3 player. Why is it great? It’s designed to do what it’s [...]

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Object: Bag-Kaku Manufacturer: Monacca URL: http://www.monacca.com Category: Fashion Price: $298 Lust Factor: Tepid Description: In honor of Design Boom’s awesome 100% Tokyo Design Week, I’m including a few intersting products that I’ve found from some of the exhibitors. I’m goign to try to put more things in the Tepid category because, who knows, some people might like these design objects better than [...]

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Object: Bijou S-Belt Manufacturer: Beau at Bien URL: http://www.adhoc-design.fr/beauetbien/site_eng/site.html Category: Fashion Price: $300 Lust Factor: Warm Description: In honor of Design Boom’s awesome 100% Tokyo Design Week, I’m including a few intersting products that I’ve found from some of the exhibitors. Wear a little piece of moonlight with your evening dress. I love the concept. The visuals from their site are stunning, [...]

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Object: Chair Designer: 60 Vision URL: http://www.60vision.com Category: Furniture and Housewares Price: $425 Lust Factor: Hot Description: In honor of Design Boom’s awesome 100% Tokyo Design Week, I’m including a few intersting products that I’ve found from some of the exhibitors. This is 60 vision’s gorgeous quilted leather chair. I want this! But, I may never get to have one seeing that [...]

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Object: The Jelly Seat Manufacturer: One Foot Taller URL: http://www.onefoottaller.com Category: Furniture and Housewares Price: $450 Lust Factor: Warm Description: One Foot Taller is a fantastic Scottish design firm with a sense of softness in their design. The Jelly Seat is no exception. The seat is made of “crumb rubber” and fiberglass, and moves not unlike Jello. Perfect seats for kids! These [...]

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