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gung ho lee LED clothespin

sungho lee: LED pin

Posted in Consumer Technology | Lighting | Lust Factor: Warm | Wood

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

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I saw the clothespin light, and I wondered to myself, “OK, it’s a clothespin and a light. So what?”. Now it all makes sense after seeing this image.
sungho lee: LED pin.

Ribbon Coat Rack

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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

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Ribbon is a wall-mounted coat rack. Inspired by a ribbon blowing in the wind, it attempts to bridge the gap between function and art – it is a practical, everyday storage solution when in use, and sculptural wall art when free from coats. It is designed with the family in mind and can [...]

dental surgical masks

Surgical Masks with Flair (Scary!)

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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

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With the recent outbreak of swine flu, I’ve seen more proposals for re-inventing the surgical mask to be more fashion conscious. This mask, on the other hand, is just downright disturbing. And the mask really don’t give me confidence in my dentist’s ability to work on my teeth. Sure, this may be to calm children, [...]

hidden spiral wine cellars

Architecture for wine addicts to lust over

Posted in Architecture | Lust Factor: Hot

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

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Most people’s wine cellars have been relegated to the garage, but if you have the cash I would suggest you go for the super sexy trap door wine cellar. Why do this? because you can.
Cool Hidden Spiral Wine Cellars.

Items – Kavellaris Urban Design

Posted in Architecture | Lust Factor: Tepid

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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I’ve see this beautiful house around the internet, and I know right off that it is one of the freshest combinations of graphic design and architecture that I’ve see in a long time. There used to be a time when graphics went hand in hand with the structure itself such as the sistine chapel’s paintings. [...]

QLOCKTWO: everyone else posted this, why not me?

Posted in $1,000-2,500 | Black | Consumer Technology | Furniture | Glass | Lust Factor: Tepid | Shiny

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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I really don’t think anyone goes out looking for a clock anymore. So, to realy differentiate yourself in the time telling business you have to make something like qlocktwo. it uses this weird letter matrix to spell out the time in five minute intervals. And it does this at the low price of twelve hundred [...]

Camper Kart : KEVIN CYR

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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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This is a great example of how important the shopping cart is as a mode of transportation for certain sectors of society. I’m not sure what mr. cyr is aiming at by combining a shopping cart with a camper, but it seems to me that he sees the shopping cart as a natural extension from [...]

reincarnation: trash as inspiration for tableware

Posted in Art | Houswares | Lust Factor: Warm | Metal

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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Yet another remake of everyday objects as precious little trinkets. I like them all, so keep them coming. I’ve seen clorox bottles in ceramics, water bottles in glass, but the lightness of Kutchamuch’s egg crate, for instance, exceeds the quality of any i’ve seen. I hope i’m right in saying that taking an everyday object [...]

ceramic coffee table

ceramico coffee table

Posted in Ceramics | Furniture | Lust Factor: Warm | White

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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A bit more ceramics for tonight: Introducing the all ceramic coffee table. it’s beautiful, white, sleek, but don’t let your kids get to close because they will break this coffee table in a heart beat.
ceramico coffee table :: Industrial Design Served.

ceramic polaroid

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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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The latest craze in ceramic reproductions: vintage cameras. I hope to see Leicas in the near future.
ceramic polaroid.

Tran Sam, a trangender puppet

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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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Tran Sam was created for parsons lab class in the spring of 2009. The assignment for the project was to create a toy or game of some form. The idea behind tran sam was to make a puppet that broke down gender barriers. Tran Sam is intended to teach children that adhering to a gender [...]

Dinner Timer: a brilliant invention to make the perfect recipe.

Dinner Timer by Emma Caselton

Posted in Consumer Technology | Featured | Houswares | Lust Factor: Hot

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

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Emma
Emma Caselton has created one of the most brilliant inventions i’ve seen in a long time. The beauty is in its simplicity mixed with its usefulness. What is it? it’s a linear timer that tell you exactly when to do what with your recipe. Simply insert the specially designed recipe in the timer’s slot, set [...]

DESU Design: Symbol Coat Rack

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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During the coatless summer months the Symbol hangs as a purely aesthetic piece, as the hooks lay flat and belie their function. When needed, the hooks pull smoothly out to help you organize your stuff. Available in monochrome aluminum, or in white with vibrant anodized colors.
DESU DESIGN – Symbol Coat Rack.jpg (560 KB)

a vases by 7760

Designer Profile: 7760 / Ryan Harc

Posted in Designer Profiles

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

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Ryan Harc is one of those designers whose mind you want to explore to find true brilliance.  The product concepts he creates such as the A vases shown above exhibit  extreme cleverness but with a restraint that can only be found in very few designers of his caliber. The vase above is perfect for a [...]

Revive Table legs

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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

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PRESS RELEASE Re-vive table legs by Cohda
With the costs of transporting furniture around the globe, the energy used in manufacture and [...]

Silhouette Chair

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Monday, July 13th, 2009

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Onur Mustak Cobanli s Silhouette Chair is a particular plywood chair with a unique twist, it bring backs the illusion of “faces or cup” in the form of a chair. The designer has 600 more designs like this one exhibited on omcdesign.com.

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