Yes yes the Sears Crasftman 1470 piece nearly $9,000 tool set is incredible, but have you stopped and looked at all of the product photography for all of their sets? Someone took a LOT of time to lay it all out...
Jose De La O ~ has this gorgeous Anti-Fly Sphere Device - alternative to a plastic bag full of water hanging from the ceiling of several taco kiosks, a traditional way to scare flies away in Mexico.
I love the simplicity of these wood baby rattles - i wonder if grooves would help for grip - filled with lentils or beans and finished with natural bees wax - in walnut, myrtlewood or curly maple. by earnest effort
Attus Apparel takes douchiness to a new level... Planet Douche - because popping 23 collars makes it hot? Couldn't stop laughing when this showed up in my inbox...
Ok, so now you've seen the images of the insanity of Banksy's Tunnel of Stenciling at the Cans Festival... here are high res scans of every page of the "official" program/zine
RUGenius made it over to the Banksy Cans Festival where over 600 stencil artists took on a tunnel below Waterloo... and luckily for us she took hundreds of pics to share with us... mind blowing stuff.
World's Tallest Lego Tower - This monster was built in the Legoland Windsor theme park in the U.K. of 500,000 LEGO bricks, and stands just shy of 100 feet high.
Packaging that pulled me in... Baxter of California's line of men's skincare is not only all matte and black/blue/white, but also covered in ASCII ART!
Mighty (Tiny) Radar Party coming up! And they sent out the cutest cheekiest invites ever... insanely TINY print, and a magnifying glass slipped into the card for all of us lacking the vision required to read it.
So Cute - polar bear rocker by netto collection - Meet Rufus the Polar Bear! A sweet rocker from the Arctic Circle. White lacquer, veneered plywood and natural oak.
Oh Target ~ how i want to not hate you as you try to promote "design for all" ~ but really? Designer Classic Knock Offs? Nice roundup by Blue Ant Studio
MOTHER'S DAY is Sunday! I just panicked, but Delight saved me, and has extended a discount for you guys as well ~ with their gorgeous gift wrapping, and great service, i totally trust them for mom gifts.
Sweet Reusable Bag - and story! Target, Newsweek, and Terracycle team up to create these ReTote bags out of old Target Plastic Bags - which you can send in to get a coupon for a free bag.
Gold Pacman Grenades and Louis Vuitton Electric Chair are just a peek at the bizarre faux-designer weaponry at this weekend's Peter Gronquist"The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show"
Not cool Cynthia Rowley/TARGET ~ what were you thinking?!?! Ripping off and cheapening an already affordable product - Fred's extremely popular Ice Kabobs???
Iron Man ~ wow. I didn't think i would, but i loved it... particularly all the design details, i have a serious case of house/lab envy! Check out the video of the Malibu house perched over point dume...
Table Football XXL is so huge, two entire soccer teams — 22 players... This monster was built by Amsterdam brewer Amstel, a stunt that coincided with the European Champions League Finals.
DesignBoom Mart! One of the reasons i'm looking forward to ICFF - i need one of these 'swizzlet' jewelry pieces made from vintage cocktail sticks by nina dinoff, USA - to go with my silver cocktail sword?
A real accident caught on tape, or a contrived viral video by Discovery Channel to promote the new season of Deadliest Catch? Either way, fun chaotic video of crabs...
Izona by Fisher & Paykel - Beautiful CookSurface! - When not in use, the burners sit virtually flush with the sheer ceramic surface, giving you large and easy-to-clean work surface
On reusable bag updates, the best alternative to standard plastic bags (vs going the Tote Bag route) is still Baggu Bags... loving the fresh new colors and stripes available now! (also the most gender neutral)
Flip Video Ultra - that tiny idiot-proofed video camera with the flip out USB now has an Underwater Housing and Action Mount! Can you imagine the silly things you can do with such a low cost underwater video camera?
Sorapot! This teapot we've all lusted after for 3 years is finally here ~ check out the unboxing! (as well as pics from the factory... this one is a true testament of how a design blog can help designers!)
GTA IV or MarioKart? It's a big week for driving games... See the unboxing of the GTA IV Special Edition that just showed up - the Art book and Security Deposit Box are awesome.
Incredible video to tease us further re: GTA IV... NaturalMotion's euphoria animation technology - the difference in this real time rendering versus things like ragdoll physics are amazing.
St. Martin's gets a makeover ~ with this incredible distorted looking window... "The East Window, by artist Shirazeh Houshiary, shows the rippled image of a cross as if it were being seen reflected in water"
Coolest. Envelopes. Ever. D!REKTRECYCLING - they transform old maps into the sweetest recycled envelopes i've ever laid eyes on... and you get to learn about the randomest places when you open your mail!
MP Industries Berlin has some gorgeously tempting felt weaponry for those times you just need to... on i dunno, pretend you have a Glock 9mm with Tactical Light?
TIME interview with the boys behind "You Suck At Photoshop" - which had a great 10 episode run that taught us all a lot, and got us through the writers strike... also check out the spin off series about Sw4shbuckl3r...
For the hungry fencers in your life - BBQ Sword - the perfect saber for roasting anything from marshmallows to hotdogs - or skewering your foe.
