Sony GPS CS1 - one of the nicest looking gps devices around ~ cool part is it syncs with your camera images. "your photos will be shown on an online map ... The GPS Unit records a location log every 15 seconds."
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PUNK SHUI - home design for anarchists.... ?!?!?!
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Day on Mars finger puppet at the MOMA Store. Made me smile.
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STAMPS , cool little mashup of a watch and a limited edition stamp. sold in packs of 2.
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i love these wallets! theyre made from old orange juice and milk cartons...giving them a touch of regional flair...and filling me with nostalgia.
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#1414
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Dreaming Flowers Fabric, wall hangings by Massimo Gardone at Moroso. Exquisite.
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im a bit surprised that ryan didnt beat me to posting this. ;) "The Valise is a filing system with a lid and a handle attached." i think i love the marketing more than the product though.
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spotted these new birdhouses on inhabitat...do we like them? im not so sure...
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FEATUREDExecutive Coloring Book - "This is my signature. It is big. it is hard to read. Some people have signatures that are easy to read. They never make over a hundred a week."
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Kitchen design as I have never seen. Created and designed by La Cucina Alessi.
Link from Trendir.com
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Mechanical Mirage: Surrealistic Digital Portraits by ALMACAN. The most amazing images I've seen in a long, long time.
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FEATUREDSkip Hop - they call it a line of Home and Nursery Essentials for the Modern Parent... i beg to differ. (see .com review) Incredible designs by Scott Henderson.
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Sean McCabe is [wider-than-pictures] a tour de force of design; between the photography, illustrators and his designs, I'm surprised I was able to pick just one image to post...
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I saw these sign language keychains at a cute little novelty store this weekend. (: Not only are they fun and colorful, but the packaging (not shown) is really cool! They come packaged in a little plastic bubble. Pretty neat.
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Moving Color: Temperature reactive tiles. Touch them, wash them, cool them and they'll change color. Kinda like when you press too hard on your LCD monitor. Cool. [Editor's Note: Prev. seen as #223 ]
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Newform has some really "futuristic" looking faucets and fixtures. Check out the new Morpho; a multi angle faucet attached to 4 pliable metal tubes.
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FEATUREDMadness that was downtown LA yesterday ~ some images of the art pieces showing in Caltrans center at the LA Weekly Detour festival.
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FEATUREDIn #1633 Rugenius features the NYTimes Slideshow Feature... but that Bathboat is worth a full feature on its own... Wieki Somer's inverted boat turned bathtub.
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sometimes a single image says it all. this mx ninja takes recess to a whole new level. extreme panda riding anyone?
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Tiny Showcase: A simplistic and affordable approach to finding new and inspired artists. Mentioned in past (.com) features, but never featured...
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Meg Hunt: She's a young illustrator from Arizona. Her work has a nice blend of woodcut hash marks and heavy marker blendings. Unique and comfortable at the same time
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Subtle parasol for any garden. Check the site under Products / Parasol 'Shadylace' [Editor's note: prev featured on notcot.com]
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"The SNAIL SHELL SYSTEM is a low cost system that enables persons to move around, change their whereabouts and live in various environments."
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"design is the new art" says the nytimes. their picks this week are particularly nice.
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okay, james jean has been posted before but i love the hands in this illustration
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Apfeltasche. Yet another felt laptop sleeve for your MacBook
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t-shirt designed by Fred Babb. friends don't let friends draw drunk.
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Who needs drugs when you can have the wonderfully bizarre art of Naoto Hattori?
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fishloft! amazing! finally, you can see the fish you put in the pond. youve gotta check this one out. [Editor's Note: Now featured on .com!]
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New Freitag store in Zurich made from shipping containers.
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#1387
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Longchamp's Maxi Rival in Brown Suede ~ still on my purse hunt
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#1389
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i couldn't trace this to any place where you could buy it, but had to post it anyway. via engadget.
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#1388
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i keep forgetting to post these. check out these sweet decks from mekanism. space invaders/rubiks cube decks. =)
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FEATUREDFor anyone that missed it ~ possibly the coolest business card i've ever seen. Functional lock picks.
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#1385
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The Giant Collector's Knife. This unique piece contains all 85 tools currently produced by Wenger, makers of the Swiss Army Knife. It is 9-inches long and weighs 2-pounds.
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#1384
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Remember when storage was defined by how many pages of typed text it could hold? Floppy Disk Notepad
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#1382
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Wafer Thin CDS? better for backup and storing, easier to stick in files?
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#1381
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Hussein Chalayan's robotic transformer dresses at the Paris Fashion Show
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Paint like Jackson Pollock. (Click your mouse to change the colors.) [Editor's Note: seen previously as picked by Rugenius... #502]
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and just for good measure (i didnt realize there were so many on the market) here is another mug that holds your sugar
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another two in one mug design, again, practical, i dont know, but i really like the handle even if it were empty
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And some more recycled bags: billboards this time.
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#1376
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it might not be practical, but its too damn cute
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lotus nesting bowls...stunning! i wouldnt even use them, i would just sit them on a table and admire
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#1374
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FEATUREDBig iPod Case review day at NOTCOT.com - Brenthaven Flip Case, Podstar Diablo, and Vaja i-volution
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#1373
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Interflight Studio makes functional art from airplane parts. This desk is made from the rear elevator of a B-25 bomber.
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#1372
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Oh SwissMiss, you find the funniest things! Miles Burke's Web 2.0 Color Palette, even has a zip of a Photoshop Color Palette.... now where are the paint swatches? LOVE the naming.
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FEATUREDWOW. Although apparently a vintage device, rugenius and i find this amazing tonight ~ go see more images of the great egg cuber packaging as well as video of it in action
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an odd lamp clip lamp, though i find it extremely charming!
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Recycled bag roundup - i've just spent far too long digging up my favorite companies in the recycled bag genre (think firehoses, truck tarps, sailboat sails, parachutes, rice bags, sk8boards, etc). i'm up to 21!
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ive always been fascinated by 2D/3D relations. these wire dresses are a 3D rendition of the 2D sketches trying to capture depth.
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#1367
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0ne of many adorable cards at tall cow press.
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#1366
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Going through links on the notcot links page, and noticed these sweet recycled knitting needle bracelets... Liana Kabel
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#1365
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used to be obsessed with flying squirrels. this wooster post was just too cute.
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Acrylic Domino Set ~ designer:Baron Alessandro Albrizzi - design year: 1969
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omg, i cant describe how excited i was to see this. badass fishing indeed! [first found by core77!]
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in 1891, Irritated by the foul stenches that wafted through their northeast Brooklyn neighborhood, members of the 15th Ward Smelling Committee embarked on a boat trip in search of the responsible parties.
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Prada Antik Deerskin Bag ~ gorgeous shape and color... not sure if i could handle the deerskin part. (i'm on a purse hunt)
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FEATUREDLego Cocktail Party time... someday we should have a notcot party, but i digress... ice cubes, bottle openers, corkscrews, coasters, and s&p shakers.
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#1358
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"Little Joseph" candle holder by Maxim Velcovsky.
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#1356
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amazing how much money some folks have...from the neiman marcus holiday book, a space charter for you and 6 of your closest friends: $1,764,000.00
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#1355
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Next year, these will all be so last year... but in the meantime, PimpMyScoota is looking for designers.
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amazing: functional tiles that will hold onto things for you. designed by Pulpo for their 2007 collection, soon available at lifestylebazaar.com.
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these have been around for a while, but i recently stumbled upon them in person and was truly awed by their beauty, so intricate and delicate!
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lose the spoon. these plates have an indentation made especially for stray spaghetti, so now you can enjoy your pasta like grown ups. ;)
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who knew corrugated cardboard held so much potential? im not sure i like it, but im definitely impressed by this screen from farm designs.
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adorable little table light from Black & Blum.
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forget about painting on your toast. check out the zuse toaster! now you can make your own jesus bread! ebay suckers beware...
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another simple, but fun lighting idea. battery lights!
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Bamboo Tube. Another playful lighting design from 100 Percent.
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a lightbulb with two sides. One actually works, and the other one just for show. Turn any fixture into a statement
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#1345
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Pete Fowler's new TRWG! (pronounced troog) is the go-to expert and insider on all manners of music produced on Monsterism Island. Coming in 10.5" vinyl in Nov.
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Apparently there are VW gang signs now ~ and all rabbits, gtis, beetles, jettas come with a GUITAR!
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Heath Nash recycles trash into beautiful things like this flower lamp shade
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Printed sterile masks from Tokyo based Samira Boon
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VIDEOKanvinsky: Killed in a car crash back in 1986, Kanvinsky is now a Zombie out for revenge... This is the story of his first steps in the world of the living dead...
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its always fun to see the process. see how freddi c. makes circles!
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Probably best known for their movie, "iPod's Dirty Secret", the Neistat Brothers website include other films that are worth a look at.
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elvis impersonator wine caddy by artist Guenter Scholz
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#1334
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Sometimes the simplest grafitti is the most effective.
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a connect-the-dots calendar. i want one desperately.
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#1332
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The Wallpaper + Phaidon travel guides have been hyped all over... i'm impressed you can get the whole set of 20 for 140$ Tempting... makes me want to fly away.
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FEATUREDNew Beck Album "The Information" might be worth buying just for the designer stickers...
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Duck Fadar is the scariest weirdest coolest oddest rubber duckie yet, and there have been some odd ones out there lately.... he changes colors.... he looks like an ambient orb with a helmet...
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iguana wallpaper! to be honest, i think i just like them because they're called "timorous beasties". what a great name.
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FEATUREDASCII Art makes it s comeback by way of shopping bags...
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#1327
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is it just me or does the ifish look decidedly smug?
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#1326
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Compartmentalize your trash can, in style. Simple Human step aside, i think you've got some competition...
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#1325
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FEATUREDTom (myspace) and Craig (craigslist) make it into Vogue Italia? What is this world coming to?
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Check out the web page. Cool twist on traditional Japanese painting
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#1323
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Royal Tichelaar Innocence Plate in fine bisque porcelain at Rose and Radish.
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#1322
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Splish glass centerpiece by Jeff Zimmerman for Steuben Glass
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Venturi Eclectic, announced at the Paris Auto Show. I want one.
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#1320
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check out these boxes...slightly random street art, but kinda pretty.
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#1319
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FEATUREDMore Greig ~ Representations - is it 2D? is it 3D? Does it hurt your head? Objects painted white, outlined, & photographed.
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FEATUREDCynthia Greig changes the way you see objects by shrinking them in Life-Size
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instead of bottled water, how about water bottles? re-useable, eco-friendly, and--these ones from SIGG--totally stylin'.
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Love the diamond in the V. Created by MEHEM an anonymous Japanese designer and sold via Colette. Also worthy is his gun and knife rings.
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cute drawings by kid pirate on stuff at the pixelgirl shop.
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another wild ring. this one from mikala mortensen.
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#1312
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whoa, this site makes me wonder if suffer from epilepsy. but...some pretty sweet posterage at iwant design.
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i love these teak boxes. so simple and understated, yet gorgeous and practical. =)
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interesting chair...made from a single sheet of plastic.
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#1308
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More Paris Auto Show --- Porsche Targa 4 and 4S give buyers the option of having the open sky experience of a convertible without loosing the rigidity of a solid roof.
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#1307
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"The unique hole-in-the-middle shape of the Classic 'Donut' teapot has intrigued collectors since its introduction in 1937." hmmmmm.
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#1306
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donut FM radio at MoMAstore. hmmmmm. do i detect a trend?
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bi-functional, attractive, yet the best thing about this toilet roll holder/magazine rack is its name: the Loo Read. from the designers at Black + Blum of London, at welldressedhome.com.
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FEATUREDSEED Thank A Science Teacher Postcard Campaign ~ great design meets science crests
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#1302
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One more incredible photograph of the Blaschka's works... can you believe it is made of GLASS?
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During the late 19th century, the Dresden studio of LEOPOLD BLASCHKA and his son RUDOLF produced glass models of plants and sea creatures for natural history museums and aquaria all over the world.
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#1300
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Giant suspended sculptures made out of brilliant mini sculptures. the works of Helmick and Schechter
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#1298
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Laser cut steel brings vector graphics sensibility to the furniture design world. Make sure to also take a look at Susan Bradley's outdoor wallpaper series.
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#1297
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Another item for the era of Mass-Customization. The PP01 radio by Intempo Digital with a customizable front cover.
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#1296
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FEATUREDVersace gets its hands on a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 ~ looking very mod with the black and white.
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#1295
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So Many Tiny Icons at MIT - go make your own
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#1294
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Hotel Marques de Riscal is another example of builders taking Frank Gehry's sketches too literally.
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#1293
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While revolutionizing home appliances.... (think ball vacuum) - Dyson follows it up with the Washing Machine, which has two contrarotating drums...
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#1292
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Giant + Yellow + Sticky = Genius Pad, giant yellow sticky notes by Arash and Kelly.
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#1291
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Remember when Ai Yamaguchi did the limited edition bottles for Shu Uemura cleansing oils? This year it is John Tremblay ~ beautiful mathematical looking curves
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#1290
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Attilio Codognato jewelry. Check out the diamond 7 skull necklace at the end of the PDF and the "Moretto" skeleton brooch
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#1289
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FEATUREDThe sinister sportscar for brilliant villains, the 2008 Audi R8, that just launched in Paris. Pics and videos are on the out now...
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#1288
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I know it's just a bunch of coloured cans but there is something truly amazing about this, apart from the amount of time to have created it.
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#1287
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I'm loving this set of short films by Eric Lerner called Mr. CityMen. This guy: Mr. Fortune, reminds me vividly that I miss Spain.
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#1286
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Gregory Crewdson: Similiar in style to diCorcia, his photographs are on a much larger scale, production wise. Epic levels of drama are reached with film quality lighting and ultra obsessive compulsive scene creation.
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#1285
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i have a thing for mobiles. and this "black sheep" mobile was just too cute.
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#1283
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i find myself liking these bowls despite myself...
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VIDEOIn this 2 minute AmEx Ad By Wes Anderson, there is more Style and Dramatic Content than most films coming out of hollywood. *I think it was filmed on set of his new film "The Darjeeling Limited" starring Jason Schwartzman.*
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#1281
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Urban Gnomes or Gno's. Bloody great design.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: also featured on .com in july (bone china gnomes)]
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#1280
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FEATUREDWater water all around ~ and even MORE gorgeous design water roundups
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#1279
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Sexy artsy doodly sheet sets over at True Love Always
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#1278
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Sensual bookcase showing off the wonderful curves of the female body created by David Choe [Editor's note - couldn't help pointing out... can we say pregnant with books?]
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#1277
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Yes I know it's another one of these "generators" but even CD's have nothing over the old C90 tapes from yesteryear
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#1276
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Each image is built out of 2700 tennistable balls in 6 greytones. Who needs HD?
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