I am so in love with the lines and curves and colors of this glass designed by Ivan Baj, handblown by maestro Simone Cenedese.
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Love the one year of white pages (one for each month, with holes punched to tell you which you're on) - found at rare devices, featured on betterlivingthroughdesign.
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#1712
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Granted i'm overworked and jetlagged but will be back in LA monday - my obsession/discovery/toy for the day is RADAR.net - its brilliant, pretty, and does what i want it to ~ and well. will share more on .com soon.
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DaKino Film festival: Basic Instinct as directed by Pedro Aldomovar.
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#1710
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Mark Ryden has a gorgeous new limited edition gold leafed giclee print based on his "The Creatrix" painting.
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#1707
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This ring from the Gothic Torrent collection by Catherine Bysheim, is stunning. In fact, there's lots of great jewelry from independent designers on this site, appropriately called Love2Have. www.love2have.co.uk
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#1706
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I want Luke Chueh's first limited edition skateboard deck.
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#1705
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Max Longin has created 4 different variations of the chair, each slightly different.
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#1703
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The explanation of how this chair was conceived is too long to post here. It looks like the chair is made from chewing gum if you ask me.
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wow. silja goetz does some pretty amazing print work.
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#1701
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nab has some great ideas for "connecting"...free wifi from a chair in front of his house, communication via shared playlist names in itunes. i think hes my hero.
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wow, talk about simplicity. these chairs are sickeningly sleek.
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FEATUREDDigital Life NYC - helping at ThisNext's booth - seeing the latest in tech. Exhausted - but have a quick roundup of what caught my eye over at .com - from the new Palm to brilliant Blurb.com
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#1698
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Working SteamPunk styled laptop by Ironworks.
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#1697
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I'm curious about Elegant Establishment architectural and pollution absorbing tile. And I love the organic shapes.
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#1696
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I saw Chairman Mickey Mao's bust at Munky King on Melrose today
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Giles Revell : "Giles’ work is influenced by seminal fine art and conceptualism, producing graphic, ideas-based imagery." Strong images and an unique vision...
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im sure these arent new, but yoga paws are hilarious.
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#1693
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what do people think of denver's new art museum?
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#1692
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i know i posted the corrugated cardboard dividers before...but this laptop case is so awesome, it deserves a post on its own.
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#1691
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Ms. Pac-Man and Ghost rings by Tiny Armour. Adorable!
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From the "Simple Words" greeting card collection at inspirico.com. They sort of say it all.
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#1689
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Another Web 2.0 inspired design: Radiant FM Radio
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#1688
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The Dolmen Mini radio looks like it was created by a Web 2.0 designer. Everything is there, the blue gradient, rounded corners, brushed metal radio buttons. The word BETA is the only thing missing!
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#1687
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sometimes i need these stickers. turn off the idiot box by adding "the end" and getting on with your life. get them at atypyk.
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#1686
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we've got the marriage of street art+ origami, so why not street wrapping paper? how would you open it though? rip it open? delicate to save the paper?
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#1685
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txt your darkest fears to Paul Notzold and let the fear fighter gun them down.
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#1684
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This rather Gothamesque bus will take you to your destination via your SMS text request, at a speed of 155mph, whilst assisting the environment running on electricity.
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#1683
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Very pretty animations constructed from US flight pattern information then manipulated using Adobe After Effects and/or Maya. [Reader says that it is actually made with Processing]
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for some reason i love this flowery seal...and lots of other cute things on papa stour.
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#1681
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Show off your status by relaxing in this diamond chair by Trimode
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FEATUREDi love this new ad campaign from novotel. it's chilled out to the point of slightly creepy, but really refreshing too. music by emilie simon.
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FEATUREDWINDOWZOO birds have landed. On the bird silhouette theme... for anyone curious how they arrive, check out the pics at .com
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#1678
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Gorgeously fun birds on a wire silhouette plate by Snowden Flood
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#1677
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turn your cell into a radiation-free-retro-throwback...sweet
[Editor's Note: see more at hulger.com which has been featured previously on notcot.com]
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#1674
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Don't forget to vote in Cooper-Hewitt's PEOPLE DESIGN AWARDS...
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#1672
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How adorable is this new Gooma line by Sergey Safonov, who has been working to get toy design going in Russia... LOVE the teardrop shape... they are apparently based on the seeds of the gooma tree... love those arm spikes.
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#1671
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Another great ad image for the day... Super Death - Istropolitana D’Arcy,Bratislava.
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#1670
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Oh Bentley. You're so cocky. Quality image though.
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#1669
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dude, i miss a lot of stuff out here! stupid work...this "spank the monkey" show looks pretty sweet.
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#1668
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kids have it too easy. make them vacuum as they play with these cute little snail busters.
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#1667
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blek le rat, first solo show, this friday, london. and im going to be out of town. =(
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#1666
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I've had the army guys... even scuba divers... but spacemen vs aliens in silver and green? FUN!
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#1663
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Just in time for halloween - Corporate zombie cube guys that glow in the dark - Please tell me you'll take action if my overworking leads me to be a laptop wielding zombie?
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#1662
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Swiss Jewelry line De Grisogono ~ on the subject of designer water... and luxury fitness in the form of weights and jump ropes... "THiNK FiT"
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FEATUREDLouis Vuitton's Monogram Groom collection - tintin-esque illustrations on the new line of LV. Check out store front and products pictures here.
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#1660
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the artwork of kurt halsey frederikson...im a huge fan! acording to the site, he just finished a project for urban outfitters
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#1659
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UnBeige on reading Fast Company's "DESIGN" issue --- But after reading the first line of the letter from the editor, we realized we really didn't have to: "It's official. We are present at the birth of a business fad." *groan*
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#1658
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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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#1657
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PUNK SHUI - home design for anarchists.... ?!?!?!
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#1656
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Day on Mars finger puppet at the MOMA Store. Made me smile.
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#1654
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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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#1653
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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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Dreaming Flowers Fabric, wall hangings by Massimo Gardone at Moroso. Exquisite.
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#1651
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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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#1650
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spotted these new birdhouses on inhabitat...do we like them? im not so sure...
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#1649
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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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#1648
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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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#1647
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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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#1646
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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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#1643
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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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#1642
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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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#1634
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"design is the new art" says the nytimes. their picks this week are particularly nice.
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#1633
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okay, james jean has been posted before but i love the hands in this illustration
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#1632
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Apfeltasche. Yet another felt laptop sleeve for your MacBook
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#1631
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t-shirt designed by Fred Babb. friends don't let friends draw drunk.
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#1630
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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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#1628
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New Freitag store in Zurich made from shipping containers.
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#1627
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Longchamp's Maxi Rival in Brown Suede ~ still on my purse hunt
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#1626
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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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#1625
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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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#1623
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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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#1622
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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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#1620
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Wafer Thin CDS? better for backup and storing, easier to stick in files?
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#1619
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Hussein Chalayan's robotic transformer dresses at the Paris Fashion Show
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#1618
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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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#1615
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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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