FEATUREDAlso from Anthropologie's spring line... love this Gardenia Carry-All
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FEATUREDTastespotting makes me want to cook... and learn to essentially design with food... and these aprons from Anthropologie would be perfect to do it in!
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#3428
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summer76 has a nice post at coolhunting about hearing all sides before giving in to the magical politician powers of gore... "The Great Global Warming Swindle" from brit channel 4 is interesting.
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#3427
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alchemi is in search of discarded incandescent bulbs that have been exchanged for Compact Fluorescents (CFLs).
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#3426
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dianne y. cheuk put together her monologue of psychedelic mushrooms, women, and flowers, and water colors. Mushroom Girls Virus - in a silk fabric bound cover by die gestalten. beautiful.
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#3425
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Jeff Koegel's paintings tackle the landscape, hybridity, simultanaity, and transformation in the most beautifully disorienting way
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#3424
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The Eye Project from Japan's KDDI makes a stylish way to share mobile video and pictures with everyone on the web.
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#3423
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I may be looking for a tennis racket... and just noticed this porsche design one. Pretty... "The structure of the material creates the ideal balance of stability and lightness: 85% carbon, 15% Kevlar."
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#3422
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aneta grzeszykowska & jan smaga are a duo from warsaw who put together images of an apartment looking from above, somewhat in a "plan" format. awesome details.
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#3421
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a series of portraits by second-life photographers Eva and Franco Mattes.
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#3420
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design*sponge featured Submarine Channel, devoted to particularly memorable movie title sequences.
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#3419
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I had no idea the usps was so into star wars... or that they wanted the world to know they had jedi powers. Apparently for the star wars 30th anniversary, they are putting out R2D2 mailboxes...
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#3418
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French inventor Lucien Gambarota and Wharton grad and entrepreneur Doug Woodring are bringing clean, sustainable energy to the gym using good old-fashioned manpower.
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#3417
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FEATUREDYork Mints (the peppermint patties in a mini bite sized ball) ~ has limited edition tins by designers like Nicole Miller...
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#3416
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Aaron R. Thomas created this plexi DJ spinning table complete with Louis Vuitton trunk for the Golden Globes! Just one of his many fun acrylic designs!
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#3415
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A Swarovski Studded Refrigerator in black or aluminum. Kitchen Bling? Hmmmm.... by gorenje
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#3414
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Reporters Without Frontiers map of the world countries where internet usage is controlled by the government.
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#3413
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"CANDY, The GIRLPOWERSHOPPING Issue,
is now online and ready to download and enjoy!! This issue is dedicated solely to some of the best female talent on the surface of this little planet we call home!"
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#3412
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thomas paul for paul smith plates. i especially love the one with the tree, and its roots.
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#3411
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Jacobs by Marc Jacobs for Marc by Marc Jacobs in Collaboration with Marc Jacobs for Marc of Marc Jacobs. *phew*... now say it 10 times fast... backwards.
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#3410
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SPOOF tribute album: Dylan covers Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss). Complete with music, and album artwork. Cat in the Hat's turns 50! [Editor's Note: a must hear. great to wake up to...]
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#3409
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First there were the Mimobot USB guys... then the chocolate ones... then vinyl ones... now even DIY VIMOBOTS!
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#3408
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CoolHunter's feature on the latest mural to go up in the Gloucester Tube Station makes me want to get back to London soon. by Chiho Aoshima
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#3407
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Dollar sign tiles at the new Jonathan Adler store in Manhattan's West Village. Found on design*sponge.
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#3406
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CK's new fragrance: CK 2inu. Nice, modern-looking bottle. notcot says it looks like a sake bottle...
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#3405
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From the latest Hermes collection... i've always wanted a muff... but a muff thats a purse that can hold my pearl and gloss? Wow. Nice round up of the variations over at purseblog.
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#3404
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among many good finds in this week's "currents" is Lachlan Blackley's wallpaper catalogue featuring rat wallpaper, which was actually gnawed out by gerbils.
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#3403
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1 watch..and 1.851 diamonds - Nixon's Diamond Rotolog
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#3402
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FEATUREDLe blog de nesk ~ the illustrations on this site have me addicted tonight ~ who doesn't want an adorable monster that takes care of business(men) for you?
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#3401
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Another artsy but very cool light assembled from ping pong balls and can be ordered in a table or floor configuration.
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#3400
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These are some really talented bugs! Makes you second guess calling in the exterminator.
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#3399
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Living on roof tops. Crazy Dutch architects MVRDV have found a way to build new homes without the need of more land in Rotterdam by building on the rooftops of pre-existing buildings
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#3398
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Heather @ Dooce.com updated her header design and it is oh so pretty.
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#3396
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FEATUREDCome In ? Go AWAY? Say both with just one door hanger or doormat ~ latest from SuckUK
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#3394
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Found these on Sci Fi tech - There are handle bars, and then there are handle bars... can't you see two guys fighting antler to antler on these? By Jenny Nordberg, "King of the Road".
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#3393
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FEATUREDMoMA's latest, Comic Abstraction ~ makes you rethink comics... particularly SPEECH BUBBLES!
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#3392
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Super cute logo for Molly & June (yes they make clothing. for your dog.)
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#3391
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FEATUREDWhen fencing meets fashion ~ its a deadly combination... Love this shoot by Rasmus Mogensen
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#3390
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This big pixel LED alarm clock from PureModern is a little different from the rest. Instead of the typical 7-segment red LED, it's got an oversized blue-grey pixel display.
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#3389
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"molecular or planetary explosion" Designer Stuart Haygarth presents some new pieces, including this chandelier for MAC cosmetics.
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#3388
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Also the main RolitoLand page has some adorable design going on
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#3387
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Rolito Boy Love Nature Green ~ if you're gonna go green... you need a mascot like this. Love the birds too.
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#3386
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Loop Lounger - Gala Wright, 2004 - can you believe this gorgeous lounger folds up? Would be perfect for a day like today out on the balcony while posting...
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#3385
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Topic Map: How Scientific Paradigms Relate - Map of Science
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#3384
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Architectural photographer Corey Weiner's online portfolio.
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#3383
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Its a 'who owns who' image for every car manufacturer. Pretty interesting to see which companies own which.
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#3382
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Compact bike anyone ? Very cool design by Thomas Jowen.
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#3381
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Banksy is basically the greatest street artist ever, in my opinion.
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#3380
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This Robot Web Cam from USBGeek bears more than a passing resemblance to Honda's Asimo robot.
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#3379
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A La Lata Lounger made from 3000 aluminum pulltabs and plastic twist-ties by Colombian designer Carlos Alberto Montana Hoyos
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#3378
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Sexy viral spot for the new audi TT ~ work by Universal Everything for Audi Australia.
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#3377
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Just wanted to be the first to say ~ no blogobot could ever replace the incredible collective inspiration you guys manage to find every day. But sure, i guess we could use one of these NEC Blogobots to help us find MORE.
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#3376
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Robert Faludi, Kate Hartman, Kati London and Rebecca Bray of NYU's ITP program have created 'Botanicalls' to let thirsty plants communicate their needs to humans - by placing phone calls to their owners.
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#3375
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A still taken from the animated short "The Big Brother State", a film about public surveillance and its consequences. [Editor's Note: gorgeous visuals... and thought provoking as well...]
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#3374
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FEATUREDLegos + Surrealist/Pop Art = brilliance... must check out the images from the Art Craziest Nation exhibition.
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#3373
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love will tear us apart. this rug is stunning. i want it. HZL = calle henzel
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#3372
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Love this money bowl that SwissMiss found ~ especially the part where she mentions you could just slide those pesky coins you left there when emptying in your pocket, while chatting on the phone... great way to save.
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#3370
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Norwegian Highway Lookout by Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen. What a spot to go"parking"...
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#3369
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Philip Ross's 'Triple Now Power' tree ring piece. His "Juggernaut" plant survival system is a hydroponic- head-shaker.
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#3368
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The first toy art from Brazil. [Editor's Note ~ no way its the first?!?! But Ted Hole is still kind of cool]
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#3367
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Want a Wii? More details at .com ~ but basically ~ we love the wii, have an extra, and have decided to give it away to a reader that fills out the FM Survey. So just leave your email in the comments section at the bottom.
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#3366
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a miniature deserted island in the middle of your dining table. The art of Michael Samuels
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#3365
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Kama Sutra Condoms by Atypyk over at Charles and Marie ~ collect 'em like baseball cards they say... since 10 to a pack and oh so many positions...
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#3364
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Impressive to see this chart of some of the largest food processors in the US ~ how many organic brands they have acquired in the last few years ~ and how many they have launched
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#3363
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Congrats to Josh Spear on his latest endeavor, the Spear Collective ~ a hand picked group of artists that they will represent and match up with great brands...
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#3362
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Got money to burn? 15' high ceilings? then check out Rock & Royal's custom chandeliers!
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#3361
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History of Men with Cramps: The Documentary. "Male Menstrual Cramps have directly or indirectly caused the most important events in history..." [Editor's Note: ThermaCare HeatWraps went all out...]
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#3360
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awesome art from mel kadel [Editor's Note: my fav is Un-Scared]
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#3359
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Say it with flowers aka in-your-face floral wrath. The 'Bouquet of Anger' by Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe's and their entire "Bouquets of Emotion" collection.
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#3358
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It may look like a head of iceberg lettuce, but it's actually a safe - theres a hidden compartment that hides your valuables from prying eyes... From bimbambanana.com
nice!
#3357
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Medieval Modern: Design Strikes a Defensive Posture. great times article on defensive design.
nice!
#3356
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Contemporary approach to wedding stationery - Fine and Dandy.
nice!
#3355
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Zink presents a digital camera with a built in ink-free printer. Heat activates color crystals embedded in the paper to create prints.
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#3354
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Subtlest incense burner i've ever seen... and oh so cute. Smokehouse by Jan Hartmann ~ air flows in the door and smoke out the chimney
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#3353
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Beautiful series of original paintings by Ben Schlitter.
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#3352
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Prepared for the unexpected! Tough USB sticks by Felix Stark
nice!
#3351
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Congrats to Jessica Hagy of Indexed... she just landed a book deal for her brilliant index card posts!!!
nice!
#3350
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For the print and paste toy makers... here's another... Lego Stormtroopers! Impressive detail to the little pieces you need to make...
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#3349
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3-form, a green-conscious company now has the capiz play configurator. you can lay out your own capiz tiles (in various colors and 2 sizes) and they will sandwhich your design in a resin material.
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#3347
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a pretty grass-print serving tray to celebrate the first warm day in new york. Hopefully the real grass will come back soon.
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#3346
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FEATUREDcmd+Z, cmd+Z, cmd+Z ~ that feels like the story of my friday night... check out this and other playful designy geeked out wearables from Insanely Great Tees
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#3345
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Super Rad Toys ~ bunch of signings/events coming up next week for LA kiddies... including Dalek’s Gosho/Ningyo Project Release & Signing on the 10th at Tradition.
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#3344
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aya kato. i have known her work since 04, and it just gets better and better...
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#3343
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Boy and Girl ice cube tray from Walking Things. I want to make popsicles with them!
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#3342
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A less car: 1500 lbs, no windshield, 0-60 under 4 seconds but has plenty of emotion and excitement.
nice!
#3340
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This bathtub is pretty darn close to washing yourself in a pond. By Stone Forest.
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#3339
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Handmade ceramics from Austria. So nice. Feinedinge
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#3338
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Susan Kare, Designer of the first Macintosh Interface Graphics. =
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#3337
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FEATUREDObsession of the morning ~ latest collection by Stella McCartney for Adidas
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#3336
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A wonderful concept of a parking garage by russian architect Melnikov. Designed in 1925 for Paris as a bridge over the Seine.
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#3335
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i've always been impressed by futuristic parking lots... so had to post this times article on parking solutions.
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#3334
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Scott Wayne Indiana's The Horse Project in Portland, OR. oxtown's also covered in brass rings to hitch your horses to too...hmmmm...
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#3333
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Breath Palette ~ 32 flavors ~ toothpastes and mouthwashes... even a 0 flavor for cleansing the palette... or everything from indian curry to expresso to pumpkin pudding.
nice!
#3332
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FEATURED"Baby Be of Use" series of board books by Lisa Brown at McSweeny's... [as shade elaine said... where's the "baby write my CSS" one?]
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#3331
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FEATUREDPorter Airline's Racoon branding is adorable...
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#3330
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FEATUREDAfter purchasing a mini venus fly trap ~ we needed something to display it in... here is Shade Elaine's research on Bell Jars and Glass Bubbles.
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#3329
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Yes, No, Maybe So? Necklace
Funky, quirky, and under $100.
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#3327
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Subvertizing the fashion/model/body image industry is always entertaining. So, make your own and do it yourself! DIY coldsores... Via The Anti-Advertising Agency.
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#3326
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"Dedos", is a rather simple glass design that can give our daily newspaper reading a bit more style. It feels like a part of you!
nice!
#3325
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this is what happens to a purse after the brilliant designers from Boblbee Japan are done with it.
nice!
#3324
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The perfect clock for Cyclops.
This single digit clock displays the current time as a sequence of digits on a single large LED.
nice!
#3323
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UGH. I know we've all experienced a few of each of these... "8 types of bad creative critics"... this is definitely a "funny b/c its true"
nice!
#3322
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The way i use my devices... i could really use a Solarjo Power Purse...
nice!
#3321
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Levi's Dangerous Liasons advert... brilliant spot ~ as the couple strips down through the last few decades...
nice!
#3320
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New mindblowing 3D animation by 1stAveMachine.
"Sixes Last" ist still my personal favorite. [Editor's Note: TED is awesome for insect lovers. wow.]
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#3319
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Female????
See more of Iceland's street art in this blog.
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#3318
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Going to Ljubljana? Spend a night in Celica Hostel, in your prison cell, designed by local artist.
nice!
#3317
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interesting post on anti-skating devices on the Embarcadero. always interesting to look at the design of public spaces. via coudal.
nice!
#3316
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The ultimate self-adjusting office chair plus seven more concepts that will make your daily grind a little smoother
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#3315
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In the spirit of classic puzzle games such as Tetris and Bejeweled, Frenzic tests both the mind and the reflexes and offers hours of endless fun on Mac OS X.
nice!
#3313
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outdoor hot tub heated by log fire. beautiful (: Dutchtub ~ [Editor's Note: previously seen at #1190, but its been a while, and its cold out]
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#3312
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The design represents a pair of 2-sided watches. One is for showing accurate time and the other side, being divided into 24 portions, is for showing the 24 hours.
nice!
#3311
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FEATUREDUPS Whiteboard campaign... now with pics of the billboards!!! Thanks to IQ Interactive that handled the online components.
nice!
#3310
problem!
Hard to remove. Glide Dental Floss.
Ultimate campaign from Saatchi & Saatchi -NY. Via CCSP.
nice!
#3309
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Great finnish illustrator that lives in Barcelona. Pietari Posti
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#3308
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this is a simple sledge. but it is foldable and it is made of recycled plastic. funny...
nice!
#3307
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Remember how proud you were of your Transformers and He-Man lunch boxes back in grade school? Well now you can bring those feelings back in style thanks to Dark Horse Comics.
nice!
#3306
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Interchange Tiles, based on satellite imagery of major highway interchanges.
nice!
#3305
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Crop Circle typography... johnson bank has turned turn crop circles into type for quaker oats. as a starting point the agency used an aerial picture they found of an e made from a spiral of mandlebrot-like circles.
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#3304
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"I believe in the transforming power of the art.
I believe in the manipulating power of the mass media. And this is enough." Santo Forte
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#3303
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FEATUREDPour incredibly rich chocolate on bubble wrap? This is the most delicious thing i've found in WEEKS. De Lessio's Bubble Wrap Chocolate...
nice!
#3302
problem!
Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World... love the cover, and it sounds like an interesting idea
nice!
#3301
problem!
MOVE, new product line from Normann Copenhagen ~ my favorite is the Tube Key Hanger (there is also a money clip, pillbox, and credit card holder)
nice!
#3299
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SwissMiss found this great kids rocking "horse" ~ the Sibi Olga... love the curves...
nice!
#3298
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Claude Cormier, "paysagiste", bedecks trees in blue bubbles in his FantasyLandscape remakes. See also "Lipstick Forest" and "Solange".
nice!
#3296
problem!
Lovely "dreaming tree" necklace by Mighty Flirt...
nice!
#3295
problem!
fullbleed.org: T-shirts for your inner Magritte. [Editor's Note: previously featured on notcot.com]
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#3293
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buntspecht, a nice little label from germany with cute shirts for boys and girls
nice!
#3292
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Urban Flora is a project that aims to alter city dwellers experience of their environment through a series of stickers that identify objects in the urban environment.
nice!
#3291
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To find the local time in another time zone, simply roll the clock so the city representing that time zone is on top.
nice!
#3290
problem!
FEATUREDUPS Whiteboard campaign ~ worth checking out the website, billboards, and ads... and especially this ridiculous "Cardboard Magneto" parody ad...
nice!
#3289
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FEATUREDBloomframe ~ brilliant product to have a convertible window/balcony ~ a brilliant condo living space saver/maker.
nice!
#3288
problem!
Grooooovy Karim Rashid Chaise Longue from Aitali
nice!
#3287
problem!
FEATUREDISAK ~ some great accessories with fun playful graphic design... wallpaper, plates, trays, books and more.
nice!
#3286
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The beautiful mess of analog tape strewn from great heights... Brought to you by designer Rob Bolick, via INDVSL.
nice!
#3285
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Beautifully layered works of art to hold your pants up! Los Angeles-based artist and illustrator Brooks Salzwedel lends his dreamy eye to fashion. [Editor's Note: prev seen on .com, but worth linking again!]
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#3284
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