FEATUREDHands on review of Reyka Vodka - pics, videos, the works... i think its my new favorite, and its made from glacial water and it's the first vodka distilled and bottled in Iceland and completely eco friendly.
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The Issey Miyake OVO designer minimalist wrist watch. Does watch design get any better than this? We are in love.
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FEATUREDWii got hands on with the Wii Strap Ons... the Sports Pack and the Combat Pack, you won't believe how funny these are ~ from materials to logo to design details.
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Photographer Todd Baxter does cool stuff with taxidermy and a 70's vibe. Check him out.
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Beautiful slideshow. Score one for analog... archipels by philippeb.ca
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Broker's Gin - its the gin with the bowler hat! (how very Magritte?)
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Shelving system designed by Collective/4, a group of Brooklyn-based ID students for Dwell Magazine's Building Green in Harlem house.
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Coke buys Glaceau (makers of Vitamin Water, Smart Water, etc) ~ 4.1 Billion
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Marc Owen's The Da Vinci Alarm Clock works on a very basic system. The Dot Matrix display will always show either Sleep or Awake.
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The beetle shelf system by Amaridian at ICFF
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Diesel's New Art 2007 Competition - win 10000 euros
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Shin Tanaka does the onitsuka tiger mexico 66 trainer. download, customize and send in for a chance to win your design in an actual shoe! brilliant!
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Eclectic portfolio from Manila design duo CollisionTheory which include these calligraphy patterns.
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The Break Up - video of the relationship between *advertiser and *consumer.... brilliantly hilarious.
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Lo-Fi Saint Louis has a great video showing what went down at the Star Clipper Comics sponsored Munny Art show
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Darth Vader like you've never seen him before! 66 artists give 1:1 scale helmets their own spin in the Vader Project via Star Wars Blog Flickr set. More info at thevaderproject.com
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Twisted subversion of landscaping service pipe to form modular organic furniture - nice one.
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Sony has developed a 2.5-inch Flexi-OLED display that measure just 0.3mm thick made from glass substrate. Continue reading for a video.
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Emi Fujita and Shane Kohatsu’s brand new Corona Solar Light, an outdoor lighting solution that combines a photovoltaic cell, LEDs
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McDonald's is trying to be open about their food... but they are using nice graphics to do it.
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On 24 - 25 May, for the first time ever, 2,000 square metres of green turf will cover Trafalgar Square, transforming one of London's most iconic attractions into "London's village green".
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Back in the south of the continent, in Medellin, Colombia, a beautiful structure gives a warm welcome to the renovation of the city's Botanical Garden. Named Orquideorama after the orchid, this design award winning space is worth to see.
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Beautiful poster for the Salazar Student Awards by Marian Bantjes.
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SPUTTR - its so cliche web 2.0 (logo, styling, r-naming, colors, tapping in to every other web 2.0 searchable site) - i actually laughed, and thought it was a joke.
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Where's My Jetpack? Love this book cover... not to mention the concept "A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future that Never Arrived"
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Virtual hub of mobility experiences on Nokia Trends Lab Beta.
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NextMuni (SF): Vote for SF's new bus shelter design. I'm partial to this one myself.
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Plus41 created different Sneakers Nikes made with white and black Chocolate.
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Skirball's Noah's Ark Exhibit opens end of June... 5 years in the making and filling 8,000 sq ft ~ this is going to be part of their permanent collection not to be missed!
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French site showing the possibilities of having a small flat / apartment and making the best use of the space.
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Sony's latest home theater system features some of the tiniest speakers I've ever seen. But wait til you get a load of the subwoofer that comes with the system.
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Showroom issue 2/007 is now online - the new issue is loaded with advertising, photography, architecture, product and graphic design.
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PopInk, a line of goods from French Paper Company, who makes amazing paper.
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"Theeeeey're baaaaack!" Rayman Raving Rabbids 2!
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User submitted typographic artwork for each day of the year. All in good fun and artistic reference. Submissions are open for June 1 onward.
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From September 4th to 10th 2007, Istanbul will again attract design fans from all over the world, hosting it's one and only Istanbul Design Week.
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FEATUREDThe Danish were well represented at ICFF - check out the sheep, neckladle, light plumbing and more...
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FEATUREDCzech design studio Qubus had an incredible series of perception twisting porcelain and glass pieces on display at ICFF.
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FEATUREDNick Tretiak's Cork Lounge Chair was one of my favorite pieces from ICFF - check out the ottoman!
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Impressive house from swiss architects AFGH / Andreas Fuhrimann - Gabrielle Hachler in Plataforma Arquitectura
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Square Cat Habitat....when designers create furniture for their cats.
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New and improved, Tobias Wongs reply to the recent cease and desist from McDonalds. Citizen:Citizen Coke Spoon 03.
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Nina Katchadourian, sort of sorts books to sort things out, culturally that is.
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FEATUREDMaker Faire Bay Area 2007. Super cute T@B camper/trailer on display, and some other fun stuff.
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A vase made of slate, complete with colored chalk to draw upon. What fun!
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MyOwnSketch is a new idea about drawing and sharing our quick art works. You can sketch yourself using your webcam or draw any flickr picture. Check it out and save your drawings, and share them!
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Sarah Finn's Olion Table Light: a square of veneered wood changes its nature completely when illuminated. Computer-cut geometric shapes glow through from within.
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FEATUREDLooks like Lucky Drink Co is bringing their green Buddha Bottled Beer to NYC.
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FEATUREDDroog Starters Box - everything you need to get going in style.... ultimate housewarming gift? or for a high school grad for heading to college?
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Swing is a great wine glass design from Gum Design - to help that swirling become an even more playful action.
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Bc Lab, "domestic lab of research and design of THINGS", won the Rilegno Prize - Creativity Section - with GUSSIO. Floor chair made by re-used wood with a biodegradable soia pillow. This in different color perfumes different essences, like eucalyptus, amber. .
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I'm craving Nation Geographic ADVENTURE PAPER - stick it through your inkjet, and it is water and tear proof!
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Clever interactive F.A.Q. page by SkinnyCorp.
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"Follow me".
An artwork by Wladimiro Bendandi.
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Elmanco blog has been recently redesigned and moved to a new address. Check it out to find delights about industrial and graphic design and fashion written form Italy!
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This new technology turns any hard surface into a touch panel. Works with wood, metal, glass, stone, or even on a wet state panel like in this example.
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He is Otto, a free paper toy... print it, cut it, paste it and take him for a trip. The objective is that Otto goes around the world.
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Threadless Tshirt designer 'Glennz' is now releasing limited edition screen prints of his designs.
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Janie Darovskikh: Figurative artist who works in clay, wax, watercolor and bronze.
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Longoland is a creative powerhouse consisting 50 to 60 longos packed into a small room looking for a reason. . . . Created by Joshua Burbis from Brooklyn, NY
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The Open Design Club offers "Open Source Design Products" you can copy, modify and even sell if you want.
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PacMan's skeleton, conceived by Le Gentil Garcon, in collaboration with Francois Escuilie, palaeontologist, from the comparative observation of human and various predatory animal skulls.
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The designers of Status Foe are always incubating new ideas, this one is a hoodie with fabric weaved throughout
the hood and the pocket. I love mine!
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FEATUREDGaia & Gino + Yves Behar + CCA students + Dogs = Gino the Dog line of luxury canine products unlike any other you've seen.
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FEATUREDEco friendly glow in the dark plastic lawn furniture from Douglas Homer - After Glow.
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FEATUREDAlthough the Canon Powershot TX1 is the size of a tiny elph camera. It takes 7.1 mgp for stills with 10x OPTICAL ZOOM...and shoots HD video.
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FEATUREDEarnest Cut & Sew Concept Store is all about customization. Mix and match your buttons and soak in the gorgeous decor, complete with stunning wood installations and Jorg & Olif Dutch Citybikes on display.
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FEATUREDNotcot spotted the Karim Rashid Veuve Clicquot Loveseat at the Hotel Gansevoort. Check out the loveseat and spectacular view from the Gansevoort penthouse!
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i've always been a fan of the grotesque and bizarre, and these deep sea critters certainly fit the bill. be sure to check out the slideshow. how cute is the dumbo octopus!?!
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Yeah! Very cool Brazilian Guerrilla Marketing.
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Jamie Wieck breathes new life into business cards with his Growing Business Card
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NYC illustrator Mickey Duzyj gets in-depth with Format Mag.
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Microbo, the viral graffiti street artist , displays new work.
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FEATUREDThe pick chair can be picked from the wall and turned into stylish seating. Notcot's spotted these wonders from Studio Dror out in the world at Yigal Azroul's boutique in the meat packing district.
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just had to pick out this gem from the ICFF gallery. i didnt really play house as a kid, but if i did, i'd want a cardboard setup as stylish as this!
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FEATUREDIceland cometh. Icelandic Design Collective, Eve NYC Studio: Iceland Air presents a collective of Icelandic designers currently making their mark on the international landscape.
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FEATUREDThere is something about the wrong store that is so right. I think it starts from the 'Come in we're CLOSED' sign. Tobias Wong and Gregory Krum have certainly got this one right.
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FEATUREDPortland-based Esque Studio makes mind-blowingly beautiful booth and blown glass.
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FEATUREDThose of us not tearing up NYC can live vicariously through notcot. If you havent already checked out the gallery, be sure to check in for the latest action from ICFF.
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FEATUREDCheck out Mixko at the Designboom Mart. Butterflies, skulls, pigeons, and more fun at ICFF.
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Unique yet trendy birthday, anniversary, congratulations, thinking of you, and Christmas cards made by Blacksuits Creative for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries.
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MK12's long-awaited "The History of America" is currently in post production. Check out the trailers in the meantime...
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Check out this new bathroom from MANWORKS DESIGN, ispired by the killer whale!
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Looking like a Transformers meets Screwdriver Octopus hybrid, this cool multi tool features 8 screwdrivers and an LED. Who says tools cannot be designed to inspire?
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#4365
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the spikis spikis Stencils by Tony Shiau Nakanari
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"Some highlights so far, clockwise from left; Mike and Maaike's pixelated leather jewelry, BluDot's flatpack bent metal chair, Tord Boontje's lamps for Artecnica..."
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Momabomba handbags are made from recycled first-grader homework, filled with lettering and other exercises.
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#4362
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Free Papertoy by illuntic.de:
Mr. Smeary - your worst nightmare at work!
Print him, build him, hate him!
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#4361
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100 days in 100 images of 100 people... 100 people around the world taking 100 pictures of their Mondays. 100 completely different Mondays.
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FredriksonStallard Pyrenees chaise are sculptedfrom foam rubber in the shape of the famous French mountain range.
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Masaru Iwata's FantaSuteki platters start showing their various designs as soy sauce is added.
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#4358
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The world never sleeps. On Flickrvision you see new posted Flickr images popping up every second
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FEATUREDDESIGN BLOGFEST PICS! wish you were there... and if you were, thanks for coming!
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#4356
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Who can resists these lovely Dragon speakers by Axelsson
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#4355
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Invisibilia: The simple idea of replacing people with line drawings produces a stunning effect.
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LOVE&LOVE from Project Design Roma are gorgeous wedding rings, available in boy+boy or girl+girl version.
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Visuals of the world aspires to be the tallest website in the world. At this moment there 12073.41 cm visuals have been uploaded. Now it's your turn.
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In 1940 the city of Rotterdam was bombed and the centre was destroyed. This year the border indicating the destroyed area was marked with huge spotlights.
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#4351
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The Serpentine Gallery in London partnered with Dyslexia Action to create NeverOddorEven to explore the relationship between dyslexia and creativity. They have a super cute site with resources for kids and teachers.
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New form of TOASTER by Arthur Wu. Clean and funny concept.
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#4349
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Bill Wadman Pledges to take 1 portrait every day for a year. Some pretty cool portraits.
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#4348
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Alex Mapar gives what I believe to be arguably the best reel of 2007
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"Party Timer " - device which becomes the guidebook during your parties. It will analyse and will tell to you what was at you a party, noisy or romantic.
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#4346
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FEATUREDApparently SSD's Childhood Memories comprised of bugs and spinning tops ~ not much unlike myself.
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Mountain Dew today announced the launch of Green Label Art, a limited-edition series of aluminum bottles featuring designs created by a variety of artists. This series marks the first time a carbonated soft drink will be packaged in an aluminum bottle in the U.S.
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Hydrodynamic Building Set - much better than those marble rolling tracks, etc... also shade elaine thinks we should hook one up to water plants
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Music video for Arcade Fire's "My Body is a Cage" using classic Sergio Leone footage. Mesmerizing.
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#4342
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Overlooking the overused mispelling of bamboo... love that Tom Dixon and Artek have teamed up to create an incredibly beautiful sustainable series of Bamboo Furniture.
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#4341
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Casalinga does some gorgeous work with porcelain, including these butterfly necklaces.
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#4340
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The new Star Wars Mimobots- four awesome designs in 1, 2, and 4GB. [Editor's Note: we show mimobots a bit ~ but this guy's got some nice hands on pics]
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#4339
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Nice little post about the design inspiration of this awesome tiki soap on a rope... and people ripping it off!
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FEATUREDSome Ecards: when you care enough to hit send.... this one and SO MANY more hilarious cards you didn't even know you needed.
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#4337
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Celebrate Voyagers 30th anniversary with this selection of Space Tees
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#4336
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NYMag claims Smeg is the Next Sub-zero ~ and i do love my sub zero, but there's something fun about the retro red fridge too
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#4335
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On events i'm excited about for NY - City Magazine's Gathering on Greene is pretty high up there... the streets will be lined with FLOR carpet tiles!
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#4334
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Moss Acres - fascinating to me that there is a store that you can buy moss - can you imaging lining your floor with it instead of carpet?
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#4333
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Alyssa Dee Krauss old style ticket rings and other funny rings
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#4331
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Apple and their hip factory do it again with another stunning iPod commercial. Is it me or do these things keep getting better and better? I can't wait for the iPhone commercials.
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#4330
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It's not a ninja camouflage trick: that's Rosalie Monod de Froideville's Hideaway Cozy!
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#4329
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These mini designer chairs are exact, beautifully detailed 1/12 scale replicas of their real life counterparts and are about as close as most of us will get to owning the real things.
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This guy had his mom cross stitch princess peach on his sleeve....
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#4327
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Potentially the only phone that has had people dribbling as much as the iPhone becomes available for pre order from this Friday May 17 - the Opus from Zenum.
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#4326
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Some wonderfully insane things are happening over at Encyclopedia Pictura.
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#4325
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VIDEOThis is the mac vs. pc add in Japan. Amaaaaazing.
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#4324
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Millimetres Matter - A small jewel of realization... [Editor's Note: Can't top laughing, brilliant war on bugs footage unlike any other]
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#4323
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That's not a grill, it's your next computer. Microsoft's Next Gen PC Design Competition
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#4322
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With clients like Taking Back Sunday and Hawthorne Heights, up and coming graphic designer, Wes Allen, has a portfolio that's more than impressive.
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#4321
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best product name of the day: The Instant Noodle Perfecting Timer
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#4320
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Beware the velociraptor menace, even if they are only 8 inches tall and remote controlled by your audience. Photos from a recent and eventful talk given by Randall Munroe, the creator of XKCD, at MIT.
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Finally someone listened to the hatred of lousy social networking sites that currently exist. VIRB is a stylish, well built, stable community that has got MySpace on their toes. [Editor's Note: Virb is by the PureVolume guys and gorgeous]
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#4318
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FEATUREDQUICK! VOTE! Please? We have till noon eastern time tomorrow to decide which design gets shown in the apt window during ICFF... i'm sure you know which i like
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#4317
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Axn is a new thriller channel by Sony Picture for Sky Television. "Relax, if you can" print ad campaign.
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#4316
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The Arty Farties: The world of Art wank is poked fun at in this short animation by cult studio, The People's Republic Of Animation.
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#4315
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Multi disciplinary russian collective : Firma.
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#4314
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UFO sighting...Check out the trailer for the Sci-Fi surf flick "Invasion from Planet C!" It looks too good to be true. BLAST IT!
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Kah Ra Shin: One of the great sites i have seen so far....
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