FEATUREDBecause i know how much you love to print, cut, tape toys together while at work ~ check out FWIS' Ready Mech toys...
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FEATUREDYes, the latest 20$ luxury water: Charity Water. BUY SOME.
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Wallspankers Issue 3.
Massive Sticker-Pack Download. Over 250 designs from 80 international artists and designers across disciplines and aesthetics. --- Download. Print. Spank.
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Lorenza Barrezueta (NY) made those while searching for beauty in the ordinary.
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Time goes by. And it flows like sand. But this "time" in digital way. Like a dot-pixel clessidra.
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#2692
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Lynfabrikken + Ken Munk's "The INTurns" sure look a lot like suburban mimobots...
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Postcard set specifically designed to extract your geographic information.
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MSI S300 Crystal Collection laptop with exclusive ring on notebook lid, made of 120 pieces of "genuine SWAROVSKI crystal".
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#2689
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i have a laptop with fingerprint locking and love it. but it'd be way sweeter as a fingertrap. one of many hilarious design ideas from the kids at universitat der kunste berlin.
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sean coon has had some pretty nice graffiti fridays. keep your eyes open for more street-side action.
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Parking lot at Edward and Bay. Pclix was used with a Canon 350D set to Av mode at f6.3 taking a photo every 10 seconds. - sweet video
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CONE LIGHT by TOM DIXON.Small black aluminium Cone with acrylic front diffuser.
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Great series of not so traditional pingpong tables, basketball hoops, tennis courts, dart boards and more. By Laurent Perbos.
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A new line of mini luxury hotels based on japanese pod hotels and built right into the airport terminal. Branded as "Yotel" this one opens in Heathrow this spring.
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Playboy in braile. I personally think it ads a classy touch to a magazine that from a design perspective is generally tasteless.
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Right Brain Terrain, Alternative Motivational Posters - i am slightly distressed, b/c i've been loving these for a year at least... and swore they had been posted, and now can't find the post. FOCUS & PATIENCE i love.
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FEATUREDRight Brain Terrain brings you Meet the Marks. Kids book? Typographic playground? It's cute and worth a flip through.
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self-taught and only 19, the amazing, and most times violent, self-portraits of mitch kitter, via flickr
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West Bengal India Largest Hindu Temple. Amazing architecture. Its unreal!
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#2676
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FEATUREDOn impressive creativity with limited tools... this video of this guys 100 miis - many of which are part of their zombii mii armii - are worth checking out... inspiring... must go make miis.
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FEATUREDHave a client tell you to make it more "green" + "eco-friendly"? Apparently packaging really is 80% of what it takes... interesting article from NYT
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Bizarregoylz...a most interesting project that all started one rainy afternoon...
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Finishing up my Wii/Nintendo theme - Bill Mudron's illustrations are playfully twisted... and rather smurfy
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#2672
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CRAVE is the best gadget blog - they found this set of Wii StrapOns! But seriously guys, what about the bowling?
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FEATUREDDo you wii? Do you have great miis? Do you want to zap us some miis from your wiis? Shade Elaine and i just started wii-ing, so share some tips and miis with us!
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The focus is on the alienation of bathroom furnishings from their customary surroundings and function. By david olschewski
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It is a fridge design, combining with a tree branch shape storage system and several single fridges, which tried to bring the memory of tree house in our childhood to the kitchen in daily life.
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via MoCo Loco: industrial and modern approaches to the seemingly ancient idea of a trunk by Pinel&Pinel. "Soprano" trunk is pictured.
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where this guy gets his ideas, how he has so many of them, and what on earth they're for is all beyond me, but i know it's a wonderful way to waste many many hours. go find "dreaming" Nobody Here.
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FEATUREDMY 2007, collaboration show at Colette, with lots of familiar artists, etc.... proceeds going to WWF, some really interesting pieces worth checking out
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Boffi Pipe shower - so simple - strangely crude yet elegant all at once.
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for the london crowd. 'CutUp are a group of artists linked by a shared desire to reorder the urban landscape through intervention and play.''
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Now Uslu Airlines got together with the Berlin-based graffiti artist Emess, to create a series of t-shirts. The design is hot, hand sprayed on with the make-up colors and the Uslu Airlines airbrush.
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#2661
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Kawsone just announced the OriginalFake Companion: Black Version, this Thursday January 4th, 2007. Available for sale starting 2pm EST.
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#2660
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Although Shopsins eatery is no longer open, they maintain a very novel web presence.
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#2659
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very nice felt cut out placemats, there's also a bug and flower design.
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Artisan's Coffee Movement - Drinks that reflect an obsession with each detail of the journey from farm to cup and an almost cultish pride in the results.
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#2657
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SDESIGNUNIT is a co-working design group based on product design.I've designed ordinary objects such as umbrella, flowerpot, humidifier and shoes etc.
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#2655
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notcot spotted these calendar tags over at d*s. great hand printed tags designed by erin zamrzla.
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#2654
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LOVE these Jigsaw file cubes. They're stackable, rollable (with optional wheels), collapsible, and made from sustainably harvested wood.
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#2653
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That's right, a suspension fork with only one side. Saw one of these while riding a Critical Mass last night. Numerous advantages over a traditional fork. Check it. (Lefty by Cannondale, out a few years ago...)
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A delivery of ideas! !! In this site you can order an idea (mostly advertising type).
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For the hip-hop heads. Show fliers from the '70's and '80's NYC. Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Herc... old school.
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#2648
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this book about the design history of tupperware comes in its own custom container. Great shots of defunct designs. I like the "spoon-o-fork," the predecessor to the modern day spork.
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#2647
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Japanese brand visvim now also got together with popular american artist Kaws to create these slip-ons!
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#2646
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Idiots' Books makes some wonderfully beautiful books. The illustrations are simply incredible. Subscriptions are available for a small amount. Be sure to check out 'Ten Thousand Stories'!
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Studio Luganski , based in Helsinki .
Fashion Photography and illustrations.
Realy Realy Cool!
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illustration by recent pratt grad dan-ah kim, view more works at dkim-art.com. so beautiful!
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FEATUREDLimited Edition Lelo NEA for Valentine's day... collaboration with founder of Acne. Yes, its a powerful little vibrator for your loved ones.
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#2642
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how sweet would an andre oven mitt be? hehe. with medicom life entertainment and avail at colette.
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#2641
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Mr. Toast rules the imaginary world plus he's only six bucks.
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#2640
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More VYNIL ~ you know how we have a thing for animal silhouettes... so couldn't resist this one - Panetheon Circle... also comes in silver and gold... i could see rockin' the silver over my bed... count animals to sleep?
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#2639
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Rugenius found this great "Dance of the Flight Attendant" comic by jen wang. MUST see, love the eyes and the hair in the illustrations
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#2638
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FEATUREDHAPPY 2007! Some fun snap shots and reviews up of G Pure Energy and Bulldog Gin from holiday party roundups...
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#2637
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Musipedia song searching: search via humming, tapping, musical contours, or (an awkward) keyboard function. Had the most success with tapping--too bashful to use the humming search in public.
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#2636
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Tiny Bubbles....no, wait- Zubbles! The World's First Colored Bubbles. Coming Spring 2007. Take a peek at the video.
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#2635
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I've had my eye on McFaul's beautiful illustration for quite some time. His work has a great sense of design and works well across all media.
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Tokyoflash has some really unique watches. These are some of my favorite "Does that thing really tell time?" ones. Models are the JLr7 (top left), the Radio Active (top right), the Biohazard (bottom left), and the Art 8 (bottom right). Enjoy!
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#2633
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clark and sixpack have put together this awesome tee. delon on front and gun in the back.
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#2632
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sad nytimes article on inbred japanese dogs. i particularly enjoyed the discussion of fads, note that the bug king they refer to is indeed our favorite mushi.
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#2631
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yuko shimizu is an incredible illustrator and some of her images are just so fun! i particularly love her thesis.
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#2630
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Alexandre Farto (aka Vhils) was just featured on wooster collective. i really love his work...it's got so much depth to it...gorgeous street art.
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#2629
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Cute n' huggable porcupine cd-cases from Karma-Kiss.
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#2628
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LogoPond - Identity Inspired. Where designers share their creative and artistic logo designs.
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#2627
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HAPPY 2007! Dan Witz kicks off the new year with his latest second annual new years prank! So go look for these gloves around williamsburg!
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#2626
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Ecoist's eco-friendly fashion belts. They're made from recycled candy wrappers! (Ecoist plants a tree with every purchase you make)
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#2625
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Practice your scales with ATYPYK's DO-RE-MI glasses!
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#2624
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Just found this and am trying the cab now, its so so, BUT the cork, label, logo, etc are quite fun.... 3 Blind Moose
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#2623
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super nerdy i know,but this thesaurus tee is so cute!
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#2622
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VICTORINOX x WK INTERACT = awesome swiss army knife on a chain.
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#2621
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HyperSonic Sound system invented by Elwood "Woody" Norris a couple years back, picked up by American Technology Corporation.
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#2620
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love this short directed by Tony Roche. "how to tell when a relationship is over". via coudal.
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#2619
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rene gagnon's "top dollar trash" is awesome. a great example of LEGAL street art. tagging trash with posh logos. brilliant!
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#2618
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the higher-end version of his holiday dinnerwear collection, tablestories by tord...i love this spider bowl
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#2617
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as new year's resolutions come around. it seems time to bring back the NeXfit's BK-A6, an exercise bike for gamers. The arms of the bike move, and a control stick is integrated into them, allowing you to navigate your favorite games. SWEET!
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#2616
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meduse pipes spotted on designspotter. what gorgeous water pipes...
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#2615
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dude, its called mayo! its actually a piece of furniture for children designed by fitorio bowo leksono.
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#2614
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Cappucino art : six differet designs packed in lluminium box by Aerolatte
Design by Lone Oerum.
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#2612
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Benq Siemens Concept Phone. Not a single Phone, not a single Personal Assistant, not a simple camera. All of these thanks to an interactive screen
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#2611
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with everyone on vacation, these b.d. covers seemed appropriate. comic covers for something pretty unfunny...leaving your poor pets at home.
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#2610
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Beautiful and very cool Carnifexum fly swatters that made in artlebedev studio.Those who are fed up with killing flies with a rolled newspaper.
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#2609
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Concept for a new type of telephone, looking back to simple action. No camera, no GPS, no MMS, no Internet navigation. Just dial and talk
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#2608
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berlin based potipoti has some adorable prints and cute pieces. =)
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#2607
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Unfold: the second episode of Backspace by Stephen Watkins. Beautiful. Via Wooster Collective
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#2606
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FEATUREDFull Vinyl: The Art of Subversive Toy Design Book review over at .com... Yes, that is a rubber squid keychain in the corrugated cardboard cover.
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#2605
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Taschen has opened its own store in SoHo, featuring favorite Taschen titles, including 'The Big Book of Breasts' and the 'Cabinet of Natural Curiosities.'
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#2604
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The Vibro-Sounder (or is it Freedom Driver?) is tiny and allows solid objects to function as speakers. Originally via Compact-Impact but it now seems to be missing.
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#2603
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An interesting play on an old theme. [Editor's note: whatcha trying to say about LA? =P ]
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#2602
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Superdupia's Spaghetti Book is a brilliant way to perfectly measure your pasta portions, and store it on your bookshelf.
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#2601
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Paul Baars Plug Nightlights ~ via Polkadot.it
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#2600
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Mooooo. Luxist's description of these Sweet Bliss Moo's will make you drool.
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#2599
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FEATUREDSecret swallowable notes for pill poppers... these should have been THE xmas present tags for the new year... oh well, next year.
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#2598
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"Hello Sea Pony" by Amy Sol. She's doing a group show with Stella Im Hultberg and Audrey Kawasaki at the Compound Gallery in Portland Jan 4
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#2597
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FEATUREDThe works of Stella Im Hultberg... there's something about the hair worth getting lost in...
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#2596
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CONDOLEEZZA is Scott Teplin's latest sketch, done in pen, ink and watercolor on paper.
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#2595
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These Modern Mantras are mind blowing... reminiscent of hirschfeld... only taken to an extremist perspective doodling? By Swedish Thomas Broome
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#2594
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Designers: DresserJohnson a design team responsible for the MOMA icons above and the BKLYNBUNNY blog. HOW magazine also had a nice write up about them recently.
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#2593
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The Compact Oasis - mini portable humidifier...
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#2592
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TokiDoki on Smashbox ~ Shade Elaine and i think bonus points for someone who gets pictures of a real person pulling the TD smashbox compact out of a TD le sportsac while wearing TD fornarinas?
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#2591
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Amazing photograph of Tiger's Nest monastery above the Paro valley, a place of pilgrimage for Buddhists, taken by Leo Palmer.
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#2589
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Frank Kozik creates a glow in the dark hoodie for Kidrobot! Great piece and only available in limited numbers as of end of this week!
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#2588
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Three very small comics might be tiny, but are big in imagination, from robots trying to get away to fighting monsters in alphabetical order and finally conquering one sheperd these stories are completly random and fun.
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#2587
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Some really nice street art by dutch artist lennard schuurmans. Take a look at the "type" section... nice work!
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#2586
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FEATUREDMore of D.L.&Co.'s curious goodness. Absolutely love this thorn apple!
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#2585
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A Melbourne artist unleashes his (her?) inner graffiti geek on a brick wall. Coolio.
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#2584
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Join interior designers MOMO as they pursue thier creative journey. Another piece of work by Dezainwerkz.
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#2583
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Impressive flickr set "Tiny Animals on Fingers"
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#2582
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Collection of 18 Bond No. 9 NY neighborhood scents. What does chinatown smell like? roast duck and firecrackers and random herbs?
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#2581
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Awesome clock available at Anthropologie. I need it.
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#2580
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Now not only does Oakley have a great selection of designs in their sun glasses line up, but it's now possible for you to customize your own pair.
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#2579
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Merry x.mas, as pentagram has rebranded xmas for the brand equity machine it really is. Happy Christmas 2.0 kids.
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#2578
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Custom 1-UP Mushroom Crochet Scarf Diy Mario Bros. Nintendo by Urban Princess
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#2577
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Start the new year off with this beautiful alternative to the traditional wall calendar. designed by W. Bradford Paley (via infomation aesthetics)
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#2576
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FEATUREDNew Tree Gourmet Belgian Chocolates - i love the packaging and the delicious flavors like Sexy, Blush, and Vigor.
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#2575
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From design duo Tram Pham and Dominic D'Andrea comes the Li Xi Gift Envelope, just in time for Chinese New Year. The envelopes are beautifully laser- crafted out of crepe.
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#2574
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On fun sharable holiday cards - here's the latest from SPUNK UN & Max Hancock over in Singapore... the Happy Log, ask it questions, and don't try to make too much sense of the responses.
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#2573
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Cardboy Calender 2007 By Mark James. Brilliant DIY cardboard figurine... separate cubes inside the box to switch the months as 2007 flies by even...
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#2572
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Admittedly this method of wall mounting has been around a few years but the fact that you can personalize your Acrylicize canvas makes it all the more exciting!
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#2572
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FEATUREDSaks get quite the identity makeover for 2007 by pentagram. Nearly a googol of possibilities with this design...
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#2571
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Meta design's new logo wheel for Adobe CS3 - hmmmm.... is the periodic table notation overdone? or is it just old enough to be fresh again?
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#2570
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Over at 30gms they got the most incredible xmas card i've seen... Thomas Heatherwick Christmas card... postage stamp extrapolated...
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#2569
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It's not really Xmas until Santa shows off his jedi lego powers... is it bad i want lego star wars MORE b/c of this? At the Mos Eisley Cantina,use the codes: CL4U5H (for outfit) and TYH319 (for white beard)
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#2568
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Game trailers for Rayman:Raving Rabbids are silly. I love when the rabbids freak out and go "aaahhh!"
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#2567
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FEATUREDMerry Mimomas! The geniuses at Mimoco made xmas come a few days early here at NOTCOT... see what goodies they sent!
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#2566
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Surrounding.com has the Flos Toio on sale for $925. Ok, I know that's not cheap but usually the Toio goes for like $1200...
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#2565
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Amazing new line of wood furniture from Brooklyn based "WudFurniture."
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#2564
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FEATUREDBad Shannon makes some great skulls... and ants... and Tbones... and roses...
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#2563
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Svedka Vodka has such a clean bottle design - intersting angle in their latest campaign... that they are the best in 2033... but why is their future so Phillip K Dick/Blade Runner-esque?
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#2562
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B*SH -is it bush? bullshit? BSH? Either way you interpret it, this is the hot new place to COMPLAIN. Or indulge in the complaints of others.
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#2561
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Beautiful handmade collars, made of felt in a variety of colors (and leaves!) So pretty. Perfect for making that fancy shirt even fancier. By the Candy Thief on Etsy.
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#2560
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Never have to leave your seat to get some reading again? Bibliochaise by Nobody and Co.
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#2559
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I'm loving these drawer/door peeling corner pieces by Richard Shed. The brightly colored interiors are a nice touch as well.
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#2558
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Reprot Depot! Fabric imported & custom. Retro cooltastic!
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#2557
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FEATUREDBurnum the Platypus with titanium boomerang - one of the newest creatures from IWG for their 4th series.
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#2556
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Belu - Sustainable British Water. Yes you read that right... in fact the bottle is made of corn (no, not the cap though)...
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#2555
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Crave found the latest version of the MobiBlu - almost looks like leather? Something still simple and enticing about this little tiny cube player...
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#2554
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Tord Boontje: The Book. Holly over decor8 is right - i hate to admit that Tord Boontje is trying to take over the world... at least it looks nice. Printed by Rizolli
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