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The Gunshot Doorknob
April 26, 2012Hyunwoo Park, designer of the (conceptual) Gunshot Doorknob writes: I agree that we have enough of violence that permeates our subconscious mind. But for those who love lightsabers and think BB Guns are good fun, a quirky knob will be … Continue reading
Furry Monster Tissue Boxes from Japan
April 21, 2012Instinctoy in Japan is expanding their range from the vinyl toys I love to the wide-open field of housewares. They’ll be making this leap into lifestyle products very soon with these furry tissue boxes as their debut. There will be … Continue reading
Hipster Spy Eye Glasses Have A Real Camera
April 14, 2012This is kinda-rad-future-tech-special-ops kinda stuff (albeit mixed with a hefty dose of hipster). It’s the Fuuvi Megane 2.0MP photo and movie “fashion glasses;” a “digital camera that does not need a display because what you see through the glasses is … Continue reading
Russia + Ramen = Cup Noodles Nesting Dolls
April 10, 2012Nendo combined the aesthetics of Russian nesting dolls and Japanese Cup Noodles to make these special Matryoshkas for the Nissin Cup Noodle Museum in Yokohama. The design is: a specialty souvenir for the Nissin Cup Noodle Museum in Yokohama. The ‘Cup … Continue reading
A Chocolate Grenade for Easter
April 7, 2012Raphael Vincent Maria is a product designer and visual communicator from Bavaria. As is his vocation, he sums up the Easter holiday with an object: Every year, Easter is a huge chocolate battle, if not even a perverse chocolate orgy. The … Continue reading
Giant Silkscreened Condom Pillows
April 3, 2012Here’s something for the Person Who Has Everything (Except A lot of Sex, Probably) : Giant, silkscreened condom pillows. Lancaster, PA-based condom pillow designer, Arthur Oak, explains: I used to have a lot of fun collecting all the colors of … Continue reading
Colorful Resin Chalkboard Skulls
March 29, 2012Has your spouse ever called you lazybones or a numskull for forgetting to pick up the milk? Never again, say Sarah and Joseph Belknap of Chicago! The married couple rotocasts skulls out of urethane plastic (resin), sandblasts them, and then sprays ‘em with … Continue reading
Shitter Turns Your Twitter Feed into Toilet Paper
March 29, 2012Here’s a popject that works on three levels: It’s toilet paper. You can use it. It sends the message that social media is disposable…literally. It speaks directly to the psychology of social media narcissism. Purchasing this object proves the theory. Just … Continue reading
Designer Fire Extinguishers Disguised as Wine Bottles
March 28, 2012Here’s further proof that any object can be customized and that France continues to win the “thinking outside the box” [see: graffiti on prosthetic legs] Design-on-Anything award. Fire Design is the first company to merge fire safety and design with … Continue reading
